Pic 1, Pic 2, Pic 3, Pic 4, Pic 5, Pic 6, Pic 7, Pic 8, I was attracted to this model some years ago before I took up the hobby. Whilst visiting one of my friends, I noticed he had acquired this kit, minus some parts and the fittings. This rekindled my interest in…
Pic 1, Pic 2, Pic 3, Pic 4, Pic 5, Pic 6, Pic 7, Pic 8, Pic 9, History The individual history of these boats can be hard to track down, but No. 2757 built in 1956 by Vosper Thornycroft at Southampton, does currently exist on public display at the RAF Museum, Hendon, essentially complete…
Pic 1, Pic 2, Pic 3, Pic 4, Pic 5, Pic 6, Pic 7, Pic 8, Pic 9, Pic 10, This release by Billing Boats is a rather unusual subject for this long running boat kit manufacturer – it’s a model of the American Speed Record Holder from the 1950’s era, called Slo-mo-shun. When three…
Pic 161, Pic 162, Pic 163, Pic 164, Pic 165, Pic 166, Pic 167, Pic 168, Pic 169, Pic 170, Pic 171, Pic 172, Pic 173, Pic 174, Pic 175, Pic 176, Painting A model of this size requires careful thought on how and what to spray first, also where and with what. My normal…
Wheelhouse This is supplied as a very strong and even thickness GRP moulding with good clean edges and no air holes, a sure sign of quality. All the required openings needed marking out for the windows, fire valve boxes, top deck/roof and rear opening – so plenty of drilling and cutting required. This is a…
Pic 1, Pic 2, Pic 3, Pic 4, Pic 5, Pic 6, Pic 7, Pic 8, Pic 9, You get what you pay for. Thus when you pay less than ten pounds for a boat kit you don’t get a lot. To be precise, what you get are four bits of vac-formed plastic and a…
Welcome again! This month we visit the Merstham Model Steam event, the Alford Charity show and continue the modification to electric power of the Billings Karoline, otherwise known as the potato boat! The Merstham Model Steam Show This event at St. Nicholas School in Surrey has been running since 1985, but this was the first…
The little boat sailed o’er the pond,Puffin with all its might; Reg, he was as pleased as Punch, It was a wondrous sight. All morning long the boat sailed on, All thought of time had gone, But when, at last, the bonny craftRan out of steam and puff, Then Reg was clearly heard to cry‘Enuff,…
Pic 1, Pic 2, Pic 3, Pic 4, Pic 5, Pic 6, Pic 7, Pic 8, Pic 9, Pic 10, Pic 11, Pic 1: General view of the Bluewater lake showing the large number of models on the water together. Pic 2: Colourful line up of Thames barges on the Chantry club stand. Pic 3:…
Pic 1, Pic 2, Pic 3, Pic 1: The box. Pic 2: The contents. Pic 3: Instruction Book. Hot on the heels of the three channel Futaba 3 GR – FS 40 MHz Synthesised Transmitter and its R303FHS receiver comes the T6EX – 2.4 GHz Transmitter and R606FS receiver offering six channels and new technology.…
