THE FAIRMILE-D

This boat was custom made off a set of plans and old photographs. It's hull is planked in wood. The parts on this boat are all handmade. I have made it remote control to run on the water. This boat and other boats I have made are on display at the ST. Louis Missouri Regata, held at UNION STATION each year. The annual boat show is free to the public for viewing and is held outside. This FAIRMILE-D took 20 months to build. It is 5 foot 11 inches long. This boat was originally built in the 1940's. The original size was 115 feet in length, made by English. Feel free to post comments and rate this boat. These boats are expensive to built, but once complete they are one of a kind in models. My boats are built on 1/20th scale. This custom built RC boat retails for around $15,000 - $20,000 once completed. Most people build these boats on 1/35th scale, which is a much smaller version. I have enjoyed building this boat as it is a part of our history.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• ScratchBuildBoats
• RCBoats
• RoyalNavy
• Fairmile-D
• PT+Boats
• Schnellboote
• MotorTorpedoBoats
• Military
• S-Boot
• WW2
• LateWar

[ScratchBuiltRCBoats]

Thank you for viewing the Fairmile-D. I intend to make video clips of all the boats on the water running, and post those clips to you tube, as soon as the ponds are not frozen. Most likely in Spring. These boats all run up to scale speed. I'm sure you will enjoy seeing them run on the water because they move quickly. Thanks again for watching. Hope you enjoy the video clips. Phil B

[PCAR309]

I was totally blown away byt the scale and detail of this Dog boat, I just wish my dad was still alive to see it. He was on MTB 751 during WWII and was the gunner on the six pounder hence his job was to be in charge of all the guns on the boat and had the title of 'Guns'. He would have loved to have seen this boat. Tell me where is it so that I could have a better look. Chris Revell

[laratram001]

The mexican Navy had two Dog Boats that I´m researching for 1/72 model

[llawming]

Incredible details! 1:20? wow. Lots of time must have been invested.  I am being obsessed these two years by scratch build model vessels and boats, and I limit it to 1:144. No need to be so detail at that scale. But my direction is try to utilize recycling materials as possible. Thanks for sharing.

[amberchrome]

Exquisite detail. Thanks for giving us a look!

[DocterJones]

would have been great to see it on the water as well. This is an absolutly Beautiful Boat you have built here! Thanks for sharing