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Re: Gary Webb has passed away

“@Zbip57 Well stated! Since his passing I have been watching his videos on Sailtails. He truly had a global influence and following with models being built in…”

16 posts 12 likes

2 months ago by Ronald

Re: Looking for a classic Hydroplane kit?

“@jumpugly Found another kit supplier. https://blazermarine.com/”

3 posts 2 likes

2 months ago by EdW

Re: Funny memes

“Doug... I'm lucky because I forgot to chect my Wiesel's torpedo tubes when I float tested it recently. Thanks for the reminder.”

15 posts 8 likes

2 months ago by LewZ

Re: Missishipi river boat

“Help regired spent a year building a Mantua Mississippi 1870 1-50 wants to turn upside down.can anyone in Germany put me in touch with Pierre Dippel u-tube .…”

5 posts 2 likes

2 months ago by jaguar stype

Re: 1/8 scale unlimited hydro

“ED!!! Found the place for you!!!!!! https://mlboatworksrc.com/”

19 posts 2 likes

2 months ago by jumpugly

“@Thanks for your advice.ewyasrover”

5 posts 3 likes

2 months ago by paults

Re: RAF Crash Tender Monitors. Were they really Red??

“I have done further research and this is what I have found relating to No 93 and as mine is in for a refit, I think I am going to follow this colour scheme. …”

12 posts 2 likes

2 months ago by EdW

Mal Fields of Australia dies from a heart attack

“Boy another avid model builder passed away recently. Mal’s daughter, Holly Fields emailed me after she read of Gary Webb’s passing. Gary and Mal were friends…”

2 months ago by Ronald

Re: Can't Find Stuff!

“Hi, RossM if I did that, I would probably loose half of the parts. I need to spend some time relearning FreeCad so that I can print some of the boat bits lik…”

24 posts 6 likes

3 months ago by Steves-s

Re: YouTube Video Issues on this website.

“Solved it. I was running a VPN. Turned it off and works fine..”

3 months ago by Plivez

Photos disappear when editing a build update

“Stephan, Th is seems to be a serious flaw. I posted an update to my restoration of a classic model. After posting photos with rather detailed narratives. I r…”

3 months ago by Chum444

Re: Binding an RX to TX (Tamco)

“Receivers from Spektrum use to have a bind jumper plug I only know Spektrum stuff used it for decades,”

3 months ago by Hhager2

Re: Fuse for 12 pole 12-24 volt Hi Torque Motor (as supplied by Mobile Marine Models)

“@Hsailer -As I mentioned, 2 to 3 second shots, just long enough to get an Amperage reading. I have been working and testing motors for over 50 years, snd hav…”

3 months ago by GregHiltz

New website appearance, first impressions.

“It’s been a while since my last blog update on my Marlin build as life tends to get in the way with other matters, including in my case, my daughter’s weddin…”

3 months ago by robbob

“My first time sailing the S/Y4 Fred”

3 posts 6 likes

3 months ago by Fred

Re: daft puzzle port

“Leave it the way it is, there will always be someone who is not happy and you have the option not to play if you don’t like it”

4 posts 3 likes

3 months ago by EdW

World Cup/Weltmeisterschaft

“Oh dear Germany (and Manuel Neuer) 'looks stupid out of the laundry'! (transliteration of the German phrase 'guckt dumm aus der Wäsche'.) *Ecuador 2*, +Germa…”

3 months ago by RNinMunich

Re: Demoted Without Reason?

“No sooner said than done ! Thank you fireboat.................I am Bronze again........ Bob.”

3 months ago by zooma

“Here is the original photo that AI used to create the short video !”

5 posts 6 likes

3 months ago by DuncanP

“I built a Rapier during Covid, based on Cornwalls plan. The large mtronics brushless motor fits low down in the front, although I've had trouble with the spe…”

6 posts 2 likes

3 months ago by LawrieC

T.I.D Tug rebuild

“Hi Some how I started a build & rebuild of my TID Tug's under the name of FredE11, the build will with any luck now be under Fred, I look forward to seeing y…”

3 months ago by Fred

Re: Happy Father's Day!!!!!!

“I had a particularly good Father's day this year. Our youngest son came over and then we all went over to my other son's to see our week old grandson, our fi…”

4 posts 10 likes

3 months ago by ChrisF

Re: Guns and Cannon

“It is indeed mark xii guns fitted to HMS. Javelin. Can you advise on likely cost of three gun shields? Regards”

12 posts 2 likes

3 months ago by Javelin1

Re: Sea Queen 2026 (Aerokits).

“Hi All Finished the forward cabin roof with a little twist !! I finished the rear of the roof in a Vee to match the angle of the wheelhouse windows. Next is …”

12 posts 7 likes

3 months ago by canabus

Re: The harbor scene and setting sail from "Moby Dick," 1956

“Elijah in the book has twice as much to say with two meetings. Great movie though with all its limitations.”

2 posts 3 likes

3 months ago by Steamrod

Re: PT-596 question

“Bruce and All, I had lunch with Al Ross today and I posed the question regarding the 596 boat. He sent me the attached photo of the 588 boat, at the factory.…”

7 posts 3 likes

3 months ago by ToraDog

Re: Corinna Mae recently launched

“@Chum444 I was by myself trying to operate and videotape and only got two videos. I have yet to put it on a pond or lake, but in the small swimming pool it r…”

6 posts 11 likes

3 months ago by Ronald

Re: Glass files

“Thanks for your input, having never seen or heard of these before just had me interested.”

3 months ago by cjanik001

Re: Raf Tender PAINT Colour

“@pmdevlin That Rustolium Textured Paint is currently refusing to dry / harden for me.”

3 months ago by Plivez

Re: Model boat demonstration at Lac Daumesnil, Paris

“@chugalone100 Thank you”

4 posts 10 likes

3 months ago by alexandre