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Hammersmith Model Makers (HMM) Wavemaster 34.
Specifications
- Boat Length
- 34" (86.36 cm)
- Motor Type
- Brushless
- Drive Type
- Direct
- Props
- Single
- Max Amps
- 100A
- Battery Type
- LiPo
- Battery mAh
- 5Ah (5,000 mAh)
- Prop Type
- 2 Blade
- Prop Size
- 45mm
- Run Time
- 30 min
- Model Speed
- 20 km/h (12.4mph)
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About this boat
I bought this original un-built kit some 6 years ago.
The kit was damp and the wood inside the box had warped quite badly.
I copied all of the parts in new birch plywood and left all the original parts on a flat surface under a heavy weight for months/years !
This is a classic British model boat kit originally produced by Hammersmith Model Makers Limited in July 1952 from a design by L.J. Rowell.(Les Rowell).
The kit was intended to be built on a jig, so I followed the kit instructions and made an accurate jig on which I fitted and glued my newly cut “copy” parts.
Now that I have built and tested a jig made to the original HMM dimensions and specification, I can report that it works very well and can be used to build a very accurate and “square” hull.
The original 1952 kit parts could also be built on this solid jig now that they have been flattened - with some minor replacement parts being preferred to the original water damaged parts!
Bob.
.
The kit was damp and the wood inside the box had warped quite badly.
I copied all of the parts in new birch plywood and left all the original parts on a flat surface under a heavy weight for months/years !
This is a classic British model boat kit originally produced by Hammersmith Model Makers Limited in July 1952 from a design by L.J. Rowell.(Les Rowell).
The kit was intended to be built on a jig, so I followed the kit instructions and made an accurate jig on which I fitted and glued my newly cut “copy” parts.
Now that I have built and tested a jig made to the original HMM dimensions and specification, I can report that it works very well and can be used to build a very accurate and “square” hull.
The original 1952 kit parts could also be built on this solid jig now that they have been flattened - with some minor replacement parts being preferred to the original water damaged parts!
Bob.
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Small pieces of blue masking tape were placed under the areas to be glued to prevent anything from sticking to the jig!
The first stringers to be fitted were held against the front bow former with nails driven into the jig base to keep it in place until the PVA glue dried overnight.
Bob,
Original saw cut kit parts were never this accurate, so some minor “adjustments” were made before the final symetrical shapes were drawn onto birch plywood using a BIC fine point pen ready to be cut out.
Bob.
None of these parts could be used.
These parts were placed on a flat surface and put under a weight while they were still damp and left for several months to help regain their original flat shape for future use.
Bob
Will
This plan has L J Rowel’s name on it.
Could this be the earliest collaboration between Les Rowell and a model kit maker?
Does anyone know of any Les Rowell deigned model boat design than has an earlier date than July 1952?
Bob.