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Ammiraglio di flotta · 10,120 pt
Rossendale, Lancashire, United Kingdom
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Been making r/c model power boats since the 1960's - and riding off road bicycles even longer!
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20 barcasAerokits Sea Nymph.
I noticed this kit had been for sale on eBay for some time, and when it popped up in my previous browsing h…
Sprite Plus
This Sprite Plus is a lengthened version of the LesRo Sprite that is now 30” long to make it a better boat …
Aerokits Sea Scout
I have had this old original Aerokits Sea Scout model for quite some time and I am not too sure what to do …
Aerokits Patrol Launch
When we got married and moved to live in Exmouth in 1971, our first “winter letting” was just a few yards a…
Original LesRo Sprite
More Like a Swamp Buggy? I bought this model in fairly rough condition on eBay as it was the first LesRo Sp…
My Workshop (shed).
My Workshop (shed). Can you see me? This characterisation of myself in my workshop that chugalone100 has pr…
Nor Star Wave Rider
I bought this Nor Star Wave Rider on a local auction site as I fancied restoring it as it is a very interes…
LesRo Javelin p
This is an ex eBay purchase that I have rebuilt and restored to the level shown here. It is a bit “red” at …
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15 blogsClassic Model Power Boats is a title that I have used for many years to describe the group of model boats that most interest me and that …
The recent (and on-going) interest in the LesRo Rapier has now reached a peak where more people would like to own one than there are avai…
Can you see me? This characterisation of myself in my workshop that chugalone100 has produced is worryingly accurate. It depicts my fondn…
I have been very pleased with my copy of a Sea Commander, but it does exhibit a strange desire to “dive” if it should turn RIGHT into cho…
Add Strakes. Some of the older boats that I have salvaged and rebuilt, or restored have had new strakes added to the hulls, even though t…
Hardwood Strakes. I like to see strakes on the underside of my model power boats (where appropriate) and some hulls such as the deep “V” …
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Re: Aerokits Sea Nymph.@ChrisF Yes the wood does look good Chris. I paid too much for the kit (I could have had a new reproduction laser-cut copy kit for the same money) - but I like the original old saw-cut kits and enjoy building …Re: build blogHi Harry, I like the modified front cabin roof that the original builder changed by making it more angled and ending higher and closer to the underside of the front cab window. The cabin roof would be flat if …Re: build blogThat looks "interesting" Harry. Even the keel is twisted and delaminated , although it is not fuel soaked......and it is always good to look for the positives when faced with a restoration like this. Good luck…Re: Aerokits Sea Nymph.The kit box was opened and the contents look to be clean and complete, the paper plan shows its age and its originality, so despite this kit not being water stained and damp (the classic signs that we have tra…
Re: Sprite Plus@ChrisF I always use a ball jointed rod end on my push rods, so any small disparity between the vertical movement of the servo arm and the horizontal movement of the tiller arm is either accommodated or minimi…Re: Aerokits Sea Nymph.Missing Parcel. This kit has finally been safely delivered after the Royal Mail parcel delivery service went rogue. When checking the tracking number provided, Royal Mail claimed to have tried to deliver but c…
Re: Sprite Plus@Madwelshman Morning Will, The idea has worked well since I first used it on Rapier 1, and that model has clocked-up over 100 hours of fast cruising and the servo has remained firmly in place. Although a very …Re: Sprite PlusAfter cutting out the mast and cockpit fly screen frames, I cut and fitted the heavy duty servo retaining blocks to house the Volz rudder servo. A retaining top cap was cut from ply skin to keep the servo in p…
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