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froggyt996

Petty Officer 1st Class 14 years ago

Sea Breeze

Vintage Model Boat Company Sea Breeze electric powered model with a small brushless motor. This is a laser cut reproduction kit produced to a very high standerd. please take a look at a new club coming soon at
http://froggyt996.wix.com/vintage-model-power-boat also take a look at www.vintagemodelboats.com
Thanks to John Lockett for the Video

#brushless motor #club #kit #model #model boats #motor #brush #brushless #power boat #video #electric #vintage model boat company #boat club #model boat club #vintage model boat

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Dave MVice Admiral14 years ago
Nice model, sailing very realistically in quite choppy waters. The brushless is powering well and with such a small model the weight saving must really help.
The lines are very clean and the kit is a credit to its producer and builder. 😀
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bilboRecruit14 years ago
On MY wish list now
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froggyt996

Petty Officer 1st Class 14 years ago

Sea Scout

Vintage Model Boat Company Sea Scout electric powered model. This is a laser cut reproduction kit produced to a very high standerd. please take a look at a new club coming soon at
http://froggyt996.wix.com/vintage-model-power-boat. also take a look at www.vintagemodelboats.com

Thanks to John Lockett for the Video

#club #kit #model #model boats #power boat #video #electric #vintage model boat company #boat club #model boat club #vintage model boat #sea scout

peep31

Petty Officer 1st Class 14 years ago

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weymouth lifeboat

photos taken by me on holiday in weymouth last week.thought they might help anyone who is making one.

#lifeboat

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Dave MVice Admiral14 years ago
Quite a bit of detail shown of the relief lifeboat 17-45 The Duke of Kent in service from 2005. This was one of the last built of this class so it is useful info to compare with earlier vessels..
Thanks for sharing 👍
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Mallory

Master Seaman 14 years ago

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Aerokits Sea Scout (Olive)

Some photos of my Aerokits Sea Scout taken yesterday at Southport model boat lake. Fitted with an outrunner brushless motor.

#aerokit #brushless motor #lake #model #motor #brush #port #brushless #outrunner #sea scout

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MalloryMaster Seaman14 years ago
HI Dave, the figures were purchased of eBay as a set. I have Bluto but as of yet have not decided what to do with him ❓
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circle43nauticalChief Petty Officer 2nd Class9 years ago
BRAVO ZULU! The boats great & the figures ice the cake!
BTW- POPEYE IS A US COAST GUARDSMAN-
SEMPER PARATUS/PARATUS GERERE
HAVE A SAFE RC BOATING DAY!
GOD BLESS AMERICA
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jelley_baby

Chief Petty Officer 1st Class 14 years ago

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Yeoman Wavemaster Circa 1960's

Well this is the latest Ebay purchase arrived from the seller today. I ask my self am I mad or just mad on old Retro boats from my teens, this one is complete with a lovely big Taycol Supermarine motor, but will it work with modern RC I ask my self, or would it just be better to restore the boat using modern Electrics, we will see. I will post again when the work is underway. I find that building and restoring, fills my retirement days.

#build #motor #ebay #boat building #electric #e bay #taycol #rc boat

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jelley_babyChief Petty Officer 1st Class14 years ago
No not my working area, but the wife lets me take photographs there I have a good shed to work in and make whatever mess I want to when ever I want to. Graham
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tidtugChief Petty Officer 2nd Class14 years ago
Best laugh my wife and I had about your wife letting you take pictures of your boats in the front room. I think we are nearly all confied to our sheds or model rooms.PS nice boat
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aprestney

Leading Seaman 14 years ago

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Walton Thames ASRL

Hi" to all model boat builders. I thought I would add my new project to this fireboat website for all to see ! I bought this from fleabay as a total wreck. She is a rare Scratch built from a plan of a Walton Thames RAF ASRL launch at 36 inch long & 8 inch wide.took me approx 6 months to do the rebuild. Brush painted with 5 assorted colours with decals working lights ect.
Walton Thames is now running on a new Johnston speed 600 electric motor. 50 amp speed controller 45mm pitched propeller.A 6 volt at4.ah which gives good running time & good scale speed. Photos are taken at Eaton park Norwich England. Enjoy. 😊
My next project will be a 1950s Aerokits/Keilcraft Sea hornet. " So watch this space "

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aprestneyLeading Seaman14 years ago
Thank you fellow model boatmen for your kind comments.
on my model boat builds
Yes it would be a very good idea for a build blogg on my next project . 😉 A Prestney
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jagman38Recruit14 years ago
I had the plans for a Walton Thames launch which I made in the UK before I emigrated to Canada in 1968. it's great to see one again.
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jelley_baby

Chief Petty Officer 1st Class 14 years ago

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Veron Pilot Boat

Just bought this thought it was a complete kit, but alas it missing its superstructure parts, which I will make from scratch. its other wise OK.

