MB Mag with LST Plan

[Iain MurrayParticipant @iainmurray67939]

Hi,

Can anyone tell me which issue of Model Boats magazine contained a free plan for a stand-off scale LST? I think it was in 2004, but may have been late ’03 or early ’05.

 Many thanks,

Iain.

[GrumpyParticipant @grumpy]

Hi Iain,

ISome years ago I compiled a list of free plans issued by Model Boats and there is no LST in the list for those years.

Do you have any more information?

The Landing Ships (LST) were much bigger than the Landing Craft (LCM) so any plan for an LST would have to be to a fairly small scale to fir the free plan format.

Regards

Grumpy 

[Iain MurrayParticipant @iainmurray67939]

Hi Grumpy,

 Thanks for the reply.  Perhaps it was an LCT, I was thinking of. I seem to think it was around the 1/72nd to 1/96th scale mark which would indeed rule out an LST, but I thought it was something bigger than an LCM.

 I’d love a copy of your list of free plans, if you are willing to share it.

 Thanks and regards,

Iain.

[GrumpyParticipant @grumpy]

Hi Iain,

I don’t mind letting you have a copy of the list.  It is in Access format at the moment.  If you e-mail me I will send you a copy.

Regards

Grumpy. 

[Francis MacnaughtonParticipant @francismacnaughton39461]

Marine Modelling published two articles about my design for an LCT 5 about 4 years ago – the plan is still available from the Traplet site!  (I don’t get any royalties)

https://sslrelay.com/s84068217.oneandoneshop.co.uk/sess/utn;jsessionid=15488385d1b079e/shopdata/index.shopscript

[Iain MurrayParticipant @iainmurray67939]

Hi Francis,

 Thank you for yoru response. I have recently read your second article in the October ’04 issue with great interest. Do you still produce fittings for the LCT5?

 Thanks and regards,

Iain.

[Francis MacnaughtonParticipant @francismacnaughton39461]

Iain,

Sorry,  the moulds wore out a while ago.

Francis

[Iain MurrayParticipant @iainmurray67939]

That’s a shame. Thanks, once again, for your help.

 Iain.

[andrew hustlerParticipant @andrewhustler]

Iain i’ve got a Model Boats mag from a 2nd handbook shop and i’ve got a set of plans,small but i can get enlarged,of a Tank Landing Craft made by Ray Smith and the hull is 31 inches long .I dont know if they are still avalible to buy but thr ref no is MM1237 from Model Maker Plan Service,PO Box 35,Hemel Hempstead,Herts,HP1 1EE.This was published by  M.A.P.,Model & Allied Publications LTD.

Volume 27 Number 319 September 1977

I dont know if this helps at all but call me and i will get it cpoied and copy the literature with it for you.

Good Luck ,Happy Boating

Andy from Cardiff

[GrumpyParticipant @grumpy]

Hi Iain,

I have just been looking at the Model Boat Mayhem site.

The first section of the forum (Model Boating) has a thread which started with a request for plans for an LCA.  A couple of replies contained links to sites including a French site which has free downloads of LCA and LCM plans.

Definitely worth a look but since I don’t speak French I found it a bit difficult to navigate. 

Regards

Grumpy 

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