I built the American equivalent about twenty some years ago and have done extensive refurbishing in the last two years. Our fearless leader, Martin, will attest to this. Am currently using a Futaba four channel system. My boat is the old Dumas plank and frame kit. I rebuilt much of the detail work from scratch, as I was dissatisfied with the lack of realism in some things. I've also added things that weren't in the kit to start with, such as swiveling coxswain's chair, fire extinguisher, first aid kit, operable, but not used, winch. It also has an operating horn, remotely operated running lights, bumpers (actually floatable) for hull protection when docking (fenders), actual floating life rings, and crew's accessories are scratch built. Some think I've gone overboard, but all is in the eyes of the beholder. Mine is 1/16 scale taping in at 33 inches and weighing nearly 10 pounds or about 5 kilos. Have fun with your build.
Crazy Yank