Saam TERRY SMALL reviews this Almost Ready to Run tug from the USA The modeller now has a wide choice of Almost Ready to Run (ARTR) models to choose from, be it fast electric, sail, scale or even i.c. The internet has made it easy to browse…
Moonbeam DAVE ABBOTT reviews the Metcalf Mouldings Replica Pond Yacht kit A pond yacht in her native environment, Moonbeam makes a fine sight This is certainly a different subject from Metcalf Mouldings, being a complete kit of a 1913 replica pond yacht named Moonbeam. She is a fairly large model,…
Rowing Dinghy Keith Julier reviews the Midwest Products kit for a static model. This kit, from Midwest Products Co. Inc. of Indiana is for a 1:6 scale rowing dinghy inspired by the Amesbury Style Skiff and the construction procedure for the model follows that used for the full-size boat. The side planking, although…
Pic 1, Pic 2, Pic 3, Pic 4, Pic 5, Pic 1: The basic hull framework. Pic 2: All decks in place with shaped battens in position. Pic 3: The inside surfaces of the bulwarks and transom lined before assembly. Pic 4: The stanchions are positioned between scuppers on main deck. Pic 5: The first…
Pic 1, Pic 2, Pic 3, Pic 4, British Submarines of World War I Author: Innes McCartney Softcover – 48 pages Publisher: Osprey Series: New Vanguard 145 Price: £9.99 ISBN: 9781846033346 Introduction This is Innes McCartney’s second book in the New Vanguard series, and like the first, it covers British Submarines. The author is also…
Pic 1, Pic 2, Pic 3, Pic 4, US Cruisers 1883–1904 Author: Lawrence Burr Softcover – 48 pages Publisher: Osprey Series: New Vanguard 143 Price: £9.99 ISBN: 9781846032677 Introduction This study is the latest nautical title within Osprey’s rejuvenated New Vanguard series. The title appears to cover an esoteric subject matter, namely, the development of…
Land Wasser Schlepper – Mid Production Ref. # CB-35015 Scale: 1/35 Manufacturer: Bronco Price: Unknown Material: Styrene & PE To see higher resolution photographs used in this review, please see the GALLERY ALBUM. Phil Greenwood: In 1936, Rheinmetall-Borsig AG received an order from the German army general staff to develop a fully-tracked amphibious tractor. After…
Pic 1, Pic 2, Pic 3, Pic 4, Imperial Japanese Navy Submarines 1941-45 Publisher: Osprey Publishing Series: New Vanguard 135 ISBN # 9781846030901 Author: Mark Stille Price: £9.50 Introduction Japan’s interest in a submarine fleet began just after the turn of the 20th century. Its fleet’s genesis was 5 US built Holland class subs, and…
Pic 1, Pic 2, Pic 3, Pic 4, Pic 5, Pic 6, Pic 7, Pic 8, Introduction The Polish company GPM have recently produced four card model kits of German mini U-boats, of which the latest two are the two-man Seehund and one-man Biber submarines, each armed with two torpedoes. Both these kits were supplied…
Pic 1, Pic 2, Pic 3, Pic 4, Pic 1: The ships boat, carly float and life rings were the only means of survival if a vessel sank, which often occurred after hitting a mine during minesweeping. Pic 2: Preparing the depth charges for action. The Oropesa Floats seen mounted aft were used for minesweeping.…
