Topic: Who's building what at the moment? (Read 398959 times)

BFSMP · « **Reply #450 on:** October 09, 2015, 04:52:38 pm »

Quote from: Ardnave on October 09, 2015, 03:52:27 pm

Hi,
I have just pulled the dust sheets off my model of MacBrayne's MV Lochiel, she has lain for about four years unfinished, so that's this winters project!

Clark

that's a nice looking model. did you build it from a kit. If so where did you buy the kit.

John W E · « **Reply #451 on:** October 09, 2015, 05:03:32 pm »

just finishing off refurbishment of the Boston Blenheim from the deck up over - I have rebuilt it using plywood, better than the plastic that was originally used on the original build and had deteriorated/gone brittle

aye

John

Ardnave · « **Reply #452 on:** October 09, 2015, 06:38:43 pm »

Quote from: BFSMP on October 09, 2015, 04:52:38 pm

that's a nice looking model. did you build it from a kit. If so where did you buy the kit.

Hi BFSMP,
I got the bare GRP hull from Waverley Models, must be about eight years ago, there is no kit that I know of, I have built the rest myself, apart from Quaycraft lifeboats and some vents.
I did butcher the hull a bit, as I have the original Denny plans to refer to, the bow was at the wrong rake.
Hope this helps,

Clark

ballastanksian · « **Reply #453 on:** October 09, 2015, 07:49:17 pm »

My principle project is HMS Ready (M class Destroyer) and several tugs that need batteries, some electrics and a bit of TLC to get on the water along with a Motor Launch and the Hull pug for an Iron clad turreted Ram.

tugnut · « **Reply #454 on:** October 09, 2015, 07:56:20 pm »

I was given this it has been in the loft for 50 years his dad built and sailed it in Wales Blackpill park.
Just repaired all the bits rewired the motors and away she went not sure how old it is.

ballastanksian · « **Reply #455 on:** October 09, 2015, 08:05:27 pm »

Lovely, you did a good job on tidying her up.

tugnut · « **Reply #456 on:** October 09, 2015, 08:17:20 pm »

Thanks, here is a picture from way back.

ballastanksian · « **Reply #457 on:** October 09, 2015, 08:26:50 pm »

Is that a transmitter with the white antennae next to the little tool box?

tugnut · « **Reply #458 on:** October 09, 2015, 08:29:19 pm »

Yes,

this is the wires and motors

furball · « **Reply #459 on:** October 09, 2015, 08:40:13 pm »

My dad's original transmitter is in the shed somewhere - about a foot square and two foot high.

Built in the early '50's.

Lance

tugnut · « **Reply #460 on:** October 09, 2015, 08:45:20 pm »

Hi Lance you must no this lake then

ballastanksian · « **Reply #461 on:** October 09, 2015, 08:45:35 pm »

Blooming heck that brings a new meaning to solid state! Two foot high

Southern Sailor · « **Reply #462 on:** October 09, 2015, 08:51:06 pm »

My Portgarth. Brian

Nemo · « **Reply #463 on:** October 09, 2015, 09:19:47 pm »

Quote from: ballastanksian on October 09, 2015, 08:45:35 pm

Blooming heck that brings a new meaning to solid state! Two foot high

Check out some of this stuff from back in 1959 at Eastbourne.

http://www.britishpathe.com/video/eastbourne-model-boat-regatta

Nemo · « **Reply #464 on:** October 09, 2015, 09:27:44 pm »

Quote from: tugnut on October 09, 2015, 07:56:20 pm

I was given this it has been in the loft for 50 years his dad built and sailed it in Wales Blackpill park.
Just repaired all the bits rewired the motors and away she went not sure how old it is.

Fine model of a famous tug you got there tugnut. I remember the Turmoil in the news when I was a boy when she went to the rescue of the tanker 'Flying Enterprise' and made world headlines due to the bravery of the tankers skipper Kurt Karlsen who would not give up his ship and stayed on board until the last possible minute, but sadly the tanker was lost.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cum-_NgU54

tugnut · « **Reply #465 on:** October 09, 2015, 09:34:04 pm »

Thanks for old footage Nemo great

mermod · « **Reply #466 on:** October 09, 2015, 11:03:15 pm »

Not even slightly boat related but we finished re-building this for my little girls 3rd birthday on the weekend, it was an ex display model in bare cedar that had had a hard life at our local hardware store, finally someone wiped it out with a pallet trolley, they were reluctant to sell it to us but I mentioned I was a cabinetmaker and could repair most things timber, so we took it home, fixed it up better and tougher than new and put some exterior paint on it.

