Plastic magic! KM Bismarck TONY DALTON converts the Dragon 1:700 scale kit to r/c I won yet another plastic kit as a result of the 2011 Luton and District MBC Christmas raffle and this time it was the Dragon 1:700 scale kit of the famous German battleship KM Bismarck, Photo 1. After reading some favourable…
Fast Patrol Launch JOHN ELLIOTT reviews the Vintage Model Boat Company kit After completing my last project I fancied building something from wood. Whilst searching the web for some ideas I came across the Vintage Model Boat Company (VMBC) who produce a range of wood kits from the 1950's and 1960's, but updated using modern…
Avenger TERRY SMALL reviews the Metcalf Mouldings Tug Kit Two sister tugs, Avenger built in 1962 and Hibernia built in 1963, were constructed by Cochrane's of Selby for the Ship Towage Group. They were designed specifically to handle the (for then) large tankers of up to 20000 tons, using the terminal at Shell Haven in…
Watercat M12 – U619 DAVE ABBOTT reviews the Nautical Marine Models kit Following the success of their PT109, Perkasa and Dark Biter kits, Nautical Marine Models have recently released a kit of the Jurmo class landing craft of the Finnish Navy. The manufacturer is Marine Alutech who designate it as the Watercat M12 design. Watercat®…
Sealight ALLAN MILLER builds the Mountfleet Models kit This model has been around for sometime, but it remains popular because it builds into a nice practical size of model and there is plenty of scope to individually detail it and of course it can be either electric or steam powered, the later though requiring some…
Pilot Boat PHIL PARKER reviews this updated HFM kit, now marketed by Speedline Models There is a vogue at the moment for building old model boat kits and long forgotten wooden products are being hauled from dusty lofts to command high prices on auction websites. There must still be some Aerokits or Lesro products lying…
Pic 1, Pic 2, Pic 3, Pic 4, Pic 5, Pic 6, Pic 7, Pic 8, Pic 9, Pic 10, Pic 11, Pic 12, Pic 13, Pic 14, Pic 15, Pic 16, R.N.L.I. and the Severn Class history The Royal National Lifeboat Institution has a history dating back to 1824. The lifeboats that existed in…
Doris ANTHONY ADDAMS super details a 1:72 scale Model Slipway Puffer When I first saw the Model Slipway kit for a 1:72 scale puffer, I immediately wanted to build one. When you see a puffer, it is instantly recognisable for what it is, namely a working vessel with loads of character. An added interest lay…
Plastic Magic! M.A.S. 568 4a Serie DAVE ABBOTT converts the Italeri kit to radio control In 2011, Italeri released a 1:35 scale kit. Part No. 5608, of an Italian M.A.S. 568 motor torpedo boat, producing a model 562mm long and 126mm beam. This is an excellent kit to convert to a radio control, particularly as…
LCM 3 John Elliott builds the 1:16 scale Speedline Landing Craft kit This is the latest release by Adrian Gosling of Speedline Models and is of a Landing Craft Mechanical 3 (LCM 3). I was visiting the Warwick Model Boat Show with our Editor in November 2010 and whilst passing the Speedline Models stand we…
