Pic 1: The clubhouse and boathouse c1950. The club sailing facility originates from a mill pond coupled to Gods Port (later to be called Gosport) Creek in the reign of Charles II and is shown on maps from 1678. It was changed into a cockle pond in 1751 and there were few changes up to…
Pic 1: At your service! (Right to Left) Barry, Martin and Duncan. Pic 2: Kits Galore. Just some of Westbournes extensive stock. Pic 3: Business as usual. Martin deals with a customer over the counter while Barry gives advice over the phone. Pic 4: Need a propeller? No problem! Pic 5: Plenty of fittings too.…
Pic 1: When you decide to give your model a weathered appearance you will have to decide upon the degree of weathering that you are going to aim for. As a general rule it is better to under-do the weathering and dirt than to overdo it, but there are some extreme examples to be seen…
Pic 1: Single channel set (photo by Dave Wiggins). Pic 2: Multi channel set (photo by Dave Wiggins). Diagram 1. Frequency hopping diagram. The widespread availability and rapidly dropping prices of the new 2.4GHz radio control equipment seems to have raised many questions on the various web forums about how different this equipment is from…
Pic 1: Helsingborg, a Swedish Navy Visby class corvette. Presently one of the most advanced stealth warships and reputed to be almost invisible in a combat scenario. Pic 2: A hull design that owes much of its shape to a more conventional hardchine design. Pic 3: Bridge and foremast almost as one and a departure…
Welcome! This time we will be paying a visit to the Southern Model Air Show, beginning our holiday at the Modelmakers and Craft Week at Brean Sands, plus more on the building of the Springer tugs. Southern Model Air Show We were pleased to receive tickets for this event from Phil Knell, the marine organiser,…
Pic 1: A new product of the early sixties was George Goodfellows Minnitron Universal made in Birchington-on-Sea, Kent. This was an electric actuator, powered by the then advanced and new Ever Ready TG18 motor. It was intended to be powered by a 4.5v flat battery and driven by two reeds and relays from a multi…
A few years ago when I was building the Metcalf Mouldings Graemsey kit, I thought that the model would be enhanced if the rear loading ramp could be made to operate. Over the years much interest has been shown in the system used for the motorised ramp, as a result of which I have had…
Pic 1: The annual but essential lake clean by members of the New Brighton Model Boat Club. Although the existing model boating pool on the promenade at New Brighton at the mouth of the River Mersey was constructed in 1932, organised model boating did not come about until 1981. Because there was no enthusiast group,…
It doesnt matter how much effort you put into building a model, the finishing touches can still ruin everything. One of the most obvious problem areas is the name. Lets face it, everyones going to look at it and if the lettering is wonky or just not right, then theyll all spot it even if…
