A freelance Broads Cruiser by Ray Wood Editorial Note: Cabin cruisers are always an appealing modeling subject as they offer the opportunity for some miniature carpentry using traditional materials which makes a nice change from the combination of grp and styrene used in many kits. You can easily personalize them to your own tastes as…
The Ernest Bazin was an unconventional, unsuccessful 19th century ‘Roller Ship’ – and when it comes to building the bizarre, modeller Lionel Broadbent is on a roll!
The ocean tugs of the US Navy’s Powhatan class, which entered service between 1979 and 1981, remain the most recent such vessels in the American fleet. Only the first two Nimitz class aircraft carriers have been operating longer, thanks to a round of costly life-extending modernisations.
Richard Simpson’s series on model steam plants The softwood could actually be pre-bent to shape to suit the curve of the hull so all that was left once the glue was applied was to persuade it to sit on the sheer neatly. With the major parts now finished, there remains only a few bits and…
Bill Burtwell’s latest model Bill’s Halvorsen Seaplane Tender has a good turn of speed. This model is from the John Parker Model Boats plan that was featured in our 2012 Winter Special Edition. The hull was built pretty much exactly as recommended in John’s article, but Bill used styrene for the upperworks. Weight came in…
Gordon Longworth’s Realistic Radio Controlled Swan That well-known Swan Lake ballet written by Tchaikovsky, who was also famous for Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker, tells the story of a princess named Odette who was cursed by a wicked sorcerer and turned into a swan. This probably has its origins in an older Russian folk story called…
Barry Lalonde’s Beam Trawler The inspiration for this model boat came from the BBC TV programme ‘Fish Town’, a series based on the fishing port of Brixham in Devon. The Beam Trawlers displayed in the series of programmes appealed to me as they were working boats, sitting firmly in the water and had lots of…
Eris Kennedy converts the Trumpeter S.S. Jeremiah O’Brien 1:350 scale kit to radio control Photo 1 Getting into model boating can involve a relatively steep learning curve for a beginner and likewise the experienced modeller who is engaged in a long term project can become a little jaded and in need of some light diversion…
Readers Models – Jim Inglis’s Models Two models from one of our Australian readers This month, we look at two builds from Jim Inglis – an Admiralty 61.5ft MFV and a Steber 38 foot long Patrol Boat. Read all about Jim’s models in Model Boats July 2017 For more great articles subscribe to Model Boats…
