Model Boat Mayhem
Mess Deck: General Section => Model Boating => Topic started by: Ghost in the shell on May 08, 2006, 07:40:50 pm
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owning several boats, i was wandering what everyone else has, and any particular favourite model you may have and why, or if you have a boat with problems, whar are the problems and did you solve them?
My main 4 boats are currently in my gallery in the main mayhem page, though right now espirit d'atlantique has steering issues, i think one of the rudders needs tightenning up, lets hope this is the case. apart from that, I rate Celestia and Gemini, the two nuclear boats are my personal favourites, partucularly Celestia, which is based on the Sydney Star.
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Having 3... one RTF Wyeforce, RTF Sail and still under construction a West Highland Coaster.
Boats i like to have:
Northlight (http://www.modelspot.com/cc/north.jpg) (66ft coaster)
Sealight (http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/Builds/Puffer_Jan/Puffer_pictures/images/P1015014.JPG) (88ft coaster)
Admirality Coaster (http://www.mountfleetmodels.co.uk/admiralty-coaster/pic2.jpg)
"HMS Resolve" and the "Imara".
I like old steamships, thats why these are my favourites.
Problems "Wyeforce":
-bad manouverability
-very loud gearbox
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Jan also has a Mountfleet Puffer...... nearly! ::)
Martin.
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I have a Tyne Class Lifeboat from the MB vac formed hull at 1-20, a mostly finshed 1-20 scale Mersey Class built from scratch. I also have a hull for a Severn at 1-25, but that only has the deck and running gear in at the moment. I haven't sailed for quite some time though, due to work commitments, but theres always hope..! :)
When (If!) I ever finish the 2 of them, I would love to build the Slipway Trent, or maybe even Speedlines 'mini' Severn if it comes into production. As you can probably tell, I like my lifeboats! Unfortunately at 1-12 they are a bit large, hence the reason I have them at a smaller scale. I suppose I need a bigger house..!!!
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Jan also has a Mountfleet Puffer...... nearly!? ::)
Martin.
There is a word we say in german: Gut Ding braucht Weile. Means: a good thing needs his time ;)
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Problems "Wyeforce":
-bad manouverability
-very loud gearbox
yep, i have the same boat from graupner, and steering, forget it! it trakes about 18 feet to swing round. gearbox shine is typical of all boxes. that is why she does not see the water much!
Celestia and Gemini turn briliant, especially given that Celestia is nearly 4ft long!
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i have 5 models and im only 14
i have:
bugsier 3
pusher tug (jenny sue 2)
tiny tug (the unknown tug)
hfm pilot boat
and a landingcraft
and as iv built the models iv built iv gained fleet colours black hull grey deck and brown cabin well thats on pusher tug and bugsier .
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I too have gone for a fleet livery.
Gemini and Celestia in their new liveries
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Most of mine are in the scale section, our house is full of large models.
HMS RESOLVE ,? 57 inch
HMS IRON DUKE,? 78 inches
HMS BRYONY,? 84 1/4 inches
USS NORTH CAROLINA? 91 inches
USS VERMONT? 75 inches
SS FOUNDATION FRANKLIN? 82 inches
ST CERVIA? 60 inch
S DRED? CLEARWAY? ?57 INCH
SS MOONLIGHT 48 inch
FIRE BOAT? 48 inch
Well thats my fleet, 1 more due to go on the building board, ::) ::) ron h
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Hi,
My fleet is:
Tug - banckert
Coaster - Talacre
Waveney Lifeboat
Bluebird K7
Cheetah FE
MTB - Brave Borderer
Grand Banks Schooner
Pen Duick
Riva Aquarama
The last 4 scratch built
Plus a couple of 1m yachts now sold on and a couple of small models for the kids that havent survived!
Ian
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I have mostly warships.
Fleetscale denny Steam Gunboat 6ft
Sirmar Hunt Class Destroyer 6ft
Fleetscale Prince of Wales 6 ft
Sirmar Girl Class Tug about 3 ft
HDML about 3 ft
Robbe Schutz Class Minesweeper converted to Gunboat.
