Scratch built 2016 no plans built from ships drawings and paintings.Twin props Maiden at Llandrindod Wells lake 20/8/2016.Ps nearly lost it bilge pump accidentally switched on drained battery thankfully got it back just. 😯 😰
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Scratch built 2016 no plans built from ships drawings and paintings.Twin props Maiden at Llandrindod Wells lake 20/8/2016.Ps nearly lost it bilge pump accidentally switched on drained battery thankfully got it back just. 😯 😰
this is work in progress of a scratch built oak planked Coble running on a 540 motor powered by a 11.1 lipo battery there is still a way to go
{"text":"this is work in progress of a scratch built oak planked Coble running on a 540 motor powered by a 11.1 lipo battery there is still a way to go","subject":"Coble","media":[{"id":"1467792281","name":"1467792281.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://beta.model-boats.com/media/1467792281/l","thumbUrl":"https://beta.model-boats.com/media/1467792281/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"},{"id":"1467792294","name":"1467792294.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://beta.model-boats.com/media/1467792294/l","thumbUrl":"https://beta.model-boats.com/media/1467792294/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"},{"id":"1467792322","name":"1467792322.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://beta.model-boats.com/media/1467792322/l","thumbUrl":"https://beta.model-boats.com/media/1467792322/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"},{"id":"1467792337","name":"1467792337.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://beta.model-boats.com/media/1467792337/l","thumbUrl":"https://beta.model-boats.com/media/1467792337/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"}],"youtubeUrl":""}
Wahine was a car passenger ferry of the Union Steamship Co. of New Zealand, and completed by Fairfields in 1966. She was lost in a major storm in the Cook Strait in 1968 with the death of 53 people. The model is substantially scratch-built with some fittings purchased. it is driven by two Graupner Speed 500 motors powered from two 6.6V 3200mAh LiFe batteries. it is fitted with twin stern and a single bow rudders, and bow and stern thrusters as on the original. The smoke effect is provided by a Steam Master Unit.
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Wahine was a car passenger ferry of the Union Steamship Co. of New Zealand, and completed by Fairfields in 1966. She was lost in a major storm in the Cook Strait in 1968 with the death of 53 people. The model is substantially scratch-built with some fittings purchased. it is driven by two Graupner Speed 500 motors powered from two 6.6V 3200mAh LiFe batteries. it is fitted with twin stern and a single bow rudders, and bow and stern thrusters as on the original. The smoke effect is provided by a Steam Master Unit.
Stirling was one of the last generation of Rescue & Target Towing Launches built for the RAF and were designated Mk 3 RTTL and were delivered in the mid 1970's. The model is 1/24 scale and is 39inches L.o.a completed November 2015 from donated hull, all else is scratch built. twin 555 motors running at 12v with 2 x 6v 4a sla batteries in parallel, gives a good scale speed, and has about 45min endurance..
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Stirling was one of the last generation of Rescue & Target Towing Launches built for the RAF and were designated Mk 3 RTTL and were delivered in the mid 1970's. The model is 1/24 scale and is 39inches L.o.a completed November 2015 from donated hull, all else is scratch built. twin 555 motors running at 12v with 2 x 6v 4a sla batteries in parallel, gives a good scale speed, and has about 45min endurance..
This is my scratch built Atlantis I fitted conventional gaf to main I believe it looks better and sails a dream.
I sail with the MBMBC in Heybridge Essex
{"text":"This is my scratch built Atlantis I fitted conventional gaf to main I believe it looks better and sails a dream.\nI sail with the MBMBC in Heybridge Essex","subject":"Atlantica","media":[{"id":"1462896346","name":"1462896346.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://beta.model-boats.com/media/1462896346/l","thumbUrl":"https://beta.model-boats.com/media/1462896346/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"}],"youtubeUrl":""}
This is my scratch built Atlantis I fitted conventional gaf to main I believe it looks better and sails a dream.
I sail with the MBMBC in Heybridge Essex
I am detailing a Krick Atlas 5 t Krane just added hydraulic (sadly not real but made scratch pistons and cylinders) see how it looks on the boat, what do you think?
{"text":"I am detailing a Krick Atlas 5 t Krane just added hydraulic (sadly not real but made scratch pistons and cylinders) see how it looks on the boat, what do you think?","subject":"Aquacraft Atlantic tug boat","media":[{"id":"1460921250","name":"1460921250.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://beta.model-boats.com/media/1460921250/l","thumbUrl":"https://beta.model-boats.com/media/1460921250/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"}],"youtubeUrl":""}
I am detailing a Krick Atlas 5 t Krane just added hydraulic (sadly not real but made scratch pistons and cylinders) see how it looks on the boat, what do you think?
I am detailing a Krick Atlas 5 t Krane just added hydraulic (sadly not real but made scratch pistons and cylinders) see how it looks on the boat, what do you think?
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I am detailing a Krick Atlas 5 t Krane just added hydraulic (sadly not real but made scratch pistons and cylinders) see how it looks on the boat, what do you think?
I made an auxiliary cabin on the sovrastructure that contains circuits and point the search light toward the crane action space I posted some pics before
I made an auxiliary cabin on the sovrastructure that contains circuits and point the search light toward the crane action space I posted some pics before
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.
