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ToraDog Basic

Commodore · 4,766 pts Union, Pennsylvania, United States Member since Aug 2020 Last online 16 hours ago

1,006 Posts 6 Followers 6 Boats in harbour 3 Build blogs

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ToraDog’s harbour

6 boats

USS Fletcer, 1942

1/48 scale destroyer, lead ship in a class of 175 built.

9 13 4 years ago

USS Eastwind 1/48th scale

USS Eastwind, a US Coast Guard operated icebreaker, circa 1944. !/48th scale plank on frame with F/G coveri…

10 10 6 years ago

V4-MA-1 Tug

My V4-MA-1 US maritime Commission tugboat. 45+ built in WW2. Based upon the the Dutch(at the time the HMS) …

5 5 6 years ago

USS Jimmy Carter

USS Jimmy Carter, based upon a 1/48th scale F/G Seawolf hull. Lengthened and modified. High pressure( Scuba…

7 7 6 years ago

USS Diver

A WW@ US Navy salvage/rescue ship. Built from a F/G hull and scratch, except for fittings, from there on. W…

7 0 6 years ago

USS Halford

My 1/48th Fletcher class destroyer. One of three converted to carry a catapult mount amphibian. Controllabl…

5 2 6 years ago

ToraDog’s build blogs

3 blogs

A new build

I will, most likely, have to rename this Blog, at some point. In the mean time...please do not expect much for a while as she is in her v…

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2 months ago

USS Fletcher DD-445

Well, while I have been laying low since finishing the USCGC Eastwind, I have not been idle. I actually started this build about a year a…

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5 years ago

USS Eastwind 1/48th scale icebreaker

This may ramble a bit as I am not that straight forward. I have always loved icebreakers and thought that they were a very under represen…

8 16 7

6 years ago

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Forum reply5 days agoRe: Control suggestions please?I can think of a couple of methods. I attribute all of these to others with more imagination than . 1)Use a chain and sprocket system. 2) Use a cable and pulley system 3) ( I like this on the best) Using minia…♥ 2 likes Forum reply23 days agoRe: Brushed twin and esc stalling?As I follow up, it should be remembered that a "540" motor refers to the can size of the motor. Not, the speed, torque, current draw, or voltage.♥ 2 likes Forum reply23 days agoRe: Brushed twin and esc stalling?First, your information is rather thin. Also, you indicate that your ESC is a 30 amp unit, then you indicate that it is a 320amp unit. ??? Which is it. If the latter, as Chum says, beware.. The capacity of the…♥ 2 likes Harbour comment24 days agoRe: HMS Campanula - Revell 1/72 scale RC ConversionSweet! I love the colours ( see how I did that?) . We can be taught...learned. Flowers are so much fun to run. Mine in 1/48th, Bluebell. She turns on a dime. If they had had four knots more spped, the u-boats …♥ 1 like Forum reply2 months agoRe: Why do some r/c power boats steer in reverse and others not?Excepting twin screw boats, all boats going astern will have a strong tendency to veer in one direction or the other. That tendency is dictated by the propeller, whether it is a right hand or left hand rotatin…♥ 3 likes Build blog update2 months agoLaunching cradleTo answer questions about launching the "beast", here are some pictures of the transporter. A Chevrolet extended van. The cradle consists of an 8 foot, roughly 2.5 meter, extension ladder that was taken part. …

♥ 15 likes Build blog update2 months agoJuneau floatsTrials. Kicks up her heals nicely, but turns like barge. Twin screws and single rudder will do that.

♥ 15 likes Forum reply2 months agoRe: Rescue Equipment@chugalone100 Perhaps one should "drain the swamp" before launching....♥ 7 likes Build blog comment4 months agoRe: build blog@JohnAsklar John, not know what kind of battery you have on board, many chargers will not bring a DEAD battery back to life. I have had my SLA chargers tell me that the battery was charged, but if fact it was …♥ 3 likes Build blog comment4 months agoRe: build blogI was taught a long time ago to start at the battery when trouble shooting electrical issues. Have you measured the battery's voltage? Its there a fuse in your circuit? Is there power into and out of your term…♥ 3 likes

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