In Build a 1/72 Scale Prinz Eugen at 10 1/2 feet
Plus too many waiting in the garage loft.
Bob
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I have turned into a lifeboat nut, and contrary to popular opinion, it's not because I got a big tin of orange paint cheap and couldn't find any other orange boats ! ?My parents, both still building and sailing have joined in, so between us the boats currently available for sailing are:
1:8 ?Atlantic 21 with DO-DO launching trolley and working tractor
1:12 ?Brede from Kingston Mouldings - excellent handling boat
1:12 Rother - Metcalf Mouldings kit
1:20 Keith Nelson class ( only one ever built)
1:20 Waveney (modified Billings Coastguard)
1:20 Arun ( Metcalf Mouldings)
1:36 (app) Trent ( Moderl slipway "rescue" boat) - 2 off - one as a boat for kids to have a go with at the club
1:?? ?Severn, the one sold by the RNLI as ready to run, but stripped and fitted with proper motors and radio gear
1:40 Waveney - the small Billings one, fully radio controlled
boats on the slips are
1:20 Brede from a kit by K S Marine Models
1:20 Medina - semi scale, built onto a modified 1:12 Atlantic hull
1:20 Severn - using a modified Model Slipway Trent hull as a starting point
1:16 Barnett - restoration job, bought as a wreck, but beautifull double diagonal planked hull
1:16 Mersey - glass mould and hull made, just waiting it's turn in the queue !
and I have two Airfix 1:72 Severns on order as soon as they are released ( latest quoted date is "June") one of which I am sure I will shoehorn some radio gear into ?::) ?I would love to get it light enough so that I could hang a lump of ballast below the hull to counterbalance a 1:72 sea King hovering above it on piano wire ?:o
Cheers
Aston
ps long term project is a 1:72 Fearless ?:o
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Not as massive as some folks fleets on here but already taking up more space then my wife likes. :-\
Robbe Atlantis Schooner
Robbe Valdivia Schooner
GoodSpeed 42 Yawl
and a few others that don't exist anymore.
-Taylor
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Oh dear, lots of models around.....
My "Homefleet" is:
HMS Lord Nelson, scratchbuilt scale 1:100
HMS Mohawk, modified kit scale 1:96
HMS P-49, scratchbuilt scale 1:100
HMS Velox, scratchbuilt scale 1:100
SS Herman Fritzen, Turretdeck Merchantman, scratchbuilt scale 1:100
Nils Holgerson, small sailing Yacht scale 1:25
70`CMB103MT, scratchbuilt scale 1:24
My favourite boat at the moment is the 70`CMB, but mostly I go the pond with my P-Class Patrol boat. I like the appearance of that narrow boat which runs well and dry!
Under construction:
Sir Lancelot, scale 1:32 Kit
... and thousand others in my mind, but not enough time and money to get them all done........
J?rg
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Ours, (son and me)
Elmer Fudd-Billings Krabbencutter
HMS Bamboo- Revell Flower Corvette
SS Melanine- Deans Marine tramp steamer
S-100- Revell Schnellboote
Bohemia- Pelikan kit of a paddle steamer
Micro Magic- Graupner yatch
Murcury- Marblehead ( hull about 20yrs old)
Sammy Boy- SHG fishing boat
Lundy Shore- ORSV PBM kit
Fistfull of Dollars- Traxxas Blast RTR speedboat
SS Daffy- r/c decoy duck
And lots unbuilt with under construction by the two of us
PBM pilot boat
1/350 Yamato
Stanislaw- scratch built tug
House looks like a drydock!
Daryl
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;D Hi Daryl, your list of coming up models is incomplete..... ;D
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I left out the P-class as Sam does not know about it yet, he is building the PBM pilot boat and I am restoring a US heavy crusier which I left off as well as trying to get to grips with the Tug and Yamato. When He see's it he will want to start as soona s he finished whatever he is building, the pilot boat should be finished by July so I guess he will start the P-boat then.
