Hello from North Wales

[boatman]

Wow, thanks for the welcome folks. I'll have a go at some photos at some point.

Boatman - goodness, there's a guy on here building a 1:48 scale Saturn V. I'll hunt that out. Just for information I did a visual comparison of 1:48 and 1:43 scale, let's see if I can post photos:-
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Gosh you used to do real rocketry. Fascinating. I like making models move but what I really like is making them actually model the movement of the real thing. If your rocket is actually a scale model of the real thing, like the Saturn V, I would love to see it launched in a controlled manner so that it slowly accelerated off the pad as opposed to shooting off like a firework :smiling3: I recently discovered some airplane flying modellers are actually modelling the movement of the real things. Trouble is in order to achieve that they have to be very light so it can't be done outside. Below is an example, they accelerate off a bit sharpish from stop on the runway but the rest of the movement is beautifull to watch, especially coming into land. An excellent effort at realism:-

Do any other folk on here enjoy making their models move?

Andrew - glad you enjoyed North Wales.

Mini-Me - will do. If in modelling that scale it means you do anything with model railways, the best railway modeller I know of at that scale is this French guy. On first seeing this video I thought it was the real thing:-

Rich

HI Rich im afraid our rockest are like you say like a firework but it was great fun watchin them go up an then the parachute opening as it came down got some photo of my rockect launches in stevens 1/48 saturn v build if you look throgh it very good his build is an his one has a lot bigger engine than we used as his one will fly when he fininshes it an its here in the link if it works that is
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chrisb mtb

[boatman]

Do any other folk on here enjoy making their models move?
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HI again Rich yes my HMS TIGER C20 moves as its all R/C on 14 cha's T/X but it still bein built but my HMS NORFOLK F230 sails very nice an some pics on here in ships section an here a shot of my HMS NORFOLK with workin features pic taken off my old laptop an this is built in 1/72 scale an 6ft long
with workin merlin helicopterin 1/72 scale also below an main an tail rotatars all work an this chopper is fitted on norfolks flightdeck but can be removed an taken off

chrisbmtb

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A warm welcome to the forum, Richard.

[boatman]

AN Rich the vids are great really enjoyed them
chrisbmtb

[RichArcher]

Boatman - Excellent, the Saturn V and a thread on the 1B aswell. That will be a great help when I eventually get back to that project. I found the video of the 1/10th Saturn V launch, and actually I remember seeing that before some years ago. What an achievement, that must have been exciting to be there. I bet they were worried all the different shutes would get tangled and collapse on the way down. I found your 1/72 scale ship thread and thanks for helicopter photo and glad it works, although I expect you don't mean it can actually fly. Rotors turning whilst sitting on a working ship, smoke coming out of ship's funnel, guns turning, brilliant.

[boatman]

Boatman - Excellent, the Saturn V and a thread on the 1B aswell. That will be a great help when I eventually get back to that project. I found the video of the 1/10th Saturn V launch, and actually I remember seeing that before some years ago. What an achievement, that must have been exciting to be there. I bet they were worried all the different shutes would get tangled and collapse on the way down. I found your 1/72 scale ship thread and thanks for helicopter photo and glad it works, although I expect you don't mean it can actually fly. Rotors turning whilst sitting on a working ship, smoke coming out of ship's funnel, guns turning, brilliant.

HI Rich many thanks an im glad you liked Stevens Saturn V blog an yes i would have been worried about them chutes as well as sometime our small rockects chutes got tangled up an no soft landin for the rocket but wasnt to bad as it crashed on a medow so soft grass but that big SATURN WOW makes me wonder how much it cost an string of 0000000 I BET an Steven's one will be great as i would like to see how its goin but he dont come on here very often an MANY THANKS Rich for you nice comments on my HMS NORFOLK an no the chopper dont fly but i have a lot of the general public think it can untill i tell them its for display only when in a model show as i put her in to exhibit an yes im really enjoyin the tiger build took 3 yrs so far maybe anther 2to 3 yrs before she sails an lookin forward to seein some of your work in full size pics please
ATB
Chrisbmtb

[Allen Dewire]

Welcome to the forum from Germany too Rich. We are a loony bunch and most of the time we forget to take our meds. Jump in and have fun. Oh, and post up some of your work too...........

Prost
Allen

[Flip]

Rich,
Welcome! Amazing skills - to be able to re-scale things like that!
Regards,
John

[Del640]

Welcome!

[Mickc1440]

Welcome Richard