Have not built a model boat for about 40 years,because of lockdown decided to build again. Looked at various kits and after reading the makers write ups,suitable for beginners, in for a shock,the plans and instructions I find difficult to understand so hopefully joining the Model Boats website will be able to glean more information on construction from the more experienced of you. Watch out for my posts. Thank you.🤞🤞🤔

This one is a kit I built .

This one was built when I got her .The paint job looked like someone had why to much paint and used it all. Striped it down to a clean surface rebuilt all railings and pilot house repainted and added decals.

This was a strip down and repair.

Scratch built model rowing boat. Built during Covid19 lockdown from salvaged Oak and Mahogany. Propulsion by oars only. Two servos on each oar to provide the rowing action. Two channels used on the TX to control rowing - the equivalent of 'throttle' and 'rudder'. On board PIC microprocessor converts throttle and rudder commands into oar movements. Will row forwards and backwards as well as turning. The two figures are 'bionic' upgrades to Action Man. Bionic Bill the rower has two servos installed, one to provide forward/backward rocking syncronised with the rowing action. The second servo provides head rotation, controlled from the TX. His younger brother Ben has three servos installed to provide twisting of the body, arm raising and head turning. These are controlled from a second on board PIC to provide either the fishing rod control sequence or the smoking sequence. Smoke is produced from a smoke generator built from an e-cig and air pump. Accessories on board include fishing rod, landing net, bucket, lunch and radio. The radio plays a selection of sea shanties controlled from the TX. Build time - 6 months. Another YouTube video here: https://youtu.be/MReEIPmiZ1U

Original: VIC96 built in 1945 as easy to construct support vessel for the Royal British Navy. Today working exhibit ship at the maritime museum in Chatham UK. Website of it's Trust: http://www.vic96.co.uk/ Model: scale 1/35 fully 3D printed in PLA+. 72cm long 12cm wide.

Camera boat

Here is my Monterey built about 1/2 scale from the plans which were downloaded from www.aerofred.com. Construction of the keel and hull ribs is 1/16" basswood. The sides and deck are planked with 1/32" thick strips of basswood running horizontally along the hull. The superstructure is pretty much balsa. Before painting, the hull gaps between the planking was filled with automotive spot putty, and sanded smooth. Like my Beaver Tugboat, the model felt lightweight when finished, so I added plaster of paris to the inside of the hull for additional weight.