Possible Recall on Spektrum DX6i Tx. Horizon Hobby UK have reported a possible problem with stick potentiometers on certain Tx units. Details can be found Here
Moonbeam DAVE ABBOTT reviews the Metcalf Mouldings Replica Pond Yacht kit A pond yacht in her native environment, Moonbeam makes a fine sight This is certainly a different subject from Metcalf Mouldings, being a complete kit of a 1913 replica pond yacht named Moonbeam. She is a fairly large model,…
Model Engineer Exhibition 2008 A report from Ascot by COLIN BISHOP with photos by DAVE ABBOTT Ronald Paddison’s Trent Class lifeboat. Given the very impressive turnout of models at last years 100th Anniversary Exhibition at Ascot, it was disappointing to find very low entries in all classes this year and this did not…
The Model Boat Convention 2008 DAVE ABBOTT reports on this well established event The Prize Winners and Judges with Andy Ball The Model Boat Convention was held over the Saturday and Sunday of the August Bank holiday. This was the 19th year that it has been held and the third time…
MPBA Ship Handling Competition 2008 DAVE ALLEN reports on this event held at Balne Moor MBC On Saturday 20th September, on the day before the 2008 MPBA Scale Nationals, was the event that the tug skippers love every year and Balne Moor is now regarded as the venue in the North where champions past and…
OMRA News Bristol Classic Pairs reported by BERNARD HOLDER and photographed by STEWART RAE A rather cool and damp early morning shot of Bristol Dock – OMRA pit area On the 5th October 2008, the Bristol Classic Pairs event was held. This is a slight diversion from the normal regular OMRA event,…
Ellesmere Port Model Boat Show DAVE WOOLEY reports on this event organised by A Model World in August 2008 Well known Blue Funnel modeller Stan Amos displays his fine model of the elegant Centaur. Some months ago it was suggested by the Editor that because I live fairly close to the…
Colin Bishop reports on the 2008 Portsmouth event. Nelson’s Flagship Most people are familiar with the traditional Navy Days whereby RN and visiting ships of foreign navies are open to the public. In recent years these events seem to have become less frequent but at Portsmouth they aim to enhance the traditional approach by combining…
Gosport MB&YC ROBERT HOBBS describes how his club is involved with helping the designers of tomorrow Most of us consider model boating as a pleasurable hobby and do not consider its wider implications. At Gosport Model Boat and Yacht Club (GMB&YC), due to our location on the South Coast we are involved with…
