2007 was a good year for my boat modelling, not only did I build Little Miss Minty, as seen yesterday, but it also saw me finish the pride of my fleet, Pigeon Pie.
The model is from a Metcalf Mouldings River Star kit, and you can read about the build in some of my earliest posts.
I've built many boats sinve this, but Pie is still my favourite. I love the design, and don't think I did a bad job building her. There are other kits of this quality in the stash, and I hope that some of them meet this standard.
Anyway, I hit a problem with getting Pie on the water. Power is supplied by a modest 6v gell cell battery. One that hasn't seen a charge in many years, and was dead as a dodo.
I improvised with a couple of the smallest gell cells you can get, but they offered only five minutes on the water, followed by an embarassing wait while the model drifted to the bank so I could retrieve it.
She still looks good on the water, and I can always buy another battery.
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