DAVE BRUMSTEAD with a regular look at the scale scene Photo 1Welcome to this month’s Focus on Scale. This issue we are making our first visit to the South West Model Engineering, Model Making and Hobbies Exhibition at the Royal Bath and West Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset and looking back at a short review of…
DAVE WOOLEY returns to this huge model The main entrance to MadurodamOn returning back from our usual yearly pilgrimage to the Intermodellbau event in Dortmund we have a one day stop over in Rotterdam. This time is spent visiting either the docks, museums and of course the city itself. This year a small party of…
COLIN BISHOP visits this museum Mk.III 6 inch quick firing gun of 1893 as fitted to cruisers and battleships of the period. It could fire a 100lb shell to a range of 11,000 yards (9,900m). This example was originally fitted to the corvette HMS Calypso laid down at Chatham in 1881. At the back of…
COLIN BISHOP visits BECC Model Accessories Colin and Chris Crow in the main production roomAnyone visiting a good UK model shop or exhibition stands at the major modelling shows can hardly fail to notice the colourful BECC displays of flags, vinyl lettering, decals and graphics. These items are invaluable in helping modellers to put the…
ANTHONY ADDAMS gives us some background on the life and techniques of the hardy men who went to sea in Gaffers Photo 1At the November 2008 Warwick International Model Boat Exhibition there was considerable interest shown in my miniature model of a Polperro Gaffer, so as a consequence……… Introduction The March 2008 issue of MB…
Hydrojets and Pop-Pops by DAVID J. WIGGINS Hello again. Spring having sprung at last and an old guys thoughts turn to? Well mine turned to the jet and what prompted that was the discovery during my clearout last year of the two vintage items I’m illustrating this month. Hydrojets Not much to look at are they?…
ANTHONY ADDAMS tells us about two very different racing gigs from Cornwall and Pisa Photo 1 Waterwitch, a Cornish Racing Gig I just drool over this boat, Photos 1 to 3. It has a perfection of line, colour, elegance, purpose and sheer beauty, so let us look at these pictures. Brian King exhibited a few…
COLIN BISHOP updates us on this well known electronics manufacturer Many readers who run r/c scale boats will be familiar with the name of ACTion R/C Electronics and their range of specialist modelling electronic products. Founded in 1994 by Craig Talbot, ACTion quickly built up a reputation for quality gear at reasonable prices with excellent…
Our readers write to DAVID J. WIGGINS Hello again vintage fans. This spring month I am sharing with you all another clutch of readers letters, beginning with a most interesting communication I received from Bill Jones of Carlisle back in 2007. Bill had been pleased with the first feature I presented on his E.D. 2cc…
A World Wide Review of Warships and Warship Modelling by DAVE WOOL Welcome once again to our regular sortie into the world of fighting ships. For the first time we have a research photo file on HMS Ark Royal after the 2007 refit. We also have Part 18 of the building of the Soviet Aviation…
