Pic 1, Pic 2, Pic 3, Pic 4, Pic 5, Pic 1: Gary Pope’s new for 2007, Sikk powered Sigma 51. Picture courtesy of Mike Luxton. Pic 2: Robin Butler’s C class CMB91 RS powered Apache in fine form at Telford. Pic 3: Another line up waiting for the start hooter, this time the D…
I decided in January 2002 to build a model of H.M.S. Victory. I started off by reading the manual and looking at the drawings in the kit I’d purchased to see what was involved in the construction. I then purchased and read a book ‘The Anatomy of Nelson’s Ships’ by C Nepean Longridge which I…
Pic 1, Pic 2, Pic 3, Pic 4, Pic 5, With a good weather forecast for the Saturday, I arrived early at Child Beale Bird Park, which is just off the M4 and not far from Reading, just before the general public opening time and found all the club gazebos were set up, with boats…
Whilst most steam enthusiasts will be familiar with steam plants in general and associated items such as hand pumps, clack valves, etc., electronically controlled motor driven boiler pumps, although desirable, remain a mystery. The intention of this article is to encourage the building of a simple control unit and also the production of a suitable…
I was looking to find a kit for my next project but could not find a suitable subject. My club runs a tug towing event each year and I always miss out as I do not own a tug. This prompted me to consider a tug kit. I looked at the kits on the market…
Graupner’s Almost-Ready-To-Run Smit Rotterdam – reviewed by Terry Small. Pic 1, Pic 2, Announced and on full display at the 2006 Nurnberg Toy Fair was a completed 1:76 scale model of the well known tug Smit Rotterdam, launched under the Graupner Premium line product range, part number 2006. This and other future models are to…
Pic 1. The main parts of the superstructure completed with some of the fittings placed in position. Pic 2. A simple and useful method of identifying the structural detail against the drawing. Pic 3. The laptop allows images to be enlarged and highlighted. Pic 4. The digital card viewer is also a useful tool that…
The London Boat Show, Excel Centre, January 2007 It is always worthwhile, if the opportunity presents, to visit shows or events where full-size leisure craft are on display, if only to see how the mega-rich and not so rich live, but also to understand how technology is advancing and why motor yachts and other craft…
Pic 1, Pic 2, Pic 3, Pic 4, Pic 5, Pic 6, Pic 1: The Portsmouth Display Team line up for a team photo next to their stand. Pic 2: A ready to run model tug Atlantic on the Portsmouth MBC stand available from Howes Models. Pic 3: The Southern Model Lifeboat stand with 20…
Model Motors Direct This business, run by Alistair Graham, specialises in supplying motors for model use. He is a regular stallholder at model exhibitions and his business is primarily mail order. As a result of the building and plan feature for HMS M15 written by Paul, Alistair wrote and sent a couple of his 555…
