Pic 2: The Moorhen MBC portable pool in use by youngsters at a charity day. The Moorhen Model Boat Club is based at the Moorhen Marina, Burnt Mill Lane, Harlow, Essex. The club was established in 1979 and currently has 25 members. The Moorhen Marina is owned by British Waterways and the club leases an…
Pic 1: The clubhouse and boathouse c1950. The club sailing facility originates from a mill pond coupled to Gods Port (later to be called Gosport) Creek in the reign of Charles II and is shown on maps from 1678. It was changed into a cockle pond in 1751 and there were few changes up to…
Pic 1: At your service! (Right to Left) Barry, Martin and Duncan. Pic 2: Kits Galore. Just some of Westbournes extensive stock. Pic 3: Business as usual. Martin deals with a customer over the counter while Barry gives advice over the phone. Pic 4: Need a propeller? No problem! Pic 5: Plenty of fittings too.…
Pic 1: Helsingborg, a Swedish Navy Visby class corvette. Presently one of the most advanced stealth warships and reputed to be almost invisible in a combat scenario. Pic 2: A hull design that owes much of its shape to a more conventional hardchine design. Pic 3: Bridge and foremast almost as one and a departure…
Welcome! This time we will be paying a visit to the Southern Model Air Show, beginning our holiday at the Modelmakers and Craft Week at Brean Sands, plus more on the building of the Springer tugs. Southern Model Air Show We were pleased to receive tickets for this event from Phil Knell, the marine organiser,…
Pic 1: A new product of the early sixties was George Goodfellows Minnitron Universal made in Birchington-on-Sea, Kent. This was an electric actuator, powered by the then advanced and new Ever Ready TG18 motor. It was intended to be powered by a 4.5v flat battery and driven by two reeds and relays from a multi…
Pic 1: The annual but essential lake clean by members of the New Brighton Model Boat Club. Although the existing model boating pool on the promenade at New Brighton at the mouth of the River Mersey was constructed in 1932, organised model boating did not come about until 1981. Because there was no enthusiast group,…
Pic 1: The French warship Forbin (D620), a Horizon Class DDG. Pic 2: Foremast of the Type 45 DDG H.M.S. Dauntless under construction at the VT facility Portsmouth. Pic 3: Part of the T45 amidships deck housing under construction. Pic 4: The forward section being transferred from VT Portsmouth to the Clyde (Picture courtesy of…
Welcome to this months Focus on Scale. This time we will be paying a visit to Grays Thurrock MBC at Belhus Park for a warship day, visiting Barleylands for the Essex Country Show and continuing the build of a Springer tug. Grays Thurrock MBC Warship Day Belhus Park in Essex is a few miles from…
Pic 1: Alex McFadyens award winning G3 battlecruiser H.M.S. Anson. Pic 2: Note the plating detail on top of the turret. Pic 3: Ships boats on G3 include two 50ft steam picket boats. Each one of these is a complete model in its own right. Pic 4: Looking towards the boat deck and the after…
