Grimsby and Cleethorpes MBC DAVE ALLEN reports on their Club Open Night in March A very nicely made American paddler in the Past Winners Class. Earlier this year I got a phone call from fellow WHMS member Ian Kennedy asking if I would like to static judge at this event on the 3rd March, as…
A 1/15th scale working steam launch built from card by DON DIMENT Marjorie May makes a fine sight steaming across the pond Introduction The reason for this project came about when my wife won a model double acting oscillating steam engine in the club Christmas raffle, Photo 1. Fortunately, the builder of this engine then…
Finishing Fibreglass RICHARD SIMPSON with some useful suggestions Typical fibreglass hull, this one is a coaster model Be it good or bad, I think it is safe to say that kit models considerably outnumber scratch built boats on the pond nowadays and of course a very high percentage of these include a fibreglass hull…
JIMMY WOOD builds another superb static model Background Built by Schlichting Shipyard at Travemunde and launched in 1986, RV Meteor, Photo 1, has been contributing to German ocean research since that date. She is described as a multi-purpose research vessel for living and non-living resources, and is capable of world-wide operation. She is owned by…
KEITH JULIER in the third of four parts, continues on the subject of masts Tops I have found that in most kits, making the top assembly of a mast as a separate mini-project pays considerable dividends. By first gluing the trestletrees and crosstrees to the underside of the top platform, as well as stabilising the…
OMRA News AA-D Class 2008 Championship results by STEWART RAE Bernard Holder, 2nd in A Class. What happened to 2008? No sooner had it arrived than it was gone, or it seemed that way! First of all, the OMRA committee wish to thank everyone who gave up their time to help out during the…
Hydrojets and Pop-Pops by DAVID J. WIGGINS Hello again. Spring having sprung at last and an old guys thoughts turn to? Well mine turned to the jet and what prompted that was the discovery during my clearout last year of the two vintage items I’m illustrating this month. Hydrojets Not much to look at are they?…
ANTHONY ADDAMS tells us about two very different racing gigs from Cornwall and Pisa Photo 1 Waterwitch, a Cornish Racing Gig I just drool over this boat, Photos 1 to 3. It has a perfection of line, colour, elegance, purpose and sheer beauty, so let us look at these pictures. Brian King exhibited a few…
COLIN BISHOP updates us on this well known electronics manufacturer Many readers who run r/c scale boats will be familiar with the name of ACTion R/C Electronics and their range of specialist modelling electronic products. Founded in 1994 by Craig Talbot, ACTion quickly built up a reputation for quality gear at reasonable prices with excellent…
Painting and Varnishing How to get that perfect finish By Paul Thomason aka “The Fat Controller” Tools and Materials: The old adage of buy cheap buy twice is especially true when it comes to creating a perfect paint or varnish finish and you should always buy the best that you can afford. But…
