Model Boat Mayhem
The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Navy - Military - Battleships: => Topic started by: moonlight on June 01, 2008, 08:04:50 pm
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A few photos of my crash tender at Wicksteed.
It is scratchbuilt from an Aerokits plan - at 1/16th scale.
Pete
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nice job Pete, you going to the fireboat funday at Branston in Setember? I am trying to sort working monitors for mine, and sourcing figures is a nightmare! Its a back to wood refurb for me due to rotting timber!
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Very Nice , where did you get the working monitors from ?
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In response to both of you.
Thanks for the kind remarks.
The monitors were Graupner (or maybe Robbe - I can't remember) items which I modified to suit the monitors used on the crash tender.
The monitors arrive as a kit - so changing parts is relatively easy.
They are coupled up to a car screenwash pump - connected to a 9.6V battery.
Cheers
Pete
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nice job Pete, you going to the fireboat funday at Branston in Setember? ........ and sourcing figures is a nightmare!
No plans to attend at the moment - where is Branston? I'm in the Midlands.
The figures were difficult. I looked at the Tamiya 1/16th kits for possible modification - but in the end struck lucky in the kids toy box. Found some figures of the right size - and with a bit of cutting and replacement of heads got them to the ones on the boat.
Pete
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Its near Burton on Trent , hoping to get there myself.
Here is a link to the site re the day.
http://modelfireboats.com/funday.php
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Looks good - I'll try and be there - thanks for the info.