{"text":"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.","subject":"HMT Confident","media":[{"id":"1457104755","name":"1457104755.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://beta.model-boats.com/media/1457104755/l","thumbUrl":"https://beta.model-boats.com/media/1457104755/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"},{"id":"1457104770","name":"1457104770.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://beta.model-boats.com/media/1457104770/l","thumbUrl":"https://beta.model-boats.com/media/1457104770/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"},{"id":"1457104784","name":"1457104784.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://beta.model-boats.com/media/1457104784/l","thumbUrl":"https://beta.model-boats.com/media/1457104784/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"},{"id":"1457104909","name":"1457104909.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://beta.model-boats.com/media/1457104909/l","thumbUrl":"https://beta.model-boats.com/media/1457104909/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"}],"youtubeUrl":""}
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.
This video shows four New Zealand frigate models, at 1/48 scale, radio-controlled, HMNZS Canterbury leads, then Waikato, Otago and Taranaki. All models built from scratch, from Navy plans.
Build time about 6 months each. 1970's era idea based on a photo of these ships taken sailing in Wellington Harbour.
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This video shows four New Zealand frigate models, at 1/48 scale, radio-controlled, HMNZS Canterbury leads, then Waikato, Otago and Taranaki. All models built from scratch, from Navy plans.
Build time about 6 months each. 1970's era idea based on a photo of these ships taken sailing in Wellington Harbour.
6ft loa, RC, scratch-built, grp hull. 10 yrs old.
Sold to private museum.
Am building my 3rd RC model of HMNZS Taranaki, Rothsey class frigate. Over past 40 years have built many RN - e.g.
Force H, Med., 1943, such as Illustrious, Sheffield etc.
Refer www.modelboats.co.uk January 2014 issue.
My main request is that I can establish somebody UK with
similar interest, despite my living NZ but unable to attend
your excdellent sights.
{"text":"6ft loa, RC, scratch-built, grp hull. 10 yrs old. \nSold to private museum. \nAm building my 3rd RC model of HMNZS Taranaki, Rothsey class frigate. Over past 40 years have built many RN - e.g.\nForce H, Med., 1943, such as Illustrious, Sheffield etc.\nRefer www.modelboats.co.uk January 2014 issue.\n\nMy main request is that I can establish somebody UK with\nsimilar interest, despite my living NZ but unable to attend\nyour excdellent sights.","subject":"HMNZS Royalist","media":[{"id":"1451170071","name":"1451170071.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://beta.model-boats.com/media/1451170071/l","thumbUrl":"https://beta.model-boats.com/media/1451170071/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"}],"youtubeUrl":""}
6ft loa, RC, scratch-built, grp hull. 10 yrs old.
Sold to private museum.
Am building my 3rd RC model of HMNZS Taranaki, Rothsey class frigate. Over past 40 years have built many RN - e.g.
Force H, Med., 1943, such as Illustrious, Sheffield etc.
Refer www.modelboats.co.uk January 2014 issue.
My main request is that I can establish somebody UK with
similar interest, despite my living NZ but unable to attend
your excdellent sights.
HMS Nelson, scratchbuilt to 1/8" scale. Powered by two motors driving twin contrarotating shafts with three blade props. She sails on Lake Lisgar, Tillsonburg, Ontario.
I decided on Nelson as she took part in Operation Pedestal, from which I made a 1/216" waterline model of SS Ohio, the ship that saved Malta.
She took a little over 600 hours from solid chunk of basswood to launch. Probably info collection took as long!
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HMS Nelson, scratchbuilt to 1/8" scale. Powered by two motors driving twin contrarotating shafts with three blade props. She sails on Lake Lisgar, Tillsonburg, Ontario.
I decided on Nelson as she took part in Operation Pedestal, from which I made a 1/216" waterline model of SS Ohio, the ship that saved Malta.
She took a little over 600 hours from solid chunk of basswood to launch. Probably info collection took as long!
Guess most of you have heard of the Khetanna, Jabba The Hut's sail barge from Star Wars. I looked around on the net and to my big surprise, the search engines did not spit out radio controlled versions of this model. Which made me think, and then decide to built my own.
It is scratch build, based on a "scudder" hull, a design by Glenn G. I printed a few pictures of Khetanna from the net and used those for guidance in the process.
The superstructure is a combination of balsa and ply wood. in the Star Wars tradition, the boat is propelled by a jet propelled engine. To finish it off, a Lego version of Jabba was added for extra detail.
It was a fun and fast project to built, maybe a dozen or so evenings.
(scratch) building is my passion and only sail the boats with my son about once a month. We've got a pond near Newcastle (AUS) harbour which is pretty good (providing there's no weed in it) but the disadvantage of this pond is salt water, meaning a proper rinse of the models is needed after each sailing session. Recently we have moved our sailing sessions as well to the liberty pond in town. The model captures the audience, the vast majority recognize the Khetanna immediately.
Happy sailing.
Jeroen
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Guess most of you have heard of the Khetanna, Jabba The Hut's sail barge from Star Wars. I looked around on the net and to my big surprise, the search engines did not spit out radio controlled versions of this model. Which made me think, and then decide to built my own.
It is scratch build, based on a "scudder" hull, a design by Glenn G. I printed a few pictures of Khetanna from the net and used those for guidance in the process.
The superstructure is a combination of balsa and ply wood. in the Star Wars tradition, the boat is propelled by a jet propelled engine. To finish it off, a Lego version of Jabba was added for extra detail.
It was a fun and fast project to built, maybe a dozen or so evenings.
(scratch) building is my passion and only sail the boats with my son about once a month. We've got a pond near Newcastle (AUS) harbour which is pretty good (providing there's no weed in it) but the disadvantage of this pond is salt water, meaning a proper rinse of the models is needed after each sailing session. Recently we have moved our sailing sessions as well to the liberty pond in town. The model captures the audience, the vast majority recognize the Khetanna immediately.
Happy sailing.
