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[merseyferry]

hi chaps just a up date on the us coastguard (billings boat 586) hull i got a while back, 1st pic is what i started with,,then waited till a damaged one  came on ebay  so 2 into 1 does go ,,,, happy with the out come  still a  cpl, bits to  glue on  ..life belt and  ariel.  regards pat

[Paul2407]

Lovely boat and a worthwhile save well done  I've also since noticed there is a seller on ebay selling new billings kits of these at £43.99 posted might just get one whilst they are cheap, is yours the 1/40 scale?

[merseyferry]

hello  paul      on the box t says 1.20...73cm long  there are 2 of these boats by billings boats mine is the  586,the others a billings 100    both coast guards   the difference between them both might just be size and scale....the numbers on the roof were my idea and not on  the  plans  i just thought it looked better regards pad

[Paul2407]

Ah that makes sense the one on ebay is the B100 1:40 and only 363mm hence why it's cheaper then  I won't be buying that it's a little too small for me RC wise although would still make a lovely static model, I will look out for a 1:20 scale one as that looks very nice and has certainly been worth saving what a great bargain from the boot fair to start with  wonder if the wife fancies a wonder around local boot fair at the weekend 

[JimG]

The 1/40 makes a nice small RC model, I made one many years ago.
Used the motors and electronics from a couple of servos with a mixer for steering. I did replace the large feedback pot from the servo with a much smaller trim pot to set neutral, this saved space and weight. Four pencell nicads provided power and gave a reasonable sailing time. While not the fastest sailer it was convenient to carry in it's own little carrying case. Radio was a two channel 27MHz set. A friend built the Waveny class version and he fitted working rudders a swell.

Jim