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Hi Crew found out the micro servos can operate the 20 mm Oerlikons as the same rotation as the Mk51 Gun Directors and the three 40mm bofors main deck direct drive to servo upper deck via a cam and push rod arm system got it working correctly tassie48

Thanks crew for all your input much appreciated great ideas to work out now tassie48

LCS (L)(3) -52 landing Craft Support (large) (mk3) WW2 Mighty Midgets  in 1/24 scale 15 Channel Radio Control functions tassie48

For the third place, I added some lettering, some accessories and some stickers to the hull to have it looked like a real car.
I think the jeep may look a bit like a real crawler with these dress-ups.

I've started attaching various bits and pieces that I had made earlier.

The PA speaker is not round – it has flattened sides so it was a little trickier to build. I made this over a month ago and can't remember why I had it clamped like this – maybe to attach the rim at the outer edge of the speaker? I'm going to have to learn a 3D drawing program, this would be an ideal subject, every build needs a PA speaker.

The radar is a mix of styrene tube segments and filler – lots of sanding, filling, sanding – rinse and repeat. Same for the horn. Both look OK when painted.

The wipers are PE brass – I was a bit too optomistic with the version at the top. The wiper arms are way too thin. The lower one is fine.

And here they are installed. The Raymarine logo and lifebuoy decals are from Bedlam.

At present displays are from gazebos, camping is a seperate area.
Ww have a boating carpark, between the lake and display area. I'm hoping Shuttleworth will be sending out the final email regarding camping, carparking and display areas with the next 10 days.

USS Juneau, 1/48 scale

No sign of the swans at the club's water yesterday, and today I started on repairs to the boat that was jumped on. I think I've done all I can to the superstructure, there're a few fittings missing, but I can live with that. Hoping to get the deck/hull join resealed tomorrow. I popped into Howes this morning and bought glue/solvent suitable for ABS. With luck, it'll be back on the water by Thursday's afternoon meet at the pond.

We have Canada (sorry, eh) geese on our lake, they’re an absolute menace. Thankfully though when the swans have young they chase the entire flock away

We had problems with them at one particular sailing location, or rather, problems with their poop absolutely despoiling everything in sight, pond and shoreline.  I'd estimate their population in the city alone as well into the thousands.  People of course love to feed them which is like giving laxatives to a hippo and sending it around a public park. 

Thankfully we haven't had any violent incidents, they prefer to go after people on the shoreline who they think are withholding bread from them.

Hi klunk, is there any more info on the site plan i.e. where the model boats will be displaying from and whether we can display  from our caravans or is just from gazebos.