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1,160 blogs · Page 1 of 49ARTUR — A Norwegian Fishing Boat by Nauticurso (1:32 Scale)
by chugalone100
SILVER
# Building Log: ARTUR — A Norwegian Fishing Boat by Nauticurso (1:32 Scale) ## Introduction Welcome to my new building log! This project …
Forceful Directors Class Paddle tug
by Kevin55
SILVER
I’m in the middle of building a 1:48 Directors‑class paddle tug — Forceful. I’m using the fibreglass hull and working from plan No. 1292,…
3D Printed Schooner
by ColRay
Chocks Away I have found a very small image in CAD format ,that I will modify in Tinkercad or FreeCAD for my next project. Okay the start…
Aeronaut Graf Spee
by whittonm
I bought this kit about 10 years ago from a German model shop. It is definitely old-school, with great detailed plans, detailed stock lis…
Pacific North West log tug
by Chum444SILVER
I’ve had this hull for a few years & am now getting to building a model of Harken Towing’s tug HARKEN No 1. As per my usual it will not b…
1854 'Clipper' Tayleur Build.
by Avoca
Hi all, A new day, new information and... and new project. Planning to assemble a large scale wooden, or mixed media, replica of the RMS …
MMM Lady "T"
by FredBRONZE
Hi Please remember that this is only about my Lady “T”. I don’t seem to remember if I have started this story before, so here goes. This …
Fairey Fisherman 27
by ChrisFBRONZE
Made the bilge keels from two laminations of mahogany sheet to get the correct thickness and then glued them in place. Once this was done…
1/5th Scale Riva Aquarama
by DJW
The build actually started over four years ago and is documented on another forum. I've added some pics that indicate the current state o…
Nellie G.
by FishercatBRONZE
I'm designing what I hope to be an interesting build. It's definitely challenging for me! I started with the Freedom Song Boatworks kit o…
Project Amsterdammertje
by PeterN
Since the weather is going into fall mode I decided to pick up a project that I had laying around. It is a compact tugboat called een Ams…
Might be a Chris Craft Catalina
by GARTH
A fellow in the model boat club started this build but did not finish.I was given the model to finish up. She's a scratch-built 34-inch x…
Rapier X.
by zoomaBRONZE
The recent (and on-going) interest in the LesRo Rapier has now reached a peak where more people would like to own one than there are avai…
A Spy In My Workshop?
by zoomaBRONZE
Can you see me? This characterisation of myself in my workshop that chugalone100 has produced is worryingly accurate. It depicts my fondn…
Restoration of a classic
by Chum444SILVER
I came across this “mutt”. A 1/24 scale 50 ft Chris Craft Catalina. The original kit was produced by Sterling sometime between 1950 & 198…
Brando Cat Boat Footy
by ClockmakerBRONZE
Bought the plans off the Wooden Boat Store they are quite strange to work to hand drawn and often contradictory first problem is printing…
Fairey Swordsman 33
by ChrisFBRONZE
The hull sides have been painted white and will now be left for a week or more for the paint to harden. Reason I leave it that long is I …
Clyde Puffer Project
by ColRay
One Small Step... and the start of a new project. After all the help with information I received regarding building a Puffer. it's now on…
The Brooklyn Tug
by jumpuglyGOLD
Well my friends, I've gone and done it again. Through some dumb luck I stumbled upon a reasonably priced discontinued bucket-list kit tha…
Fairey Huntsman 28
by ChrisFBRONZE
In my quest to get all my Faireys to something like completion I have dusted off this model. The Huntsman 28, whilst well known in full-s…
Fairey Huntsman 31
by ChrisFBRONZE
This build is around the same percentage complete as my Swordsman - the hull is further forward with the bottom and sides being painted b…
Puffer II
by ColRay
I'm not sure how this will work. Three D printing forms used will fiberglass. My thinking is using the same way of construction that I us…
Convict transporter 1840's, "Palmyra"
by Avoca
Looking to recreate this vessel in a scale model. Is there anyway to get the ship's plans? Cheers.
Solent Spear
by ChrisFBRONZE
A discussion has started on another thread (Bobs,* A Super Rapier*) and this is going to continue so thought it best to start one of its …