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free-sailing and self-tacking model yachts. Phil Button discusses
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Further information from Vladimir
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2014 Model Engineer Hand sanitisers for £39.99 and the Dremel Home with how to obtain the UTE plan
Exhibition In the November 2014 issue, Repair Project Kit for £79.99. (February 2013 MB), free of
This magazine is on sale just mention was made of these. Might be worth a hint for one’s charge, from which the model
before this prestigious event, the Colin Pearce recently wrote in Christmas Sack? Available from should be built.
World’s Longest Running Model and highlighted an unexpected the usual retail park DIY shops This is an opportunity for young
Engineering Show, which is problem he has experienced. On that we all know, or either: enthusiasts to demonstrate their
being held at the Sandown Park taking his car for a service, he www.dremel-direct.com or skills with a design that is easily
Racecourse Exhibition Centre, mentioned that the steering wheel www.tool-shop.co.uk adaptable, and of course a wood
Esher, Surrey, from Friday 12th to surface was looking scarred and pack for the hull is also available
Sunday 14th December inclusive. slightly pitted. The mechanic from MyHobbyStore. Entries must
There will be some notable immediately asked if he used Liskeard Model be via the Model Boat Convention
modellers in attendance, including a hand sanitiser gel as it would Society and its website:
our own Ashley Needham who seem that the gels containing Their 2015 Annual Exhibition will www.modelboatconvention.co.uk
is showing his unique models alcohol can damage the plastic be held on the 7th & 8th March
that have been featured in this finish in some vehicles, when 2015 at the Liskeard Community
magazine and on our Model not completely dry (evaporated). College from 10.00am to 4.30pm Correction
Boats Website Free Forum. The However, once fully dry it should on the Saturday and 10.00am Page 91, Model Boats 2014
Exhibition includes competitions cause no such problems, so ‘thank to 4.00pm on the Sunday. As Winter Special
for models in various classes you’ to Colin for mentioning this usual, the society will play host to The model attributed to Brian
and it has long been recognised possible unwanted side-effect. modellers from all over Devon and King was actually built by David
that an award gained here, is Cornwall with a very wide range Hamilton - sorry for the error.
something to be proud of. We of models and especially a large
can confirm that the number of Wings and Wheels -
entries to the marine classes is 2015
the highest it has been for a fair Early days, but this is being held Obituary - Norman Rigby 1946 to 2014
number of years’ now. as usual on 27th & 28th June
2015 at North Weald Airfield, North West Scale MBC lost a talented and popular member with the
Essex, CM16 6AR, UK. Website death in October of Norman, a hardworking officer of the club, and
London Model is: www.wingsnwheels.net for well known to many model boaters in the north-west. He was our
Engineering Exhibition more information or join them
chairman several times and secretary for eight years, being a guiding
force within the club for many years. A member of Southport MBC
A final reminder about this on Twitter and Facebook. There
as well as North West Scale MBC, this gave Norman and Brenda
early-2015 exhibition for your will be no increases to admission
a reason for a drive out on a good day and he regularly organised
diary. This event takes place at charges for this 2015 event.
the club exhibitions and Bring & Buy events for the members at the
Alexandra Palace, Alexandra nearby Heywood Club.
Palace Way, London, N22 7AY Norman worked with the same employer for 40 years until retiring,
from Friday 16th to Sunday 18th Championship of
Russia 2015: Ship and his enthusiasm for model boats also extended to trains and
January 2015. The exhibition guitars. Club members joined family and friends at a packed service
opens from 1000hrs to 1700hrs Modelling Sport at Wigan Crematorium and then at a small ceremony at ‘Norman’s
each day with the exception of the Running from 9th to 12th Pond’, his grandson Carl launching a wreath on the water escorted
Sunday, when it closes at 1630hrs. April 2015 in Moscow, Russia, by member’s boats. Norman was a big and unforgettable personality,
For further information please see this will be an event for static full of sense, good ideas and fun, and the club he did so much for will
advertisements or the website: model ships, run to the Naviga always be grateful for what he did for us.
www.londonmodelengineering. C Class International rules. It Barry Martin - Hon. Gen. Secretary
co.uk. will take place in the Krokus

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n antique, but fully
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organ welcomed visitors
to the Solent Radio Controlled
MBC’s 2014 Charity Exhibition,
which was held on the 30th
August in All Saints’ Church Hall
at Milford-on-Sea. The show
was in aid of the RNLI, plus the
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air
Ambulance, with proceeds on
the day totalling nearly £500 plus
£200 of RNLI sales. In addition
the event received generous
sponsorship from the Lymington
Branch of HSBC and from
Wightlink who provided two raffle
prizes of return tickets to the Isle
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Fitting then that the first model
seen on entry was a detailed
model of Cenred, one of the
previous generation of Lymington
to Yarmouth Wightlink ferries.
With over 80 scale models
on display in the two halls,
almost every type of ship was
represented; warships, ocean
liners, fishing boats, tugs, paddle
steamers, lifeboats and even a
rowing donkey! Sailing vessels
ranged from a square rigged
clipper ship to models of 18 foot
Shelduck cruising yachts, the latter
built from the full scale drawings.
The model yacht racing section
of the club showed examples of
their IOM, Marblehead, R36 and
6 Metre yachts. Demonstrations
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Their 2014 Charity people will come into the hobby
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Exhibition on the club website, together with
additional pictures and videos.
by club members included 3D More than one visitor expressed Initial contact for prospective
printing of model boat parts and amazement at how the models members is by email via the club
the design and use of electronic ‘came alive’ when seen on the website: www.srcmbc.org.uk.
sound units. pond. Information supplied by
It is always a challenge to So this was our annual Peter Taylor ●
convince members of the public
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ships, these radio controlled
models are capable of behaving
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The SRCMBC used three video
screens with slide shows and
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action on Setley Pond, our club’s
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HMS Trafalgar
T
he Trafalgar class of nuclear-powered fleet
submarines are in service with the Royal Navy
Anthony Dalton and the name refers to the Battle of Trafalgar
coverts the 1:350 fought between the Royal Navy and the combined
fleets of France and Spain in 1805. The class are a
scale Airfix kit to direct follow-on from the Swiftsure class and were,
radio control until the introduction of the Astute class, the Royal
Navy’s most advanced nuclear fleet submarines.
Like the majority of Royal Navy nuclear submarines,
all seven vessels were constructed by Vickers
Shipbuilding and Engineering at Barrow-in-Furness,
Cumbria. With five boats in commission and two
retired, they still form the backbone of the Royal
Navy’s nuclear-powered ‘hunter-killer’ submarine
force.
The model
A kit was given to me as a project, the idea being to
use it as a demonstration build at the International
Photo 1. The HMS Trafalgar Model Boat Show a few years ago and at the same
submarine kit. time convert it to radio control. Although feasible,
1 acquired that would fit within the hull, but also allow
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it was not the type of project one could undertake
during an exhibition, however it did seem to be a
nice challenge for the future.
It was about a year later that I decided to
consider the challenge and took the kit off the shelf
to investigate. I checked the parts to ensure that
they were all present and correct and the entire kit
as supplied is shown in Photo 1. As can been seen,
it is a fairly simple kit with only 40 parts on three
frets, plus the instructions and a decal sheet.
Sorting out how to provide power, propulsion
and steering in such a small model was the
next challenge in the design stage. After some
time I came up with an idea which required a
small electric motor to be housed in a plastic
tube complete with coupling to the propeller
shaft, an ACTion P68A Pico ESC to control the
motor, a miniature linear servo for the steering, a
FRSKYV8R7II 2.4GHz radio receiver and for power,
a 300mA single cell LiPo battery. A schematic
diagram is shown in Photo 2.
The motor was purchased from Precision
Microdrives, PN 112-001 (20mm x 12mm diameter,
3 volts working) and some clear Perspex tubing
the motor of 12mm dia. to fit inside it. First the
tubing was cut to length and then a plastic disc for
mounting the motor within the tube. A pair of end
caps were then turned up, one to allow the supply
wires out and the other to support the propeller
shaft and running tube.
Next, the propshaft, its running tube, support
bush, rudder guide tube and coupling parts were
made. The two propeller parts were removed from
the fret and glued together, then drilled through
their axis and a small brass tapped insert fitted into
the hole, thus allowing it to be screw mounted on
to the propeller shaft. All these items can be seen
prior to final assembly in Photo 3.
A brass coupling bush was bonded to one end
of the propeller shaft and the other bonded to the
motor shaft. A small length of fuel tubing was used
as a flexible joint and bonded between the two
bushes ensuring that the whole assembly was
completely concentric. The propeller shaft was
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then fitted into the running tube and the complete

assembly inserted into the plastic tube, bonding
the propeller shaft end cap into position on the
tube end. When the glue was set, the motor was
powered up to ensure that it ran freely. When
satisfied, a small hole was drilled in the side of the
plastic tube to allow a small screw to be inserted
through the wall and into the motor mounting bush
to secure it in position.
Next the motor wires were threaded through
the two holes in the other end cap and this was 3
then glued into position on the opposite end of the
tube. Finally a small grove was cut in the side of the
Photo 2. A schematic diagram of the
tube to which the rudder guide tube fitted and was submarine control system.
bonded into position. The completed assembly can 4
Photo 3. The submarine drive system
be seen in Photo 4, with the propeller fitted. parts.
The two lower hull sections were now removed
from the sprue and glued together. Any blemishes Photo 4. The submarine motor drive
assembly.
were filled with epoxy filler and when dry the lower
hull was sanded to a smooth finish. Next the upper Photo 5. The completed stand.
hull section was removed from the sprue and Photo 6. The submarine rudder control
fitted to the lower hull (not glued) and all strapped schematic layout.
together using masking tape. The complete
assembly was held in a vice and the moulded
rudder slots drilled out 2.5mm concentrically in the
top and bottom halves. Next the hole in the aft end
of the hull was opened out to 2.5mm to allow the
propeller shaft running tube to pass through it.

Stand
Now that the hull was being assembled it was
time to put together the model’s stand. Having
completed this operation using the kit supplied Rudder control
parts, I considered that it appeared rather light and The design for this is shown in Photo 6, and it can
flimsy so I cut a piece of 6mm plywood, painted be seen that the design necessitated a crank in the 5
it black and mounted the plastic stand on it, this shaft between the upper and lower rudders as both
making it a much more robust assembly. Finally an the rudder and propeller shaft are on the same axis.
‘HMS TRAFALGAR’ label was created and added to Two small brass bearings were made and glued
the assembly as in Photo 5. into the two 2.5mm holes previously drilled in the
hull, ensuring that they were both in alignment. The
upper and lower rudder shafts were made from
Back to the hull! 1mm diameter brass rod; the two rudders were
There were a few small parts to be glued to the then removed from the fret; mounted in a vice and
upper hull exterior with locating pegs and when
completed these were sealed on the inside using
Deluxe Materials Eze-Cote resin to ensure the holes 6
would not leak later.
A 6mm square section piece of plasticard was cut
to the same length as the motor assembly and glued
into the base of the hull below the point where the
motor housing was to be fitted. When dry, the hull
assembly was mounted in a vice and the top surface
of the 6mm block machined down to a level such
that the propeller shaft protruding from the motor
housing was in line with the hole in the end of the
hull. An aft bulkhead was required to support the
motor housing. This was made from some 1.5mm
thick plasticard and trimmed to fit inside both the
upper and lower hulls and when a satisfactory fit
was accomplished, two holes were drilled in the
bulkhead, one for the propeller shaft and the other
for the rudder guide tube which then allowed the
bulkhead to be bonded to the motor housing.
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Photo 7. The rudder servo mounting
fitted in place.
Photo 8. The scrapped Mk.1 and Mk.2
hulls.
Photo 9. The aft ballast weight.
Photo 10. Rudder servo installed and
connected.
Photo 11. Electronic speed controller
platform fitted in place.
11
12
drilled through their pivot points to accept their
shafts. Then the lower rudder shaft was inserted
into its hull bearing and its rudder blade pushed
over the shaft. With the lower rudder blade fitted,
this allowed the motor assembly to be placed in the
lower hull and bonded into position.
A mounting platform was made for the linear
servo from 1mm thick plasticard and then bonded
into position behind the motor housing. Photo 7
shows the lower rudder, motor housing and servo
mounting in position within the hull.
Not quite as it all may seem!
I should now mention that this was the third
attempt at building the submarine! The first model
had all the control systems in the top half of the hull
and I had used a fair amount of sealant to exclude
as much air as possible in order to get the hull down
in the water, but the result was that the model sank
too low in the water and was top heavy.
The Mark Two version had the control systems
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in the base of the hull, no sealant added and all the
lead ballast fitted under the hull as a narrow keel.
This was working extremely well, including when
performing a buoyancy test in the domestic bath.
Unfortunately when handling the model, it slipped
out of my hands and damaged the propeller shaft
beyond repair, but I had gained a vast amount of
experience in building these two prototypes, thus
on this third model, all the lead ballast was salvaged
from the Mark Two version which was promptly
weighed, being 36.3gms, allowing the required lead
weight to be placed inside the hull. Photo 8 shows
the remnants of the old hulls!
Lead ballast
Photo 9 shows the first piece of lead in position
to be bonded in place under the servo and esc
mounting platforms (18.6gms). The digital micro
servo was then mounted on its platform and
screwed into position. The rudder actuator rod
(0.5mm brass rod) was bent to shape at one end;
the pivot tube soldered into position and then the
assembly inserted into the rudder guide tube. This
then allowed the other end of the rod to be bent to
suit the servo coupling the completed assembly is
shown in Photo 10. A base was fitted in the hull for
the electronic speed controller (esc), Photo 11,
followed by the lead ballast being placed into
position under both the servo and esc mounting
platforms, then bonded into position. A base for the
2.4GHz receiver was made and bonded into position
in the hull. The esc was then placed in position on
its base and wired to the motor, Photo 12. The esc
was temporarily connected to a receiver in order to
test the motor function, and then more lead ballast
was added under the receiver mounting platform
(6.3gms) followed by some additional weight of
11.2gms in the bow, Photo 13, all this making
a total of 36.1gms, that was close to what was
required.
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13 14

Battery
The LiPo battery leads were modified to allow a
charging lead together with a shorting link (ON/OFF
Switch). With this completed, the battery was
inserted under the receiver platform and in order to
gain access to these battery connections an inner
Photo 12. Receiver base and esc fitted.
deck/hatch was designed with a cut-out. This was
made and bonded into position with a small half Photo 13. Bow ballast installed.
bulkhead at the bow, Photo 14. Photo 14. The reed switch assembly and bulkhead fitted in place.
In order to house the receiver within the hull it
was necessary to remove its cardboard housing Photo 15. Receiver and esc clamps in position.
and also the multi-way connector. All the wire
connections would have to be soldered directly
to the receiver board. This completed, all the 15
wires from the esc, servo and battery were now
connected to the receiver. In addition a further
two supply wires were added to receiver board to
supply power to a LED in the fin (conning tower or
sail). The whole system was now tested and it all
functioned correctly.