The other stuff we have 'on the slips' are
1/24 Thames sailing barge
1/24 Vosper MTB
1 foot fishing boat
Astec Falcon to be re-built after a fire on board
FE outrigger awaiting motor, esc and setting up
Boston Blenheim
USS Enterprise 1/350
P class WW1 patrol boat ( in hiding until Sam's birthday)
Caldercraft Clyde Puffer (Sam's kit last Christmas)
1/350 Bismarck
USS America and Admiral Kuznetsov both 1/700 this is a challenge to get them r/c and floating the right way up
HMS Cumberland Type 22 batch 3 awaiting a photo survay when we get to Devonport in August
As you can see not a bad list to build, but then again there is two of us now building them. Wife now askes questions whenever we think about something new, guess its time to stop buying and build for a while.
Daryl
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Daryl, though you think that one lifetime is enough to get all plans done?
So do I, still heading for a wife with a six-figure income and another 250 years to live to get all the ideas done which are running on my mind.... ::)
J?rg
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Well here goes with my list ( edited and corrected now i'm at home !! ) :o :o
Bodasteinur ( Heller kit used to be the Roc Amadeur 1/200th scale stern trawler )
Arctic Corsair ( Revel 1/144th scale side trawler , in reality this is the Ross Kandahar GY trawler and used to be sold as such )
Udaloy class Soviet Destroyer Kitech hull is 30cm so about 1/550
Sovremenny class Soviet Destroyer from Trumpeter 1/350
Type IXb U-Boat from Academy 1/150th scale
HMS King George V battleship Mini hobbies 1/350th
Kiev soviet aircraft carrier fromTrumpeter 1/550th scale ( will be "interesting" getting this to stay right way up lol )
Maggie M Mbe trawler kit from Model Slipway( to be build as the trawler Deeside BCK595 )
Edwina 1/50th scale side trawler hull / pack & plans , Metcalf Mouldings
Norina 1/50th scale stern trawler hull / pack & plans , Metcalf Mouldings
Standard pattern Steam Drifter , Bill Woods 1/32 scale hull & plans to be built as my fathers grandfather's Philorth FR225 of 1920
36" Stern trawler hull ( off Ebay but no plans so this will be built as an inshore trawler / scalloper )
36" 1/25th scale Campbeltown 75 class steel seine net fishing vessel hull / deck moulding ( to be built as a generic seiner )
waiting for Lindberg 1/90th scale North Atlantic Side trawler 17.5" long from the USA
I have plans for building my Families 3 trawlers , 128ft Strath Class Steam Trawler Avondee A826 will be 1/32 scale for 48" long , 117ft Motor Side trawler Forward Pride A367 at 1/32 so 44" long and for the Modified Spinningdale class 87ft sidetrawler David John A169 at 1/32nd so 33" long.
I've also got plans for a motorised Fifie seine net boat and the Boston Blenhem stern trawler.
I intend all my models , even the small trawler models and the udaloy , to be remote control.
Davie
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Hi Jorg,
My wife says that, now junior is building the conservatory where they live is filling up. Hopefully I might see them built but as long as Sam is happy with what we are doing thats all that matters. We enjoy the challengies and allways look for the odd, bizarre and unusual, bit like me realy!
Daryl
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(http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/285/carloadofboats7mn.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Most of mine are in this pic.
It's an altered pic incase you were wondering. He He.
Banckert
Scratch Lugger 5'
Scratch Magpie 3' Yacht
Scratch freighter (bought and renovated) 5'6"
Skiboat-semi-scratch on billings hull
U-47 robbe sub static diver
2 other Magpie 3' yachts-not pictured
Dikie Tug- not pictured
The lady is mum and it's her chair in the back, not another boat!
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Just the one, a RTR Thunder Tiger "Majestic". The plan was to get onto the water as soon as possible while I built my Model Slipway 10 Hatch Coaster.
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looks good magpie, but you REALLY do need either a roof box or a tranny van
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Canadian tug
Happy Hunter
yorkshireman
Tug Timmy
Remote controlled Duck!!
