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Me - "But what do I know!" |
"I haven’t been building boats for decades like some modellers seem to have been, I can only claim a few years modelling, therefore I’m aiming this series of articles towards new comers and younger modellers. Over a series of web pages, I will review lots of boat kits, how they went together, how they ran, what modifications are possible & / or necessary and most importantly how to make them go faster without breaking the bank.! |
"My name is Guy Bagley and I am a Modelholic! " |
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Alan C - "She who must be obeyed" is not happy! |
As you can see by the photo's the bedroom is also my workshop.... which is OK for now and then, well, I'm not sure!! - "she who must be obeyed" is not happy! |
Andy - "I also build model lifeboats to commission" |
A rightly proud Andy Iannetta with his Trent class lifeboat |
Andy McGarrity - Worlds biggest model sail boat? |
I checked the website and found that I am not alone, there are a lot of other nutters out there! |
Andrew wright - "very pleased with the moulding" |
I got the hull from Kingston mouldings on Monday, have only marked out the drain ports up to now, hope to get the beam shelf fitted for the deck to sit on, in the next few days, am very pleased with the moulding, very good quality and accurately trimmed |
Arthur Reynolds - "I do not build from kits!" |
Last year when the ship was on exhibition a representative of Stolt Line came from London to photograph the model and apart from the actual builders this was the only other known model in existence. |
Ashley Needham - "48 spiffing imperial inches" |
....what I like to refer to as "The Glyn Guest style" after the chap who writes for model boats making stand-off scale boats with flat bottoms and square sides. |
Ben - "...much to the wife's dismay!!" |
Bob - Miniature Scale Scratch Building |
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Brian - “We hang oot in Geordie Land...... Ye nar in Nuwcasule on Tyne" |
! am now into month 19 building from scratch a 1840 12 gun man of war Brig....in 24th scale - my first Boat / Ship.
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Brian Philips - My wife carol says their is no hope for me!" |
A few new pics for you to see of Eldergarth now she's finished.
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Colin East - A 2nd & a 6th! |
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Dave Milburn- ‘cos there wasn’t such a thing! |
Coastal Puffer in tiny scale A puffer seemed an obvious choice because of its relatively large displacement c/w overall size, and also because I could add various scale-ish bits and pieces without reference to a definitive “type”.
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Dick Hopper - Pics show her in my test-tank (family allowed to swim when not testing) |
I'm nearing completion of Pretoria Castle at 1/96 scale, I guess some 2 months left to paint and admit 100 odd 1960's era passengers, derricks, and then sea trials. Northern Star berthed nearby at model of captain Cook wharf, Auckland, though of course Castle liners didnt call here, save in wartime for troop embarkations. |
David Webb - "....WELL I AM RETIRED." |
The siren is rated at 110 decibels, Turbine sound at about 90 decibels and the Guns at about 50 decibels !!! |
Dick Hopper - Greetings from the South Pacific.......... |
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Eddie Mathews - ".EXPLOSIVE combination! " |
I've been looking for a sailing boat for some time, but never really fancied a normal yacht, they just aren't my thing! :-) After searching the web I eventually found a boat that I liked, a Bristol channel pilot cutter. |
Eric McNaught - This was built literally on the kitchen table! |
The kit is very good, comes with full fittings kit, and ABS two piece hull, which although feels a little fragile to touch, is tough enough. The wood parts are superb, and this was a big bonus to me, as I do not have the benefit of a fully fitted workshop. All plywood is precisely laser cut, and popped out of the sheeting with the minimum of fuss and finishing. |
Feancis Fearn - Tugboat skipper wanna-be! |
6 Channels and 3 video cameras. |
Geoff - "I have just a Penchant for steam!" |
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George Harmon - Dickie Tug Conversion |
"I guess I could have bought an Atlantic Tug for $250.00 but where is the fun in that?" |
George Mc Aulay's - Imara |
Graham Voss - "No problem!! Barbie to the rescue!" |
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Grahame - "Had to buy a all a dealers stock.....3000 of them!!" |
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Over the last fifteen years or so I have constructed several scaled (1:50) model tall ships among them being The Charles W Morgan, The Great Harry, Thermopylae and The Pandora. They were all built from kits purchased from model shops and they were for display purposes only. None of them were built to sail. As this is the last time I shall ever build another model tall ship I have decided to make The Charles W Morgan again but with a significant difference. |
Jan Arild Aarseth - Sending over some photos of my model boat.... |
James - Took to the pond for initial sail and dropped it? one bent shaft, #@$%£ ! |
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Jason - It went OK, but the trouble was, he didn’t want to sail it, so it’s for sale. |
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Jim Cowels - I've not had a day out of the pub because of it! |
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Jan Spoelstra - Big and Powerful! |
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John Richardson - "I have been enjoying model boats for 60+ years .." |
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Joseph Propati - HMS Victory. "The hull alone is about 70" long." |
I am building a large scale version of the HMS Victory. The hull alone is
about 70" long. |
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Ken - "G'day 'cobbers!'" |
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Kevin Mortimer - 'Altogether a very good kit, highly manoeuvrable'. |
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Larry Bulduc and Jocelyn Taylor - Be gentle...our first tug. :-) |
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Malcolm - "Gytha is a short, tubby, cheerful, capable witch. " |
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My wife thinks that I have finally lost my marbles as after 30 years of marriage this will be the largest model I have built |
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Failsafe on main ballast system, with high intensity strobe in case of sinking to locate boat. Power is supplied by 2 x 7.2 volt 2000 mAH nicads for main drive, 1 x 6 volt 2000 mAH NiCad to run compressor, 1 x 4.8 volt 2000 NiCad to run RX navigation lights & strobe. |
Paul Holman - "I hope to put a Wasp on the flight deck....!" |
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Paul Lali - "At my age, spelling and grammar is optional....!" |
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Pete - "How hard can it be?!" |
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Raymond Gawthorne - It sure was nice to see my Fathers eye's light up |
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Shane - "I couldn't believe how realistic she really looked". |
I bought the boat from my friend for £20.00. I've always wanted to make a war ship but most of the war ships in kit form are so expensive. She is fitted with a 540 motor and just the 2 channel R/C in it. If money had allowed, I would have loved to have fitted other remote things in snowberry. |
Spike - " I think I am nearing being buried under the patio. " |
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Stan Reffin - "not built from any kit" |
Hull construction from 1/8 1/16 ply/ 1/4 sheet balsa and plastic card. Power supplied from 2 6 volt 1.8 amp hr nicads. |
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My old pickle-fork fork hydro 7.5cc k&b powered. |
Steve Beasley - "She looks real menacing to any drug smuggler." |
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Tom Caroll "Teeth are from my pet piranha. They were a perfect size for this project.!!! |
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Tony King - "I scaled it up from a little book called the "lore of sail " ". |
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D Thompson - A class U boat |
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Plenty more room on the server for your model boats and projects...! |
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