Finishing the hull

To hold the receiver and esc in position, two
plasticard bridge strips were bonded over the
printed boards and the completed assembly is
shown in Photo 15.
A slot was machined in the base of the conning
tower (fin) on the upper hull in order to allow the
antenna and LED wires to pass through. The upper
hull was then trial fitted to the lower hull and pencil
marked at the positions of the forward and aft
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Photo 16. Conning tower (sail) wiring.
bulkheads. The upper hull was then removed and
Photo 17. Cover fixing blocks in very carefully the fore and aft sections of the hull
position.
cut-away. The centre section was trimmed and
Photo 18. Fore & aft covers fitted. bonded into position on top of the lower half, taking
care to pass through the antenna and LED supply
Photo 19. Dive planes fitted.
wires prior to bonding. Prior to the glue finally
setting, the model was thoroughly tested to ensure
that both the rudder and motor controls functioned
correctly, since there was no further access, short
of smashing it open!
One side of the conning tower was bonded into
position and its top drilled to accept the 2mm LED
and the 0.5mm brass rods which would replace
the flexible wire antennas. The antenna leads from
the receiver were shortened and the 30mm long
brass antenna rods soldered to their ends. The
LED power leads were soldered to the LED with
a 470ohm resistor in the positive lead and these
items were then fitted into the holes in the conning
tower top and the whole thing glued into position
The complete inner assembly was then given
several coats of Deluxe Materials Eze-Cote to seal
the complete assembly, Photo 16.
In order to secure the fore and aft sections of
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LiPo battery Turnigy Nanotech 300mA single cell from Hobby King
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the upper hull unit, blocks were added and the hull
sections placed in position and then drilled and
tapped to accept 12BA securing screws as in
Photo 17, which shows the blocks at the fore end
of the vessel and Photo 18 shows both the fore
and aft covers fitted.
Dive planes
Next it was time to assemble these. The aft fixed
planes come in two halves and these were glued
together and then bonded in position on the hull.
The aft adjustable planes were glued in position and
set at 45 degrees (dive).
The fore dive planes come as one moulding and
are held in position when the top front hull/cover is
secured, Photo 19.
The other side of the conning tower was glued
into position and the hull inspected for any minor
surface blemishes, these being painted with Deluxe
Materials Eze-Kote and once dry, rubbed down
to produce a clean finish, this now completing
construction of the model.
Painting
The hull was painted with a grey undercoat and
then sprayed matt black all over followed by two
coats of satin varnish. The propeller was painted
grey followed by a coat of gold (the nearest to
Bronze in the paint drawer). The decals were added
and then the propeller fitted to the shaft complete
with a 10BA locknut as in Photo 20.
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Testing
T ti
Finally, the model was tested in a bath of water,
Photo 21. It was noted that the hull tended to be
a little low at its front end, so a small amount of
lead ballast was added to the aft compartment just
below the steering gear, correcting the problem.
When powered in the forwards direction, the rear
section appeared to sink slightly lower than the
front. This was probably due to the fact that the
fore dive planes are very much smaller that the aft
dive planes. As I had plenty of spare parts, having
purchased three kits(!), two of the larger aft dive
planes were modified to fit at the front-end, by
mounting them on 1mm diameter brass wire,
Photo 22. With these fitted, the vessel appeared
to lower (dynamically dive) itself in the water, there
being only about 1.5 metres of forward travel
available in the bath, but this was considered to be
satisfactory.
Ultimately, the final test was down at the lake
where the Luton and District MBC sail their models,
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Photo 20. Fore & aft dive planes fitted.
Photo 21. Bath test!
Photo 22. The new larger forward
dive planes.
Photo 23. On the water - HMS Trafalgar
will dynamically dive, a bit!
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“
Photo 23. HMS Trafalgar sails quite well, but
does not dive very deep, if really at all, and also
Ultimately, the final test
its steering capability is not all that good, probably
due to the fact that the rudders are in front of
was down at the lake where
the propeller and not behind as on a conventional the Luton and District MBC
”
vessel. sail their models
Conclusion
It was an interesting model to build and convert,
even though it took three attempts to complete
and it goes to show that a ‘submarine’ can function
with 2.4GHz r/c, albeit this not being a true ‘diving’
model as such. On the plus side, it is a great model
to demonstrate on the pools at model shows and it
goes to show that there is nothing that cannot be
achieved with a model kit so small. ●
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ABOVE: The 2014 Naviga C Class

Event was held in Bulgaria and this is
one of the ornately decorated display
areas. All the models were judged
during the nine days, the Gold, Silver
and Bronze awards being based on
the scores achieved, so there could
be numerous medals awarded in a
particular class.
RIGHT AND BELOW: 74 Gun
Battleship in Class C3(D): Dmitry
Shevelev from Russia has built this
model in the style of the shipyard
models of the 17th and 18th
centuries. In those times, the model
was an interpretation of plans and
sketches, so would be often used as a
guide for cutting the full-size timbers
to the correct dimensions.

2014 Naviga World Ship

Vladimir Makarychev reports

T
his event took place from the 28th June to
6th July 2014 in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. It
was held under the auspices of Naviga and
was for Section C, which are static scale models.
Some of the entries may indeed be working radio
controlled models, but here they were only judged
on their qualities statically. More than 200 models
from 12 countries were entered, including Bulgaria,
Croatia, Italy, Romania, China, France, Poland,
Ukraine, Belarus, Czech Republic, Slovakia and
Russia..
Models are judged, scored and the best are
awarded Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals depending
on the marks achieved. Gold is for 95.00 to 100
marks; Silver is for 90.00 to 94.99; Bronze is for
85.00 to 89.99. There will be a number of medals
awarded in each category, since there is no first,
second and third as such, although here we are
mentioning the top-scoring models in their classes.
Three judges assess each model, their individual
scores being totalled and then averaged.
BELOW: Class C5: This category is for model in bottles.
The Europeans tend to use redundant bottles from recycling
bins, whereas the Chinese had especially made bespoke
bottles for their models.

The classes
C1: Models of sailing ships
C2: Models of ships with an engines
C3 (A,B,C,D): Models of parts of ships, port machinery, shipyard
equipment & dioramas
C4 (A,B,C,D): Models from the classes C-1 to C-3, but in scales of
1: 250 or smaller
C5: Models in bottles
C6: Models from kits
C7: Models from paper or cardboard

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Modelling Championship
The class winners
Class C1: There were 24 entries and the highest
marks of 97.33 went to Larisa Rumiantseva
of Ukraine with her model of the 50 gun HMS
Leopard. All the elements of this model had been
perfectly made; the hull, masts, guns, rigging and
sails. Six Gold Medals were finally awarded in this
class.
Class C2: Xiao Jian Zhong with his full detailed
model of the Hang Jun 4002 topped the score
sheet of 18 entries for this category of models of
engine powered ships, with a score of 98.67.
Class C3 (A): Roland Vlahovic from Croatia with
his magnificent model of HMS Alert, shown under
construction, was the well deserved top scorer with
97.67 and won the only Gold Medal in this class
which had six entries.
Class C3 (D): Fifteen entries and five Gold Medals
were awarded in this class. The model of a French
74 gun battleship had the highest score of 98.33,
it being built by Dmitry Shevelev from Russia. His
models are similar in style to the dockyard models
constructed in the 18th Century. Actually it is not
yet 100% complete, so more to look forward to in
the future!
Class C4 (A): Only five entries, but a score of 96.0
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LEFT AND ABOVE: Class C2:
Xiao Jian Zhong with his full
detailed model of the Hang
Jun 4002 topped the score
sheet in this class for scratch
built models of ships with
engines.
ABOVE AND LEFT: Class C3(A): Roland Vlahovic
from Croatia won a Gold Medal with his
magnificent model of HMS Alert whilst under
construction. The tools were all perfect miniatures
of what the craftsmen used at the time and the
hull interior was also fully, and perfectly, detailed.
and a Gold Medal went to the 1:250 scale model
of the Russian battleship Goto Predestinatia, built
by Andrei Romeu from Romania. This was the first
battleship of the Russian Navy, being built on the
orders of the Tsar, Peter the Great.
Class C4 (D): Six entries and four Gold Medals!
Alexander Bogdanov from Russia had built 30
models of the Damen Shipyard Company’s vessels,
BELOW: Class C4(A): This 1:250 model
all to a scale of 1:300 and was top scorer in this of the Russian sailing battleship
class with 95.67 marks, with three other entrants Goto Predistinatsiya has been built
by Andrei Romeu of Romania. This
being above the 95.0 mark threshhold. was the first battleship of the Russian
Class C5: These are models in bottles and the Navy, being built on the orders of the
competition was really between the Chinese, Tsar, Peter the Great.
Russian and Romanian modellers. Sixteen entries,
but only two Gold Medals and the Chinese modeller
Qiyang Feng took first place with France-II and
96.0 marks. It was interesting that the Chinese
modellers had generally purchased bespoke bottles
for their models from specialised manufacturers,
each bottle being unique as well as the model
inside it.
Class C6: These are models from kits and was the
best supported of all the classes with 63 entries and
11 Gold Medals awarded with the top mark of 97.33
going to three models equally, these being HMS
Dreadnought built by Vladimir Makarychev from
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LEFT, ABOVE & BELOW: Class C1: Larisa Rumiantseva from

Ukraine was the highest points scorer in this sailing ship
class with her outstanding model of the 50 gun warship
HMS Leopard.

Class C6: HMS Dreadnought

was one of three equal top
scoring models built from
commercial kits.

Russia (the same model as at the recent Model Conclusion

ABOVE: Class C6: The detail work
on this model of IJN Mogami shows
just what can be achieved from a
basic plastic kit.
Boat Convention at Haydock Park) and equalling this
score was the IJN Mogami cruiser built by Maxim
Shliuiev from Ukraine and a model of the Russian
destroyer Otlichny built by Dmitry Kalmikov from
Belarus.
Class C7: This is for models made of cardboard
and paper, something that is not obvious unless
you use a magnifying glass and 11 Gold Medals
were awarded from 30 entries. A scale of 1:200
is the most popular and the Ukrainian, Polish and
Belarusian modellers are traditionally very strong
in this class with Roman Derevyanko from Ukraine
and his model of the cruiser USS Oakland being the
highest marked with a score of 98.67.
The Championship was held in a warm and friendly
atmosphere by The Ship Modelling Federation of
Bulgaria and Naviga over nine days in Stara Zagora.
It is unfortunate that British model shipbuilders did
not make the journey, because having seen the
‘Best of British’ at the Haydock Park Model Boat
Convention, I am sure they would do very well in
this bi-annual World Championship for statically
judged marine models.
(The Model Power Boat Association is the
UK affiliated organisation through which British
entries need to be submitted and it has a Naviga
representative who can advise on forthcoming
international events - Editor)

ABOVE: Class C4(D): Alexander Bogdanov from Russia has built 30 models from ABOVE: Class C7: This card model of USS Oakland shows what can be done with this
the Damen Shipyard Company’s product list, all to a scale of 1:300, and he was material. You would not it know it was of cardboard unless you examined the model
top scorer in this class. from a distance of just a few inches.

