Pic 1, Pic 2, Pic 3, Pic 4, In the 2006 Kits Special I reviewed Sling Shot, which is a ready to run (RTR) fast electric speedboat sold complete with r/c, motor and drive battery and all that is needed are dry cells for the transmitter. Since then the Knightcote Model Boat Club has run…
Pic 1, Pic 2, Pic 3, Pic 4, Pic 5, Pic 1: The hull before the deck was installed with the basic cabin layout under the foredeck clearly visible. When completed, all that interior detail can only be seen through the portholes. Pic 2: The foredeck and anchor winch. Pic 3: The charthouse and bridge.…
Pic 1, Pic 2, Pic 3, Pic 4, Pic 5, What do you get for your money? This is the latest Almost Ready To Run (ARTR) model in the Graupner Premium line of products, a series of particularly high quality ready made models, with an exceptionally high standard of detailing. The core of this model…
Pic 1, Pic 2, Pic 3, In the following weeks after Pearl Harbor on 7th December1941, America’s submarines were her only weapons capable of carrying the war to Japan. The three aircraft carriers that had been at sea and had survived the bombing at Pearl Harbor were held back as the last line of defence,…
Pic 1, Pic 2, Pic 3, Pic 4, Pic 5, Pic 6, Pic 7, Pic 8, I was attracted to this model some years ago before I took up the hobby. Whilst visiting one of my friends, I noticed he had acquired this kit, minus some parts and the fittings. This rekindled my interest in…
Pic 1, Pic 2, Pic 3, Pic 4, Pic 5, Pic 6, Pic 7, Pic 8, Pic 9, History The individual history of these boats can be hard to track down, but No. 2757 built in 1956 by Vosper Thornycroft at Southampton, does currently exist on public display at the RAF Museum, Hendon, essentially complete…
Pic 1, Pic 2, Pic 3, Pic 4, Pic 5, Pic 6, Pic 7, Pic 8, Pic 9, Pic 10, This release by Billing Boats is a rather unusual subject for this long running boat kit manufacturer – it’s a model of the American Speed Record Holder from the 1950’s era, called Slo-mo-shun. When three…
Pic 1, Pic 2, Pic 3, Pic 4, Pic 5, Pic 6, Pic 7, Pic 8, Pic 9, You get what you pay for. Thus when you pay less than ten pounds for a boat kit you don’t get a lot. To be precise, what you get are four bits of vac-formed plastic and a…
Pic 1, Pic 2, Pic 3, Pic 4, Pic 5, Pic 6, After converting a Revell Type VIIC U-Boat (U-96) to a surface running R/C model earlier this year, Photos 1 and 2, I wanted to take the next step in the model submarine evolutionary ladder and build a diving model. Now we’ve all read…
Pic 1, Pic 2, Pic 3, Pic 1: The box. Pic 2: The contents. Pic 3: Instruction Book. Hot on the heels of the three channel Futaba 3 GR – FS 40 MHz Synthesised Transmitter and its R303FHS receiver comes the T6EX – 2.4 GHz Transmitter and R606FS receiver offering six channels and new technology.…
