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  • Paul Freshney 1952 – 2020

    Paul Freshney 1952 – 2020

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    It is with sadness we announce the death of Paul Freshney, who passed away peacefully at his home in Brentwood, Essex, on 27 December 2020.

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  • Model Boats Returns!

    Model Boats Returns!

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    Following an unavoidable suspension of publication due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are now delighted to inform you that Model Boats will return with the August issue.

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  • Ardunio Sketch by Roy Cheers

    Ardunio Sketch by Roy Cheers

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    The Arduino sketch in support of Roy Cheers ‘An Introduction to Arduino’ article as published in the May 2020 Edition of Model Boats Magazine. (See Page 59)

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  • Drivelines

    Drivelines

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    Glynn Guest provides a definitive guide to installing motors and running gear.

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  • Raised from the Deep: The Swedish battleship VASA

    Raised from the Deep: The Swedish battleship VASA

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    Report from Colin Bishop (Orginally published in 2008) On a Baltic cruise to mark a birthday, the significance of which I’d prefer to forget, one of the ports of call was Stockholm. It’s a very attractive city but for me the highlight was a visit to the Vasa museum. As many readers will know, the…

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  • Sioux (T-ATF-171) – Part 1

    Sioux (T-ATF-171) – Part 1

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    The ocean tugs of the US Navy’s Powhatan class, which entered service between 1979 and 1981, remain the most recent such vessels in the American fleet. Only the first two Nimitz class aircraft carriers have been operating longer, thanks to a round of costly life-extending modernisations.

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  • HMS Clyde

    HMS Clyde

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    This three year project by David Reith for HMS Clyde (at 1:48 scale) appealed because of the ship’s stark hull lines.

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  • The Steve Martin Collection

    The Steve Martin Collection

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    A Canadian from British Columbia, Steve’s first model was a 1:96 scratch-built HMS Exeter, made when he joined the Canadian Army in 1965, aged 18.

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  • SS Master

    SS Master

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    This steam tug is a familiar site in Vancouver Harbour and the surrounding waterways as she is still seaworthy, but her towing days are long behind her. This wooden hulled vessel was built as a tug during 1922 at the Vancouver False Creek Shipyard and was tasked with towing barges loaded with gravel, building stone…

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  • Lesro Sportsman

    Lesro Sportsman

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    John’s grandfather was Leslie Rowell, the founder of Lesro Models and chief designer of Aerokits. Alas, he died in 1992 after a long battle against cancer and, unfortunately, by the time John was old enough to appreciate the beautiful models Leslie had created, he had retired and sold the business. Before passing away, however, Leslie…

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