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 warship scale
Range Finder
Dave Wooley with his Worldwide Review
of Warships and Warship Modelling
W
elcome once again to our regular sortie
into the world of fighting ships and this
month we have Part One (of two) about
the very successful 2014 National Model Warship
Weekend and continue with HMS Skirmisher and
have a topical Mystery Picture.
The National Model Warship
Weekend
Held in Glasgow in July 2014 this was a really good
event. It is a weekend hosted by the Glasgow
Photo 1. HMS Fencer being resupplied Richmond MBC and the Scottish Model Warship
by a Chant class coastal tanker. Association, supported by clubs from Scotland,
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An ideal day and a perfect
setting for the 2014 National
Model Warship Weekend.
England, Belgium and the Surface Warship
Association membership. Nearly 200 models
gathered in what could be considered the largest
UK event of its type including the international
support.
On the water
As there are so many models and space is limited,
this report is divided into two parts, the first of
which covers some of the on the water activity
and Part Two will have a closer look at some of the
recently completed and unusual models having their
first outings.
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Amongst the Scottish Model Warship Association

there is a fondness for 1:72 scale models, but
1:144 to 1:32 scales were also represented and it
was great to see once again the team from Belgium
bringing their extraordinary assortment of D-Day
vessels. Amongst their warship complement was
a 1:96 scale model of HMS Fencer that although
not part of Operation Neptune (the naval part of
D-Day) she supplied much needed air protection to
convoys and in particular in April 1944 to Operation
Tungsten, the unsuccessful attack on the battleship
KM Tirpitz. This model is based on the Deans
Marine kit, Photo 1.
In 2013 Sandy Mercer’s flower class corvette
HMS Gloxinia K22 was unpainted, but now a
year later in 2014, what an imposing model it has
become, Photo 2. HMS Gloxinia had an amazing
career being in the thick of WW2 action from 1940
to 1945, including shooting-down an ME 109 off the
Tunisia coast on the 18th October 1942.
Gary Mills has gained a well-earned reputation 2
with his fine models of post-WW2 RN frigates,
and has recently completed his model of the
requisitioned trawler The Three Kings, slightly and built this superb model of an LCT 6. Photo 2. The short forecastle Flower
Photo 3. Another new addition to the National These ships could accommodate four medium or class corvette HMS Gloxinia K22 and
please note the false bow wave.
Model Warship Weekend was from the Edinburgh three 50 ton tanks or 150 tons of cargo,
MBC member David Jack, best known for his Photo 4. As an added attraction an outer dock was Photo 3. The superbly presented
armed trawler ‘Three Kings’
unusual models which include many types of constructed on the water to allow models to be by Gary Mills.
coastal warships. David has changed direction left afloat when not being sailed, something very
Photo 4. David Jack is well known for
his coastal forces warships, especially
the more unusual types. This is
4 something slightly different, an
LST 6, and the ‘fade-in’ camouflage is
extremely well done.

“ Nearly 200 models gathered

in what could be considered
the largest UK event of
its type including the

”
international support.
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5 6

Photo 5. The inclusion of an outer dock
area proved to be popular.
Photo 6. Tugs at work! The Belgian
team used two of their small tugs
to show how easy it was for small
tugs, 440mm in length, to tow and
manoeuvre very large models such as
S.S. Canberra.
popular with TF72 in Australia, Photo 5.
The Belgian team used two of their small Empire
class tugs to demonstrate their ability to tow really
large models, Photo 6. A course was laid for
steering and tug towing and Kurt Braeckmans and
Patrick Verrue from Belgium hooked up their tugs
to a 1:72 scale model of the Falklands troopship
S.S. Canberra and its huge bulk was easily towed
around the course. Tugs, when towing large ships,
run the risk of being capsized and to everyone’s
surprise a demonstration was arranged to show just
what can happen when these model tugs capsized.
They are ballasted to self-right and then continue
towing as demonstrated in Photos 7 and 8. One of
the model tugs was later removed from the water
just to convince us all that it was watertight and still
be more than capable of completing a towing task,
Photo 9. Still on the tug theme, the Belgians had
brought along some road transport with another
small tug, Photo 10!
Back on the water, more of the models were
being put through their paces. One notable example
was the Chant class coastal tanker built by Brian
Cowell. The original concept for its design was to
use mostly flat-welded plate sections manufactured
at various locations for final assembly at another
shipyard, Photo 11. There was no computer
controlled laser-cutting in WW2 as there is of
course nowadays.
Also making an appearance as a complete
model was the impressive 1:72 scale USS Winston
Churchill DDG 81 built by Michael Loney, Photo 12,
and certainly one of the most photogenic models
was a superb 1:48 HMS Amethyst, depicted as
being in one of the anti-submarine warfare escort
groups operating out of Liverpool in WW2. This
model was built and operated by Colin Miller,
Photo 13.

7 8

Photo 7. A demonstration was

staged to show how these
9 model tugs can be capsized, 10
but still function.

Photo 8. Fully immersed and

ready to roll back-up.

Photo 9. Watertight and ready

to continue towing once more!

Photo 10. Truck and tug at the

ready, just in case!

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Photo 11. A fine example of a Chant

class coastal tanker built by Brian
Cowell. Where possible, flat steel
plates were used in their construction.

Photo 12. USS Winston Churchill, a

1:72 scale model.

Photo 13. The Black Swan class sloop

HMS Amethyst. This model could
almost be mistaken for the real vessel
in this photograph.

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Photo 14. Yes! The 1:72 scale model

of the 1982 Falklands War troopship
S.S. Canberra, built by Arthur Wilkins,
is seen here being towed by RMAS
Dexterous.

Photo 15. The US Navy submarine

chaser SC 1441, negotiating the
minefield.

Photo 16. Even when still under

construction, a model needs trials.

Photo 17. The lovely 1:48 scale twin

funnel steam picket boat is by Chylds
Hall Model Shipyard.

Photo 18. The tent village 14

accommodated numerous models and
some traders.

Returning to the impressive lines of the S.S.

Canberra, here in Photo 14 she is being towed
15 by the paddle tug RMAS Dexterous. The US Navy
submarine chaser No. 1441 is seen here in
Photo 15 preparing to negotiate a minefield and
perhaps rather optimistically, the forward gun layer
is aiming at a mine! The original vessel was built
at the Harbour Boat Building Company, Terminal
Island, California and entered service on the 5th
April 1944.
Here in Photo 16 is a 1:72 scale HMS Invincible
still under construction by Bill McGowan. He
commenced work on this model in early 2014
as part of a joint project to build HM Ships Ark
Royal and Illustrious, all at 1:72 scale. For ease of
transport the hull is divided into two sections and I
have to admit it is quite hard to make out the joint
line and here at Glasgow it was undergoing power
and ballast trials before any of the real detailing is
added.
Chylds Hall Model Shipyard recently had their
twin funnelled 1:48 scale steam picket boat
17 reviewed in September 2014 MB and this is Steve
Pickering’s prototype, Photo 17. Yes it is small,
but it can cope with normal pond conditions and
makes into a fine and well-detailed model that can
almost be built on a tray in front of the television. To
complete Part One of this two part report, Photo 18
is of just some of the numerous tents and gazebos
at this super 2014 event in Glasgow.

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HMS Skirmisher - Part Two

Basic preparation and fitting out of the
hardware and electrics.
The first task listed in the instructions is to clean
the hull, followed by sanding its top edge to the
indicated mark. Timber stripwood stringers are then
to be added to the inside of the hull’s top edge,
allowing for the thickness of the deck which sits
within the top of hull. The stripwood stringers add
rigidity to the hull, but time spent getting these
positioned correctly and properly glued in place,
pays dividends later. Openings (slotted holes)
will need to be made to install the two propshaft 19
tubes. As an addendum here, it is well worthwhile
covering the ‘affected area’ with masking tape, then
marking the hole shapes and carefully chain-drilling Photo 19. A jig makes it easy to align propshafts. Photo 22. The Robbe tiller arm comes complete
with two sizes of insert and an easy to get to
a series of small holes around the inside of their Photo 20. The basic styrene former for producing locking nut for the supplied Allen key.
perimeter, before removing the waste material and the rudder.
Photo 23. The 2mm thick plywood battery tray
gently filing the hole to its final shape. Photo 21. The filled and shaped rudder is has sufficient length to adjust the batteries
temporarily in place. forward and aft when ballasting

Installing the propshafts

Installing dual, treble or quadruple propshafts
all parallel to one another can present some
difficulties, but the answer lies in the use of a
simple jig. A strip of modeller’s clay was laid over
the area to which the jig was to be attached to
ensure a precise ‘reverse’ of the hull’s aft form. This
shape was then transferred to 2mm styrene sheet
and the basic jig cut to size. Using the location
dimensions from the drawings the angles of the
propshafts were determined by feeding one of
them up to the jig and marking its position against 20
the jig. This information was then transferred to the
other side and drilling holes to allow each propshaft
to pierce the jig symmetrically and then be firmly
secured with their own nuts, as in Photo 19.

Rudder and tiller arm

The kit contains pre-cut parts for the rudder, but its
shape has been enhanced for improved steering
qualities. For scale purposes, the size was therefore
reduced and its aerodynamic shape enhanced,
based on contemporary pictures and references, 21 22
Photo 20. The entire blade area on each side was
then filled with car body GRP and later smoothed
to shape with various grades of wet and dry
sandpaper, Photo 21. Okay, a minor thing, but 23
a tiny bit of effort and the rudder looks so much
better now. A single rudder tube and the associated
connecting linkages are easy to install and a Robbe
tiller arm was ideal for the job as it comes complete
with two different diameter inserts and an Allen
key, useful for use in confined spaces, Photo 22.

Battery tray
After aligning the two 385 motors with a dedicated
angled mounting, the next task was to permanently
fix the battery tray into the bottom of the hull,
Photo 23. This is not supplied in the kit, it being
left to the model builder to decide which installation
layout he, or she, prefers. Personally I much prefer
to install a longer than necessary tray to enable
the freedom of moving batteries forward and aft
during ballasting trials. The batteries, two 6v 3.5Ah
SLA, are being installed on the hull’s centreline for
convenience, although an SLA battery is not equally
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Photo 24. Photo 25. Photo 26. Photo 27. Not Photo 28, Two Photo 29. A Photo 30. A
Laser pre- Each hatch A sub-deck included in Mtroniks Viper steering servo general view
28 cut styrene piece is easily edge is added the kit is this esc’s and the is located of the interior
parts are now removed to the bow bespoke radio Planet 2.4Ghz amidships and before the
becoming from the main section, ready tray (in my receiver are connected to main deck
standard on central deck for a printed hand). located on the rudder via a was finally
Deans Marine section. deck later. and under the Bowden type of fitted.
kits. radio tray. cable linkage.

often other parts are incorporated within the waste

29 areas for economy reasons.
The forecastle has a curved outer edge, quite
nicely moulded it has to be said, and a sub-deck
edging is attached to the cambered underside as in
Photo 26. A printed timber deck is to be installed
later.

Receiver, electronic speed

balanced around its median line. There are other
30 permutations, including NiMH or LiPo batteries that
could be used, but these are adequate for this size
of model.
Preparing the decks
There is a good saying; ‘avoid creating a problem
where none exists’. So before proceeding further,
and this applies to all sorts of construction projects,
it’s a good idea to step back and view how best
to proceed, given the fact that once the deck is
installed, this will limit access into the hull. There
is little point installing any of the electrics when
their removal, or even basic maintenance, becomes
impossible. Remember that if it can go wrong when
you can’t access the errant item, then it always will!
Deans Marine now supply laser-cut styrene parts
and for HMS Skirmisher they include the fixed part
of the main deck, Photo 24, here being separated
from the carrier sheet with its removable main
centre section and additional openings for internal
access, Photo 25. As is usual with laser-cut parts,
controllers and rudder servo
There are three factors which will determine the
location of these.
1) Ease of access
2) Separating the receiver as far as is practicable
from the brushed motors
3) Keeping the wiring tidy.
So, the decision was to make a tray, well forward
in the hull, but within the principal access area to
accommodate the electronic speed controllers
(esc’s), receiver and its battery. The most practical
location for the rudder servo was amidships and
Photo 27 is a general view with the r/c styrene tray
in my hand.
Once the tray was in place, two Mtroniks Viper
esc’s were positioned, but not fixed . Attached
underneath the tray is a housing for a Planet 5
channel receiver with its short length of aerial
unobstructed and pointing forward. It’s worth
noting that the wiring distance from the esc’s to the
receiver is very short and all is easily accessible,
Photo 28.
Wiring and linkages
Where possible it is better to run the wiring in
looms or better still in conduits. This not only makes
for a model’s tidy interior, but a better managed
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more ‘special’ functions, then the amount of wiring
will increase, but that does not mean that the
model’s interior needs become a proverbial bird’s
nest! HMS Skirmisher has a simple two motor
installation, but the wiring from each has been
tracked through a length of styrene tube bonded
to the inside of the hull using Deluxe Speed Epoxy
which bonded these two different materials really
rather well.
As the rudder servo is located amidships a good
rigid linkage is required. From experience I’ve found
that a Bowden type of cable of inner/outer tube
combination is ideal in this type of model, provided
the outer tube cannot flex. So, for its support, a
series of small brass tube carrier brackets were
fixed to the hull’s internal wood deck supports as
in Photo 29 and Photo 30 gives you an idea of the
general internal layout thus far and please note the
wiring conduits, port and starboard.
Preparing the decks
As mentioned earlier, pre-cut styrene decking is
provided. These fixed and removable deck sections
require support, and timber strips are being used
around the edges of the fixed and removable parts,
Photo 31 (upside down view here!).
Given the need for internal access there will be
an unavoidable joint line, but the good fit keeps the
presence of the joint to the minimum and the deck
upperworks will help conceal it, Photo 32, again
looking from underneath.
Photo 33 shows the main styrene deck
temporarily in position, which will not be fixed until
the driveline and initial ballast trials are completed.
Major future changes are not envisaged, but
forward planning helps. Access through the
openings in the removable centre main section is
extremely tight, but concealed switches, smoke
generators etc. can be accessed without the need
to lift off all of the superstructure, as in
Photo 34. Next month we will be finalising the
electrical installation, and have those dreaded initial
on the water performance and ballast trials!
This Month’s
Mystery Picture,
The clue is: These ships
are named after certain
warlike tribes.
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34
Answer to the November 2014
Mystery Picture
The clue was: The Pearl Harbour Strike Force
Photo 31. Wood strips are used to
found a carrier. reinforce and support the underside
This ship was HMS Hermes, by any standards of the main centre deck section and
a small aircraft carrier of only 13000 tons, 600ft in access hatches.
length and just over 70ft beam, but notably being Photo 32. A close fit!
the Royal Navy’s first to be built from the keel up
Photo 33. The main deck temporarily
and she was intended to operate in the role of a fitted to assess the internal access
sort of cruiser as the eyes of the fleet. possibilities.
The huge island superstructure meant HMS Photo 34. The centre removable
Hermes frequently had to be trimmed using hatch piece supports sections of the
superstructure.
either her fuel tanks or side bulges. Initially she
was capable of handling 20 aircraft, but as they
increased in size, capacity was reduced and
by the start of WW2 only 12 aircraft could be
accommodated. For much of her career HMS
Hermes was stationed in the Far East returning
to the Atlantic at the beginning of WW2. Gun
armament was six 5.5 inch, three 4 inch and during
WW2 and additional single four barrelled 2pdr and
twelve single 20mm guns were added.
HMS Hermes was the only aircraft carrier to
be located and sunk by Admiral Nagumo’s Pearl
Harbour Strike Force now deployed in the Indian
Ocean, being caught on the 9th April 1942, 65
miles south west of the British Naval Base at
Trincomalee in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). The bulk
of Admiral Somerville’s Force A had evacuated
the area before Nagumo’s overwhelming naval
force stuck. On that day,
Apart from the attack on the port facilities,
HMS Hermes together with HMS Vampire,
the oiler British Sergeant, the corvette HMS References and
Hollybock and the depot ship Athelstone were acknowledgements
Nagumo’s target. The attack force consisted HMS Hermes ref: Aircraft
of 90 planes and in barely 10 minutes HMS Carriers of the World 1914 to the
Hermes was disabled and sunk with her present by Roger Chesneau
escorts. pages 92 & 93.
The Battle History of the Imperial
Japanese Navy 1941 to 1945,
pages 104 to 111.
My thanks to the Glasgow
Richmond MBC and the
Scottish Model Warship
Association for their help and
hospitality during my visit.
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 special feature

