Phil Button’s new project In mid-May 2016, a friend of my wife called round and told me he had something to look at in his car. I duly followed him outside and was shown a pair of racing yachts that had obviously seen better days, one red and the other blue. He informed me that…
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…
JAKE KELSO restores an old pond yacht A good friend of mine was doing a job for an elderly customer of his when he was asked if he would like what was left of a pond yacht. This boat had been in the loft of the customer’s house, which had been his parent’s home before…
ANTHONY ADDAMS creates a period yacht based on a Fairwind kit The pleasure I get from sailing Sea Bird is immeasurable, Photo 1. In over 50 years I have never had an r/c model yacht, so this is the story of Sea Bird. The Kyosho Fairwind kit This kit has been popular for some years…
COLIN BISHOP, with help from PHIL ABBOTT, looks at the history and current activity Origins Although it isn’t really clear just when powered model boats became popular, it is probably fair to say that this would have been in the latter part of the 19th century when miniature representations of full size powered vessels appeared,…
CHRIS BROWN, an Australian reader, describes his model I fell in love with this steam powered launch having had a ride on her when we visited Coniston Water in the UK Lake District in 2009 when I took some pictures, but of course not nearly enough of them. Fortunately I struck up an ongoing contact…
ROBERT HOBBS restores this classic model yacht One evening in October 2008, my wife Eva took a telephone call from a lady asking if Robert looked after wooden boats. The accent was Australian and Eva’s heart sank as she thought: ‘Oh no, not another yacht!’ The following day I returned the call and talked to…
Pic 1: The completely restored 6M yacht confirming the elegance and beauty of this old timer. The model yacht lakes at Walpole Park, Gosport are synonymous with International A Class Yachts. However, before the introduction of these in 1922, another class was alive and kicking. The 6 Metre Class is basically a scaled down version…
Pic 1: Monica II shows off her fine hull lines. Pic 2: Main cabin and cockpit. Pic 3: Stern hatch that houses the receiver switch. Pic 4: Deck hatches for access to sail winches. Pic 5: Soft wire formed around dowel to make mast attachment clips. Pic 6: Hull and deck supports taking shape. Monica 11 is based on one of the attractive pond yachts that…
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…
