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Added a little more detailAnchors and chains, some portholes, antennas/rigging, crane rigging
♥ 27 likesHow to reduce roll in a warship modelThose are the best pictures I have right now in the original post but will try to take some new ones showing the hull.♥ 6 likes335 viewsHow to reduce roll in a warship modelI built an aeronaut Graf spee which is shown in a build log on this website. I am now getting it ready to run next summer. It needs ballast, which I am adding. However, it is very unstable and rolls easily, ev…
♥ 6 likes15 replies1,107 viewsAliExpress as a SupplierI actually enjoy getting all the spam emails from Aliexpress. They show all sorts of weird things - electronic, mechanical, spare parts, sex toys, trinkets, household gadgets. I often see things that I cannot …♥ 2 likes486 viewsAliExpress as a SupplierI am in Canada and use them for small stuff and difficult to source pieces. Prices seem a little higher but its hard to tell because you have so many vendors selling the same thing. Delivery is quite fast (1-2…♥ 2 likes303 viewsPretty Much FinishedI wired up the propulsion system and added the RC, which was easy. I am using a DSMX receiver with TX16S transmitter. There is room to do some more customization like rotating turrets and lights, but I am unsu…
+5♥ 27 likes754 viewsPausing for a month due to travelSuperstructure almost done except for masts and rigging. Need to paint the hull and wire up the propulsion. Then ballast and test.
♥ 27 likes825 viewsPaint type recommendationI live in an urban flat (apartment) and don’t have access to a location where I can spray and the wife forbids it indoors. I also can’t get a good colour match in spray.♥ 8 likes986 viewsPaint type recommendationI am building an RC scale model of the pocket battleship Graf Spee (you can see my build blog on this site). I am now getting closer to finishing and have to consider how to paint the plastic hull. Not having …
♥ 8 likes10 replies1,951 viewsMaking progress again- finished main deck - attached rear deck and added railings -assembled seaplane -adding guns
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♥ 27 likesHow to reduce roll in a warship modelThose are the best pictures I have right now in the original post but will try to take some new ones showing the hull.♥ 6 likes335 viewsHow to reduce roll in a warship modelI built an aeronaut Graf spee which is shown in a build log on this website. I am now getting it ready to run next summer. It needs ballast, which I am adding. However, it is very unstable and rolls easily, ev…♥ 6 likes15 replies1,107 viewsAliExpress as a SupplierI actually enjoy getting all the spam emails from Aliexpress. They show all sorts of weird things - electronic, mechanical, spare parts, sex toys, trinkets, household gadgets. I often see things that I cannot …♥ 2 likes486 viewsAliExpress as a SupplierI am in Canada and use them for small stuff and difficult to source pieces. Prices seem a little higher but its hard to tell because you have so many vendors selling the same thing. Delivery is quite fast (1-2…♥ 2 likes303 viewsPretty Much FinishedI wired up the propulsion system and added the RC, which was easy. I am using a DSMX receiver with TX16S transmitter. There is room to do some more customization like rotating turrets and lights, but I am unsu…+5♥ 27 likes754 viewsPausing for a month due to travelSuperstructure almost done except for masts and rigging. Need to paint the hull and wire up the propulsion. Then ballast and test.♥ 27 likes825 viewsPaint type recommendationI live in an urban flat (apartment) and don’t have access to a location where I can spray and the wife forbids it indoors. I also can’t get a good colour match in spray.♥ 8 likes986 viewsPaint type recommendationI am building an RC scale model of the pocket battleship Graf Spee (you can see my build blog on this site). I am now getting closer to finishing and have to consider how to paint the plastic hull. Not having …♥ 8 likes10 replies1,951 viewsMaking progress again- finished main deck - attached rear deck and added railings -assembled seaplane -adding guns♥ 27 likes891 views