In the March 2008 issue of Model Boats, John who has Parkinson’s Disease described how he successfully overcame his medical problem and continued to gain much pleasure from his hobby. Here follows his description of the construction of his next model from Jotika Nelson’s Navy – Paul Freshney Brief history Cutters were designed and built…
Two of his recently completed craft Peter, a keen reader of Model Boats magazine, sent in some information recently about about two models of which he is particularly proud. Vital Spark This is built on a GRP hull measuring just under eleven inches length overall purchased from a Child Beale Model Show (Pangbourne, Berks), and…
DAVE MILBOURN explains it all with a useful motor application table as a bonus! (see foot of article) First, a couple of definitions: According to my dictionary, electronics is the technology of electrical circuits which involve active electrical components such as transistors, diodes and integrated circuits. It is distinct from electrical technology which deals with…
I am one of those who keeps an interest in the Landing Craft used during WW2, and particularly those used on the Normandy Beaches of 1944. So with the 70th anniversary in mind, here we can see a rare survivor, an LCP(L) – that’s Landing Craft Personnel (Large). I came across it while in Normandy back…
Getting underway With only a vague idea of how to proceed, construction started anyway. My ideas are always vague when I commence a project, but usually, although not always, they become firmer as the project progresses and this was to be no exception. Looking at the kit parts I was glad to see that they…
An Australian reader’s model from Greg Turek This project was an attempt to combine model boating with model armoured fighting vehicles. I am a keen member of the St. George MBC in Sydney, Australia, and enjoy sailing my various models around the club pond at Scarborough Park which is near Botany Bay. Several club members…
PETER WHITEHEAD goes small! During the early 1970’s, Roger Stollery’s new lightweight A class boat ‘Clockwork Orange’ was the centre of much interest. Model Boats showed the boat’s plans in miniature and because I had some scrap balsa wood, I made a miniature model of it, about 4.5 inches long. It was so quick (it…
Part Thirty Seven: The Green Book, Part One Looking back through my records I was surprised to see that it is now over two years since I did a column on Boiler Test Regulations in Boiler Room No.10 (October 2011 MB), so in conjunction with the introduction of a brand new revised edition of the…
GARETH JONES overcomes the problem of moving a very heavy model For the past couple of years I have been building a 1:25 scale model of a modern Scottish trawler called Shemarah II which has been serialised on the MB Website Forum. The hull is quite compact, being only 43 inches long, but it is…
This unique and very fast ferry, Photo 1, was built by Austal of Western Australia in 2003 and is currently operated by Fred Olsen Express. She can transport a maximum of 1290 passengers and 123 cars, plus has 450 metres of truck lane (which can also be used for cars) between the Canary Islands, Tenerife,…
