Chris Drage explains how to build these miniatures – part 5 In Part Four in the previous July issue of Model Boats, I attempted to introduce a landscape into a ship-based diorama. Although the fjord-based scenes depicted proved quite successful and within the bounds of artistic licence, a realistic diorama depicting rough water had not…
Barry Lalonde’s Beam Trawler The inspiration for this model boat came from the BBC TV programme ‘Fish Town’, a series based on the fishing port of Brixham in Devon. The Beam Trawlers displayed in the series of programmes appealed to me as they were working boats, sitting firmly in the water and had lots of…
John Parker delves into the archives Selection of Modelcraft plans in their original envelopes The Modelcraftstory begins in about 1938 when key personnel of the Sign Construction Company Limited, a signmaking and sheet metal working company at 77 Grosvenor Road, London, discovered that they had a common interest in making models. Foremost amongst these was…
Eris Kennedy converts the Trumpeter S.S. Jeremiah O’Brien 1:350 scale kit to radio control Photo 1 Getting into model boating can involve a relatively steep learning curve for a beginner and likewise the experienced modeller who is engaged in a long term project can become a little jaded and in need of some light diversion…
Readers Models – Jim Inglis’s Models Two models from one of our Australian readers This month, we look at two builds from Jim Inglis – an Admiralty 61.5ft MFV and a Steber 38 foot long Patrol Boat. Read all about Jim’s models in Model Boats July 2017 For more great articles subscribe to Model Boats…
Anthony Addams inspects a French boatyard In France, whilst at Mortagne-sur-Gironde, I was wandering about a boatyard on a Sunday afternoon and started thinking that readers might appreciate seeing some small craft pictures to help with their model making as many British boatyards are often fenced and access is not as casual as in France.…
I admit to being a new convert into the world of r/c model boats, despite having a long standing interest in modelling all modes of transport, mostly railways, but also some ships and aircraft. A local vessel which I have had affection for since a child is the Steam Tug Kerne which was preserved in…
1:700 SCALE NAVAL DIORAMAS In the May issue of MB we discussed a diorama depicting HMS Eskimo in a Norwegian fjord with her bow mostly destroyed, and I was now keen to improve on this theme. As far as available model and reference materials were concerned, apart from modelling KM Tirpitz, the only other subjects…
Dave Wooley with his Worldwide Review of Warships and Warship Modelling Welcome once again to our regular sortie into the world of fighting ships and this month sees Part Three of our Photo Tour of the Ton Class mine hunter HMS Bronington, and we continue with Part Five of our short mini-series of the construction…