Self-Tacking
Free-Sailers Peter Whitehead’s
unique approach

LEFT: For safe

travel.

I
remember my first radio-control set,
a MacGregor Digimac 1+1, with a
proportional servo which was used
for steering my yacht and a four
position servo used to control an
auxiliary engine. The idea was to
be able to sail a model schooner RIGHT: Rigged
on the nearby River Wey, rather than have to drive and ready.
to Cobham Lake, which was several miles away.
However, I wanted some other means of sailing
from one side of a river bank, or from a pond which
could not be accessed all the way round, and so
a glider dethermaliser was used to hold my new
model Smack on one tack for up to five minutes,
which would then release a line and allow a rubber

Timer triggers
helm.
d.
Outward boun

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ABOVE: Set for outward journey.

band to ‘put the helm down’, tack the boat and hold ABOVE: Camera timer motor.
it on a return-course. By altering the position of the
released tiller I could adjust for wind strength and
eventually learned how to sail that little Smack on
many differing courses and still bring it back safely.
This system worked well and I found that I could BELOW: Camera & glider timers. ABOVE: Triggered to tack and return.
release the model and watch it sailing in a more
relaxed way, giving me more freedom to watch
other model boats. Obviously there weren’t that
many models sailing past on the River Wey, but
at Bushy Park there was such a huge variety of
models that being able to ‘let her go’ was a great
bonus.
Back then in the 1970’s, I would sometimes take
the train to London to watch the models sailing on
the Round Pond in Kensington Gardens and so I
built a 12 inch cutter which fitted into a box for safe
transportation to such venues. Instead of a Smack’s
counter stern, it had a ‘wine-glass’ transom and it
could hold a straight-sailing course very well. One
day a man approached and offered me an enormous
amount of money for this tiny boat and its box!
I accepted, and on the way home decided that I
would make a plug of exactly the same model and
make more hulls in fibreglass. That attempt was so
difficult (for me anyway), that after extracting two
hulls, the mould broke and I never made another.
Those two hulls looked the same, were rigged and
Coming abou
t.
Into the wind.
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ain.
Gathering way ag
fitted out exactly as ‘twins’, and yet one was nearly
twice as fast as the other. The rigs were changed
over and still the fast hull was much faster than the
other. I still don’t know whether I had built a very
slow hull or an unbelievably fast one, but do still
own the faster cutter and would not dare to sail it
off the Herne Bay foreshore without a self-tacking
device, because I cannot keep up with it whilst
wading in thigh-boots. I have not seen many 12 inch
semi-scale models that sail so well, so as a result of
“
all this, decided to return to a simple version of the
I changed the rigs over and self-tack timer. The captioned photo sequence tells
a thousand words, so I will only mention here a few
still the fast hull was much
salient points.
faster than the other. I still
don’t know whether I had
built a very slow hull or an Self-tack timers
”
unbelievably fast one KSB glider dethermalisers are now more valuable
than simple radio control and so I didn’t want to
risk using mine in saltwater conditions, but some
camera timers are very inexpensive, so I purchased
two of these for under £10 each on eBay. These
timers may well be of better quality than the old
glider types of brass construction, the new versions
offering up to 45 seconds for an outward bound
tack before releasing the tiller line. The pictures
ail.
reefed mains
Sailing with
Coping easily.
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Coming home!
show that they are stripped of their outer casings
and fitted with a ‘head disc’ just like a glider-timer.
In the picture of the timers, the top-left timers
are ‘as purchased’; the top-right timers are glider
dethermalisers; the lower left shows a camera
timer motor adapted for self-tacking; and lower right
shows a very small camera timer which only cost
£1.50.
Sailing and afterwards
Après sailing in seawater, the whole model is
washed in soapy warm tap water, and the timer is
unshipped and immersed into a mixture of light-oil
and paraffin. If I should be doing something better
than this, please do write in! Having said that, the
timer never gets submerged, even if the cutter is
knocked over in a gust of wind. The pictures show
a knock-down with the timer still well out of the
water and protected from most windward spray by
the hull itself.
The pictures also show the cutter’s deck and
timer installation; timer set-up for outward bound
tack and the timer released for inward bound tack.
If the wind drops after the timer has released and
causes the model to fall off the wind and gybe, thus
sailing away from you, don’t worry. As soon as the
wind speed returns, the model will gather speed,
turn up into the wind, tack and carry on back to
you. It does not matter how many times this whole
procedure might be repeated, your boat will come
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ABOVE: Heavy weather mainsail (left).

Knockdown!

home, I promise you. Mind you, never ever use a

worn elastic band, because if that band breaks, you
might then lose your boat.
The pictures also show a pond trial with an
outward and return tack. Soon afterwards the wind
increased and she suffered a knock-down, so I set
her reduced area mainsail, staysail and jib, all having
raised ‘sail-foots’ to keep them more clear of the
water in gusts and it sailed on through all of it.
I hope that this has all been of some interest to
you, although I doubt that in this modern age I will
see many self-tacker’s sailing around. ●
All the best, Peter Whitehead
ABOVE: Timer removal. ABOVE: The oil-paraffin bath.

Servo Mountings scale musings

M
any servos are supplied with rubber
inserts to fit over the mounting lugs at
the ends of the servo cases. These are
intended to isolate the servo from the vibration
caused by powered models. To ensure that the
servo mounting screws are not over-tightened, thus
compressing the rubber and creating a mounting
that is too rigid, small ferrules are usually supplied
to limit screw tightness.
Such precautions might be needed in models
powered by internal combustion engines, but to be
honest in most of my boats I’ve left these ferrules
out and sometimes even the rubber inserts. So
far nothing has failed due to this omission. I do
however try to ensure that the servos are held
firmly with no chance of movement when operating
and this is especially true for the servo operating
the rudder.
My test for a good rudder servo mounting is to
gently try to move the rudder blade with my finger
tips, with the radio switched off of course. I say
gently, since excessive force might actually drive
the servo gears around, which is never a good thing
to do. The ideal is for a barely perceptible moment
of the rudder to be felt, you can just feel it, but
probably not see it.
Excessive movement suggests that the steering
linkage has too much free play. This can result in
a model that will not hold its heading consistently,
but should also not be confused with the effects of
wind and waves! The common causes of this free
play are holes in the servo and tiller arms being too
Mooring
large for the linkage arms. Another possibility is that
the linkage between servo and tiller arms could be
flexing under load and needs stiffening. Post
Sometimes the linkage is fine, but the servo
arm has excessive movement due to wear in the
gear train. If the rudder servo has become slack in
its operation, then replacement is the best idea,
but before doing this, it is worth double checking
that the servo mounting is still firm. The mounting
screws can work loose, holes open up a little, even
the structure to which servo is secured can become
loose. The latter might be the result of some impact
damage to the rudder whilst sailing.
If a servo has to be replaced, then do not
automatically discard it. If it still operates reliably,
then other less demanding uses can often be found.
If all else fails then you could open up the servo Glynn Guest with
and use it to power one of those small plastic kit
conversions that some people like to indulge in and
advice and tips for
are quite popular nowadays. ● modellers
LEFT: Typical rubber insert servo
mountings. It is not always necessary
to use the metal ferrules.
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ABOVE: Ros Donn PD125,
shown rigged as a trawler
when registered at
Peterhead. The trawl winch
is forward and trawl doors
hang at the stern. Note the
pedestal mounted power
block aft. Additional boards
have been added on top
of the bulwarks and this
was probably done when
she operated as a seiner
when the net warps were
laid along the deck when
coming off the warp coiler.
MV Ros Donn
James Pottinger
presents a Free
Plan for this 50 foot
fishing boat
Main dimensions
LOA:
Beam:
Draft:
Displacement:
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T
his vessel is one of the few remaining boats
afloat of a class which were commonly
known as the BIM 50-footers, and they
played a significant role in the revival of the Irish
fishing fleet in the mid to late-1940’s.
It was during this period that the Irish Sea
Fisheries Association granted loans to some
fishermen to buy half-decker’s and a follow up
scheme was introduced by the same body to
encourage the building of larger boats offered to
skippers on a hire purchase basis, which was fully
endorsed by the corporate body, ‘An Bord Iascaigh
Mhara’ (BIM), when it was formed in 1952.
The Uncle Pat, D403, was the first 50-footer and
date of issue was May 1949 followed by the St.
Mel D43, in October of same year, both built at the
BIM Boatyard, Killybegs, Co. Donegal. The final BIM
50-footer, the St. Colette T49 was the 88th vessel,
with a year of issue of 1970, being built by BIM
Boatyard, Dingle, Co. Kerry.
Not all these boats were built in Ireland as John
Stephen built six at his yard in Banff on the Moray
Coast between during 1950 and 1951. After the
first four were built with various names, a decision
49ft 9ins was taken to issue names representing ancient
Irish place names beginning with ‘Ros’, however
15ft 6.5ins
5ft 6ins by the mid 1960’s many owners wanted names
28 tons of their own choosing and frequently named their
boats after family members or loved ones. Naturally
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ABOVE: Another view of Ros Donn
entering Peterhead harbour with the
south breakwater in background
(b& w picture)
LEFT: This shows Ros Donn
after decommissioning with the
Irish fishing number displayed.
Reconstruction has not yet started.
Photo courtesy of Ian Leask
there were some variances between the boats
and their finish from the different yards, but all
were designed by the ISFA naval architect James
Stafford.
On receipt of an application by the first owner,
John Mcloughlin of Killybegs, BIM replied on 16th
September 1954 that the anticipated cost would
be £7100 and a 10% down payment was required.
In the event of an increase in cost, then 10% of
any such increase would be required, additionally a
prepayment of 10% would be due in respect of any
additional gear over and above that specified. The
original specification included an 88bhp Kelvin diesel
and a four speed Fifer winch, with Kelvin Hughes
Echo Sounder and Seafarer Radio Telephone.
An indication of the escalation in cost is given
by the Ros Droichead built at Baltimore for £7025
in 1954, whereas the St. Colette cost the owners
£22800 from the Dingle yard in March 1970.
Naturally some of this increase can be explained by
additional modern equipment and more powerful
engines. However, many boats were fitted originally
with the 88bhp Kelvin engines which were often
replaced by more powerful types. Whilst these
boats provided an interim between the smaller half-
decked boats and the more modern dual-purpose
boats currently in service, they were universally
admired for their robustness of construction and
seaworthiness.
Ros Donn D55
The subject of these plans, was built by the BIM
Boatyard at Killybegs, year of issue 1954, for the
original owners Jack McLaughlin and Jimmy Green
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RIGHT: Ros Donn LK703 as a seiner at
Lerwick in Shetland. The seine nets are
stowed aft of the wheelhouse and at
the stern, with the warps laid along the
fore deck and the green painted coiler
prominent. The buoys with extended flag
posts stowed forward on the starboard side
are markers for the end of the warps when
shooting and picking up when hauling in
the net. Protective vertical bars are fitted
on the portside in way of the cod end when
it is lifted aboard using the tackle from
the port derrick post. Photo courtesy of
Shetland Museum Photo Archive.
BELOW: Another view of Ros Donn taken
at the time of decommissioning. Photo
courtesy of Ian Leask.
with a homeport of Killybegs. She passed through
a number of owners and suffered storm damage
at Teelin in 1965, but was later repaired. Soon
afterwards she made the long journey to Shetland,
taking port number LK703 in January 1966, and had
two owners there until moving to Peterhead with
the number PD125 in January 1977. During the time
based at Peterhead she had a number of owners,
and whilst fishing from Scotland she operated at
different times as a seine netter and more latterly
as a trawler.
She went back to Ireland around 1993, then to
Scotland at Queensferry. She is now the subject
of a major reconstruction by Ian Wakefield at
Eyemouth for use as a private motor yacht, her
longevity being a testament to the design and its
solid construction.
Model
The lines show that of a typical cruiser-sterned
fishing boat of that era, a type that was very similar
to Scottish-built boats of that period, thus the six
built at Banff would have posed no problems for
these builders. Albeit with a cruiser stern, she is
more or less double ended as is confirmed by the
shape of the waterline, but with a slight increase in
displacement aft to counter any excessive tendency
to squat when under power.
I have included a scrap detail view of the
construction amidships which will give an indication
of the planking and frames etc. The spacing of the
frames is indicated on the profile view.
I have shown the boat rigged as a seine netter
with warp winch and coiler, but alternatively a
Model Boats December 2014 www.modelboats.co.uk
free plan
LEFT: This shows new planking on
the deck casing being fitted during
restoration. Photo courtesy of
Ian Whittaker.
model could be built as a trawler and an alternative ABOVE: A typical twin-barrel trawl
design of winch is included if rigged as such. As winch, showing the warp guiding
on gear mounted on guide rods and
a seiner, the trawl winch was powered by a shaft which slides athwartships actuated by
coupled to the fore end of the engine crankshaft the hydraulic ram.
and run forward and a belt drive to a drum on the
fore deck which in turn was coupled to the winch
gearbox. The warp coiler was driven by a chain
drive from a pulley on the aft side of the winch.
Horizontally mounted sheaves were positioned at
points on the deck to guide the warps directly to
the warping barrels on the winch.
The alternative trawl winch is fitted with warp
‘guiding on’ gear fitted with vertical and horizontal
rollers in a cage which is actuated laterally manually
by means of the toothed wheel and rack. This
arrangement has largely been superseded by
hydraulic rams which push-pull the cages laterally,
or they are mounted on a revolving left and right
handed square threaded screwed shaft to perform
same action. BELOW: Another view of the popular
Beccles coiler; the rotating chutes at
The full opening of the main hatch is not normally each side have been removed in this
used as instead a smaller opening is utilised to instance.
load and unload the fish catch. I have indicated the
panelling on the outside of the wheelhouse and please
note the rather unusual arrangement of the windows
on the sides. I have also shown a basic arrangement
of the inside of the wheelhouse and galley.
The original plans show a forward engine room,
but there is some doubt if she was ever arranged as
such as certainly all pictures of her I have seen show
the current arrangement of the engine being aft.
A light tripod mast is fitted forward and twin
posts are fitted aft for taking aboard the net cod
end. The colour scheme is as in the photographs. ●
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by Ron Rees
RIGHT: Dar Mlodziezy is the
first in a series of six 109m
sister ships built for the
Polish and Russian navies.

