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Let's build a towboat
The towboat is a workhorse that can be found on inland rivers, harbors and coastal waters in all parts of the world. They push, not pull, their...
Radio Control Boat Modeler, 10/01/05 by Fryant, John · More from publication -
Tomorrow's Technology Today
Scale boaters who don't follow developments in other branches of the RC hobby may not be aware of the battery revolution. I mean lithium-polymer...
Radio Control Boat Modeler, 08/01/05 by Fryant, John · More from publication -
Completing a Classic
In the December 2003 issue of RC Boat Modeler, I started a series detailing the construction of a large freelance steam yacht using a Deans Marine...
Radio Control Boat Modeler, 06/01/05 by Fryant, John · More from publication -
LEGEND MODEL BOATS 1958 Cavalier Express Cruiser
Back in the 1950s, some of the first RC boat kit offerings were of ChrisCraft cabin cruisers. Those old kits consisted mostly of balsa parts with...
Radio Control Boat Modeler, 06/01/05 by Fryant, John · More from publication -
Two Bluenoses are better than one
Most ship modelers are familiar with the famous fishing schooner Bluenose built in 1920 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. It served in the Atlantic banks...
Radio Control Boat Modeler, 04/01/05 by Fryant, John · More from publication -
Launch and retrieval devices
When it comes to scale model boats, the bigger they are, the better they look and the better they perform on the water. While this is true, there...
Radio Control Boat Modeler, 02/01/05 by Fryant, John · More from publication -
How I spent my summer vacation
Regular readers of this column will be familiar with Jack Kipfer of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, because I mention him every time I report on the...
Radio Control Boat Modeler, 12/01/04 by Fryant, John · More from publication -
Best in show
The 50th outing of the Toledo Weak Signals R/C Expo held on April 2,3 and 4 at the Seagate Center in Toledo, OH, was truly an uplifting experience...
Radio Control Boat Modeler, 10/01/04 by Fryant, John · More from publication -
Building with imagination
This month, I want to pass on a couple of building techniques I've used on a new steamboat model I'm building. One involves the use of foam; the...
Radio Control Boat Modeler, 08/01/04 by Fryant, John · More from publication -
Building a classic, continued
IN THE FEBRUARY ISSUE, I detailed how I painted the Deans Marine S.Y Komet and described how I installed the radio gear, the smoke unit and the...
Radio Control Boat Modeler, 06/01/04 by Fryant, John · More from publication
