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premecekcz

Petty Officer 2nd Class 2 months ago

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Raising the anchor, first attempt

Besides the long laminating time, I sometimes try something new. I lower the chain speed even more, it's just an experiment.

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lindemann06

Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class 2 months ago

Emma C. Berry

Resurrected schooner, all-wood.

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LewZAdmiral2 months ago
Great to see your video of the Emma at sea.

I built my Emma C. Berry over 50 years ago. It was only in the water (pool in a mall) once, just after I finished building it. Yes, Roy, sides of the hull were planked with odd shaped 1/8 inch Balsa plate pieces rather than straight planking. I believe the bulkheads were also 1/8 Balsa as well. I fiberglassed my haul with anticipation of actually sailing it in the pond. The Berry is promently displayed in my game room, I just took the photo a few minutes ago.

A friend also sailed his Emma frequently at the same park we still use, but 50 years ago. I remember seeing the real Emma at Mystic Seaport about 70 years ago. That's why I bought the Sterling kit. I probably still have the plans.

Curious, do you have a weighted keel on the bottom?
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lindemann06Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class2 months ago
I bought this model of the Emma C. Berry from the estate of a deceased member of our club (San Diego Argonauts, San Diego, California). It was built around 50 years ago, as I understand it. It needed a lot of work in order to prepare it for sailing in the club pond, including adding a false keel for balance.

The length of the hull is 32 inches O.A, with an additional 10.5 inch bowsprit. I can't find any kits for sale on the internet with those dimensions, so I don't know anything about how it was built.
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lindemann06

Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class 2 months ago

Saito Hercules Live Steam Tug

Another resurrected boat (15 years on a shelf)

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RNinMunichFleet Admiral2 months ago
Lindemann!
Any relation to the Captain of the Bismarck??🤔

😎
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LewZ

Admiral 2 months ago

The Wiesel is Back: Sea Trial at Lake Seminole Park (Florida, USA)

Had a nice run with the Schnellboot Wiesel at the June 21,2026 meet of the Suncoast Scale Model Boat Club. First time back in the water after 15+ years in my display case. I was hoping for a little more speed but the boat ran well and looked good cutting the water. But then, don't all of the Schnellboot look good? Only issue was me letting it drift into some weeds while setting up my camera on the tripod. Most of the video was recorded at about 30 meters away but the decent zoom on the camera brought the boat in close. I hope you enjoy the video.

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GARTH

Commodore 2 months ago

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Port Dover Display June 20th 2026

The club put on a display on at the Port Dover Museum. We had 5 tables & one brave soul ran his model in the river.

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RonaldFleet Admiral2 months ago
Looks like there was a good turnout. One model caught my eye, with an interesting canopy above its deck structures. Do you have any history about it?
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chugalone100Commodore2 months ago
Garth
That’s a great display of fine looking models. Congratulations to all of the participants.
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LewZ

Admiral 3 months ago

The "Blue Devil" hunting U-Boats (June 7, 2026)

At the last SSMBC (Seminole, Florida, U.S.A.) Jim brought his RC scale model of the "Blue Devil" (WWII Fletcher Class destroyer) to the SSMBC meet. Having taken a video of it I decided to have some fun and edit it and add some sound effects to represent it looking for a German U-Boat. About 2-1/2 minutes long).
Sound layers added: Water, engine, sonar, alarm, and voice.
Lew

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GaryLCCommodore2 months ago
The sound track makes all the difference, it adds a sense of realism and character. The back end looks rather low in the water, and you don't want the crew to get wet feet when firing the depth charges.
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LewZAdmiral2 months ago
Turbines screaming pushing the bow out of the water at "33 knots".
Lew
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LewZ

Admiral 3 months ago

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SSMBC (Florida, USA) meet on June 7, 2026

We had pretty good weather for this meet of the Suncoast Scale Model Boat Club. The temperature was 84F instead of the usual 90-92F for this time of the year. No rain, clear skies and a light breeze. The photos show the variety of boats (leaning a little heavy on the tugs) present at the meet.
Lew
SSMBC Event Coordinator

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EdW

Captain 3 months ago

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KMBC Open Day

Here are some more pictures from KMBC Open Day

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EdW

Captain 3 months ago

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Knightcote Model Boat Club Open Day

On Sunday Knightcote Model Boat Club had its annual openday, here are some pictures.

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Ronald

Fleet Admiral 3 months ago

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First Time on the water

Very pleased with how this model runs.

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GARTH

Commodore 3 months ago

My Century Mahogany first

Run Century mahogany R/C model at Spencer's last week had a few hic ups needed to change the brushed motor now runs fine.

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RonaldFleet Admiral3 months ago
Must bd nice yk be on Spencer’s Pond agsin.😁
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GARTH

Commodore 3 months ago

1 / 3 Midwest Sequin Tug

Just a few photo's of club Tug boat run at Spencer's pond

First run of My Midwest Sequin Tug Boat plus a dumas tug with a barge. The pool superviser got some Fake white swans to keep the geese away which was a failure.

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