This month we will be covering our visit to the 21st. Wings and Wheels Spectacular, begin our report on the Weymouth International Maritime Modelling Festival and continue the build of a pair of Springer tugs. The 21st Wings and Wheels Model Spectacular Taking place at North Weald, to the north of London and one junction…
Some people seem to have difficulty in coming up with ideas for their next models. I’ve even seen people pleading for advice on internet sites. Maybe I’m lucky in this respect as there is never a shortage of possible prototypes to build. In fact there is a drawer in my filing cabinet that is packed…
Pic 1, Pic 2, Pic 3, Pic 4, Pic 5, Pic 1: Detail on the Gold Medal winning drifter Formidable, built by Grahame Palmer (photograph by Dave Abbott). Pic 2: Excellent detail on the foredeck of Formidable. Pic 3: Wonderfully neat and precise work on Formidable by Grahame Palmer. Pic 4: A VHC for Peter…
Pic: 1 The Fisher 46 sails away from the side of the lake with all sails furled. Pic: 2 The mainsail is deployed. Pic: 3 The main and mizzen sails are stretched out and the model is sailing well. My friend Ralph Stockton has been making models since he was a very small boy. He…
Pic 1, Pic 2, Pic 3, In the following weeks after Pearl Harbor on 7th December1941, America’s submarines were her only weapons capable of carrying the war to Japan. The three aircraft carriers that had been at sea and had survived the bombing at Pearl Harbor were held back as the last line of defence,…
Pic 1, Pic 2, Pic 3, Pic 4, Pic 5, May is synonymous with Harrogate and the annual model engineering show that has developed over the years into a major national exhibition. Under the guidance of Lou Rex and his team, the event this year was one of the best, certainly from a model boating…
Pic 1, Pic 2, Pic 3, Pic 4, Pic 1: The venue – the Round Pond in Kensington Gardens – a general view. Pic 2: From about 10am vintage yachtsmen began to arrive and rig their yachts. Pic 3 & 4: Some superb workmanship was on display. It’s not too often that your scribe gets…
Pic 1: The basic parts of the Sail Winch., Following my successful conversion of the small static Billings Colin Archer kit to a sailing model (see Model Boats June 2007), I decided to introduce the Billings Lilla Dan static display model to a similar fate. However, one aspect that I thought to be essential, was…
Whilst on a cruise on the Black Prince, I saw Voe Venture, a tug/workboat working at one of the outer Scottish islands. Unusually she was being used as an intermediate landing stage between the ship’s tender and the quay, owing to the low tide. I took a couple of pictures because she was so interesting.…
Welcome! This month, firstly we are off to Beale Park for the Thames Boat Show. Yes I know it is not models, but the craft on display are of interest to modellers. Secondly, more on the conversion of Karoline to r/c and finally a bit about my Springer Tug. The Beale Park Thames Boat Show…
