Malcom Bard from Queensland, Australia, describes his models In the few years before moving to Australia in 1985 we lived at Leigh-on-Sea on the Thames Estuary near Southend. There we often saw Thames Barges in the distance and had a close-up view of them from the end of Southend pier on race days from time…
BRIAN JOHNSON makes them go even quicker! Maxi-Skim completed The sheer variety of model boats never ceases to amaze me and a slow look through issues of this magazine or a walk around one of the model engineering exhibitions, with models from many builders, gives ample proof of modeller’s skills. From yachting enthusiasts where design,…
ROBERT ABELL describes the making of the Atlantic cable laying feature for the BBC Coast programme A bit of background Brunel’s Great Eastern needs no introduction to most people, as this colossal vessel completed in 1860 and years ahead of her time, was intended to be able to make the round voyage from Britain to…
ROBERT HOBBS restores a vintage ketch Paul Freshney was kind enough to publish details of a restoration project on my 1920’s 10 Rater in the May 2010 issue. Sometimes these articles produce a few questions and this resulted in Paul passing to me details of someone who had a large ketch which he had sailed…
Model Engineer Exhibition 2011 Report by COLIN BISHOP and DAVE ABBOTT The number of marine competition entries in this December 2011 exhibition remained at a disappointingly low level, although this was to some extent offset by a rise in the Loan Class entries. It does seem that fewer and fewer model boaters are willing…
A Beginner’s Complete Steam Plant RICHARD SIMPSON reviews the Miniature Steam Models Clyde Engine and Boiler To see annotated photos for this article click here. We had a brief look at the Miniature Steam Models three inch boiler and Clyde engine plant in Test Bench within the April 2012 MB, but now it’s time to…
DAVE WOOLEY’s semi-scale model built in eleven days! In late 2011, my five year old grandson was introduced to ship models with a visit to the Fleet Air Arm Museum and later his father took him along the Thames to see HMS Belfast and it was here that he first sighted a modern river police…
JEAN-PIERRE COURVOISIER scratch builds an amazing 1:100 scale model Her name is indicative of her function. ‘Mighty’ means she is impressive and ‘Servant’ means to serve! Her role is as a heavy transport vessel and she is actually a semi-submersible ship designed to transport objects or structures which cannot be transported in the usual maritime…
Model Boat Convention 2011 The show by modellers for modellers DAVE ABBOTT reports The Model Boat Convention has seen a number of venues over the years including the Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port, Birchwood Business Park in Warrington and now for the first time in 2011, at Haydock Park Racecourse on the 27/28th August. This…
