A background piece about the author and his model boat plans Alfred Holt’s Blue Funnel cargo liner Helenus. Jim – the man James, known also as Jim, was born into a family of fishermen in a fishing village in Shetland. It was perhaps natural therefore that this environment would direct his interest to boats, ships…
Dave Milbourn tells us what works for him. Fairey Swordsman Three different methods of covering and finishing balsa and ply wood models There is no agreed “best practice” here. This is just the way I did it – there are numerous variations on the same themes. Suit yourselves; it works for me. Tissue and sanding…
Task Force 72 Scale Model Ship Association Scott Rice reports from their 20th Anniversary Regatta HMAS Vendetta at speed A Brief History of Task Force 72 will be useful before getting started. In 1994 two gentleman got this group started. One was Russ French who at the time was a Senior NCO in the Royal…
Anthony Addams shows some examples of how to enhance our enjoyment of the hobby Just as with cars and electronics etc., so the modelling world is continually evolving. Years ago wood was the main material, but now plastic is often the preferred choice for model boat construction, so here we are considering further examples of…
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard Boathouse No 4 Colin Bishop visits the latest attraction and facility at Portsmouth Dockyard Boathouse No 4 at Portsmouth Dockyard was originally built in 1939 as part of the naval rearmament programme. It has its own dock opening from the harbour and locks which connect to the mast pond on the…
Peter Charlton’s latest model Peter, a keen regular reader of Model Boats magazine, sent in some information recently about a new model of which he is particularly proud, two previous models of his also being featured in June 2014 MB. The model This is of a steam yacht from a plan for Greta, designed by…
Vosper Perkasa P150 DAVE ABBOTT reviews the Nautical Marine Models radio control model kit Under full power Perkasa makes fine sight Kit contents This is a new release of a favourite subject and has been produced in kit form by Nautical Marine Models. It is to a scale of 1:32 and builds into a very…
National Model Boat Show 2015 Anthony Addams reports from Coalville, Leicestershire Now a well-established event, organised by Mark Williams of A Model World, this show in mid-April attracts clubs from a wide area and a useful range of traders. As usual, there were many superb models on show and it was unfortunate that the visitor…
