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Here's a list of links that may be of
use to RC boat builders based in the greater Boston area:
Clubs and Organizations:
Model Boat Clubs
Other
Model Clubs
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River Radio Controllers, Sudbury and Medfield, MA. Local RC airplane club. |
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IPMS
Patriot Chapter, Billerica, MA. Plastic scale modeling club--
members build all types of subjects. |
| Burlington
RC Flyers, Burlington, MA. Local RC airplane club. |
| Middlesex
County RC Fliers, Billerica, MA. Local RC airplane club. |
| Southern
NH Flying Eagles: RC Model Airplane Club. |
| Cape
Ann RC Model Club, Rowley, MA. RC airplane club.
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Sources of Supply:
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Precision
Scale Model Engineering: A great source for all kinds
of motors, lights, gears, and tons of other parts. Run by club member
Larry Milo.
| Spare Time Shop.
Local Hobby Shop in Marlboro.
| Loyalhanna
Dockyard. RC Kits, fittings, hulls, and lots more. The
new owners of Taubman plans!
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Northwest ShortLine.
Primarily a model railroad outfit, they carry a number of nice motors and
gears. Their universal drive couplers are particularly useful for
connecting servos motors to small diameter prop shafts.
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RC
Naval Supply. RC Naval Supply makes a line of props from 1
inch to 2.5 inches in diameter. These props are aimed at the builders of
1/72 and 1/144 scale RC combat ships. The props aren’t
as scale looking as the Raboesch props, but they are pretty good, and should
work fine. They are reasonably priced, too, at $15 for a
pair for 1 inch props.
| Battery
Junction. A great source for battery packs-- especially 7.2,
8.4, and 9.6 volt packs.
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Homeport Model Ships
1/96 scale modern warships, features
laser cut parts for decks and superstructures, and more. Run by club
member Eric Bertelsen.
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| Piel Craftsmen:
Newburyport, MA. Sailing ship models, Nautical gifts, ship kits, and
fittings.
| RC Groups.
Discussion Forum for all things RC, including dedicated scale boat
sections.
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Modeling Information and other resources::
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Shipbuilder:
A website dedicated to preserving the art of model ship building. Home of
The MSB Journal, an online e-magazine dedicated to model
building.
| ModelWarships.com:
A website dedicated to everything to do with model warships, both static and
RC.
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Boat Mayhem:
This is a British model boat website, with an active scale boats
discussion forum.
| www.RCgroups.com:
The largest RC model discussion forum out there. All facets of RC
modeling are discussed in the various forums, including several dedicated to
RC boats.
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Seaways Ships in Scale Magazine. US-based
magazine, dedicated to scale ship modeling. Originally a magazine
dedicated to wooden sailing ship models, the magazine has expanded and added
an RC section.
| Scale Model
Index: Tony Matelliano's index with links to over 3700
modeling-related sites.
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