A look at the Cover and Contents of the April 2019 issue of Model Boats on sale 15th March
From the Editor
It is every editor’s dream to keep all of his/her readership happy, but funnily enough, this is a near impossible task. However, I shall never be accused of not trying and so far, I have spoken either in person or e-mailed at least one, if not many more, to write articles on every specific subject within the world of model boating. Now I know that is a big ask, but I do know that there are a lot of you out there and a number of you are not seeing what ‘floats your boat’!
This month we have three part works, the popular Whaleback, Barry’s Warrior and Dave Wooley’s amazing Soobrazitelnyy build. Also, the 100th instalment of Richard Simpson’s Boiler Room, another new contributor (I have space for many more!) and the usual array of show and event reports; hopefully a little something for the majority of you. Last month I was lucky enough to escape the office again to meet Barry Lalonde in St Neots, where the weather was kind and after a few attempts the cover shot was bagged. All being well, as we all come out of hibernation, I will be cropping up at a lot more events than I did last year, maybe even with a boat of my own – take cover!
All the best
Martyn Chorlton
Contents
Compass 360
News from the model boating world
All British Whaleback
Nick Brown continues his Type 2 HSL build – Part 3
Warrior
Barry Lalonde scratches a Golden Hind-type ‘Pirate Ship’ (Part 2 of 2)
Boiler Room
Richard Simpson celebrates his 100th instalment by adding a whistle!
Memory Lane
Spares by David J. Wiggins
‘Big Lizzie’ is back in town!
HMS Queen Elizabeth returns to Portsmouth by Colin Bishop
James P Woods
A typical US harbour-type tug by Dermot Curnyn (Part 2 of 5)
SS Christiaan Brunings
Deans Marine icebreaker built by Allan Miller
Crusader
Kroker-power for a Chris Craft Runabout by Russell Tate
Soobrazitelnyy – Russian Corvette
Building the RFS Soobrazitelnyy by Dave Wooley
The London Model Engineering Exhibition
A report from the Ally Pally by the editor
Range Finder
HMS Edinburgh, Type 42 Destroyer by Dave Wooley (Part 1 of 2)
Reader’s Letters
Your feedback and comments
Test Bench
A round-up of all the latest kits, books and accessories
Mooring Post
Taking the heat? Advice and tips from Glynn Guest
Next Issue
Preview of articles to come
Marketplace
Looking for a new model or making room for another? This is the place to buy and sell!
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