#kit #parts #scratch #superstructure #pilot boat

jelley_baby

Chief Petty Officer 1st Class 14 years ago

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Fairey Huntsman

Thought that some updated photos were in order this boat is now running on a 3 cell 11.1 volt 5100mAH Lipo no ballast and a 40mm brass prop at Cwmbran 30/05/2012

#ballast #brass prop #huntsman #lipo #prop #fairey huntsman

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HuntsmanmanAble Seaman14 years ago
Nice scale-like performance could you tell us the total weight of the model?
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jelley_babyChief Petty Officer 1st Class14 years ago
HI Huntsmanman, The boat was a President Plywood kit from 1975, and is quite heavy by todays standards its 5Kg /- a little bit depending on what batteries I use at the moment its a 5100mAh 11.1 Volt lipo. The run time is reasonable dependant on how long I run it at full power. Hope this helps. Graham 😊
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bigmacmodels

Able Seaman 14 years ago

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The real/original RAF crash fire tender

Hi, I'm sorry if these pictures are on here already, I did search through and couldn't see any.... I'm after a few peoples opinion on colours etc 💭 As the pictures are all black and white (grey scale) it is difficult to get the colours correct. A lot of model boats seem to be grey on the deck with white roofs, some with wooden decking, some just white and any number of variations. I'm trying to rebuild mine to be as close to the real thing as possible. in my opinion it looks like the top is all in white (as it matches the shade of the "FIRE" sign). The handrails appear to be brass ends with wooden rails?? Most of the other fittings seem to be either white to match the boat or silver for the tie-offs. The spot light seems to be darker than the monitors so I'm not sure if that is a dark silver or maybe black? Any thoughts??? 😉

#build #deck #deck fittings #fire monitors #fittings #model #model boats #roof #wood #wooden #wood boat #scale model #crash tender #monitors #fire boat #rc boat #decking #wooden boat

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chrislangWarrant Officer14 years ago
I was sailing my 34" fireboat at Portsmouth's Canoe Lake a couple of weekends ago when someone came up to me and said he had been a member of the crew on one of the two actual Vosper Fireboats, and that the cabin sides should be a light blue colour and not grey as on my model - ( I still like the look of the grey though! )
Regards
Chris
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Pete DMaster Seaman14 years ago
There is much talk about colours on these old craft,some say Grey, others say Light Blue, and again White also comes into play, These craft were only in service for between 5 and 6 years, during their time in service they underwent maintainance and modification, I have spoken to guys who served on them and on one occasion they had not got enough paint to repaint the mast white, so it got painted Brown, how many of you out there have ever seen one of these craft with a Brown mast?, also you will see that 93 had no breeches connector behind the main cabin, 94 did, most photo's avilable of 93 show no suction hoses on the aft well foam boxes, 94 did, look closely at the photo's and you will clearly see two different types of monitors fitted and in one photo you can clearly see one of each, for what its worth my opinion is Pick a date Pick a colour, I know what we painted ours as taken from V/T drawings.
Best of luck, kind regards,
Pete D.
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Colin H

Fleet Admiral 14 years ago

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MV CAROLINE

This model was originally scratch built in 1964 by my Dad as a 15th birthday present for me,the length over all is 60.5" with a beam of 17.5" and a theoretical draught of 3.5",not sure as to the actual design but it is meant to be 1/12th scale, it was originally powered by a 12 Volt windscreen wiper motor out of an old Mercedes car, and the radio gear was a home made system as well, but both are now well beyond repair and I am fitting an MFA 800 Motor with a Fusion Aquapower ESC rated at 125amp. run by a new 2.4 Ghz radio system.
When I get to sea trials stage I will send Update and possible video footage.This boat along with the rest of my harbour, will be on view at the Abbergavenny Steam Rally this weekend June 3rd and 4th(Sunday Monday) in the model section marquee.

#model #motor #radio #scratch #steam #esc #wind #scratch built #power boat #video #scale model #system #mfa #air boat #rc boat #1/12th scale #built

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Colin H

Fleet Admiral 14 years ago

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Mk2 Firefloat 93

Have been resurrecting this old 34 1/2" FIREBOAT which was originally built in 1958 from an aerokits kit, for the last 12 months. Went for first sail at Cwmbran on Wednesday, and I am pleased to say it performed very well, But needs a little tweeking to get balance right as she sits a little low at the bow. Having been given some great advice by the local club members, I will be moving the motor and mount further back, and reducing size of prop as it used too much power. But still I'm happy with the performance and the fact it didn't leek. Will update as soon as I've done the mods.

#advice #aerokit #club #fireboat #kit #members #motor #prop #sail #bow #fire boat #boat club #motor mount #built

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Colin HFleet Admiral14 years ago
HI Dave thanks for comment, Cwmbran are certainly a friendlyand helpfull bunch and I'll be joining their club along with my wife, as she's now got a boat restoration of her own to do.(FAIREY HUNTSMAN 1/12th scale)
Ill update as soon as I've had chance to do mods,
trouble is an86 mile round trip to do testing runs on safe water at Cwmbran.
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jelley_babyChief Petty Officer 1st Class14 years ago
HI Colin, This is a big thank you for your families help at Cwmbran last wednesday, if it had not been for your sons help my Sea Commander on its first run would probably be at the bottom of the lake. it's dry now but will need major work on it as some of the plywood has delaminated slightly. The motor, Receiver and servo work but the speed controller I think has died. I look forward to your next visit, on Sunday I sailed my 40 year old 34 inch Fairey Huntsman and think that I have at last got it to run reasonably well. Graham J from Cwmbran Club
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bigmacmodels

Able Seaman 14 years ago

RAF Crash/Fire Tender

Just thought I'd show you guys my boat with the "too fast" brushless setup. I have now put a smaller motor and turned it down on the controller. Almost lost it though 😁

#brushless motor #motor #brush #brushless #show #crash tender

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bigmacmodelsAble Seaman14 years ago
The motor I have has a built in water cooling jacket, works really well..... 😀
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rfinemanRecruit14 years ago
Tecnical details please.ie, inrun, rpm, prop size & material battery type & voltage.
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