Aerokits Sea Queen
Robbie Paula 111
10R
Marbelhead x3
I mtr
Sea Queen
Converted RNLI lifeboat from the RNLI kit
Huntsman
Trimarang
Landing craft
Sea Commander
Tanker (6ft)
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dont have any boats just now :(
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looks good magpie, but you REALLY do need either a roof box or a tranny van
I've built a roof box for my subs. You're right, it does help!
Jason
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Fleet so far...
Fairmile type D MTB, 1/24th, almost finished, r/c
Thorneycroft MTB, 1/20th or maybe 1/24th, needs some TLC and r/c
12m yacht, 1/12th, needs some TLC and r/c gear needs checking
Argus, wishbone schooner, free sailing/modified Brane steering gear
Zwart Zee tug (Billings kit), rather sad now (never been floated), never fitted with r/c
Also...
Tamiya Pershing tank, 1/16th, r/c
Tamiya Baja King 'back yard racer', 1/10th
Tamiya King Hauler truck and trailer, 1/14th, r/c
The Thorneycroft MTB is on the slip now: rub down, re-paint, ESC, batteries, rx and away we go for sea trials
Mike
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I missed this thread through being on holiday until I saw todays postings - so here's my fleet.
Scale sailing model of a Westerly Pentland ketch (48 inches overall) - scratch built as a reminder of the full size I owned a few years back.( Featured as "Picture of the Month" on Mayhem)
Mersey class lifeboat on a Metcalf hull (38 inches) - built as the Pwllheli lifeboat as thats housed next to where I moored my Pentland.
Type 23 frigate on the Fleetscale hull (55 inches) - built as HMS Portland as my grandson is a crew member on that ship
Graupner Pegasus - built from a second hand kit for another grandson - it still lives with me for when he visits - but I have to keep it in sailing trim now and again. ;)
Airboat - scratch built "Everglades" type of airboat - built as an experiment to see if it would work - it does - very well !
Griffon Hovercraft (43 inch long)- to try something different.
Marblehead sailing yacht - I was loaned the moulds for a Marblehead so moulded three hulls for self and two friends - kept one - super sailing boat.
RNLI Hovercraft - scratch built using the experience gained on the Griffon.
"Northsider" tug. (49 inches) - Built from a semi kit from Tyne models - .
Bought as an early birthday present from my wife at the Northwich show, it was finished enough to launch on my birthday a couple of weeks ago. My club friends demanded a a bottle of champagne for the lakeside launching lunch. I had a bottle which had been in the cupboard for 18 years (didnt like it when bought) and amazingly it was still very drinkable - best launching ceremony yet - shame you missed it Stavros :D
Don B
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Very interesting to see everyones fleet, heres mine
1/24th Ngan Chau 56"
1/35th Vietnam Monitor 29"
1/16th Vietnam Pibber 24"
1/96th HMS Intrepid 61"
1/16th Vietnam Tango complete with heuy helicopter 45"
All are scratch built and can be viewed on my web page http://www.macsmouldings.co.uk
Oh and currently under construction 1/48th HMS Intrepid @ 130"
Martin.
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1;20 danish shetterdeck trawler
1:20 British north sea trawler
1:12th Brede lifeboat ( under construction)
1:24 clyde puffer(under construction)
RC lobster ( under construction - problem is lack of space for all the gear !!! )
Clelia Research Submersible ( see picture to the left)
1: 10 inshore fishing boat
1 : 10 steam launch ( electric powered)
Marten howes &Baylis topaz ( under construction- slow build !)
1:12 Arun lifeboat-
1:24 US Navy tug
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white Ensign, what is the thumbnail picture of, eyesight a bit blurred, looks like an MTB of some sort?
phil
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My favorites are WII warships, but they have to be 1/72 airfix etc kits, which is why i have
1) Matchbox flower class corvette
2) Airfix German 'S' Boat
Both remote controlled though being a part time hobbiest, they just go refit most of the time or get stored.
