Tworrs
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I have ordered a new 2.4 gig R/C set, however coming from China it will probably be another month before it gets here, and it is 10 channel.
1/72 HMS Iron Duke - Type 23 Frigate
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Thank you Andrew, very kind of you to say.
Garry
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WELL Garry with 10 channells you will be able to have some workin funkions then great stuff an brilliant modeling hope the next pic instalment is not too long in comin
chrisb
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Photos dated 8-14 June
Making a start on the cladding, which is 0.8mm ply.
At this stage it looks a bit like a jigsaw puzzle.
Garry
Making a start on the cladding, which is 0.8mm ply.
At this stage it looks a bit like a jigsaw puzzle.
Garry
Tworrs
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Photos dated 29 June
More progress on the cladding.
More progress on the cladding.
Tworrs
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Photo dated 30 June
Here is where I came to realise that the plans were not perfect, the frame drawing dims didn't match the deck dims, (and yes I checked it multiple times) which meant a lot of playing around to get it all to work.
FUN
Here is where I came to realise that the plans were not perfect, the frame drawing dims didn't match the deck dims, (and yes I checked it multiple times) which meant a lot of playing around to get it all to work.
FUN
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VERY nice clean build Garry an i know she not but she looks longer than my norfolk but they are two peas from the same pod but you havin scratch built your hull is a work of art very nice indeed an you have now got all the fun to come fininshin the hull an then the S/S an the eletrics are you havin workin stabilizers Garry as they do make a differnce in keepin her straight up when takin a turn
chrisb
chrisb
Tworrs
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In the middle of June,
just to mess me around......
just to mess me around......
Tworrs
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Yes there will be working stabilisers Chris.
Watch this space !!
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dont know how to work that covid thing as jen does ours but does that mean you went down with it ?
chrisb
Tworrs
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Yes, the Covid got me, it actually wasn't that bad compared to what I have heard from other people, maybe I was just lucky.
Tworrs
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Thanks Andrew, no it wasn't too bad really.
Tworrs
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10-19 July
More progress on the cladding
More progress on the cladding
Tworrs
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Photos date 27-28 July
More progress on the hull, Lots of filling, and setting out the deck.
More progress on the hull, Lots of filling, and setting out the deck.
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Tworrs
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I bought the motors, drive shafts and rudders in May
Here, the motors and shafts are installed, after I had epoxy coated the inside of the hull. Photo 3 August.
Here, the motors and shafts are installed, after I had epoxy coated the inside of the hull. Photo 3 August.
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Photos dated 9 August
Setting up the running gear and rudders.
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Setting up the running gear and rudders.
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Photos dated 15 August
Filling and epoxy to the running gear, and installing the stabilisers.
Filling and epoxy to the running gear, and installing the stabilisers.
Have seen her in the flesh when she moored in Red Bay to do some running repairs after getting caught in a storm in the Atlantic.
They sent a shore party to get the papers and I had a nice chat with the cox of one of the RIBs who had been left to keep guard of them. He wasn't too happy when I pointed out the lack of Iranians probably meant they were safe......
They sent a shore party to get the papers and I had a nice chat with the cox of one of the RIBs who had been left to keep guard of them. He wasn't too happy when I pointed out the lack of Iranians probably meant they were safe......