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[rcboater1]

For my fellow Lifeboat enthusiasts:
Our club’s recent steering event was cancelled due to high winds and seas. But it was a great day for a model of a USCG Station Chatham boat!! My 36500 RC model is 27” long, built from the Dumas kit, with a bunch of improvements.. ( Build thread on RC Groups.)

This is the 1/16 scale Dumas kit of the famous 36500, backdated to her 1952 fit, the time of the SS Pendleton rescue.

Here’s a link to a 1 minute video of my model in rough seas...


https://billmichaels.smugmug.com/Bills-Stuff/Modelling/n-fK4qbP/ProjectsBuilds/RC-Boats/USCG-36500/Dumas-36500/i-cBdNzZp/A

[GG]

Really nice model and very realistic video.  But wouldn't like to be the guy in the bows though.....!


Glynn Guest

[Capt Podge]

Enjoyed watching this one. The realistic motion of the model as it tackled the swell lends itself to the 'really at sea' scenario - thank you for sharing.


Regards,
Ray.

[rcboater1]

Thanks!


The key to a good action video is to use the slow motion setting.  It gets rid of the too-quick bobbing about, which makes a model look too toy like.


Here’s a shot of the boat in calm water, at our annual day/night run 3 weeks later:

[Charlie]

Very nice