Have kits for the slipway but no time to start / complete
Revel PT109
Airfix vosper (well two actually)
other models for fitting to the dream boat to build, Hermes, are three harrier jump jets with marker lights (alternating flashing led's), and two sea kings a MK2 and a MK4 commando both with flashing marker lights and rotating main rotors (tail is very difficult to acheive with the space in a 1/72 scale chopper).
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At the moment, the fleet comprises:
Ripmax Carlson
Ripmax Interceptor 650 (These 2 are for the kids, although do spend a lot of time sailing them!)
I have a scratch-built River Class minesweeper at 1:48th
Building:
Vickers Vedette from (1976 freebie plan)
1:72 scale Tarawa class assault ship. (scratch-built and scaled up from Revell plastic kit)
Loads more in the pipeline, but trying to get around to starting them.
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Building:
Vickers Vedette from (1976 freebie plan)
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Recently converted mine to RC, very nice little boat - still got the mag somewhere. The plan is a bit brittle now but still usable with care. Good old Vic Smeed strikes again :)
Cheers
Doug
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im sort of new to the forum and am finding my feet with boats, here is my collection so far as im still on the lookout for new models.
http://rc-hovercrafts.com/photocommunities/albums.php?action=view&dir=J.beazley-1&file=41
2x C.C. Lee victory fast electric boats, 1 modified with better motors.
2x fuhai/taiyo toy hovercrafts.
1x Severn lifeboat upgraded all internals.
1x Griffon hovercraft in the building process
1x Robbe Schutze
also i have a 3D acrobatic helicopter which im learning to fly.
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Building:
Vickers Vedette from (1976 freebie plan)
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Recently converted mine to RC, very nice little boat - still got the mag somewhere. The plan is a bit brittle now but still usable with care. Good old Vic Smeed strikes again :)
Cheers
Doug
Was given a fiberglass hull which sort-of fitted the plan.
I'm slightly modifying the design to look a little more modern and using the sketches in the magazine article, i've added a helicopter and changed the weapons.
Initial bath tests are good (hasn't sunk yet!), hopefully on the water trials will be as good.
Also inherited an AsTec Falcon fast electric. something to do during the winter months.
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My Fleet stands at the moment as these:
36" Catamoran Yacht
2 one metre yachts
A Class yacht
Marblehead Class Yacht
39" PT 115 Torpedo Boat
Ticonderoga Warship One Metre
Sovremenny Class Destroyer one metre
Kiev Aircraft Carrier one metre
36" Coast Guard Launch
48" Tug Australian Design
40" Sun xx1 Tug Boat
42" Amsterdam Tug Boat
36" Own Design Tug Boat
Three RTR Speedboats 2 of heavily modified
Small Hovercraft
18" USS Connecticut Sub Static Diver
36" USS Dallas Sub Dynamic
32" USS Seawolf Sub Static Diver
72" Type XX1 Sub Static Diver
80" Cargo Ship
Two 48" River/Ocean Barges
20" Missile Lanching Boat
Dickie Tug Modified
Seabex 1 Tender Boat
Bluenose Schooner
Oriana Ship
Fishing Boat
Titanic
Waiting to be built
Meteor Work Boat
And what ever else Takes my fancy...
Roy
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as mentioned earlier - 1/72nd scale airfix type kits
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My fleet changes quite a lot.
Sold HMS Prince of Wales, now got
1/72 Type 21 Frigate
Perkassa type model bur made by Corlic, the Gempita
Another Girl Class tug.
Bob
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type 21 frigate?
who by?
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Feller in Leicester, I won it on ebay.
Totally scratch built, will need some work and scale running gear, but will be started after she sails in mast pond at Portsmouth Dockyard to celebrate the refurbishment of No3 Boathouse.
They are about, this is my sixth.
