HERE I HAVE RAU XI WHALING BOAT NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE APPROVE OF IT CANT SEE WHY ITS A MODEL.
I GOT IT OFF A FRIEND FOR A GOOD PRICE. ITS RUNS ON A DECKEPERM MOTOR AND 6V LED ACID.
IT HAD BEEN STUCK IN A WINDOW FOR YEARS AND NEVER TESTED IN WATER HE HAD PUT EVERYTHING IN EVEN THE TRANSMITTER. WHEN MY MATE SPOTS IT ON EBAY WHIT EVERY INTENTION OF REDOING IT.
YES AND IT SITS IN HiS ROOM FOR ABOUT 2 YEAR TILL THE INTEREST HAS WORN OFF ABOUT DOING THE MODEL.TILL HE OFFERS ME IT FOR A GOOD PRICE WELL CHRISTMAS WAS COMING HAVE TO BE NICE TO WIFE ???? KNOW WHAT I MEAN YES AND NOW ITS MINE FULLY RESTORED AND LOOKING SMART.
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HERE I HAVE RAU XI WHALING BOAT NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE APPROVE OF IT CANT SEE WHY ITS A MODEL.
I GOT IT OFF A FRIEND FOR A GOOD PRICE. ITS RUNS ON A DECKEPERM MOTOR AND 6V LED ACID.
IT HAD BEEN STUCK IN A WINDOW FOR YEARS AND NEVER TESTED IN WATER HE HAD PUT EVERYTHING IN EVEN THE TRANSMITTER. WHEN MY MATE SPOTS IT ON EBAY WHIT EVERY INTENTION OF REDOING IT.
YES AND IT SITS IN HiS ROOM FOR ABOUT 2 YEAR TILL THE INTEREST HAS WORN OFF ABOUT DOING THE MODEL.TILL HE OFFERS ME IT FOR A GOOD PRICE WELL CHRISTMAS WAS COMING HAVE TO BE NICE TO WIFE ???? KNOW WHAT I MEAN YES AND NOW ITS MINE FULLY RESTORED AND LOOKING SMART.
Scale models are the only way to see in 3 dimensions how long-gone vessels looked, so it's great to see a unique model that represents this class of vessels.
And great to have it showing its paces.
Well done.
Scale models are the only way to see in 3 dimensions how long-gone vessels looked, so it's great to see a unique model that represents this class of vessels.
And great to have it showing its paces.
Well done.
47" working Narrowboat. All wood construction but have fibreglassed below the waterline. Plenty of detail in the living quaters
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Great looking model. We had a member who built a similar model and fitted it out with dolls house fittings.
Have you sailed your model?, if I remember correctly the turning circle was not good.
Great looking model. We had a member who built a similar model and fitted it out with dolls house fittings.
Have you sailed your model?, if I remember correctly the turning circle was not good.
Completed cabin equipping and crew aboard, operating rc anchors winch waiting for calm see to launch (no lake or pool nearby! Sic!)
{"text":"Completed cabin equipping and crew aboard, operating rc anchors winch waiting for calm see to launch (no lake or pool nearby! Sic!)","subject":"Aquacraft Atlantic tugboat","media":[],"youtubeUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZzWmBxtHyg"}
Completed cabin equipping and crew aboard, operating rc anchors winch waiting for calm see to launch (no lake or pool nearby! Sic!)
{"text":"Completed cabin equipping and crew aboard, operating rc anchors winch waiting for calm see to launch (no lake or pool nearby! Sic!)","subject":"Aquacraft Atlantic tugboat","media":[],"youtubeUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l_rdwDN2Xg"}
I just noticed you have working anchor chains, great job! I wish their was a pond near by you could go to! I guess you are stuck to the bath tub like me too!
I just noticed you have working anchor chains, great job! I wish their was a pond near by you could go to! I guess you are stuck to the bath tub like me too!
HMT Confident built by my late father, Scratch built over two and half years. Twin 65mm props driven via a scratch built gearbox by one 800 size motor. Original 2 channel Sanwa radio fitted and working fine. Lights, working radar, water canon, winch, horn and bow thruster all of the 2 channel by using the trims and micro switches.
