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**Bunkerbarge** · 13-09-2007

Not really no, all my time now goes into various R/C boats and all my future projects would appear to be some type of working model.

I think one of my advantages is that, as I was brought up on plastic model kits spending many years trying to improve realism and detail, I can now try to apply these techniques to working model boats.

It adds a whole new dimension to a model to actually see it working on the water creating a bow wave and moving around under it's own power and the chalenge of making it still look like a scale model whilst making it practical to operate. The only indication from the outside that the u-boat is not simply a static kit is the fact that there is a hook in the forward wire.

13-09-2007	#84 (permalink)
Bunkerbarge Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Halifax, Yorks: Nassau, Bahama's:Port Canaveral, USA: and all points in between. Real Name: Richard My Models: Robbe U-47, Deans Marine Cossack, Steam Coaster, Revell U-Boat, Motorcycles. Visit Bunkerbarge's Gallery Posts: 3,754 Images: 230	Not really no, all my time now goes into various R/C boats and all my future projects would appear to be some type of working model. I think one of my advantages is that, as I was brought up on plastic model kits spending many years trying to improve realism and detail, I can now try to apply these techniques to working model boats. It adds a whole new dimension to a model to actually see it working on the water creating a bow wave and moving around under it's own power and the chalenge of making it still look like a scale model whilst making it practical to operate. The only indication from the outside that the u-boat is not simply a static kit is the fact that there is a hook in the forward wire. __________________ “Dirty British coaster with a salt-caked smoke stack, Butting through the Channel in the mad March days"