Wivenhoe Lass – Fishing Boat – Scale 1/12th

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24 March 2026 at 16:46 #127451
Ray Wood 3
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Hi All,

Well after a few months of aeroplane building I’m back with a small model which I hope appeals to a few folk, my partner Bernice and I often wander along the quay side at Wivenhoe on the River Colne which runs from Colchester 39 miles to the North Sea. Having spotted this little boat with no name I have made one up which I think fits the bill 🙂 so here goes .

Regards Ray
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24 March 2026 at 20:47 #127452
Colin Bishop
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My Sister in Law lives in Wivenhoe – an interesting place.

Colin
28 March 2026 at 09:24 #127457
Ray Wood 3
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Hi All,

An update on the Lass, bad sailing and flying weather is great for building, although I have been slope soaring 🙂 I won’t bore you all with all the bits I got wrong 🙁 just to say I modify the drawing as I go along, the IKEA approach to the bulkheads and on with the planking 🙂

Regards Ray
5 April 2026 at 08:58 #127503
Ray Wood 3
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Happy Easter folks 🙂

At least after today I may stop eating Chocolate eggs for a while !!

I’m still planking the Lass , a fraught experience involving soaking the 3/16″ balsa and hoping for the best, the bulkhead shapes turned out ok so I’m happy so far 🙂

Kind Regards to all Ray
5 April 2026 at 22:39 #127526
Richard Simpson
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12th scale gives you the whole world of doll’s house figures and accessories to fit the boat out with!
6 April 2026 at 08:30 #127527
Ray Wood 3
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Hi Richard,

Yes the world is my Lobster 🙂

We have a chap Martin in our club who has a 3d printing business Dockyard Models, I maybe asking him to print some fish and bits and bob’s for the Lass .

Regards Ray
10 April 2026 at 16:58 #127562
Richard Simpson
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Always worth having a mate with a 3D printer! And who knows how to use it! I fail on both counts.
11 April 2026 at 09:01 #127566
Ray Wood 3
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Hi Richard

Your right about having a mate who can 🙂 Count me out as well on the computer generated bits, It’s cheating isn’t it ?? 🙂

I’m just reading the Chantry club’s diary for the year, 25th May the Bank holiday is our steam day ! I’d better get the TID going for that.

Regards Ray
11 April 2026 at 16:34 #127571
Richard Simpson
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Enjoy the day and make the most of it Ray. We have had a bit of a shake up of the committee at my club and there is a noticeable lack of enthusiasm for steam days, or any open days for that matter. I can’t help but wonder how long I will be doing steam testing.
11 April 2026 at 19:31 #127572
Ray Wood 3
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Thanks Richard,

My Chantry club members haven’t a clue about steam boats, but Geoff Dixon is a member and has a lot of experience with bought steam plants, I have been enjoying steam for almost 70 years now as my family Dad Uncle and Grandad were all model engineers and always had loads of design articles by LBSC from the 1940’s to read, I still have my Tich built when I was 14’ish 🙂

Best Regards Ray
11 April 2026 at 19:37 #127573
Richard Simpson
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Keep the flag flying Ray, we’re a dying breed!
13 April 2026 at 19:15 #127589
Ray Wood 3
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Hi All,

The Lass is progressing well, and now starting to look like a boat 🙂

Regards Ray
13 April 2026 at 19:35 #127593
Colin Bishop
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Very nice Ray. Surprisingly broad in the beam.

Colin
14 April 2026 at 09:45 #127594
Ray Wood 3
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@raywood3
Hello Colin,

Now I see her in the flesh so to speak I think she could do with being a couple of inches longer , “C’est la vie” as they say 🙂

Regards Ray
23 April 2026 at 11:55 #127613
Ray Wood 3
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Hi All,

A quick update on progress, all the vital parts are now fitted, motor, rudder and servo the side decks which are more of a wide gunwhale and the hull is glass clothed, that’s the hard part done the floor and wheelhouse next 🙂

Regards Ray
24 April 2026 at 09:06 #127614
Tim Rowe
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Another nice job Ray. I am presuming that now you are retired, you work night shifts on your models. Thee is no one who can keep up!

Spooky, now renamed Skinny Jeans may well get a maiden this week end.

Tim R
24 April 2026 at 19:32 #127616
Ray Wood 3
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@raywood3
Thanks Tim,

Well the workshop is my happy place, something Bernice can’t understand at all 🙂 still all the while I’m enjoying it I’ll keep going !! looking forward to seeing your fleet of 65’s , I’m flying tomorrow with the Ashby brothers both past editors of RCM&E should be fun first time the wind has dropped for weeks 🙂 Lindsey is interested in the Lass article for 8 weeks time I’d better get my finger out !!

All the best Ray
24 April 2026 at 19:54 #127618
Colin Bishop
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Give my regards to Graham Ray!

Colin
24 April 2026 at 22:07 #127621
Chris Fellows
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Ray, as I’ve said many times and echoing comments you put us to shame with your speed and output, certainly mine!

The hull is looking really good.

Chris
3 May 2026 at 10:34 #127642
Ray Wood 3
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Hi All,

The Wivenhoe Lass is ready for the paint shop now 🙂

Hopefully the free plan in the September issue !!

Regards Ray
15 May 2026 at 11:38 #127798
Ray Wood 3
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Hello folks,

Fresh from the paint shop , good old Humbrol enamel, 2 month’s from the drawing !! I must speed up 🙂

Spring 25 next for Tim in Mallorca, that will take a little longer !!

Regards Ray
15 May 2026 at 17:06 #127799
Chris Fellows
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Bloomin’ heck Ray, have you got a Tardis hidden away somewhere!

I’ve not been able to do anything on my builds for weeks. Not helped by doing some drawings for a friend of my wife’s for some building works and making the Planning & Building Regulations applications. At least they were done online (though that brought its own problems) and not like years ago when I had to fill out multiple copies of the forms by hand.

Anyway, that and other things (ignoring the new ones Helen keeps mentioning!) are done now and so I can get back into the workroom.

Chris
15 May 2026 at 17:12 #127800
ashley needham
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Nice one Ray. Speedy job…I expected nothing less. Obv needs a few odds and sods…assume you are thinking on the crew front.

Ashley
15 May 2026 at 17:33 #127801
Colin Bishop
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Obv needs a few odds and sods

Yes, its net zero at the moment…

Very neat job Ray, I enjoyed building my Greek Fishing Boat and adding all the detail.

Colin
16 May 2026 at 07:48 #127802
Ray Wood 3
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@raywood3
Hi All,

Thanks for the encouragement, yes the crew have been press ganged, just need them to look like fisherpersons 🙂

Chris make the most of Helen’s suggestions, My lady friend Bernice (also a widow) has taken over the role of telling me what to do !!

Fortunately she lives 75 miles away so she can’t easily catch me in the workshop 🙂

Brightlingsea for lunch the other day with B , loads of fishing smacks there, Oh blimey I haven’t built one of those yet !!

Regards Ray
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