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ChrisF Bronze

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Scratch building 7 Faireys at a scale of 1:12 and also have 2 built by Dave Milbourn

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My RTR/ARTR Plastic Power Boats

I bought the Club 500 first, ready assembled, off a fellow club member so that I could get used to operatin…

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Non-Classic Fairey Builds

These come from the era of classic boats, including the 1960s and 70s and were timber hulled. The Fisherman…

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Other Classic Fairey Builds

In addition to the Huntress I'm building all the other classic Faireys at the same scale of 1:12. None of t…

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Fairey Huntresses

I mainly scratch build my own models but when Dave Milbourn offered me one of the prototypes he'd built for…

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My ARTR Plastic Yachts

I bought the HydroPro Affinity not long after I started the hobby to learn to sail and do some club racing.…

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Fairey Huntsman 31

This build is around the same percentage complete as my Swordsman - the hull is further forward with the bottom and sides being painted b…

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Fairey Swordsman 33

The hull sides have been painted white and will now be left for a week or more for the paint to harden. Reason I leave it that long is I …

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24 godzin temu

Solent Spear

A discussion has started on another thread (Bobs,* A Super Rapier*) and this is going to continue so thought it best to start one of its …

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Fairey Fisherman 27

Made the bilge keels from two laminations of mahogany sheet to get the correct thickness and then glued them in place. Once this was done…

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Fairey Huntsman 28

In my quest to get all my Faireys to something like completion I have dusted off this model. The Huntsman 28, whilst well known in full-s…

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27 dni temu

Swordsman Marine Swordsman 37

Having virtually finished the drawings for a future build, the Bruce Campbell Christina 25, and enjoying a bit of drawing associated with…

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Harbour comment3 godzin temuRe: Sprite Plus@zooma Oh yes, I'd forgotten about the ball jointed connectors and have used them myself! I have thought about using a servo on it's side before but the swing of the arm meant that I didn't really gain anythin…Harbour comment3 godzin temuRe: Aerokits Sea Nymph.@zooma That timber does look good!Harbour comment6 godzin temuRe: Sprite Plus@zooma Something I've always thought about with mounting a servo on its side is the arc that the arm makes. How do you deal with that at the rudder arm to allow for the vertical movement?Build blog comment17 godzin temuRe: build blog@chugalone100 Thanks Julian. No, you haven't missed anything as I didn't log my builds from the start on here. I'll put some info. together for posting. Chris Forum reply18 godzin temuRe: Calling Electrical/Electronic ExpertsHi David, thanks for the thoughts and observations. Mentioning the cooling, or lack thereof, limiting the performance made me think that the max.capacity of 4S also means that the ESC is operating near it's up…♥ 4 likes Build blog comment20 godzin temuRe: build blog@chugalone100 Nice detailing there Julian, good to put your own stamp on the build. So different to what I build. Chris♥ 1 like Forum21 godzin temuCalling Electrical/Electronic ExpertsI've just started the RC installation in my Fairey Swordsman 33 and am seeking some advice/thoughts. This model is using my biggest brushless motor as follows: Overlander Tornado Thumper V3 4250/06 800KV - Bru…♥ 4 likes5 replies Harbour comment23 godzin temuRe: Aerokits Sea Scout@zooma I don't think it's so important with small models and I didn't do the Faun Bob. And especially if they aren't scale models which are lacking detail anyway like window frames. Dave Milbourn didn't plank …

♥ 3 likes Build blog update23 godzin temuFairey Huntsman 31As with the Swordsman I've returned to this one to finish painting the superstructure, that is the roofs. I've routinely mentioned my love/hate relationship with painting and this did nothing to improve it! Th…

♥ 12 likes Build blog update24 godzin temuFairey Swordsman 33I've put the Fairey Fisherman to one side for the moment so that I can return to the Fairey sports cruisers. Been a few weeks since I started applying primer-undercoat to the roof so I gave it a sanding and ap…

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