RIGHT: Gallant was launched as

Tall Ships on
sail logger in 1916 carrying the
name Jannetje Margaretha from
the shipyard of the brothers Figee
in Vlaardingen. In 1987 she was
completely restored to accommodate
young trainee and work experience
people.

the Thames BELOW: MP1 Patrick Colquhoun, the

Metropolitan Police Targa featured
in the September to November 2014
issues of MB as a Plan Feature.

T
hese are pictures taken of some of the sailing
vessels, and others, seen during the September
2014 Tall Ships Rally held along the Thames from
Tower Bridge to Greenwich. It was great to see that
traditional sailing skills have not been forgotten in this
electronic age and that so many young people were
keen to participate.
Ron Rees

LEFT: Shtandart is a 34.5m

modern replica of the
Russian navy flagship that
was originally built for Peter
the Great in 1703.

RIGHT: TS Royalist has

been the British Sea Cadets
flagship since its launch in
1971. A replacement vessel
was ordered in 2013.

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 LEFT: Thalassa is a ABOVE: Kapitan Borchardt is a Polish 41.9m three-masted
47m Dutch sailing steel schooner launched in 1917.
vessel able to sail at
up to 13 knots.
BELOW: Oosterschelde is a Dutch sailing ship restored in 1992.

RIGHT: Swan was one

of the finest boats in
the Scottish fishing
fleet, being built at
Lerwick and worked
until the 1950’s.

LEFT: Pelican of London

is a beautiful 44.5m
ship with a unique
profile and capable of
astonishing speeds
under sail.
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 special feature

Paddle Steamer
Monarch Anthony Addams researches
this attractive small paddler

D
id you watch the BBC series Edwardian
Farm, which was set around the historic
Morwellham Quay in Devon? If so, you
might have been pleasantly surprised to see views
of the lovely small pleasure paddler Monarch
structures from the former mining operations, has
purchased the P.S. Monarch as an added attraction
and when she is not in service, then she will usually
be on the slipway.
P.S. Monarch previously offered cruises along the

“
confidently steaming along beautiful sections of River Medina on the Isle of Wight. She was much
P. S. Monarch previously the River Tamar with the sound of her whistle and loved and well cared for by her then owner, but the
offered cruises along the the flapping sound of the paddles being limitation of a maximum of 12 passengers made
River Medina on the Isle pure magic. The Trust running the historic the commercial operation of the paddler difficult

”
of Wight. quayside, that includes many fascinating and at Morwellham, it seems the Trust later had
the same difficulty. However in 2013, the Paddle
Steamer Preservation Society acquired the vessel
and performed a manor restoration. In May 2013, her
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ABOVE: P. S. Monarch on the
slipway at Morwellham Quay.
Wareham on the River Frome and I am sure readers
will wish the Society every success in its endeavours.
The little ship
P. S. Monarch was built in 1984 at Chatham
Historic Dockyard by Brian Waters, with a length
overall of 42 feet and displacement of nine tons.
The red diesel (agricultural] oil fired boiler delivers
superheated steam at 130 to 160 degrees C to the
diagonally mounted compound reciprocating engine.
The feathering paddle wheels are coupled together
and must turn with the engine. Operating speed is
LEFT & BELOW:The outline plan was
drawn knowing the key dimensions, and
sizing from those.
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LEFT: The front of wheelhouse, rail
and kickboard.
BELOW: A view from ahead for
the vessel’s proportions.
LEFT: The rear door to the main saloon
and the port side at the stern.
six knots at 42rpm and one person can operate both
the engine and steer the ship. Steering is hydraulic
and a diesel electric generator provides power for
all ancillary operations.
There is an enjoyable video on the Internet
where the 2010 skipper describes the history
of this little ship and explains how difficult it is
to steer a straight course since the hull is flat
bottomed without a long keel, so has little natural
hull shape to keep to a straight course. There
is an opening in the hull near the bow, but no
indication as to its purpose, but perhaps a bow
thruster is fitted? However, we do know that the
ABOVE: The wheelhouse construction.
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RIGHT: The port paddle sponson,
access step and saloon entrance.
BELOW: The rudder, fin keel, paint
scheme and a bollard.
ABOVE: The funnel, whistle and vents.
BELOW: The paddle box decoration.
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A screen grab from the Internet of
P. S. Monarch at full speed.
recent refit concentrated on repairs to the paddles
and sponsons. This ship is totally unique and is
painted in the colours of the popular passenger
coastal paddle steamers such as the P. S. Waverley,
flagship of the Paddle Steamer Preservation
Society.
A plan for a model?
From photos I created an outline plan of the vessel.
This draft plan omitted much of the detail fittings,
allowing use of the photos to add as much detail
as desired. Construction of the paddle wheels can
be either fixed or feathering, the latter being much
more complicated to build. Reference to the Glynn
Guest Eccleshall Free Plan article in the June 2014
MB issue provides information on the construction
of paddle wheels. A model of P. S. Monarch does
indeed provide much scope to create a large r/c
craft or a static display exhibit.
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You may be interested to know how one could
draw a plan to scale from photographs? From the
recording of the TV series, there was a distant 90
degree side view, so the film was paused and a
photograph taken of the screen. Knowing the length
of P. S. Monarch is 42 feet, it is easy to scale an A4
sized copy, for all the main features of the paddle
steamer, both horizontally and vertically.
Normal photos were also deliberately taken at
stages along P. S. Monarch’s port side from the
quay as once they are placed side by side, they give
a good representation of the side elevation in great
detail without the need to actually make a detailed
drawing. A model builder, knowing a
true dimension on any one of these photos can
scale-off proportionately any other vertical or
horizontal dimension with reasonable accuracy.
Mind you, for those so inclined it could be worth
asking the National Maritime Museum if they have
the original plans, but I have not personally checked
their availability.
The hull shape could not be much easier for
a model, as its sides are vertical and the flat
bottom just rises up to the stern. The keel is just
a triangular plate extending from the start of the
rise of the bottom plate up to the rudder. Assuming
a model builder will follow the original propulsion
design with coupled paddle wheels on the same
shaft, I would recommend adding an extension
to the rudder to improve its steering effect. If the
extension is made as a sleeve from clear sheet,
that will make its presence much less obvious on a
working model. Deck detail will enhance the model
and the saloon could be nicely furnished with net
curtains and cushions on the seats. There should
be plenty of space and buoyancy within the box-
section hull to allow steam propulsion if desired.
The photos show much of the detail of
P. S. Monarch.
Conclusion
I believe a superb model can be built quite easily
using these photographs, although a personal visit
will net the potential builder a lot more background
data and pictures. Bearing in mind it has such a
simple hull shape, the construction process should
therefore be enjoyable with minimal tedious
repetition and the later sailing of the model will
be a continuing pleasure. Another option could be
to construct a static model as part of a quayside
diorama, just as in the photographs. ●
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Steering
Control
Phil Button explores the use of
model helicopter parts in an r/c boat

W
ay back in the mists of time (well, as far
back as Model Boats September 2011),
Glynn Guest pondered in Mooring Post
the possibilities of using a piece of model helicopter
wizardry (the gyro) in our model boating hobby. The
gyro is an electronic gizmo that is fitted inside a
model helicopter to help the pilot with control of the
rudder (or tail rotor as it is called in a helicopter).
The device is connected between the rudder
servo output of the receiver and the rudder servo
itself and is arranged to fix and hold the directional
heading of the helicopter, irrespective of external
influences, until commanded to change direction
via the radio control system. External influences in
the case of a helicopter, cover the changes in wind
strength and direction, both of which tend to push
the aircraft off course. Changes in power settings to
the main rotor will also affect the direction of flight
as they will alter the power to the tail rotor. 1
In the days before the gyro, pilots of model
helicopters had to perform a complex balancing
job with all of the flying controls at once in order to
keep the machine in the air. This was no different 3
to flying an early helicopter in 1:1 scale, once
described to me as trying to balance a cone on its
pointed end!

The boat
My grandson Richard (of Tiddler steam tug fame,
Model Boats January 2013), had been given a

