CHRIS BROWN, an Australian reader, describes his model I fell in love with this steam powered launch having had a ride on her when we visited Coniston Water in the UK Lake District in 2009 when I took some pictures, but of course not nearly enough of them. Fortunately I struck up an ongoing contact…
By ALAN FURNESS Whilst some modellers prefer to use preformed GRP or plastic hulls and styrene sheet for the superstructure of their boats, others including myself are dedicated to the use of wood for the hull, most of the superstructure and many of the other components needed to complete the model. The idea I have…
ANTHONY ADDAMS converts his fishing boat into a tug When Ron Smith said he was arranging a special day at our pond for tug towing, I said: “I do not have a tug’! He said that so long as I could add a hook for towing to any of my model boats, that would at…
My first r/c paddleboat was loosely based on an early steam tugboat. This gave the right proportions for a compact yet practical model which proved to be both educational to build and great fun to sail. The educational aspect was the discovery that the paddlewheels, something I initially feared to construct, could be made simply…
PETER EVANS describes his unusual model Work started on this model in January 2008 with the usual rough sketch drawing, but the idea had been brewing for months before this date. I could not find much information on this type of vessel, so it was a bit of: ‘Make a start and see how it…
ROBERT HOBBS restores this classic model yacht One evening in October 2008, my wife Eva took a telephone call from a lady asking if Robert looked after wooden boats. The accent was Australian and Eva’s heart sank as she thought: ‘Oh no, not another yacht!’ The following day I returned the call and talked to…
BRIAN JOHNSON presents a water jet powered semi-scale patrol launch The concept The combination of twin water jets in a conventional hull as a valid alternative to the Jet-Skim hybrid featured in Model Boats June 2010 was deemed worthwhile so it was off to the model shops once again for electrical gear and materials. The…
MICHAEL J SHEPPARD describes his working model I have with this article decided to use the text to explain the pictures. I hope from this that you will be able to see how I made this paddling Indian Canoe and that it might inspire you to have a go at something a bit different. Photo…
BRIAN JOHNSON with his hybrid water jet airboat After too many years away from modelling and the newly found availability of a local sailing club, a return to model boats early in 2007 seemed a good option so it was off to the model shop for the first of many visits. With nothing particular in…
TERRY LAWRENCE builds a 1907 Scottish Zulu fishing vessel When thinking of a static display model ship, many people think first of a hundred gun man-of-war and secondly then abandon the thought of a scratch build as a subject too difficult. Well yes it is, but you don’t have to start at the top and…
