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Been making r/c model power boats since the 1960's - and riding off road bicycles even longer!
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20 bootsSprite Plus
This Sprite Plus is a lengthened version of the LesRo Sprite that is now 30” long to make it a better boat …
Aerokits Sea Scout
I have had this old original Aerokits Sea Scout model for quite some time and I am not too sure what to do …
Aerokits Patrol Launch
When we got married and moved to live in Exmouth in 1971, our first “winter letting” was just a few yards a…
Original LesRo Sprite
More Like a Swamp Buggy? I bought this model in fairly rough condition on eBay as it was the first LesRo Sp…
Aerokits Sea Nymph.
I noticed this kit had been for sale on eBay for some time, and when it popped up in my previous browsing h…
My Workshop (shed).
My Workshop (shed). Can you see me? This characterisation of myself in my workshop that chugalone100 has pr…
Nor Star Wave Rider
I bought this Nor Star Wave Rider on a local auction site as I fancied restoring it as it is a very interes…
LesRo Javelin p
This is an ex eBay purchase that I have rebuilt and restored to the level shown here. It is a bit “red” at …
zooma’s bouwlogs
15 blogsClassic Model Power Boats is a title that I have used for many years to describe the group of model boats that most interest me and that …
The recent (and on-going) interest in the LesRo Rapier has now reached a peak where more people would like to own one than there are avai…
Can you see me? This characterisation of myself in my workshop that chugalone100 has produced is worryingly accurate. It depicts my fondn…
I have been very pleased with my copy of a Sea Commander, but it does exhibit a strange desire to “dive” if it should turn RIGHT into cho…
Add Strakes. Some of the older boats that I have salvaged and rebuilt, or restored have had new strakes added to the hulls, even though t…
Hardwood Strakes. I like to see strakes on the underside of my model power boats (where appropriate) and some hulls such as the deep “V” …
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♥ 2 likesRe: Aerokits Sea ScoutPlain varnished deck it is then Chris 👍 Bob.
♥ 3 likesRe: Aerokits Sea Scout@ChrisF It would probably be better if the deck was planked before varnishing it, but this model is very "period typical" and so I will be leaving it as it is - at least for now! Bob.♥ 1 likeRe: What new features would you like to see on MBW?I would like to see more category headings added to make it easier to find specific items when searching for useful reference information. MBW is a very useful reference resource that has a LOT of good informa…♥ 5 likesRe: Sprite PlusNow that the cabin roof has been skinned, I am experimenting with shapes to use for a cockpit screen - using cardboard engineering.(old cereal packets). The idea is that the lower pointed central joint will ov…
♥ 3 likesRe: Aerokits Patrol LaunchThe rear cabin roof is now finished and fits OK. I am not at all sure about the rear cockpit cover with an inflatable mounted on it, so I may have a re-think about this. The little MFA 385 motor chosen at the …
Re: Aerokits Sea Scout@Nick-Ward Hi Nick - nice to hear from you 👍 Another Classic Model Power Boat from the Aerokits range that you may like to consider is the Sea Nymph. At 18" long it is bigger than your Sea Urchin, but probably…♥ 2 likesRe: Aerokits Patrol LaunchThis little boat has been a long time in the build - I bought it 55 years ago from Exmouth Models and it has not really had the attention that it deserves.....to put it mildly. The wood in the kit was dry and …
♥ 3 likesRe: Sprite PlusI had an hour or two at home in the workshop (shed) this afternoon, so I cut and fitted the three separate roof skin coverings and glued them in place. Hopefully they will all still fit OK when the clamps and …
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