vic smeed’s Bustler

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26 September 2009 at 16:26 #23290
neil hp
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that lovely model brings back wonderful memories.

she was the first motorised model i ever built at the age of 12.

no R/C in those days, i could”t afford a set, never mind lift one, lol.

i don”t think mine ever looked as good as yours either, but so long ago i can”t remember……..but very happy memories of sailing it, just the same.

arhh, such nostalgia..

mind you, it put me off working in balsa for life, lol
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26 September 2009 at 16:26 #3426
neil hp
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26 September 2009 at 20:47 #23296
neil hp
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i seam to have hijacked paintpotpete’s photo here, from the gallery , for which i apologise most profusely, and it was totally unintentional.

i just added a comment to his picture post in his gallery…….and it has come out as a thread.

can you do something colin, or am i just thick,

answers on a stamp, please, lol
26 September 2009 at 21:04 #23297
Colin Bishop
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No need really, I think it’s a great model too, the very essence of a tug. He told me he started building it as a boy and has only just got around to finishing it so that must be some sort of record..

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28 September 2009 at 20:22 #23314
glenn
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This was the first model I ever built too, aged 10. It didnt look anywhere near as good as this, but it proved the start to a life long interest in model boats. Mighty mouse, as i named her, gave me many years of pleasure sailing at open regattas all around the country for close on 20 years, it even got a write up in model boats in 1976.

The years havent been kind to her, & most has rotted away, Her ghost is now living in a shelf in the shed. I really owe it to her to restore her 1 day.

Great to see a Bustler again, many thanks for the pic

Cheers glenn
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