Gordon Longworth’s Realistic Radio Controlled Swan That well-known Swan Lake ballet written by Tchaikovsky, who was also famous for Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker, tells the story of a princess named Odette who was cursed by a wicked sorcerer and turned into a swan. This probably has its origins in an older Russian folk story called…
Test Bench – September 2017 New Sparmax airbrushes and Lifecolor paints This progressive company continues to add to its range of tools and paints for the hobbyist and the latest additions are noted here. Sparmax Airbrushes There are three new airbrushes recently added to this range. These new Sparmax GP pistol trigger airbrushes offer…
Richard Simpson profiles this well-known model steam manufacturer and trader It still surprises me to think that although I made the move from West Yorkshire to South Lincolnshire four years ago, I am still finding my way around the area and locating the modelling traders and suppliers. I was aware that Tony Green Steam Models…
Dave Wooley with his Worldwide Review of Warships and Warship Modelling EML Wambola arriving at the Liverpool Cruise Terminal Welcome once again to our regular sortie into the world of fighting ships and this month we have a close look at a warship that was once a minelayer in the Danish Navy and is now…
John Parker delves into the archives The Radicon RC boat, 1956. (Courtesy of Continentalhobby) I have often thought how best to include something about radio control in this series. To attempt a comprehensive history of the subject is quite beyond my resources and the space available, whilst more specialized articles on the subject such as…
Chris Drage explains how to build these miniatures – part 5 In Part Four in the previous July issue of Model Boats, I attempted to introduce a landscape into a ship-based diorama. Although the fjord-based scenes depicted proved quite successful and within the bounds of artistic licence, a realistic diorama depicting rough water had not…
Barry Lalonde’s Beam Trawler The inspiration for this model boat came from the BBC TV programme ‘Fish Town’, a series based on the fishing port of Brixham in Devon. The Beam Trawlers displayed in the series of programmes appealed to me as they were working boats, sitting firmly in the water and had lots of…
John Parker delves into the archives Selection of Modelcraft plans in their original envelopes The Modelcraftstory begins in about 1938 when key personnel of the Sign Construction Company Limited, a signmaking and sheet metal working company at 77 Grosvenor Road, London, discovered that they had a common interest in making models. Foremost amongst these was…
