Pic 1: The hull of SAJU VI part planked. In July of 1998 I reached the important age of 65 and as I could now draw my state pension, I decided to retire and start enjoying the next chapter of my life. The first thing that I needed to complete on my retirement was the…
Pic 1: The French warship Forbin (D620), a Horizon Class DDG. Pic 2: Foremast of the Type 45 DDG H.M.S. Dauntless under construction at the VT facility Portsmouth. Pic 3: Part of the T45 amidships deck housing under construction. Pic 4: The forward section being transferred from VT Portsmouth to the Clyde (Picture courtesy of…
Welcome to this months Focus on Scale. This time we will be paying a visit to Grays Thurrock MBC at Belhus Park for a warship day, visiting Barleylands for the Essex Country Show and continuing the build of a Springer tug. Grays Thurrock MBC Warship Day Belhus Park in Essex is a few miles from…
Pic 1: Alex McFadyens award winning G3 battlecruiser H.M.S. Anson. Pic 2: Note the plating detail on top of the turret. Pic 3: Ships boats on G3 include two 50ft steam picket boats. Each one of these is a complete model in its own right. Pic 4: Looking towards the boat deck and the after…
This month we will be concluding our weekend at the Weymouth International Maritime Modelling Festival, pay a visit to the Floatplane and Model Boat Show at Child Beale Wildlife Park near Reading, and do some more work on the build of a Springer Tug. The Weymouth International Maritime Modelling Festival 2007 The displays within the…
Pic 1: John Hollis launching his 1:48th Victorian battleship HMS Devastation. Pic 2: Turret and bridge detail on Devastation. Pic 3: Bed anchors and cat davits on Devastation. Pic 4: Amphibious APC – Is it a boat or vehicle? Pic 5: Inner detail of the amphibious APC. Pic 6: Tony Hartley with his “How To’…
Pic 1: Born in 1927, Triantafilos Boudalas learnt his skills over many years working in the busy shipyards that once dominated the harbour of Skopelos. Now he works from home, creating intricate scale models that sell to collectors for thousands of pounds. Pic 2: Triantafilos and his son-in-law show off this 5ft long model of…
In any list of the world’s major maritime heritage sites, Portsmouth must command a place in the top ten. Rarely can you see so much in one place, so when our Editor suggested I might like to do a feature on the Historic Dockyard from a modelmaker’s viewpoint, I didn’t need asking twice. Portsmouth has…
This month we will be covering our visit to the 21st. Wings and Wheels Spectacular, begin our report on the Weymouth International Maritime Modelling Festival and continue the build of a pair of Springer tugs. The 21st Wings and Wheels Model Spectacular Taking place at North Weald, to the north of London and one junction…
Some people seem to have difficulty in coming up with ideas for their next models. I’ve even seen people pleading for advice on internet sites. Maybe I’m lucky in this respect as there is never a shortage of possible prototypes to build. In fact there is a drawer in my filing cabinet that is packed…
