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955 blogs · Page 10 of 40Gravy boat
by Doogle
A fun project to hopefully bring a smile . Picked this up for the grand sum of £2.99. A "bit " unsteady afloat, however some ballast will…
Kathryn - a Thames Bawley - 11
by flaxbybuck
Finishing details There are a few details to describe that could be of help to other builders. The first two pictures show the jib sheet …
1/72 Clyde Puffer
by FredBRONZE
Hi One & All Back in 1997 I purchased two vacform hull for a 1/72 Clyde Puffer along with the drawings from Sarik (drawing MM1410), as we…
Dumas #1206 Little Shelley Foss Build
by cjanik001
Hello, I purchased this kit for myself for Fathers Day this past June. This is actually my first commercial kit to construct, as all othe…
DGzRS LIFEBOAT HARRO KOEBKE
by hermank
started the building a few months ago. The after cabin with the heli pad is almost finished.Origanaly there no lamps fitted on the pad. I…
NQD PX-16
by CB90
Hi Shipmates, After many years I finally found one at a good price £20 plus £10 p&p on good old Ebay. I have a load of hardware sitting a…
Clinker built sailing dinghy
by Graham93
A few years ago I saw a couple of Adamcraft sailing dinghys and was taken with the simplicity of their appearance on the water. More rece…
1/10 scale model of Venice water taxi
by IanL1
Hi all, I am new to this and not sure if I am doing it correctly but I am sure someone will speak up and advise me otherwise. After seein…
Caldercraft Northlight Clyde Puffer.
by CashrcGOLD
Hi y’all. I have been eyeing a few Caldercraft kits for some time….the Alte Liebe, Sir Kay, Crumbrae and Clyde puffer have been on my rad…
Balloon Buster
by GARTH
I call these orphans because the hull was started but not completed picked her up at the last club meeting in April . So we have decided …
OcCre Ulises
by StuartE
After 2 years of being banned from the dining room table, I decided to indulge again in challenging myself to build another boat. I have …
Modifying a Posable (jointed) Figure to Loo Realistic
by LewZ
I just posted a video on how to modify a Bruder figure to look more realistic on YouTube. This also can apply to other figures that have …
British Power Boat 70ft Motor Gunboat.
by grahams
Scratch build of my WW2 B.P.B. 70ft Motor Gun Boat at 1/24 scale.
Russian K100D waterjet work boat project
by jbkiwi
Just having a play with an idea for a model of a early Russian KS 100D general purpose work boat. These were used for river work towing l…
1965 Sterling Yacht America
by KevinH
My last words were "Complete the 44' MLB, then work on a non-boat project." The problem was, as you can see in the back-round inside that…
CalMac landing craft ferry-Mv Carvoria
by Peewit83BRONZE
I’ve been gifted a ready- made wooden pontoon style hull which I’m adapting into a model of the smallest CalMac ferry operating to the is…
THE AMPHITRUCK
by jbkiwi
Decided to do something other than a boat this time, but still with a nautical purpose,- a 6 wheel twin diff twin prop swimming truck. Be…
Ship of the desert ? new project
by jbkiwi
Started the latest project. Spotted these nice 105mm rubber tyred wheels in the big hardware store, and thought they deserved having some…
Kathryn - a Thames Bawley - 10
by flaxbybuck
About the mainsail, topsail and large staysail. The gaff is lifted by the uphaul (Pic 1) with the halyard being tied off on a mast cleat …
Star Wars Patrol Boat (1/6 scale)
by LewZ
This is a model I built several years ago. Someone gave me an old wood hull which I turned into an experimental boat, and wound up being …
Chris Craft Cobra
by River Rat
New project is well underway. 1955 18' CC Cobra in 1/8 scale. Framework, chines, sheers and transom all together. I am starting the plank…
Tyne lifeboat City of Sheffield
by Rogal118SILVER
This blog details the refurbishment of a 1/12th scale Tyne class lifeboat that depicts the original boat as was named in a ceremony by He…
Speed Boat
by GARTH
I haven't posted for a while so just a little update .My brother gave me a Toys Are Us r/c boat that his boys had I've had it hidden away…
Air boat
by Peewit83BRONZE
Aquired as a wreck and now fitted with new motor etc. ,now ready for some light hearted fun on the lake