Bob
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I have 7 model tugs
pusher tug
Canadian barge tug
Sun xx1 tug
Southampton/wyeforce tug
calson tug
alcobar tug
smit nederland
and 8 model barges and an 11foot cargo ship nealy
and im 16
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new addition
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My son and I have these:
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I will try again, My son and I have the following: Arun Lifeboat, Windermere Launch, US Fast River Patrol Boat, Peadar Elaine Crabber, Narrowboat, Tomkat `hooligan` boat, Chriscraft `Cobra` harbour launch, Riva Aquarama launch, Oh and a quacking duck. When I get my ancient head around the system, I will post some pics. Pete M
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I'm just building a scratch narrowboat, just to hone my skills before i start my billings smit rotterdam. Does anyone else have any advice on the rotterdam??, it would be much appreciated.
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My Fleet stands at the moment as these:
36" Catamoran Yacht
2 one metre yachts
A Class yacht
Marblehead Class Yacht
39" PT 115 Torpedo Boat
Ticonderoga Warship One Metre
Sovremenny Class Destroyer one metre
Kiev Aircraft Carrier one metre
36" Coast Guard Launch
48" Tug Australian Design
40" Sun xx1 Tug Boat
42" Amsterdam Tug Boat
36" Own Design Tug Boat
Three RTR Speedboats 2 of heavily modified
Small Hovercraft
18" USS Connecticut Sub Static Diver
36" USS Dallas Sub Dynamic
32" USS Seawolf Sub Static Diver
72" Type XX1 Sub Static Diver
80" Cargo Ship
Two 48" River/Ocean Barges
36" Missile Lanching Boat
Dickie Tug Modified
Waiting to be built
Meteor Work Boat
And what ever else Takes my fancy...
Roy
Greedy springs to mind !!! :o :o :o
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well Celestia was almost lost having been sunk by an RC Hover, have had to spend a week repairing her
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Sorry to read that Ghost :(, you are a talented guy so I have no doubt you will have her back to top condition in no time!
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Now Now Richard no need to be jealous mate, I am retired remember, and I do enjoy building......
Roy
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Hi You've probably already seen mine in the warship and sub sections but anyway:
Tamiya 1/350:
USS Enterprise
New Jersey (brother's)
Bismark
Tirpitz
Yamato X2 (1 is dad's)
Musashi (brother's)
Tamiya 1/35:
PT-15
3 revell 1/72 Type 7 subs (works in progress) will be fully static diving.
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Sorry to read that Ghost :(, you are a talented guy so I have no doubt you will have her back to top condition in no time!
well funny you should mention that, today, 7 days after the sinking, Celestia slid back down the slipway and back where she belongs, ON the water not UNDER it :) cruising the lake, Celestia was back on form, :)
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i thought seeing as my fleet has grown i would post a picture of my fleet ALL of them on the water in my garden aswell ;D
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v479/jayimageservices/e8415786.jpg)
oh yeah forgot to mention that YEP the baby Severn sprung a leak and decided to sink while i took the photo good job the pool is only a foot and a bit deep
Jay
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i was wandering why the lil lifey thingy was going down
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I removed everything from the insides so my nipper could play with it in the pool but i forgot to replace the bungs where the rudders were ::) ::)
to be fair it took on loads of water and still was bobbing about in the pool showed no sign of sinking fully ;D
Jay
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I removed everything from the insides so my nipper could play with it in the pool but i forgot to replace the bungs where the rudders were ::) ::)
to be fair it took on loads of water and still was bobbing about in the pool showed no sign of sinking fully ;D
Jay
d'oh!
bet if it had all innards in her she would have gone under
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Hi all my fleet at the moment is incomplete but one of my carriers is almost finished.
