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USS Copahee RC WWII Carrier Video

Oh, the joys of vacation and catching up on some video editing. Here’s some video from November 29. I trimmed it down to focus on the 1:96 scale ships present.

  • USS Copahee (CVE-12) aircraft carrier scratch built (1:96 scale) by David Manley (Not shown in video, but this incredible R/C ship features a functional airplane elevator)
  • C-Tractor kit bashed Dickie Toys tugboat by Mark Weber
  • USS Nicholas (DD-449) built (1:96 scale) by Martin Bunch

Music featured in video:
“Parliament” by Cloudkicker

Gilligan’s Island SS Minnow RC Boats Video

Pardon the foggy look of this video.  My GoPro’s waterproof case had some condensation inside of it.

Date: November 22, 2014
Location:  San Diego Model Yacht Pond

Some of the Boats Present:

  • Bristol Bay kit bashed by Ken Wilson
  • SS Minnow of Gilligan’s Island TV Show built by David Alvarez
  • Seguin Tugboat Midwest kit 1:48 scale originally built by Ken Wilson, reworked by Mark Weber
  • Navy tug “Odin” Lindberg kit originally built by Lew Johnson, reworked by “Little Dave”
  • USS Monitor scratch built by Jeff Sparksworthy
  • Star 30 Sailboat restored by Brian Tripp
  • USS Jenkins (DD-447) built (1:96 scale) by Jimmie Hawkins
  • Fire Rescue 17 an Aquacraft RTR modded by David Alvarez

Come join us on a Saturday morning at the San Diego Model Yacht Pond:
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Music: Easy Jam from Kevin MacLeod.

Task Force 96 Santee Lakes Run Photos & Videos

A number of the San Diego Argonauts Scale Boats guys also run with Task Force 96, which is a Scale Boat group that builds and runs incredible 1:96 or 1:100 scale models.  He had a great run on December 6, 2014 commemorating the anniversary of the December 7 attack on Pearl Harbor.Task Force 96 2014Photos: 2014_12_06–Task Force 96 Santee Lakes Run (Album 1 of 2) https://plus.google.com/photos/108653016568242154752/albums/6093829941546880977 2014_12_06–Task Force 96 Santee Lakes Run (Album 2 of 2) https://plus.google.com/photos/108653016568242154752/albums/6093867524550331601 Videos: