Member postings for Kev.W

From your post, you know want you want to build, so buy a plan for the boat you want, scale it to the size you want, then go get pics off the internet of the original .

It is then down to your skill, your determination & your capability , to put the gathered knowledge into a finished model.

Only you can do it

I think this is a subject that Richard Simpson is best to advise you on.

He is the author of 'The Boiler Room' of this magazine, What he doesn't know about steam models,isn't worth knowing.

Edited By Kev.W on 22/11/2022 23:02:26

Had 2 boats fitted with fuses, was told this was needed to protect my ESC / Battery.

Boats kept stopping & had to be rescued, spoiled my days sailing, so after 2 or 3 fails, I removed the fuses, not had a boat die in the water since.

The fuse is designed to be the "weakest link", but if your system is robust enough, the last thing you need, is a weak link, it will always spoil your day.

Don't use fuses anymore, not had a failure since deleting them from my boats.

Edited By Kev.W on 13/11/2022 16:03:13

The scale is what gets you, had you been building in 1:32, then "Mobile Marine Models", have a choice of 3, at very nice prices.

They have a policy of allowing non members to turn up (on Wed & Sun) & pay a visitor day rate (£2 asfaik),

Ashley, that's how the link feature works on this site, thankfully I had no part in it's making, so cannot be blamed.

There is a club I belong to in Boston, the members have interests in all aspects of RC model boating.

However, I do believe there is a waiting list, as the club does restrict the number of members on the books at any one time (afaik).

There is no harm in contacting the club, as members come & go & we are currently taking renewals , so it's possible there may be vacancies.

Boston Model Bat Club

Prop looked wrong to me, but hey ho, what works for some ..........

I've always done this with a fine cutting disc on my Dremel, hold the tube in one hand on a piece of card & without any pressure, the disc will cut it with minimal burr.

If you try to put pressure on it, it will cause the disc to shatter.

Edited By Kev.W on 11/10/2022 23:07:00

Go to your local tyre shop and beg a strip of tyre balancing weights, they are self adhesive, stick the requiered amount in equal amounts on either side of the keel fin.

London's 'East end' was renown for 'Rock & Chips', spotted dog was so plentiful, & wages in those days, meant 'Rock' was a lot cheaper than cod or haddock.

Your video shows that you really have a nice location, but having a concrete wall to dock at, worries me.

Paint is not a good buffer medium, at Boston & Cleethorpes, we have rubber mats to dock against, whilst at HEMBC in Lincoln, we have a wooden edging to the lake, all of which are 'kinder' to your hull.

Is it possible, that you might convince your club committee to invest in some foam or rubber fenders, so that contact with the pond edge, might be kinder to the models?

about colour

I will not be following the "it must be this colour " because everyone paints their Huntsman Blue & White

You will know when my Huntsman is on the pond, because, MY Huntsman will be a deep maroon & white.

Get 5 Fairy's on the pond, all in Blue & White, which is yours?

My boat is a different colour, so that I know which is mine.

Just because it is a different colour, does not mean it's wrong, it just means that Fairey may have

had a few cans of different coulered paint laying about & decided to give a boat or two, a different look.

Edited By Kev.W on 13/07/2022 18:22:41

Thank you for the invite, it would have been nice to visit a club that I have read so much about, however, with the price of fuel at the moment, I just can't justify the expense of the trip from Lincoln for a day out.

Maybe in the future when things settle down, the wife & I can visit & have a "long weekend" and bring a boat to sail whilst down there.

We, like a lot of others, are well overdue a holiday, Kent is one of the places we have yet to experience.

Edited By Kev.W on 25/06/2022 18:11:20

Most venues that are run by local councils, or are designated as 'wildlife environments', have banned the use of I.C. powered boats.

Boston Model Boat Club however, own their own pond, and are one of the few locations, where I.C. racing is allowed.

We are open for visits on Wednesdays for anyone looking for a venue to use an I.C. boat.

Please see our website at, I.C. Boats welcome.

If you use a matt colour as your base, then lay a satin laquer over the top as a final coat, the finish will be a satin finish.

Look at todays motor cars, they lay a colour coat on them, that gives them a 'matt' finish, the shiny finish is then achieved by spraying on two or three coats of gloss laquer, thats why you see cars with patchy bonnets, that look like someone who has laid in the sun for too long & started peeling.

It's the laquer that gives the shine.

Edited By Kev.W on 15/06/2022 23:07:50

I cannot understand this devotion to a 540 motor, for something of 25 - 35 inches in length, that needs thrust & slow scale speed, the 555 motor from Component Shop, is more suited. to this application, whereas the 540 is more suited to a 24" cabin cruiser that needs a bit of speed.

Edited By Kev.W on 29/05/2022 00:23:47

If The boat is too "lunatic" on a 3s, then calm it down by using a 2s instead.

To quote a well respected & sadly missed contributor to our hobby, "the speed of your boat, can be directly related to the movement of your 'proportional' throttle stick", i.e. if the boat is moving to fast, back your throttle off.

Modern radio's are not 2 position, otherwise you would have a switch, not a variable stick.

Take a look at this UTube video, it gives motor spec in the description.

Aeronaut classic

The next few posts have been transferred from the Rudder Query thread after it became focussed on Club 500.

Colin

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Richard, we meet on a Wednesday, which should not interfere with your stints on a Kirklees

It's just a few races between 6 or 8

of us, just bit of fun. the more the merrier.

Just come down. There are one or two of our members who are into steam, read your articles in the mag,and would like to know more.

I have met you before,you came down to the Hartsholme club, with Jerry from Timberland, when I was Secretary of said club.

I am now with the Boston MBC, You would be very welcome.

Edited By Colin Bishop on 25/03/2022 13:06:07