Society of Model Shipwrights Exhibition 2012 COLIN BISHOP reports The Society of Model Shipwrights (SMS) can always be depended upon to produce some of the very best examples of maritime modelling and their August 2012 show was no exception. Held at Petts Wood near Orpington in Kent, the models were well displayed on tables allowing…
International Model Lifeboat Rally 2012 DAVE WOOLEY reports from Etherow Country Park Held on the 24th June at this country park near Compstall (sat. nav. SK6 5JD), this was the third time the event has been held at this venue which is within easy reach of the M60 motorway. For many years previously a…
MPBA 2012 National Scale Finals DAVE WOOLEY reports from Balne Moor Balne Moor MBC was a great venue for the MPBA 2012 National Scale Finals. Held on 16th September, it’s always a pleasure visiting Balne Moor near Doncaster. The lake is in open countryside and is just the right size for staging tug towing…
Model Engineer Exhibition 2011 Report by COLIN BISHOP and DAVE ABBOTT The number of marine competition entries in this December 2011 exhibition remained at a disappointingly low level, although this was to some extent offset by a rise in the Loan Class entries. It does seem that fewer and fewer model boaters are willing…
Model Boat Convention 2011 The show by modellers for modellers DAVE ABBOTT reports The Model Boat Convention has seen a number of venues over the years including the Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port, Birchwood Business Park in Warrington and now for the first time in 2011, at Haydock Park Racecourse on the 27/28th August. This…
International One Metre 2011 World Championship DAVE WOOLEY reports from West Kirby Sailing Club, with pictures by JON GODSELL West Kirby Sailing Club was an ideal venue. Held in late May and early June 2011 this was the first model boating world championship to be held in the UK since the Naviga European Championship in…
International Model Lifeboat Rally DAVE WOOLEY reports from Etherow Country Park 26th June 2011 Held for the second year running at this venue in Compstall (sat. nav. SK6 5JD) and organised by Christopher Guttridge with members of the Etherow MBC, this event was better than 2010 and that was a good year! A bit of…
King Lear Model Boat Club DAVE ABBOTT reports on the club and their 2011 East Midlands Lifeboat Day What a superb model boating facility! This event was held in early June and was a resounding success, but first a little bit about the club. King Lear MBC operates at the Watermead Country Park just…
MPBA 2011 National Scale Finals DAVE WOOLEY reports from Branston Water Park The Burton and District Model Boat Club were the host club for this event at their home water of Branston Water Park. The chairman of this club is Mark Hawkins, who is well known on the scale modelling scene. The lake is…
