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Reggiemon

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About Reggiemon

  • Birthday 02/27/1943

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    Corpus Christi, Texas
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    Modeling sail, steam and WW1 A/C

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  1. Hi Mike, I've been away for a few months and now that I'm down off the mountain I thought I would check in on your progress. I'm very sorry to hear about your eye problems. Please be sure you consult another eye specialist to confirm that type of diagnosis. The Corsaro looks good! You have done a good job on her.
  2. Wow Doug, You have done a great job on the boat! I'm just back home from the mountains and your almost finished. There is a lot to work thru, when setting up the rigging attachments and running rigging on a working model. Reg
  3. I have a partially started Corsaro ll kit I would like to sell for the cost of you starting a build log for it on this site and postage to you. The hull has been framed up but no planking has been started. Please see pictures. The kit is complete. It has been stored in a humidity/temperature controlled environment all these years so all wood is in excellent condition. There is a recent build log by John Ruy that shows what this model looks like finished. https://modelshipworld.com/topic/33536-corsaro-ii-by-john-ruy-finished-corel-124-scale/ Are you up to the Corsaro build challenge? PM me your address so I can give you an estimate on postage costs.
  4. Looks great on the water! Display is very neat and adds a lot character to the model.
  5. Hi jpalmer, Very good work on your build! I found a good video of joggling deck planks on a full size sail boat. Boatbuilder Ken ‘Joggling’ the teak into the king plank This full size, modern construction, helped me visualize what I needed to do on my model. Cheers, Reg
  6. Hey Doug, Most receivers and servos can work ok from 4.8V to 6V. This AMYA download explains it at the bottom of the 2nd page. Radio equipment Here is more current info on servos and this shows how complex it can get. See the R/C section "Arm winch geometry" and the rest, listed on this page, R/C I looked for Colin Archer builds here and other forums but only found the plastic hull kits. R/C gear info is a lot to take in starting off, but you'll get the basics down quick. Little Leon looks quite the small ship!
  7. Thanks for the writeup, Ian. One of the problems today is the discontinuation of a lot of products that were used previously. My Malabar is outfitted with the Hitec 815BB connected to a Servo City servo power gearbox (4:1 ratio) with a 10" double arm controlling 3 sails. That was recommended to me, by someone who had built 2 schooner models like nine that sailed very well, at the time I started building it. (Years ago! LOL) Both no longer available.
  8. Hey Doug, There is an older book that's worth getting if you can find it. Scale Sailing Models by Phillip Vaughan Williams. It has a lot of useful info on different control systems. Also go to the AMYA web site "How To" section. How To List There is a good article on "Sail Winches which type".
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