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(Photo Gallery Response: Fire Boats!) crash tender by alan44 (Petty Officer)The nets gave me a bit of trouble. The ones you see I made using a builders chalk line,some 4mm heat shrink,super glue,a simple jig to stretch the lines taught,bamboo skewer and a thin wash or humbrol matt black to colour. if you make a jig to create consistent loops, superglue, then use heat shrink it looks spot on. stretch on your jig then add the cross lines with a dab of glue at each intersection. glue the skewer/dowel in place- made mine so it would reach the waterline. I then cut the waste line 10mm longer than the skewer wrapped it around once and secured with a spot of glue. paint up ...Posted: 7 hours ago (Forum) Keilkraft Neptune, motor choice by larrywhetton (Sub-Lieutenant)Hi Tijn , I would use a 400 motor , it will give you better planing speed , and don't forget its you on the sticks .....Larry..Posted: 1 day ago (Forum) Keilkraft Neptune, motor choice by africatijn (Apprentice)Dear all, I am planning to build a Keilkraft Neptune. I am looking forward to create one of the vintage boats. It will be a standard boat, so 16" long (around 40 cm). Can anyone help with the choice of electric motor? I have a 250 and a 280 lying around, together with a 2mm shaft and 25mm prop. T...Posted: 1 day ago (Photo Gallery Response: Fire Boats!) crash tender by chrislang (Commander)I don't know where Alan got his but I found that looking out for the storage nets that some Fruit & Veg are packed in in Supermarkets can be a useful source. Try and find a suitable colour though, as I know from experience that spraying them soon results in masses of flaking bits of paint! Good Luck ChrisPosted: 2 days ago (Photo Gallery Response: Fire Boats!) crash tender by peep31 (Lieutenant)very nice boat,could you tell me where you got your nets from on the roof deck I've tried every where to git something like them. Posted: 2 days ago (Forum) danforth anchor by daveo (Petty Officer)hi all anyone out there got any 1/12th danforth anchors for sale looking for 2 but one will do thanks daveo Posted: 2 days ago (Blog Update: Mersey Class Lifeboat 1/12th Scale) Superstructure wiring by Gregg (Fleet Admiral!)The upper cabin wiring has been installed too and the main wiring loom bonded in place to prevent any chafing problems during use, sufficient "end length" has been left at the ends of the cables to allow for connection replacement in "later life" too. I don't believe in "cut to length", you all need backup, or it means you either have to solder in an extension piece or replace a complete wire if a connector breaks or fails later on. The cable harnes was run so it drops down to a 9 pin plug/socket, mounted just behind the switch panel, so it is easily plugged/ unplugged if I need to remove the ...Posted: 2 days ago (Blog Update: Mersey Class Lifeboat 1/12th Scale) Electrical control panel. by Gregg (Fleet Admiral!)I have now made up the initial main electrical control panel. This first, covers over the electrical boards underneath, but then provides a base for the main control switches for the boat power and some of the lighting switches. I decided not to control these via remote, not really much point, as this way it is simply as quick as returning the boat to harbour, opening a hatch, flicking a switch and sailing off again. The master power switch sits below the forward engine deck hatch, the second "side" hatch contains the switches for: Sound, nav lights, search lights and deck lights [so far]. The...Posted: 2 days ago (Blog Response: PT301 (Snuffy Smith)) PT 301 Snuffy Smith update by Gregg (Fleet Admiral!)Its looking very nice. I do appreciate the problems with finding your boat via camera, Some people even have difficulty finding my PT596 in its full Pacific camo paint and that has virtually 5 different colours in the pattern and its still possible to loose sight of it, especially on a grey day or ...Posted: 2 days ago (Blog Update: PT301 (Snuffy Smith)) PT 301 Snuffy Smith update by Gabby (Petty Officer)The build is now well on its way with a new paint job. She has spent a whole day floating in a tank with no leaks. The motor and R/C gear has been installed and tank tested and it works. The real 301 served in the Pacific and had a green camouflage paint job. The model has a grey paint job as recomm...Posted: 3 days ago

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