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[Epoxydude]

Hi guys

        My girlfriend has expressed an interest in having a little model boat to sail around a local pond for her birthday ,
she has said she wants a nice little scale boat.
  Where do i start Gents im a rc heli man and not sure what to do .
 
 Thanks Jim

[Inkmark]

Hi
Have a look at Howes web site.
Lots of choice and a great service
Cheers
Mark

[Roger in France]

We need a little more information if we are to help you.

Do you want a ready to sail out of the box or do you want to build?

Does your friend have a preference for the kind of boat (warship; tug; pleasure boat etc)?

Do you have any RC gear you can use (different wavelength is required than that for flying)?

Do you have a budget?

Roger in France.

[DickyD]

Hi Mike how about a Model Slipway 1:32 scale FSB Tenby lifeboat. My wife has one and she thinks its great. Its only 500mm long.



http://www.modelslipway.com/

[Epoxydude]

Hi guys .
        She has said she would like to have a go  at building one . I have plenty of radio gear 40mhz and 2.4ghz as well as some 27mhz stuff .
She quite likes the Little pollux tug by graupner as well as their neptun freighter
Im going to be there to help her build it.
 and i do have about 10 years experience in modeling with helicopters cars and aircraft so boats will be new to me to as well .
what do we think gents

 thanks for your time jim

[Umi_Ryuzuki]

Perhaps starting with a couple of simple springer hulls....?

http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=3471.0

 

[dan]

can i suggest the new tug semi kit released by MMB earlier this week. its a 1/40 SCALE MODERN ASD STYLE HARBOUR TUG

http://www.marksmodelbits.co.uk/

[wesley]

I have just bought one of the new ASD tugs from MMB (it arrived yesterday) The hull and wheel house ect is nicely moulded with just the flash to be removed and the fittings................... Well they are probably some the best I have seen!!!!! (in my limited experience) virtually no flash on them.

I spoke to Marks wife (can't remember her name) and she was very helpfull.

I will be making a start tonight and I am looking forward to getting it on the water (after seeing the superb video on his website)
Not looking forward to cutting out the wheelhouse windows, 22 I think, it keeps changing every time I count them!!!!   But I think it will look good when it is done as the fittings even include a captains chair and consoles.

Andrew.