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Arrow5

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Re: Ride in & Maned model boats
« Reply #25 on: January 30, 2011, 07:05:21 am »

As our American cousins would say "cute". Are you going to add details , ports, funnel, mast etc ? Lots of scope to give it character. :-))
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plattypus-oz

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Re: Ride in & Maned model boats
« Reply #26 on: January 30, 2011, 08:46:48 am »

It has been kept outside and the polyurethane has broken down I will have to paint it. Never thought of adding details as it performs well and adding excess weight could take away from the stability. You know the old saying if it aint broke don't fix it. I have added about 6 inches to the height of the cabin so I can sit inside it. The photo you saw before is with 6 inch extension with the roof off. I told a few people on the model group a week ago and it was sold today. Must be a new ride in tug in the making. I have a fourteen footer and this will be the start of the new tug boat. will post on my tug boat site. Cheers
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Re: Ride in & Maned model boats
« Reply #27 on: January 30, 2011, 09:00:53 am »

Great, keep us informed. :-))
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plattypus-oz

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Re: Ride in & Maned model boats
« Reply #28 on: January 30, 2011, 11:21:32 am »

Will do. the site I will post at will be  http://tinytugboat.blogspot.com/ I will post here as well. I never expected this amount of interest, good learning curve. Love the images keep them coming. Great inspiration. Cheers
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Re: Ride in & Maned model boats
« Reply #29 on: January 30, 2011, 11:59:48 am »

I was just thinking about that manned crewed and personed thing and I thought this might be of help. Even though it is a bit late or very early depending where you stand on such things. I would not like to offend the readers with claptrap.  Loud mouthed offensive football speech about such things. But would like to give you something to contemplate for some time besides you belly button.

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Re: Ride in & Maned model boats
« Reply #30 on: February 07, 2011, 04:48:54 pm »

Hi im a new member, just finding my way around. Im a 60 year old who has been into models since i was about eleven years old i havve a large and varied colection from a 18" fishing boat to a 16' frigate. My main interest at present is large sit in  modells.cheers pete (great yarmouth norfolk uk)
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Re: Ride in & Maned model boats
« Reply #31 on: February 07, 2011, 04:51:44 pm »

That you Smithy ?
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Re: Ride in & Maned model boats
« Reply #32 on: February 08, 2011, 03:46:10 pm »

Well, the best advice I can offer is this, Get someone to help with the launching and make sure they are still there for the recovery :-))
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Re: Ride in & Maned model boats
« Reply #33 on: February 08, 2011, 04:21:32 pm »

Well, the best advice I can offer is this, Get someone to help with the launching and make sure they are still there for the recovery :-))

That advice may sound obvious or even cynical .  But it sure as hell is true. %)
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electricpowerman101

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Re: Ride in & Maned model boats
« Reply #34 on: February 08, 2011, 11:51:08 pm »

Hi im pete new member ive been into models since i was 11 yrs old,
Ive been in contact with Duncan today and sent him two plcs of my16' frigate and 9' paddle tug boat.i will try to post some on here for all to see. 
       im now 60 and had to slow downa bit i had a heart attack
last year. Any way i will try to add some pics and hope to here from any of you cheers for now pete



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ben hall

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Re: Ride in & Maned model boats
« Reply #35 on: February 09, 2011, 03:24:36 pm »

whose  going to be the first person to build a manned hover craft
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Re: Ride in & Maned model boats
« Reply #36 on: February 09, 2011, 03:35:55 pm »

although not a 'model' there are already 'small' hovercrafts that hold a man, designed for racing events!
its very hard to make a working hovercraft much smaller then this (maned) given the weight to lift needed, so what you see if what you get in regards to a maned hovercraft.






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Re: Ride in & Maned model boats
« Reply #37 on: February 09, 2011, 04:05:52 pm »

ive seen them they are designed for racing but maby a scale hover of the new army hover/landing craft

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Re: Ride in & Maned model boats
« Reply #38 on: February 09, 2011, 04:09:16 pm »

Welcome Pete, you have a couple of nice craft there. We should get together for a mini naval revue sometime !   Regarding the mini hovercraft , they would qualify  if they had scale hovercraft bodywork I think. A Hover-speed or similar would be nice or even a military version.
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ben hall

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Re: Ride in & Maned model boats
« Reply #39 on: February 09, 2011, 04:24:44 pm »

got a better one

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Re: Ride in & Maned model boats
« Reply #40 on: February 09, 2011, 04:27:34 pm »

you can stick a camera in the contoll room that feeds live footage to a screen underneath the deck that you can see maby about 1/6 th scale
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Re: Ride in & Maned model boats
« Reply #41 on: February 09, 2011, 04:28:37 pm »

that mite be a bit big thinking about it %% %% %% %% %% %% %% %% {-) {-) {-) {-) {-) :} :} :} :}
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