The West Coast of Scotland steam puffer has long been a favourite subject for modellers, with a number of kits and freelance examples appearing in the marketplace. Since the history and development of this somewhat unique type – which has a well-deserved place in Scottish folklore – has been well documented previously, only a brief…
This was not so much a kit conversion as a complete rebuild on a commercial hull. For several years I was a Police Inspector in Hong Kong and spent some time with the Marine Police Department. Legendary in police lore were the two post war ‘cruising launches’ Police One and Police Two, which were actually…
John Parker delves into the archives Compressed air engines, from a 1928 catalogue. Alternative energy in the form of air, rubber and clockwork motors for model boats are today only a curiosity, but in the 1930’s when other options were more limited or expensive, they were looked upon as a viable alternative, even for serious…
Dave Wooley with his Worldwide Review of Warships and Warship Modelling The Polish guided missile frigate ORP General Tadeusz Kolciuszko entering the River Mersey for the Battle of the Atlantic Commemoration in 2013. Welcome once again to our regular sortie into the world of fighting ships and in this issue we have Part One of…
Bill Burtwell’s latest model Bill’s Halvorsen Seaplane Tender has a good turn of speed. This model is from the John Parker Model Boats plan that was featured in our 2012 Winter Special Edition. The hull was built pretty much exactly as recommended in John’s article, but Bill used styrene for the upperworks. Weight came in…
Chris Drage explains how to build these miniatures Operation Halberd 1942 featured the British cruisers Sheffield, Edinburgh and Kenya. These are 1:700 scale models and show what can be achieved just by working on a kitchen table. The one big advantage of depicting ships in a harbour is that you can include a great deal of…
Gordon Longworth’s Realistic Radio Controlled Swan That well-known Swan Lake ballet written by Tchaikovsky, who was also famous for Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker, tells the story of a princess named Odette who was cursed by a wicked sorcerer and turned into a swan. This probably has its origins in an older Russian folk story called…
Richard Simpson profiles this well-known model steam manufacturer and trader It still surprises me to think that although I made the move from West Yorkshire to South Lincolnshire four years ago, I am still finding my way around the area and locating the modelling traders and suppliers. I was aware that Tony Green Steam Models…
