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  • Using servos and brushed motors underwater

    Using servos and brushed motors underwater

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    ROY BURTON with some thoughts The reason for the need to waterproof servos is that in this working model of the Turtle submersible, they could not go inside a waterproof compartment – there just isn’t enough room! This topic of conversation came up for discussion whilst I was chatting with some of the lads at…

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  • Portholes

    Portholes

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    Portholes BRIAN KING with some thoughts Portholes go back a long way with me. It was all so easy then, I used a match, or a similar piece of wood, to put a spot of black gloss paint on the grey hull. Provided all the blobs were more or less the same size and in…

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  • Name That Boat!

    Name That Boat!

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    It doesnt matter how much effort you put into building a model, the finishing touches can still ruin everything. One of the most obvious problem areas is the name. Lets face it, everyones going to look at it and if the lettering is wonky or just not right, then theyll all spot it even if…

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