HMS Illustrious 1:96 Invincible class(90% complete)
HMS Ark Royal 1:96 invincible class (20% complete only just got it)
HMS Beaver 1:96 Type 22 Batch 1 (totally stripping back and restarting as i inherited this from a friend)
HMS Mersey 1:96 OPV (40%)
USS Winston Churchill (Still in box wife wont let me touch it yet)
And I'm always planning for my next one incase there is anything i see and like, possibly down the line a Nimitz in 1:96
Stu
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Hi Stu, Beaver was ;) a batch 2 type 22, Batch 1's were Broadsword, Battleaxe, Brilliant and Brazen, all now belong to Brazil. ;)
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Its a bloody good job i'm changing its name then, As i want battleaxe, the beaver name never did it for me im glad you spotted it paul as i havent done my homework on this one yet.
stu
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Blimey
Some of you have more ships than the Royal Navy, as a newbie my fleet is
Sealight Puffer (under construction, half way there)
2 x Springer Tugs
1 x Springer Tug (under construction, looks like a wooden box at the moment)
1/24 scale pusher tug (under construction)
Brian
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I have built 6 models, shown below.
In order of construction,
Amsterdam, an Artesania Latina kit.
James Cook, a freelance pilot vessel designed by Richard Webb, from a free plan in MMI, and subsequently given to one of my grandsons in Sydney.
Henry Rous, another pilot vessel with the same heritage which I kept.
Sentinel, a Model Slipway kit.
Jessica Louise, a freelance Norfolk Broads cruiser, designed by Ray Wood as Margoletta, a free plan with Model Boats,
and lastly, another Richard Webb design, SHB Triton, also a free plan with Model Boats.
All of the scratch built models were enlarged from the original plans to about 76cm, and built in ply rather than styrene.
Peter.
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I am amazed how many people have so much room to store so many models. "Never in the field of modelmaking have so many been stored by so few....."
I have just sold two models (Is this anathema?) and used the resultant funds to purchase the Mountfleet Bangarth Kit which will be my winter project (If I can wait until then).
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I have turned into a lifeboat nut, and contrary to popular opinion, it's not because I got a big tin of orange paint cheap and couldn't find any other orange boats ! ?My parents, both still building and sailing have joined in, so between us the boats currently available for sailing are:
1:8 ?Atlantic 21 with DO-DO launching trolley and working tractor
1:12 ?Brede from Kingston Mouldings - excellent handling boat
1:12 Rother - Metcalf Mouldings kit
1:20 Keith Nelson class ( only one ever built)
1:20 Waveney (modified Billings Coastguard)
1:20 Arun ( Metcalf Mouldings)
1:36 (app) Trent ( Moderl slipway "rescue" boat) - 2 off - one as a boat for kids to have a go with at the club
1:?? ?Severn, the one sold by the RNLI as ready to run, but stripped and fitted with proper motors and radio gear
1:40 Waveney - the small Billings one, fully radio controlled
boats on the slips are
1:20 Brede from a kit by K S Marine Models
1:20 Medina - semi scale, built onto a modified 1:12 Atlantic hull
1:20 Severn - using a modified Model Slipway Trent hull as a starting point
1:16 Barnett - restoration job, bought as a wreck, but beautifull double diagonal planked hull
1:16 Mersey - glass mould and hull made, just waiting it's turn in the queue !
and I have two Airfix 1:72 Severns on order as soon as they are released ( latest quoted date is "June") one of which I am sure I will shoehorn some radio gear into ?::) ?I would love to get it light enough so that I could hang a lump of ballast below the hull to counterbalance a 1:72 sea King hovering above it on piano wire ? :o
Cheers
Aston
ps long term project is a 1:72 Fearless ? :o
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Aston - just been looking at your post re. your Fleet. Appreciate this thread was started a long time ago but.....If Aston is out there, I'd be interested in looking at a photo of your Atlantic 21, carriage & tractor. just interested because I have an Atlantic & am building a DODO carriage & tractor,
Cheers,
Brett
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Brett,what scale is your Atlantic 21 in? be interested to see some photos of her and the trailer please?
cheers,
Mick F
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Here's some of my fleet. Its a combination of scratch built or heavily modified kit. As with most people its numbers are still on the increase.
John
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....and also, these two:
John
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My fleet;
Happy hunter
Portgarth (destroyed)
Aziz (unbuilt, possibly gona sell)
Banckert (slight restoring project)
Orion/bp mouldings harbour tug (attempting a start)
Fairmount alpine (restoring project)
Model by design shelter deck trawler (un started)
Bugshier 3 (restoring project)
Pt boat
A lot of projects lol, if only had the time.
