This steam tug is a familiar site in Vancouver Harbour and the surrounding waterways as she is still seaworthy, but her towing days are long behind her. This wooden hulled vessel was built as a tug during 1922 at the Vancouver False Creek Shipyard and was tasked with towing barges loaded with gravel, building stone…
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…
Richard Simpson’s series on model steam plants The softwood could actually be pre-bent to shape to suit the curve of the hull so all that was left once the glue was applied was to persuade it to sit on the sheer neatly. With the major parts now finished, there remains only a few bits and…
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…
Richard Simpson reports Wilton Park is the home of the Kirklees MBC and this is a fantastic venue for the club’s Open Days, Steam Conventions and other events. Held on the 23rd April 2017, this was the eighth such event, the first being held in 2010. A few of the regular modellers were unable to…
Glynn Guest presents a new semi-scale model based on a small tramp steamer This semi-scale model is based on the small tramp steamers that might have been found plying their trade in remote out of the way ports in bygone times. Nomad is built to a scale of approximately 1:40 to 1:50 (1:43 is O…
Richard Simpson’s series on model steam plants. After discussing the plans for this Affordable Steam project last month and ordering the three major components, all I had to do was wait for the items to arrive and then start to have a play. The Krick Anna kit, the ‘Tiny’ engine and the Tony Green Steam…
Peter Charlton’s latest model Peter, a keen regular reader of Model Boats magazine, sent in some information recently about a new model of which he is particularly proud, two previous models of his also being featured in June 2014 MB. The model This is of a steam yacht from a plan for Greta, designed by…