Phill

Nemo · « **Reply #467 on:** October 10, 2015, 05:49:59 pm »

Not exactly 'building', just 'reconstructing'.

I recently acquired an elderly Pilot Boat (built 1982) in a bit of a sad state having been painted with several slabs of what looks like Dulux emulsion! Some parts are missing, the mast, windows, ventilators and mostly small deck bits. It has a GRP hull and ply deckhouse. It measures 72cm long x 28 wide. All it has inside is a motor. prop and shaft. It looks like a speedy hull.
I have started by stripping several layers of Dulux from the deckhouse and fitted a steering servo. Basically, I think with a decent paint and new small parts it will make a nice runabout.
One thing - can anyone help identify the kit? Here 'she' is ............

Bob.

ballastanksian · « **Reply #468 on:** October 10, 2015, 07:14:49 pm »

I see that the huge boxes are not the controller, but just the holder of the gizmology while the controller is a small box with push knobs. Thankyou for sharing the film Mr Nemo.

Excellent refurb on the tree house! Even I would like a place like that in my garden:O)

essex2visuvesi · « **Reply #469 on:** October 10, 2015, 07:25:17 pm »

Quote from: ballastanksian on October 10, 2015, 07:14:49 pm

I see that the huge boxes are not the controller, but just the holder of the gizmology while the controller is a small box with push knobs. Thankyou for sharing the film Mr Nemo.

Excellent refurb on the tree house! Even I would like a place like that in my garden:O)

Have to say, I feel quite lucky that all my RC controllers have been quite light and manageable

SailorGreg · « **Reply #470 on:** October 11, 2015, 02:42:33 pm »

I am currently building (very slowly

) the 1922 racer Miss Severn from Legend Model Boats. I was sold on this model after seeing a couple of builds on RC Groups but there is no distributor for Legend in the UK so I had to bite the bullet and pay the carriage from the USA. (For those who don't know, Legend Model Boats is a very small operation producing short run, high quality kits of unusual subjects, so doesn't run to the international dealer network of the big boys!) It's a very good, accurate kit (with one well publicised exception where one frame is inexplicably the wrong size/shape!). Everything goes together very nicely and the hull turns out entirely symmetrical to as close as I can measure it. The pictures show, firstly, the hull with the first layer of planking (balsa) and then where I am up to at the moment.

I do like shiny mahogany boats!

(OK, it's not shiny at the moment, but next year.....!

)

Greg

ballastanksian · « **Reply #471 on:** October 11, 2015, 04:03:00 pm »

Next year you will be able to see yourself in the varnish

warspite · « **Reply #472 on:** October 11, 2015, 05:01:31 pm »

So the old transmitters were not so much solid state as empire state being two foot tall.

What am I building - well as an employee - a business, hoping to keep it 'AFLOAT' and not to 'DRIFT OFF COURSE', I'm also the chief purser (I hope that right) as I deal with the companies funds etc, keeping the 'CAPTAIN' on course as he appears to be related to that of the titanic the way he spends.

Buccaneer · « **Reply #473 on:** October 11, 2015, 09:34:50 pm »

Having got all the bits out of the box a couple of weeks ago, sorted out and ordered Motor, Electrics, Lights etc. I promised myself that last week I would spend some serious time on my new Lowgarth from Mountfleet Models. Progress on the Hull was good until Tuesday afternoon, when the wife fell over and broke her wrist. I am now head cook, cleaner, chauffer etc. and getting up earlier than a retired man should to walk the dog! I guess another couple of months onto the build time will not really hurt!!

John

Mad Scientist · « **Reply #474 on:** October 11, 2015, 11:19:28 pm »

My on-again/off-again pilot boat build is ON again, at last! Now to order some more parts - running gear, etc. - Tom

News:

Author Topic: Who's building what at the moment? (Read 398959 times)