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I don't think the internet is big enough to list my fleet %%
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my fleet has now got big enough to warrent buying a radio with more model memory ! i currently have ;- 1 carbon micro magic , 1 racing micro magic , an hfm 590 , 36" motor assisted yacht , a 1920s fishing smack converted to r/c , a 1/24th thames sailing barge , 1/12th bantam tug , water jet driven dory , a huntsman 31 , a spear and a griffon hovercraft , my gf ANN has a billings kadett , a yeoman annabelle and a kyosho northwind . im also looking after an australia2 yacht and a 54" coastal cargo vessel for kevin ( wokingkev ) jon
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Kyosho - Northwind 36
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b249/Spook57/DSCF2320.jpg)
Model Slipway - Sentinel
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b249/Spook57/DSC01666.jpg)
Deans Marine - HMS Amethyst
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b249/Spook57/DSC02601.jpg)
Model Slipway - Trent Lifeboat
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b249/Spook57/IMG00043-20110721-1459.jpg)
Model Slipway - Assurance Tug
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b249/Spook57/DSCF1458.jpg)
Robbe - Antje II
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b249/Spook57/20121204_124630.jpg)
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Boats that are built or nearly finished
Inga IV motor sailer
MS Loyal
MS mini Puffer
Deans Mastiff tug
Caldercraft Sir Kay
Soveriegn models Lady Sarah Windermere steamer (electric motor)
36" Firefloat
KMB jetdive RIB
George Turner Swordsman
Club 500
Kyosho Jetsream EP
Sirmar Hunt class destroyer
OTW X-craft submarine
Modell Uboot Delta submarine
ALR Watson lifeboat
Billings Smit Rotterdam
1/24th HDML
MS Trent lifeboat
Metcalf Rother lifeboat
1 meter yacht
A class yacht
Fiesta yacht
A very large scratch built (not by me) Cornish Crabber type scale yacht
6M yacht
RM models Shrimper scale yacht
Deans DUKW part built
Currently building
Speedline 1/12th Severn lifeboat
Waiting in the wings for their turn to be built or refurbished
Lesro Atlantic 21
1/24th Fairmile D
Fleetscale Bismark
1/12th 47' Watson
Mountfleet Boston Typhoon
Northcape motor sailer
Robbe Topcat catamaran
and a yacht hull by David Anderton
Add to that
A Tamiya Tiger tank
A wot 4 aeroplane
An electric powered glider
A kit for a 1/5th scale Chipmunk
and a kit for a 1/5th scale Mustang
and no less than 14 transmitters
Do you think I might be a bit of a hoarder?
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heres one of mine, a 5 foot long passenger steamer, now runs on 12V, i aint got a clue when it was built or if its based on a real ship buts its very well made from mahogony and looks great in the water.
(http://i47.tinypic.com/2jfhzeo.jpg)
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my other boat is this 38in cabin cruiser, solidly built in the 60's using mahogony, goes a good speed and very sturdy in choppy water.
(http://i47.tinypic.com/kcmohg.jpg)
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Do you think I might be a bit of a hoarder?
YES! ;) :-))
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I think i may have to many boats.
3x logging tugs.
1x escort tug.
2x steam tugs.
bismark 7ft
nimitz 8ft
sub 6ft
mersk container ship 6ft
cargo ship 6ft
1x destroyer 6ft
1x agis cruiser 6ft
Towboat
SDM tug
fast patrol boat
air boat
1mtre yacht
faiwind yacht
range safety patrol boat
large tug
2 models unmade mountfleet and robbe sub.
Destroyer42
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Hi Mick,
It's a 1/12 scale Atlantic 75. Haven't started the DODO Carriage & tractor yet
Here's a pic. of her
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I think i may have to many boats.
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2 models unmade mountfleet
You might like to help out Mountfleet by offering your kits on loan, for them to take moulds from.
Regards
Ken