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…
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…
Stephen Bowles’ lightship model I am relatively new to boat modelling, but have learnt that you start thinking of your next project a long time before the current one is finished. So, the Brave Borderer scratch build project was incomplete when I started Spurn LV14 (LV means Light Vessel) and why this one? Well, I…
Graham Buckton describes his model Some years ago, whilst at the CADMA Show in Doncaster, I was offered a drifter hull and plan. I was not in the market for a fishing boat, but having inspected the hull I paid the £20 asking price. Although quite old, it was a well-made of fibreglass with above…
GARETH JONES builds something a bit different Nessie’s origins are rather unusual for a radio controlled model. She started life as the subject of a bet between my wife Elizabeth and Sean Stewart, a freelance photographer who occasionally visits Goole MBC to take photographs for local and national newspapers. The subject of the Loch Ness…
Canadian Warship models photographed by JOHN CALLIN Steve is a Canadian, of British Columbia, reader of this magazine and Glynn Guest persuaded him, with John Callin’s assistance, to send to us some pictures and details of his outstanding models. Steve Martin A bit of history! His first model was a 1:96 scratch-built HMS Exeter, made…
DIRK BONNE’S 1:72 scale model More than fifty years ago when still a little boy, my model making had already started! My father served as a crew member on the Ostend to Dover ferry route and after every voyage he offered me a present, usually a Dinky toy or a small Airfix plane kit in…