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4 5
700mm long plywood boat hull that had been
rescued from a rubbish tip. The hull was battered,
but basically sound, so it was given a bit of a spruce
up and painted blue. It was then fitted with twin
brushed 545 motors, a cheap and cheerful 50 amp
Chinese speed controller (connected to run both
motors in parallel), a 7.2v AA battery pack and a
27MHz receiver that I had in stock. Photo 1 shows
the basic set-up with alignment sleeves between
the motors and propeller shafts before installing the
flexible couplings.
Trials and tribulations!
The first trials in August and November 2008 were
an unmitigated disaster, and you have guessed it,
my grandson was not impressed and Photo 2 is
of that ill-fated trial. The model boat was slow and
steered rather as I imagine a sack of spuds might
steer, so back to the workshop for modifications.
The first revision involved cutting tunnels in the
bottom of the hull to allow a clean flow of water
to the propellers and rudders, which to be brutally
honest had been partially masked by the boat’s
transom. Then it was back to the lake to witness
unfortunately only a very minor improvement.
Various changes were made to the propeller size
and its pitch, including some rather good looking
cast aluminium propellers, but all to no avail as the
performance was still mediocre. Photo 3 shows the
propellers, twin rudders and the tunnels in the hull
bottom. If the rudder design looks familiar, I have to
say it was copied from the Glynn Guest free plan for
Mosquito in the Model Boats June 2004 issue.
Meanwhile, a balsawood sheet cabin to a
freelance pilot boat design had been roughed-out
and added to the hull and my grandson had insisted
that we fit a home made shark’s mouth decal to the
bows, Photo 4. However, and no doubt you have
guessed it,this made no difference at all to the
pre-existing dismal performance!
A three year delay!
Then, yes three years later(!), a brainwave as I
wondered if the AA batteries did not have the
capacity to supply the current demand of the twin
motors. I had a 7.2v sub-C model car battery pack
sitting idle on the shelf and decided to try it. The
boat was retrieved from its shelf in the workshop,
dusted off and returned to the lake. Bingo! The boat
took off like the proverbial scalded cat, planing with
its bows (now devoid of its shark’s mouth decal)
well in the air and very little of the boat actually in
the water, Photo 5!
My grandson was not present for these
successful tests, so I placed a short video of the
trials on YouTube and sent him details of where to
look. He was now most impressed and could not
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wait for his next visit to us to try the boat out.
The planing with the bows heading skywards
was tamed by fitting trim tabs at the stern (please
see Photo 3 again). Since both propellers rotated
in the same direction, as I had not sourced handed
propellers at the time, there was quite a bit of
torque reaction on the model which resulted in
a severe lean to starboard when at full throttle.
This was cured by having the starboard trim tab
adjusted lower than the port one to ‘twist’ the boat
the other way. Photo 6 shows the model at speed,
now complete with rooster tail. The model now
ran successfully at this high speed, but in anything
“
other than a flat calm it was a terror to steer. Unless
the pilot (me) had lightning fast reactions, the boat If this thing can keep
tended to leave the water on the rough bits and control of all the whirling
often came down pointing in a totally different mechanical mayhem that
direction. This resulted in near heart failure for is a helicopter, it ought to
the driver (pilot) and for the owners of any nearby be a doddle for it to control
”
models as accurate steering was just not possible,
a boat
at least, not with my reactions. After one very near
collision at high speed with the concrete wall of the
boating lake, I decided that something needed to
be done.
The gyro cometh
Initially, I tried reducing the amount of rudder
movement and that did seem to help, although the
boat was still rather twitchy in rough water, with or
without wind..
Then came the ‘eureka’ moment, as I had been
given an old model helicopter gyro and my thoughts
went along the lines of, ‘If this thing can keep
control of all the whirling mechanical mayhem
that is a helicopter, it ought to be a doddle for it to
control a boat’. The gyro used is a CSM model ICG
180 Piezo Gyro which says ‘Made in England’ on it,
and current price online (2014) is around £35.
By this time, the Pilot Boat had evolved to having
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7 8
brushless motors with one speed controller per
motor and LiPo batteries (also one per motor). It
had, if anything, become even more difficult to
“
control with this extra power and reduced weight.
Photo 7 shows the brushless motor and speed
Once again, a visit to the controller installation with the batteries going in the
boating lake was called compartment beyond the bulkhead.
for and the boat was put As an experiment, the gyro was installed
through its paces with the temporarily on the aluminium plate alongside the
temporary gyro installation, rudder servo using double sided tape. The gyro
and? Well, it worked housing is marked as to which way it should be
fixed and the instructions say that it should be firmly
”
brilliantly!
fixed, away from vibration. How that is achieved
inside a model helicopter is a mystery to me!
The rudder servo wire was unplugged from the
radio control receiver and reconnected to the gyro
output lead, the gyro input lead being plugged into
the rudder socket on the receiver. The boat was
powered up and checks made that the rudder was
correctly following commands from the transmitter.
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Then the transmitter was left at mid-ships rudder
and the boat twisted suddenly to either side (as if
deflected by the wind or waves) and the reaction of
the rudder noted. Sure enough, if the boat veered
right, the rudder gave a flick to the left to correct it
and similarly when veering to the left, so the gyro
was installed correctly and working.
Once again, a visit to the boating lake was
called for and the boat was put through its paces
with the temporary gyro installation, and? Well, it
worked brilliantly! All of the steering worries were
gone and the boat behaved impeccably, keeping
to the course set via the transmitter. There was a
small amount of jitter in the rudder control which
was easily adjusted-out by altering the trim setting
using a screw on the gyro. In fact, so confident did
I become with the steering, that I performed a full
throttle run down the side of the lake a mere 18
inches out from the concrete wall. Photo 8 shows
the final installation of the gyro (it is physically very
small) in the hull with the remains of the temporary
fixing still visible on the rudder servo plate.
Conclusion
Glynn Guest pondered the question of whether
the model helicopter gyro could be applied to our
hobby and the answer is a resounding YES, as far
as rudder control goes. If you really cannot take
the adrenaline rush that you can get from a twitchy
fast electric model boat, then install a gyro and the
handling can be tamed.
I also have a scratch-built hydrofoil, Photo 9,
built around the Glynn Guest Mosquito hydroplane
model and this is frighteningly fast once it gets up
on the foils. It has been fitted with, and definitely
needs, a gyro to tame its handling. It is also rather
top heavy when up on the foils and tends to go
upside down in the turns if you are not very careful
- but that’s another story. Glynn also wondered
whether the gyro could be used to stabilise an
unstable model. I have to say that I don’t know - has
anyone tried it yet? ●
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 history

Flotsam &Jetsam
John Parker delves into the archives
21: Hornby Speed Boats
Hornby Speed Boats

BELOW: The Hornby Speed Boat
range in June 1934 showing a
miniaturised boy!
B
y the 1930’s, paid annual leave was
becoming the norm for most workers in
England and Europe, enabling them to take
the family on a summer trip to the seaside. At
home, burgeoning housing developments were
devouring the green fields, but also bringing the
compensation of a village pond or other water
feature. Surely it is not coincidental that the
popularity of toy boats peaked at this time? Picture
postcards always showed young Johnny sailing his
pond yacht, but mechanically-propelled toy boats
were in fact just as popular.
Inventor Frank Hornby’s vast toy empire Meccano
Limited at this time included Meccano, the de-facto
construction toy, and Hornby Trains, with a line of
miniature vehicles soon to be added and become
famous as Dinky Toys. His factory already had all
the necessary machinery and tool-making skills
to produce metal toys, including their clockwork
motors, so it was only natural that some of its
potential be applied to making a range of clockwork
toy boats and tap into their new-found popularity.
The first of these appeared in May 1932 and was
made from tinplate pressings enamelled in one
of three two-tone colour schemes, it was a 16.5
inch (419mm) long by 3.5 inch (90mm) beam
representation of an open-cockpit speedboat that
sold for twelve shillings and sixpence (12/6d, or
about £37 today, adjusted for inflation). In the
following year four new models were added to
provide a range of five boats, with the original boat
becoming No. 3 and gaining the name ‘Curlew’ in
the green and ivory colour scheme, ‘Condor’ in red
and cream or ‘Gannet’ in blue and white. All were
clockwork powered and free-running, with the usual
serrated adjustment bar to set the rudder tiller.
The new boats were (apart from No. 3), in
order of size or cost: No. 1, the Hawk, 9.25
inches (235mm) long at two shillings and eleven
pence (£8.85 today); No. 2, the Swift, 12.5 inches
(318mm) long at seven shillings and sixpence
(£22.70 today; No. 4, the Venture, 16.5 inches
(419mm) long at fifteen shillings and sixpence

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(£46.90 today) and No. 5, the Viking also 16.5
inches (419mm) long and costing sixteen shillings
and sixpence (£49.95 today). Both smaller boats
had open cockpit representations, whilst the
Venture was a ‘Limousine Boat’ with closed cockpit
and the Viking a cabin cruiser with mast and raised
forecastle. All were offered in the three previously
mentioned colour schemes, except in the case of
the Swift, where yellow and white replaced green
and ivory.
Hornby Racing Boats
A year later, in 1934, three Hornby Racing Boats
and a Duck were added to the range! The Racing
Boats, open cockpit speedboats, were geared for
higher speed than the Speed Boats, at the expense
of a shorter run. No. 1, Racer I, was 8.5 inches
(216mm) long and cost four shillings and sixpence
(£13.65 today); No. 2, Racer II, was 12.5 inches
(318mm) long and cost eight shillings and sixpence
(£25.75 today) and No. 3, Racer III, was 16.5 inches
(419mm) long and cost fourteen shillings and
sixpence (£43.90 today). Each was available in only
one colour scheme of green and cream, blue and
cream and red and cream respectively. The Racer
III had twin cockpit representations with a steering
wheel and quick release handles for the motor
hatch.
And the Duck? This was a novelty decoy
representation on the 9.25 inch hull, priced at only
two shillings and sixpence (£7.60).
ABOVE:: The three larger Speed Boats
in a July 1939 advertisement.
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history
ABOVE: The French Meccano factory
produced their own slightly different
versions of the Hornby boats.
Meccano’s clockwork motors
These had a fine reputation, and those fitted to
the Hornby boats were no exception. A run of no
less than 500 feet (150 metres) was claimed for
the larger speed boats, with the smaller models
managing between 100 and 300 feet (30 to 90
metres). The Racer III managed a faster run of 300
feet (90 metres). These figures all exceeded the
BELOW: The Hornby Speed Boat
performance of rival brands. The model’s general Club badge, 1935.
finish and quality were good too, for whilst steel,
clockwork and water do not mix, quite a few have
survived in good condition. An enamelled badge
was available for sixpence, entitling the wearer to
membership of the Hornby Speed Boat Club, whilst
surprisingly, motors, shafts and propellers were
made available separately for those wanting to fit
them to their own hulls.
BELOW: New additions with
unfortunate timing, September 1939.
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RIGHT: The post-war clockwork
range in a September 1960
advertisement.
BELOW: Announcement of
the electric Capri launch,
February 1963.
1939 additions
Just as World War Two broke out in
September 1939, the back cover of
Meccano Magazine showed three
further additions to the range. These
were the motorboat Flash in blue and
white or red and white, priced at two
shillings and eleven pence (£8.10);
the launch Gleam in green and white
at three shillings and eleven pence
(£10.85) and the naval launch X-46
at the same price as the Gleam.
All were based on the 9.25 inch
(235mm) hull pressing, with the
X-46 being identical to the Gleam
apart from an overall grey colour
scheme, but the war soon put an
end to toy manufacture, making
these models quite rare. By the
time Hornby Speed Boats were
re-introduced twenty years later,
plastic had replaced tinplate as the
raw material of manufacture.
RIGHT: My boxed example of the Capri
is missing its Hornby pennant
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1960
The new line-up was announced in the July 1960
issue of Meccano Magazine and consisted of
three models; No. 3, the twin cockpit Una River
Patrol Boat; No. 4, the PL1 Fast Patrol Boat and
No. 5, the RAF Range Safety Boat. Only the latter
two (based on Thornycroft vessels) were available
initially, at a price of eighteen shillings and sixpence
(£18.10) each, with the Una following in September
at sixteen shillings and eleven pence (£16.50). All
were clockwork powered with moulded polystyrene
hulls of 10 inch (254mm) or 10.5 inch (268mm)
length, plus a deck moulding that incorporated
the superstructure. It was still early days for the
plastics industry and a conservative approach was
taken, resulting in the models being quite heavy and
strong. Nos. 1 and 2 remain a mystery as they were
never produced or announced. The final addition
to the range came in February 1963 in the form of
the electrically powered No. 10 Capri open cockpit
speed boat, 11.6 inches (295mm) long and priced
at seventeen shillings and eleven pence (£15.90).
A year later, this was still being advertised as NEW,
but the price had been dropped to fourteen shillings
and eleven pence (£12.80), probably an indication
that sales had been poor.
By this time deepening financial problems were
besetting Meccano Limited which was to result in
its sale to Lines Bros Ltd (Tri-ang) in 1964. Lines
Bros had their own range of boat models and
naturally wanted to avoid duplication. Remaining
stocks of the clockwork Hornby boats were cleared
at reduced prices, but as there was no direct
equivalent in the Tri-ang range, the electric Capri
remained in production until around 1969.
The Capri was at the top of my Christmas wish
list in 1963, but I had to wait another 47 years for
it to arrive, via an online auction site. It is quite a
nice little item, and I’m as pleased to have it as a
collector’s piece now as I would have been to have
it as a toy then. But I wonder what Frank Hornby,
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still around to prise off the access hatch and read
the words ‘Hong Kong’ stamped on the little electric
motor inside? ●
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 steam basics
Boiler Room Part Forty Eight: Heat Shunts
Richard Simpson’s
series on model steam plants
Photo 2: A typical aluminium heat
sink as found on many electronic
circuit boards. The sink collects
the excess heat from the unit via
conduction from the board then
dissipates it by convection into the air
through the increased surface area
the fins generate.
2 a suitable digital surface thermometer you could
Photo 1: A simple diagram to
demonstrate how a temperature
gradient works. The higher the
differential temperatures are, the
steeper the gradient and the faster that
heat will transfer from the hot to the
cold end.
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F
ollowing my preferred means of generating
topics for Boiler Room articles by relating
to questions I come across during my
travels, by coincidence I was recently asked
the same question twice in as many weeks. The
question regarded just what is a ‘Heat Shunt’ and
how does it work? I’m sure many modellers out
there will have already realised the benefits of
a Heat Shunt to our steam plants, but there are
probably just as many who do not realise their value
and how careful design can significantly improve
the ease of operation and reliability of the plant,
particularly in cold weather.
What is a Heat Shunt?
First, we must remember that heat travels in
one of three different ways; through convection,
conduction or radiation. Convection is defined as
the transfer of heat as a result of movement of
1 the wood will feel warm. This is because the metal,
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the molecules of a gas or liquid such as you would
find with the movement of hot air or even hot
water, so obviously convection cannot take place
in solid materials. Conduction is the transfer of
heat energy through a solid material, or from one
solid to another through physical contact. Radiation
is the transfer of heat through the medium of
electromagnetic waves. The sun’s radiation is a
great example of this, as it heats the earth without
heating anything between them.
All three means of transferring heat depend
on many variables and in the case of conduction
is dependent on two main things; they are the
differences in temperature between the hot point
and the cold point and the properties of the material
the heat is passing through. We always need to
remember that heat always travels from a hotter
region to a colder region with the difference in
temperatures giving us what we consider to be a
temperature gradient. The steeper the gradient,
the faster the heat travels along it, Photo 1. As a
general rule, the denser the substance then the
better a conductor of heat it will be, so metals
are particularly good with copper being one of
the better ones. This means that we can use this
knowledge to transfer heat around our plant to
our advantage. The expression ‘Heat Sink’ is often
confused with ‘Heat Shunt’ so just to clarify, a
‘Heat Sink’ is a means of storing heat energy. This
may be for the purposes of removing it from a
part that we wish to cool and then dissipating the
heat via convection such as by using cooling fins on
an aluminium heat sink on electrical components,
Photo 2. A ‘Heat Shunt’ is more specifically for the
purposes of moving heat from one point to another
to serve a purpose elsewhere, such as using waste
heat to warm up a gas tank to prevent under-cooling.
Just an interesting thought here is the fact
that an insulator is nothing more than a very poor
conductor of heat. You cannot completely stop the
transfer of heat through a solid material, but you
can dramatically slow it down. An interesting and
simple experiment to demonstrate this is to leave
similar sized pieces of wood and metal in a room.
After a while you would expect them to both be
at exactly the same temperature and if you had
actually prove this to be true. If you then hold both
materials in your hands the metal will feel cold, but
being a good conductor is removing heat away from
your hand quickly, thereby reducing the surface
temperature of your warmer skin. The wood on the
other hand being a very poor conductor restricts the
transfer of heat, so the temperature of your hand
does not fall.
So what do we do with it?
Now armed with the knowledge that we can move
heat around our plant, what purpose can that
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serve us? The two main areas in a steam plant
where temperatures being too low can cause us
challenges, are the Boiler Feed Water and Gas
Tanks.
Boiler Feed Water
If we have a boiler using water to generate steam
and we top up that boiler with cold water, we then
have a requirement to heat up the feed water to
the evaporation temperature first. In extreme cases
where we top up the boiler in one slug we might
have to wait for ten to fifteen minutes while we
raise the temperature again before it will start to
produce steam. Even continuously fed boilers have
to heat up the new feed, so the overall effect is to
require more energy for a given steam production. I
have seen various solutions over the years such as
running the feed pipe through the funnel before it
goes into the boiler, or running the exhaust steam
from the engine around the water tank before it
goes up the funnel, but one of the easiest methods
to design and incorporate is simply to use a heat
shunt.
This needs to be nothing more than mounting the
metal feed tank on a metal base, which also has the
boiler mounted on the other end. The hot boiler will
heat the base, which in turn will transfer the heat
through the base to the colder point and then by
conduction, the heat will transfer into the feed tank.
Following this to the end of course, the heat will
dissipate throughout the feed water by convection.
All these methods are basically using waste heat
energy to do something else more useful before we
dispose of it out of the model.
Gas Tanks
These prove challenging on a regular basis, always
as a result of reduced evaporation because of
lowered temperatures. This can cause problems
with getting the boiler lit in the first place and more
frustratingly, a deterioration of boiler performance
as the boiler cools down after a period of operation
and evaporation of the gas. Initial ignition can be
assisted by warming-up the tank prior to putting it in
the model by either keeping it inside your coat for a
while or, my usual method, drizzle some hot water
from a thermos flask over it for a few seconds
before putting it into the model. The reduction of
performance of the burner as the tank starts to cool
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down has always been a cause for concern and
again there have been many and varied solutions
to resolve this. I have see exhaust steam lines
wrapped around gas tanks and I have heard of gas
tanks with a heating coil in them, again supplied
from exhaust gas, but once more I always go back
to the simplest solutions to help out. One of the
most simple, is to just like with the feed tank, place
the metal gas tank on a metal base that is shared
with the boiler and the base will act as a heat shunt
to transfer heat from the boiler to the gas tank.
When the boiler warms up, the base will as well,
and eventually so will the gas tank, thereby stopping
it from cooling down too much in operation,
Photo 3. Once the heat has been transferred into
the gas tank you want to prevent it from escaping,
so an insulating jacket such as a dummy wood store
can be constructed and placed over the gas tank as
this partly built one shows, Photo 4.
Another simple solution is to arrange your plant
to make the transfer of heat easy from one part to
another and use a removable Heat Shunt. In the
Ben Ain model, the separator tank was deliberately
placed close to the gas tank to allow the use of a
heat shunt to transfer heat from the hot separator
to the cold gas tank, Photo 5. The heat shunt will
be cut into two parts when completed, two pieces
steam basics
Photo 3: The boiler and the gas tank
are both mounted on a common
brass base, which is acting as a very
effective Heat Shunt. In this case the
gas pressure is then controlled by the
attenuator valve to help stabilize the
flame in the boiler.
Photo 4: Once you have the heat in
the gas tank you don’t want to lose it
again via convection, so it might be
worth insulating the gas tank with a
wooden jacket. This will be clad in
planking and a lid made with logs of
wood or coal visible on the top.
Photo 5: Right from the earliest design
I wanted to use the heat from the
separator tank to heat the gas tank, so
they were placed close to each other
in the hull.
5
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Photo 6: The full Heat Shunt in

