COLIN BISHOP, with help from PHIL ABBOTT, looks at the history and current activity Origins Although it isn’t really clear just when powered model boats became popular, it is probably fair to say that this would have been in the latter part of the 19th century when miniature representations of full size powered vessels appeared,…
RICHARD SIMPSON and some thoughts on these useful techniques Whether or not to add weathering to a model is one of those subjects that will be discussed to the end of time and most people seem to have a very definite preference as to how they finish their models. Some prefer the pristine ‘out of…
Our Lass II TERRY SMALL reviews the Nautix A.R.T.R. model, supplied by Deans Marine A bit of history……. Yorkshire trawler owner Arnold Locker of Locker Trawlers Ltd, owns and runs the 21.5 metre long Our Lass II built by Parkol Marine Engineering designed for catching whitefish in the Norwegian and EU Sectors of the North…
Ellesmere Port MBC Spring Show DAVE WOOLEY visits this increasingly popular March event Ellesmere Port Boat Museum has been synonymous with model boat events for many years and is of course situated next to the Manchester Ship Canal. The museum is run by the British Waterways Trust and has recently become much more pro-active. Some…
Motor Tug Lowgarth DAVE ABBOTT reviews the Mountfleet Models kit This is the latest addition to the range of model boat kits from Mountfleet Models. History The full size vessel was originally built by Richards Shipbuilders of Lowestoft and launched in 1965 as a further development of the Plumgarth and Avongarth Class. The great success…
COLIN BISHOP photographs a replica of a traditional French sailing sloop Saint Jeanne makes a trim sight alongside the breakwater at Erquy. The vertical timbers amidships are grounding legs to enable her to dry out at low tide. Once or twice a year my wife and I take advantage of the Brittany Ferries 24hr excursion…
When we moved to rural location some twenty years ago, I immediately started to spy out the land for modelling activities. The river flowing through the village had a small pool, the only remnant of a watermill I believe. It was rather on the small size and could be turbulent when the river was in…
BMPRS News www.bmprs.co.uk STEWART RAE (SCOOP) with a report from Leicester and other news Robin Butler with his AA10 Crusader III Hyper 21. AA11 is Andy Rennie’s Challenger 43 Pro CMB 21. Being unaccustomed as we are to severe winters in recent times, the last couple of years have proven that not all can be…
