A look at the Cover and Contents of the September 2026 issue of Model Boats on sale now.

Designing a hull and drawing the plans
Antonio Alcaraz provides a picture-led, step-by-step guide to doing it the traditional way.
SS Hjejlen
Does Billing Boats’ newly improved 1:33 scale kit for the world’s oldest coal-burning paddle steamer still in operation deliver? Our correspondent Tomasz Klyszynski reports back on his build
Enjoy more Model Boats Magazine reading.
Click here to subscribe & save.
Scaling up Veron’s Skid-Boat
Ashley Needham and his pal, Trevor, take on a tricky tandem build challenge
Wivenhoe Lass
Ray Wood explains how to create your own charming little R/C fishing boat from this month’s free pull-out plan
Subscribe to Model Boats today and never miss an issue!