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HMT Confident built by my late father, Scratch built over two and half years. Twin 65mm props driven via a scratch built gearbox by one 800 size motor. Original 2 channel Sanwa radio fitted and working fine. Lights, working radar, water canon, winch, horn and bow thruster all of the 2 channel by using the trims and micro switches.
Modified HegI Fairplay V tug built by My late Father. Mods include bigger 65mm Prop in a brass kort nozzle, working fire monitors, lights, radar, engine sound and grappling hooks to rescue nitro boats. Built 1980-81.
{"text":"Modified HegI Fairplay V tug built by My late Father. Mods include bigger 65mm Prop in a brass kort nozzle, working fire monitors, lights, radar, engine sound and grappling hooks to rescue nitro boats. Built 1980-81.","subject":"Fairplay","media":[{"id":"1457103898","name":"1457103898.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://beta.model-boats.com/media/1457103898/l","thumbUrl":"https://beta.model-boats.com/media/1457103898/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"},{"id":"1457103912","name":"1457103912.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://beta.model-boats.com/media/1457103912/l","thumbUrl":"https://beta.model-boats.com/media/1457103912/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"},{"id":"1457104043","name":"1457104043.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://beta.model-boats.com/media/1457104043/l","thumbUrl":"https://beta.model-boats.com/media/1457104043/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"},{"id":"1457104059","name":"1457104059.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://beta.model-boats.com/media/1457104059/l","thumbUrl":"https://beta.model-boats.com/media/1457104059/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"}],"youtubeUrl":""}
Modified HegI Fairplay V tug built by My late Father. Mods include bigger 65mm Prop in a brass kort nozzle, working fire monitors, lights, radar, engine sound and grappling hooks to rescue nitro boats. Built 1980-81.
Grace is my first and favourite rc model. I bought this for a bargain £70 on ebay, requiring a little care and attention. She sails beautifully and looks good in the water. She sits low and looks like a trading barge from days gone by.
{"text":"Grace is my first and favourite rc model. I bought this for a bargain \u00a370 on ebay, requiring a little care and attention. She sails beautifully and looks good in the water. She sits low and looks like a trading barge from days gone by.","subject":"Grace of Harwich","media":[{"id":"1456427087","name":"1456427087.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://beta.model-boats.com/media/1456427087/l","thumbUrl":"https://beta.model-boats.com/media/1456427087/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"}],"youtubeUrl":""}
Grace is my first and favourite rc model. I bought this for a bargain £70 on ebay, requiring a little care and attention. She sails beautifully and looks good in the water. She sits low and looks like a trading barge from days gone by.
Bought this from a charity shop in Gillingham. Put in new prop shaft motor and servo's etc. She is a very heavy boat and sits a little low in the water, want to use it for the lights on the lake events eventually.
{"text":"Bought this from a charity shop in Gillingham. Put in new prop shaft motor and servo's etc. She is a very heavy boat and sits a little low in the water, want to use it for the lights on the lake events eventually.","subject":"Julie Ellen","media":[{"id":"1456425275","name":"1456425275.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://beta.model-boats.com/media/1456425275/l","thumbUrl":"https://beta.model-boats.com/media/1456425275/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"}],"youtubeUrl":""}
Bought this from a charity shop in Gillingham. Put in new prop shaft motor and servo's etc. She is a very heavy boat and sits a little low in the water, want to use it for the lights on the lake events eventually.
Most of my fleet assembled. Looking forward to the new season at Chantry model Boat Lake, Bluewater Kent. Also looking forward to getting the AMBO race dates and locations.
{"text":"Most of my fleet assembled. Looking forward to the new season at Chantry model Boat Lake, Bluewater Kent. Also looking forward to getting the AMBO race dates and locations.","subject":"Numerous","media":[{"id":"1456425412","name":"1456425412.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://beta.model-boats.com/media/1456425412/l","thumbUrl":"https://beta.model-boats.com/media/1456425412/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"}],"youtubeUrl":""}
Most of my fleet assembled. Looking forward to the new season at Chantry model Boat Lake, Bluewater Kent. Also looking forward to getting the AMBO race dates and locations.