place. This is still to be cut into a
third and two third parts to enable 6
a variety of heat transfer options to
be fitted, depending on the ambient
temperature at the time. Note the
insulation to prevent convection heat
loss through the surface of the shunt.

“
A steam plant is
nothing more than a means
of converting one form of
energy, namely the fuel, to
another which is

”
the steam

of approximately one third and two thirds of its

length. This will enable the use of one third of the
shunt or two thirds of the shunt or the entire shunt
or nothing, depending on the ambient conditions,
Photo 6. A gas pressure regulating valve should also
help to stabilise the gas pressure to the burner and
help to ensure a consistent flame. Again a point of
interest is the fact that I have clad the Heat Shunt
Photo 8: The Miniature
with foam insulation material to ensure the lost of
Steam Clyde plant is all transferred heat is minimised from the surface of the
already mounted on a shunt and this enables all the heat to be transferred
common brass base that
acts as a heat shunt from the surface of one tank to the other, Photo 7,
for the gas tank. which would of course be convected heat!
Some manufactured complete steam systems
such as this Miniature Steam Clyde plant all come
7 ready with a brass base, which will of course have
8 the desired effect of transferring heat from the
boiler, via the base and into the gas tank, Photo 8.
Photo 7: The inner curved
surface of the shunt is bare This is actually so effective in this steam plant that
metal to maximize the heat the gas tank needs to be raised off the flat bottom
transfer between the tanks by a spacer nut to prevent overheating of the gas.
via conduction.

Conclusion
A steam plant is nothing more than a means of
converting one form of energy, namely the fuel, to
another which is the steam, to produce movement
in the engine that we can transmit to the propeller.
It is all about controlling the heat energy we
generate and trying to get as much of it as we can
from the fuel to the propeller. Any heat that goes up
the funnel is wasted energy and similarly anything
that we can feel as hot inside the model is wasted.
We need to try to make the most of every scrap of
heat energy we have, so using the waste heat to
do something useful saves us fuel and is always
a good thing. Heat Shunts are very useful and
extremely simple methods of moving heat
around the model and should always be
considered when planning a steam plant
layout.●

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 around the clubs
RIGHT: Paul Cook’s huge USS Lion
Fish being prepared.
ABOVE: Paul Freshney’s Engel German Type 212A RIGHT: Submarines
submarine. The temporary striped mast is to make it more ranged from large to
visible to the skipper and others. It can dive to 1.8 metres. extra extra large.
Norwich Submarine
Weekend 2014
T
his event was held on the 26/27th July and
this was my second visit here, going with
Paul Freshney on the Sunday. The raised
Eaton Park Model Boating Pond was constructed
in 1928 and is the best purpose built model sailing
facility that I have ever visited. After a cool start the
weather perked up and was warm and sunny for
the rest of the day. As in 2013, the event attracted
a large attendance, many coming long distances
to operate their submarines and surface craft. Paul
John Elliott Cook brought along again his 1:32 scale USS Lion
Fish, a Gato class WW2 submarine which is 9ft 9in
reports from long and weighs in at 40kg. It sails really well and
Eaton Park the detailing is superb.
Paul took along his Engel German Type 212A
submarine and a newly constructed LCM 6 built
from a Deans Marine kit, because surface models
are welcome on the day as well. This LCM 6 model
has two brushless Turnigy 2817 102watt motors
which even when running at a reduced 50% of
maximum power produce a ‘hairy’ top speed akin
to an airboat, but are still only drawing 0.8 amp
combined.
Of great interest to the submariners was Mark
Slater’s (Mountfleet Models) prototype 1:6 scale
working model of a two man Mk.1 Human Torpedo,
also known as a Chariot. This attracted a lot of
attention as it had only been tested in the workshop
prior to this Norwich weekend. Unusually, the
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motor is left to run in the water and only its control
electronics are waterproofed. Once launched,
it sailed and dived well, although Mark felt that
the resin cast two frogmen were somewhat
overweight. He is going to put them on a diet and
make some minor modifications, but it is intended
to introduce this as a full kit in due course.
Alf Lake, who had some interesting models in
2013, had been busy building two submarines and
a superb model of Donald Campbell’s Bluebird K7 in
the intervening 12 months. He has gone to a lot of
trouble and research to make this model authentic
which is powered by a jet engine. Unfortunately he
was unable to get her running, but previous trials
had proved it all worked, albeit not being as rapid on
the water as he would like.
Conclusion
As well as a large number of submarines, surface
models were also in abundance, many or which
were naval orientated. Parking was on the grass
verge by the edge of the pond with tables provided,
so it was ‘out of the boot’ and on to a table. Free
tea was provided by the Norwich MBC hosts in
their unique meeting room and they worked very
hard to make the weekend a success.
Norwich MBC website:
www.norwichmodelboatclub.com
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ABOVE: The internal arrangements of Mark Slater’s

Human Torpedo.

LEFT: Mark Slater’s Human ABOVE: Mark Slater’s prototype

Torpedo underway. Human Torpedo.

ABOVE: A WW2 paddle

steamer minelayer
conversion based on a P.S.
Waverley hull.

ABOVE: Paul Freshney’s new Deans Marine LCM 6

underway. Somewhat overpowered, but good fun!

BELOW: A harbour barge that was used to recover u/s LEFT: A nice Deans Marine
aircraft from aircraft carriers. HMS Bulldog.

BELOW: Alf Lake’s jet engine

powered Bluebird K7.

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 readers’ models
Patricia Anne
R
ichard has now been building model boats
Richard Rawson’s since he retired three years ago. He started
model with small balsawood models of speed
boats and fishing craft, but as his skills improved he
started using plywood and building larger models,
mainly yachts. In the summer of 2013 he was
sailing at Millhouses in Sheffield whilst Neville
Wade was sailing his Fame square rigger and
whilst admiring that model, Richard mentioned how
majestic it looked. Richard offered to lend him a
plan of another square rigger, an offer that was duly
accepted with some alacrity.
The model
The first step was a 100% flat building board for
which chipboard was used. Tracing paper enabled
the keel and bulkheads to be copied from the plan
on to 3/8 inch plywood and then cut to shape with
a jigsaw. The keel was attached to the building
board using 1/2 inch square wood blocks, spaced
to allow the keel to sit between the strips. It was
then easy to slot in place the bulkheads. This was a
RIGHT: The hull is of plywood strips
laid over frames and finished with car
body filler and GRP resin with much
sanding.
BELOW: Patricia Anne sails well.
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time consuming job because there were over 20 of
them and also notably, the bottom of the keel was
reinforced to support an additional lead keel weight.
Neville had used conventional plank-on-frame
construction for his hulls, but Richard prefers using
plywood and for this model he used 1/32 inch
plywood strips which are quite flexible, but are
also thin. The hull was going to reinforced with
GRP (fibreglass) resin, thus strengthening the thin
plywood sheathing. Once the hull was covered,
all the gaps were filled with car body filler on the
exterior then coated and on the inside, J-cloths
impregnated with GRP resin placed between the
bulkheads doing the job. Once everything had
cured, the hull was sanded down to a smooth
finish.
Next step was fitting the masts, servos, and a
sub-deck of 1/8 inch plywood, also coated in GRP
resin to waterproof it. These were subsequentially
planked using 3/8 inch mahogany strips, varnished
and sanded several times to a decent finish. The
yards are of shaped dowel with the running rigging
from the servos threaded though the decks and up
the masts with small curtain hooks attaching it all to
the booms.
For the sails, Richard first tried (surprise!) sail
cloth, but his sewing skills proved problematic so
he used architectural drafting film. This was much
easier and it was just a matter of cutting the sails to
shape and then fitting the retaining eyelets. A 6 volt
receiver pack with its recharging socket above the
deck ensures adequate power for the sail operating
servos.
Conclusion
She sails well, is a great model and the largest
Richard has built, so far. There were a few teething
problems and the servos had to be changed for
more ‘torquey’ ones, the main mast was actually
three inches out of place and Richard forgot to
waterproof the bowsprit area where it entered the
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 readers’ models

RIGHT: The sub-decks are of plywood and here the basic

masts are stepped in place. As it turned out, the main mast
was incorrectly positioned fore and aft, but that problem
was later circumvented.

hull, but all these problems have been overcome.

And the name? The model is named after Richard’s
late sister who sadly died recently of cancer.
Richard is a member of the Sheffield Ship Model
Society which meets at the Millhouses Park Pond
on Abbeydale Road, Sheffield, S7 2QQ. Prospective
members are welcome to bring a boat and sail
with them on a Tuesday, Thursday or Sunday
morning, or just come for a chat. The club website
is: www.sheffieldshipmodelsociety.co.uk and the
secretary is: Alan Lees, tel: 07852 711033 or email:
secretary@sheffieldshipmodelsociety.co.uk.
Richard extends his thanks to Neville Wade for
his assistance.

At the pondside.

