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Model Boats March 2012

Model Boats March 2012 on sale 10th February 

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Model Boats March 2012

Model Boats March 2012

A look at the Cover and Contents of the March 2012 issue of Model Boats on sale 10th February.

HMS Consort

HMS Consort

JOHN EDWARDS and his model

Wooden Boats

Wooden Boats

COLIN BISHOP reports from Vancouver

Branksome

Branksome

THOR FROHN-NIELSEN, a Canadian reader of MB, describes his part-built model Subscribers Only

MPBA 2011 National Scale Finals

MPBA 2011 National Scale Finals

DAVE WOOLEY reports from Branston Water Park Subscribers Only

MPBA News October 2011

MPBA News October 2011

From KEN GOULD and DAVE ABBOTT

Boiler Room . Part 10: Boiler Testing

Boiler Room . Part 10: Boiler Testing

RICHARD SIMPSON's series on model steam plants

Sea Bird

Sea Bird

ANTHONY ADDAMS creates a period yacht based on a Fairwind kit Subscribers Only

Irishman

Irishman

IVOR WARNE reviews the recently updated Model Slipway kit of Yorkshireman and Irishman Subscribers Only

Intermodellbau 2011

Intermodellbau 2011

DAVE WOOLEY reports from Dortmund

The River Cruiser Dubarry

The River Cruiser Dubarry

A revival of a classic river cruiser design, length 28.5 inches, presented by COLIN BISHOP

Gallery by Dave Wooley

Gallery by Dave Wooley

Bob Abell's S.S. Great Eastern Subscribers Only

Magnetic Propshaft Coupling

Magnetic Propshaft Coupling

CARL A. LLOYD presents a novel leak proof method for model boat drivelines Subscribers Only

Flying Dolphin

Flying Dolphin

RON TERLICH describes his model built from a Model Boats Free Plan

USS ARIZONA BB39 1941

USS ARIZONA BB39 1941

DAVE ABBOTT reviews and converts the Trumpeter kit to radio control Subscribers Only

Straight Running - the original competitive model power boating

Straight Running - the original competitive model power boating

COLIN BISHOP, with help from PHIL ABBOTT, looks at the history and current activity Subscribers Only

Ellesmere Port MBC Spring Show

Ellesmere Port MBC Spring Show

DAVE WOOLEY visits this increasingly popular March event

Our Lass II

Our Lass II

TERRY SMALL reviews the Nautix A.R.T.R. model, supplied by Deans Marine

Motor Tug Lowgarth

Motor Tug Lowgarth

DAVE ABBOTT reviews the Mountfleet Models kit Subscribers Only

BMPRS News June 2011

BMPRS News June 2011

www.bmprs.co.uk STEWART RAE (SCOOP) with a report from Leicester and other news

KM Prinz Eugen

KM Prinz Eugen

PAT KEOUGH, a South African reader, describes his model

ETV Waker

ETV Waker

ERIS KENNEDY converted this Revell kit to radio control Subscribers Only

Range Finder October 2011

Range Finder October 2011

DAVE WOOLEY with his World Wide Review of Warships and Warship Modelling Subscribers Only

Steam Yacht Gondola

Steam Yacht Gondola

CHRIS BROWN, an Australian reader, describes his model

Boiler Room Part 5: Attenuator Valves

Boiler Room Part 5: Attenuator Valves

RICHARD SIMPSON’s mini-series on model steam plants

Samwise

Samwise

ARMANDO LONI scratch builds a 1/144 scale WW2 Liberty Ship using a Glynn Guest plan Subscribers Only

Jet-Riva Aquarama

Jet-Riva Aquarama

BRIAN JOHNSON builds and modifies the Amati kit Subscribers Only

Drink cans for model boat construction?

Drink cans for model boat construction?

Alan Furness describes the construction of Emily May

Model Engineer Exhibition 2010

Model Engineer Exhibition 2010

Report by COLIN BISHOP and DAVID ABBOTT

Sea-Jet Evolution

Sea-Jet Evolution

TERRY SMALL reviews the Robbe kit

Imatug and Shareahull

Imatug and Shareahull

ANTHONY ADDAMS converts his fishing boat into a tug Subscribers Only

MTM Barchino

MTM Barchino

TONY DALTON converts this Italeri kit to radio control Subscribers Only

US Revenue Cutter Harriet Lane

US Revenue Cutter Harriet Lane

Dr MARCUS ROOKS converts the Revell USS Kearsarge into this revenue cutter Subscribers Only

Darlington Paddler Day 2010

Darlington Paddler Day 2010

IAN ARCHIBALD reports

Salvirile

Salvirile

PAUL FRESHNEY doesn't just sit in front of a computer.............

Boiler Room:  Part Seven: Gas Cooling Effect - Operational Considerations

Boiler Room: Part Seven: Gas Cooling Effect - Operational Considerations

RICHARD SIMPSON on model steam plants Subscribers Only

Result

Result

The Reverend PETER SPENCER describes his scratch built topsail schooner Subscribers Only

The MPBA 2010 National Scale Finals

The MPBA 2010 National Scale Finals

DAVE WOOLEY reports from Huddersfield

2010 International Model Lifeboat Rally

2010 International Model Lifeboat Rally

DAVE WOOLEY reports from Stockport

The Society of Model Shipwrights

The Society of Model Shipwrights

COLIN BISHOP visits the 2010 exhibition

Lady Beale

Lady Beale

JOHN ELLIOTT reviews the Deans Marine slipper launch Subscribers Only

Going brushless?

Going brushless?

JOHN PARKER with some practical advice Subscribers Only

Imara to Perseverance

Imara to Perseverance

BRIAN ROBERTS modifies the Caldercraft Kit

HMS Embling

HMS Embling

ERIS KENNEDY presents a Feature Plan for a semi-scale destroyer

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