I built this sea Queen ,aka Blue Streak, from a Jotika kit. But found the motor did not give the performance I expected. So the motor was replaced with an Overland T4250 Brushless motor with Fusion Hawk 60amp ESC fed by an Overland 14.8 4s 4000Ma Lipo battery. The performance is greatly enhanced, Boat is finished in white with blue cabin tops and a large blue streak down each side. And shows the Australian flag.
{"text":"I built this sea Queen ,aka Blue Streak, from a Jotika kit. But found the motor did not give the performance I expected. So the motor was replaced with an Overland T4250 Brushless motor with Fusion Hawk 60amp ESC fed by an Overland 14.8 4s 4000Ma Lipo battery. The performance is greatly enhanced, Boat is finished in white with blue cabin tops and a large blue streak down each side. And shows the Australian flag.","subject":"Sea Queen 48\" Cabin Cruiser","media":[{"id":"1455885745","name":"1455885745.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://beta.model-boats.com/media/1455885745/l","thumbUrl":"https://beta.model-boats.com/media/1455885745/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"},{"id":"1455886420","name":"1455886420.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://beta.model-boats.com/media/1455886420/l","thumbUrl":"https://beta.model-boats.com/media/1455886420/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"}],"youtubeUrl":""}
I built this sea Queen ,aka Blue Streak, from a Jotika kit. But found the motor did not give the performance I expected. So the motor was replaced with an Overland T4250 Brushless motor with Fusion Hawk 60amp ESC fed by an Overland 14.8 4s 4000Ma Lipo battery. The performance is greatly enhanced, Boat is finished in white with blue cabin tops and a large blue streak down each side. And shows the Australian flag.
Maiden voyage of American Enterprise on Poole Park Lake 10/2/15. Leopard 4074-1400kv x 2 Mystery 100a ESC x2 all watercooled. 4 cell lipo 6500MA. Went very well until one brand new ESC packed up! Second one to do this, bit iffy I reckon. Turns a treat and very scale like in running.
{"text":"Maiden voyage of American Enterprise on Poole Park Lake 10/2/15. Leopard 4074-1400kv x 2 Mystery 100a ESC x2 all watercooled. 4 cell lipo 6500MA. Went very well until one brand new ESC packed up! Second one to do this, bit iffy I reckon. Turns a treat and very scale like in running.","subject":"Dumas American Enterprise","media":[],"youtubeUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZOIMhOGQaQ"}
Maiden voyage of American Enterprise on Poole Park Lake 10/2/15. Leopard 4074-1400kv x 2 Mystery 100a ESC x2 all watercooled. 4 cell lipo 6500MA. Went very well until one brand new ESC packed up! Second one to do this, bit iffy I reckon. Turns a treat and very scale like in running.
Tortola at rear, Curlew in foreground.
Tortola plank (Balsa, tissued and dope) on frame, the keel and bulkheads from 10mm plywood. it has a small electric motor fitted but will have sails as well. Curlew from the Eezibuilt range. Material ply wood, Some of it from fruit crates.
The stand for Tortola made from 3 ply cardboard to my own design, stuck together with PVA glue.
{"text":"Tortola at rear, Curlew in foreground.\nTortola plank (Balsa, tissued and dope) on frame, the keel and bulkheads from 10mm plywood. it has a small electric motor fitted but will have sails as well. Curlew from the Eezibuilt range. Material ply wood, Some of it from fruit crates.\n The stand for Tortola made from 3 ply cardboard to my own design, stuck together with PVA glue.","subject":"Tortola & Curlew","media":[{"id":"1454529245","name":"1454529245.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://beta.model-boats.com/media/1454529245/l","thumbUrl":"https://beta.model-boats.com/media/1454529245/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"}],"youtubeUrl":""}
Tortola at rear, Curlew in foreground.
Tortola plank (Balsa, tissued and dope) on frame, the keel and bulkheads from 10mm plywood. it has a small electric motor fitted but will have sails as well. Curlew from the Eezibuilt range. Material ply wood, Some of it from fruit crates.
The stand for Tortola made from 3 ply cardboard to my own design, stuck together with PVA glue.
And great to have it showing its paces.
Well done.