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5 boats(Other) Gusty Cat
Gusty Cat is model of Thames sailing barge staysail class with auxiliary motor (no bowsprit) (Motor: 12V) (…
Piscataqua river gundalow
next article you can find here http://www.gundalow.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Wooden_Boat_Article.pdf p…
MIAOW
A friend gave me a thin(1 mm) plywood sheet measuring about 60x40 cm. I didn't know what to build with it, …
(Other) Capricorn
Capricorn is model of Thames sailing barge with auxiliary electric motor. (ESC: HK) (5/10)
(Tug Boat) Lulonga quarterwheeler
Scratchbuilt,plywood, balsa, PSH/two ESC,two el motors GM37 - 150 (snail instruments)two independent paddle…
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2 blogsPiscataqua river gundalow Some time ago I was preparing an article for modelers who used to sail with RC sailboat models .This article wa…
For more than two years I build model Thames barge "Champion class" according to the adapted Chapelle´s drawing (in the book by F.G.Carr)…
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♥ 5 likesRe: Calling all 'river steamer' of the 1850's fans... please help.Some time ago, I tried building an "Australian-style" live-steam powered riverboat... In the end, due to various circumstances, I gave up on live-steam models. But I still absolutely love the steamboats from t…
♥ 2 likesRe: Calling all 'river steamer' of the 1850's fans... please help.@Avoca Also "river boat"... https://www.facebook.com/reel/985314963999135♥ 2 likesRe: Calling all 'river steamer' of the 1850's fans... please help.@Avoca MHM...you are from Mildura..I have an old acquaintance there with whom I correspond—Frank Tucker, a former teacher who became a captain. Given what you say, it might be worth taking a look at the town o…♥ 2 likesRe: Calling all 'river steamer' of the 1850's fans... please help.@Avoca As I recall, the only sternwheeler on the Murray River was ss Sturt, built in the UK by John Laird ,Birkenhead in 1856 yr. , then dismantled, shipped to Australia, and reassembled there. It was involved…♥ 2 likesRe: Calling all 'river steamer' of the 1850's fans... please help.@Avoca Hi,try > https://www.paddleducks.co.uk/smf/index.php< it is server for all "paddlewheel" modellers, with interesting matter about paddlewheelers.It’s essentially, first and foremost, an Australian affai…♥ 2 likesRe: SAIL CONTROL AND ADJUSTMENT SYSTEMS FOR SCALE MODELS@ColRay I don't remember the original source exactly anymore.Pict 2-4 my construction. Lever arm are free . I use a Hitec HS-765 SERVO SAIL ARM Servo for the mainsail sheet. I accidentally found the source for…
♥ 3 likesRe: SAIL CONTROL AND ADJUSTMENT SYSTEMS FOR SCALE MODELS@tomarack next photos my model Capricorn Lever arm servos- Peter Simmonds TSB Veronica model (GB)
♥ 3 likesRe: SAIL CONTROL AND ADJUSTMENT SYSTEMS FOR SCALE MODELS@RossM Hi,When I built my first model of a Thames sailing barge, I used a sail winch and a lever servo for the jib and vangs. For my subsequent models, I used only lever servos for the mainsails and a "semapho…
+2♥ 3 likesRe: Old Style Tug or Puffer Plans@ColRay Hi,I am pleased!The photos of my friend Dick are in poor resolution, I'll try to find the original. I had a number of questions on a forum where I corresponded directly with old puffermen. The question…
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