Newsletter #45

FEB / MAR 2025

Getting ready for the pop-pop challenge ...

Jean's Pop-Pop from China (tariff paid)

Gordon's Chinese junk 

3D printed control to rotate the masts

Another boat for Jeff !

Gun turret rotation controller

New to Paul, but probably quite old

Camouflage but we can still see it

Pauls' toy pond yachts

Another boat new to Paul

Complete with Taycol motor

actually Paul has quite a few more 'elderly boats'

Cricut lettering by Fred

 

A Springer  before spring!

Type 45 destroyer shaft alignment.....

......and inside

83.5 inch long hull - gonna need a longer sofa!

 

'Tanks' were originally referred to as 'water tanks' to conceal their true purpose from the enemy.

so what would be better than a tank on water

Andrew E fitted one to a Springer hull so that..........

.....It would be all ready for Good Friday football !

This month, construction pictures of Colin's SLEC Huntress

 

Long waterscoop for the deep keel

Front to back: Phil's, Colin's, John k's

More for the challenge 

Mark's 4 engined pop-pop

You can buy the figures for Titanic's bow 

OR 3D printed.......

Rose is actually the Rio de Janeiro statue "Christ the Redeemer", (with the head replaced with that of Che Guevara,  including his hat!), whilst Jack (behind her) is actually a statue of St Francis of Assisi!

 

From a distance, who can tell?

Happy Boating

John K

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