Pic 1: An example of the Ropucha class tank landing ship. Pic 2: The bow door on the Ukrainian Ropucha class LST Konstyantyn Olshanskyy. Pic 3: A position looking right forward. Note the height of the breakwater. Pic 4: Looking aft from a position forward right towards the bridge. Pic 5: Folding cargo hatch. Pic…
Welcome once again to our regular sortie into the world of fighting ships. This month sees the start of an extended series on the building of the Soviet aviation cruiser Kiev. Pic 1: The GRP hull, deck and superstructure, which formed the bulk of the Kiev Kit at 1:144 scale. Pic 2: Kiev at anchor.…
Paddle Steamers Albion and Glen Rosa While I was in the latter stages of the build of my last model I mentioned to one of the other members of The Model Steamer Club that I was thinking of building a paddle steamer as my next model. I said that I didn’t have any particular model…
Kew Bridge Steam Museum Model Boat Show The museum is situated in Brentford, which is to the west of London and the buildings were originally used by the Grand Junction Waterworks Company to house the steam pumps that provided water to London. Much of the original equipment still exists and some of the restored steam…
Welcome! This month we will conclude the write up of our visit to Skipsea Sands Model and Craft Week, go to the scale steering regatta at Bridlington, pay a visit to Maldon in Essex and finally begin modifying to electric power the Billings Karoline, otherwise known as the potato boat. Skipsea Sands Model Boats and…
Pic 1: Damsels rescued and now being safely returned to the landing stage. Only a little first aid was needed apart from the application of some ‘after sun’ cream. It was another very hot day with plenty of sun when a report came through that two young ladies had fallen from their sailing dinghy. This…
Pic 1 to 3: Burnaby Models in British Columbia, pictured by John Tarvin in early 2006. Fair bit of stock in the shop! Dear-oh-dear, it’s autumn again! From last month’s unusual foray into the early years of rock-n-roll cruising on the ‘Daff’, this month’s edition sits on more familiar ground. I’m going to start this…
In a country where rainfall is a far scarcer commodity than in the UK, it is heartening to see that virtually every new suburban housing development in Melbourne, Australia, now seems to incorporate some sort of water feature. These may vary from a small creek to a series of ponds to quite large lakes, often…
Intermodellbau Dortmund 2007 Intermodellbau is like no other model show. In fact it is more an experience and this year was no exception. My brief is of course to see what is new on the warship scene and this show never fails. This year there were a good crop of interesting exhibits and displays and…
HMS Endurance I had a telephone call from a mutual friend, Bob Powis, around the end of March, who asked if I was interested in taking photographs of John Mansfield’s model of HMS Endurance. I contacted John who gave some brief details of the model and we arranged to meet at the Grays Thurrock Model…