ABOVE: Here you can see the mahogany deck planking and
the yards are slung.

ABOVE: Richard with his model. Note that there is no

propeller to drive the model out of trouble.

HMS Swale
M
r. K. Stelling of Hartlepool
recently sent in this picture
of his version of the HMS
Tean Free Plan that was included in the
October 2013 issue of MB.
The model is named after the river in
Yorkshire close to where his wife was
born, and the pennant number (K)45
reflects the year’s of marriage they have
had. His HMS Swale is an enlarged
version of HMS Tean and a very good job
of it he has made of it too. ●

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in Bluebird K7** in 1967 on
Lake Coniston, it lacks some of the
glamour of the land speed ed record,
yet hundreds have attemptedmpted
it over the years – many with
spectacular and sometimes tragic
results.
The first official record of
74mph was set in 1920 by
Garfield (Gar) Wood on the St.
Clair River in the USA in a boat
elegantly named Miss America.
Fifty-eight years later, Ken
Warby in the Spirit of Australia
skimmed across the surface at
the Blowering Dam, New South
Wales, at over 317 mph, a speed
still unsurpassed. That small 243
mph increase in just under six
decades pays little testament to
the trials and tribulations endured
by the likes of the Campbell’s
Senior and Junior, Richard
Segrave, Kaye Don, Lee Taylor
and Ken Warby in their pursuit
of the water speed record.
Whereas the land speed record
has been beaten time and again
b
by surprisingly large margins, the
water version has been tougher
and more pronounced, only being
increased by percentages. In this
new book, the author, BBC Sports
producer Roy Calley, captures
the burning desire and incredible
single mindedness that is needed
to take on the elements and
propel a craft across the water
faster than anyone before, and for
what glory? This, interesting and
well written book is a must read
for both boat modellers and water
speed enthusiasts alike.
**The rebuilt original Bluebird
K7 from Donald Campbell’s
fatal 1967 attempt was due to
be completed and placed at
the Ruskin Museum, Coniston
Cumbria at the end of 2014.
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Craig Dickson reports from Colwick Park, Nottingham
H
i Readers! It was time for our second race
meeting this year at the fantastic Colwick
Park venue with its excellent facilities and
superb water, ideal for the type of high speed
racing we enjoy and this was Event Six of the
nine scheduled for 2014. Attendance levels were
a bit lower than normal, due to several regular
supporters having their holidays, but we had more
than enough present on the day to enjoy some
thoroughly good racing and great fun.
By this stage of the season, the Championship
Table is really starting to take shape and folks will
be forgiven for starting to predict who may end up
in the top places in each class, but there is still a lot
to play for. I will explain more about the table and
how it works later.
Mark Wild, our BMPRS Health and Safety Officer,
once again took on the demanding role of OOD
BELOW: The D class getting (Officer of the Day) and as usual managed the
ready to race. pre-bookings and the event in a faultless manner.
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ABOVE: Two C class boats
battling it out around Buoy 4.
This is a time consuming and demanding role
and his continued commitment is very much
appreciated by us all, Mark’s natural people
management skills making him ideally suited to it.
The driver’s meeting was promptly called by
Mark at 0945hrs, to run through the key safety
aspects for the event and take questions from the
competitors, addressing any concerns or queries.
This could for example result in the corner buoys of
the course being moved slightly so that everyone
is then happy with the course layout, but today,
nothing at all! The aim being now to one complete
set of heats before lunch and another afterwards.
So, how did the racing go?
AA class
This class only had one entry, that of Mike Barnes
with his 2013 Championship winning MDS 28 nitro
powered Sea Spirit. Everyone agreed that he had
ABOVE: Kevin Alcock: A study in concentration.
BELOW: Ian Searle, his boat stand looking well loaded
and leaning a bit.

to do at least one lap in both of the morning and
afternoon heats to gain first place, which he duly
did. Mike got a round of applause for his efforts,
together with plenty of banter and thus achieved
maximum class points.
A and B classes
These two classes were merged with five boats
in total running together to make for some good
exciting racing. I should point out that when two
classes are merged, as on this occasion, although
the boats are all racing together, they are scored as
though they are in separate classes. This presented
me and my identical twin Garry with a dilemma,
because normally we never race together in the
same heat as we always pit (acting as mechanic,
launcher and spotter) for each other. So, our
spouses Carol Dickson and Sally Dickson, kindly but
if a bit reluctantly, stepped into the role of being our
pit people. In at the deep end for them then on this
day.
A class
All three boats were based on hulls by Bernard
Holder and SC or ASP engine powered, which
gave each competitor a similar chance of winning.
My (Craig Dickson) SC46 powered Crusader 3
achieved 60 laps for first place, this final total being
reduced by a flip-over in Heat Two towards the
end of that race. Junior Kian Searle’s Crusader 3
gained second place with 52 laps in total. His boat
should have won this race as it was the quickest,
but there were problems with the r/c system
going into an unexpected and unwanted fail-safe
mode in Heat One. This safety feature shuts down
the throttle in the event of a weak or lost signal
from the transmitter, but was resolved in Heat
Two after it was revealed that the receiver aerial
wire had receded down its upright tube, all easily
rectified during the lunch break. Kian’s Crusader
in the second heat then achieved the highest
single heat lap score for the A class. In third place,
another junior, Luke Bramwell, clocked up 23 laps
which were all scored in the second heat. Luke
had teething problems with his new and superbly
presented Sea Spirit in the first heat, but his backup
older Sea Spirit was then brought into action for the
second. Despite a collision with Malcolm Pratt’s B
class boat, Luke gained valuable laps and some well
deserved championship points from his efforts on
this day.
B class
This only had two competitors, being merged with
the A class, ensuring that there was excitement
and a need for overtaking. The splendid CMB 67
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powered Warhawk of Malcolm Pratt achieved a ABOVE LEFT: Garry Dickson and Mike
Barnes enjoying their rescue duties.
total of 81 laps to be an easy first. The boat had the
speed and power to overtake plenty of times and
ABOVE: The F1 Tunnel Cat of Daz
despite a collision with Luke’s A class boat in Heat Elson tight on Buoy 4 and nearly
Two, that did not stop him having a commanding taking off. (Photo courtesy of
Judith Beesley)
win in this class.
Garry Dickson’s Challenger had been re-fitted
with a new race-tuned engine. Having not had
sufficient running time or testing to get the engine
set-up properly, the boat ran well below its usual
standard, distinctly lacking speed. However, 40 laps
was still enough for second place.
Rescue boat hiccup!
As an aside, just before all the morning heats
were concluded, proceedings were halted when
the outboard motor on the rescue boat stopped
working. The lap scoring desk then doubled-up as
a workbench for Mark Wild, who with help from
others, stripped down the carburettor and removed
the offending debris which had caused a fuel
blockage. So, although this caused a delay in racing,
in the superb sunny weather the rest of us could
enjoy an extended lunch break before resuming
with the afternoon session. Anyway, back to the
racing
C class
This is the largest of the mono hull nitro powered
classes, all three boats having furiously fast 15cc
nitro (glow fuel) engines. The Spark Ignition D class
had the most entries of the whole event, so Mark
Wild included two of these boats to run with the C
class, evening out the heat numbers. This resulted BELOW: D18: Steve Abbott’s Phantom.
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ABOVE: Good banter being enjoyed
during the extended lunch break.
ABOVE: Mark Beesley finds his fuel
clamp scissors.
BELOW: Malcolm Pratt’s splendid
Aeromarine catamaran.
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in some very fast, nerve wracking and exciting
racing! Harry Stuart’s OPS 90 powered Warhawk
clocked up an impressive total of 83 laps for first
place. The CMB 91 powered Stratos of Mike Gelson
had a total of 76 laps for second place. Mike’s boat,
being relatively new, is one of the few seen that run
a 15cc tuned engine on a reduction drive gearbox
to facilitate the running of larger propellers for
greater drivetrain efficiency. Mark Beesley achieved
a respectable and consistent 61 laps total to take
third place.
D class
This spark ignition petrol engine class yet again
proved to be the most popular, with eight
competitors and as always was spectacular to
watch.
With a total of 91 laps, the Gizmo 28 powered
Patriot of Mike Barnes powered him to top of the
podium and also secured the Highest Lap Total of
the day. Kevin Alcock’s superbly presented RCMK
powered Patriot, took second place with 78 laps
and Harry Stuart achieved third place with 65 laps,
once again making his presence known. Harry’s D
class boat is the only wooden hull competing in the
BMPRS and it performs remarkably well.
Garry Dickson who, so far in 2014 has never been
out of the top three places in this D class, ended up
with just 21 laps for sixth place. Garry was running
his new MPM31 powered Saturn boat for the first
time in race conditions and it was not opening-up
at all, so it was retired early in the second heat.
Suspected problems included an incorrect tuned
pipe length, carb’ needle settings not correct and a
possible lack of ventilation.
BMPRS chairman Ian Searle achieved only
seven laps for eighth place, the boat having
countless stops in both heats, the flexible drive
shaft continually slipping within its coupling on the
engine, thus causing loss of drive.
Cat T1 class
This smaller engine size catamaran class saw
three competitors eager to gain those important
championship points. The OPS 45 powered Silver
Fox of Harry Stuart gained achieved 45 laps in
total for first place. Harry loves his OPS engines
and tends to get the best out of them, his cat’
was flying around the course on this day. Junior
member Kian, got off to a flying start with his OPS
21 powered Sprint Cat, but then had problems with
a split silicone exhaust joint causing considerable
loss of power, but he managed 15 laps in total for
second place. Not too bad, considering that in the
second heat he had on one occasion to steer blind
to avoid hitting the rescue boat, but regrettably then
hit the bank finishing the heat early.
Our youngest junior member, 10 year old Boyd
Elson, showed fantastic potential with his APS46
powered X-Cat 38, but unfortunately hit the rescue
boat and was automatically disqualified. Rules are
rules, and it is never nice to be disqualified, but we
put the blame 100% on his pit man, namely dad!
More important though was that no damage was
done to either Boyd’s catamaran or the rescue boat,
only human pride being dented.
Cat T2 class
This is the catamaran class that features the largest
and most powerful engines, both nitro and spark
ignition being allowed. Kevin Alcock’s petrol RCMK
powered Conquest clocked up 59 laps in total for a
well deserved first place and very close behind was
the Aeromarine Cat’ of Malcolm Pratt powered by a
nitro CMB 91RS engine on 57 laps. Garry Dickson’s
Mercury Cat ran supremely quickly, indeed it was
ballistic, but just 54 laps in total. Why? Well, in
Heat One, the cat’ somersaulted and barrel rolled,
needing rescue which in the short 10 minute
heats for these catamaran classes, cost valuable
laps and a potential win. There is a fine line to be
drawn when it comes to pushing one’s boat to the
maximum and then exceeding that maximum.
Daz Elson in fourth place had a respectable 45
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ABOVE: Boyd Elson’s X-Cat 38 won

Best Boat of the Day.

LEFT: D class boats at full stretch. (Photo

courtesy of Judith Beesley)

laps, racing his own designed and built F1 tunnel ten events are completed. If only eight events were
catamaran. These boats from Daz are splendid to to be completed in a season, perhaps due to a
see, as his hull mouldings are all of his own design ‘weed’ cancellation, then the best five scores would
and build. be used in the table. In essence it also means that
if you miss a few events, all is not lost in terms of
your chances for an overall season’s class win, but
Conclusion clearly the more events attended does give a better
With the racing wrapped up, special thanks were chance of doing well, because if you attend more
given to Nottingham MBC who always go the than the maximum qualifying number, it enables a
extra mile to make us so welcome, as not only did low score to be discarded.
they lay on hot drinks and home made cakes, a The class total laps gained on the day decides
splendid raffle was also held with some excellent the individual positions in each. The winner gains 15
prizes! Mark Wild was thanked for managing this points, 12 for second, 10 for third, 8 for fourth, 6 for
event superbly once again and thanks were given fifth and so on down to 1 point for tenth place. This
to those who helped in the rescue boat and on the means that even if you don’t finish in the top three ABOVE: Garry and Carol Dickson
lap counting desk, all of which are demanding and places, a competitor can still earn valuable points firing up his B class Challenger.
(Photo courtesy of Judith Beesley)
essential roles. for the championship table.
I have included the 2014 BMPRS Championship
Table as it currently stood in early September. It just
Championship Table – shows the top three in each class, so please visit
how does it work? our website for the full current situation. My next
The championship table is based upon a simple report will be from our visit to Leicester and I much
point scoring system, such that points gained from look forward to updating you.
each race of the season are added to a competitor’s Cheers - Craig ●
total to decide the eventual final places. However,
to give a fair chance to those competitors who
cannot attend all events, only the best six scores
are used for the championship total when nine or
BMPRS Championship Table Class Points
The Stratos of Mike Gelson at full throttle! As of 7th September 2014 C class
(photo courtesy of Judith Beesley) Top three in each class from six races Bernard Holder 57
Harry Stuart 56
Class Points Mike Gelson 44
AA class D class
Mike Barnes 58 Mike Barnes 75
David Clay 46 Garry Dickson 63
Bernard Holder 46 Kevin Alcock 43
A class Cat class T1
Craig Dickson 72 Harry Stuart 75
Bernard Holder 54 Kian Searle (J) 45
Kian Searle (J) 46 Kurt Cave 34
B class Cat class T2
Garry Dickson 68 Garry Dickson 74
Malcolm Pratt 62 Malcolm Pratt 62
Bernard Holder 60 Kevin Alcock 41
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