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1,135 blogs · Page 2 of 48Northern Bay sport fisherman KNOCKDOWN
by Chum444
SILVER
The Northern Bay lobster and sport fishing boats are built in Qgunquit, Maine. Known as Down East boats they are semi-displacement hulls.…
The VMW Marlin Cabin Cruiser by Robbob
by robbob
SILVER
The VMW Marlin Cabin Cruiser by Robbob Preface. At the time of writing, I’ve had the construction of this boat on ‘the back burner’ since…
Sequin tugboat builds
by bruced
Has anyone built the Midwest Sequin tugboat model # 992? I'm interested in any build inputs and photo's of her. I'm trying to build her a…
USS Olympia problems
by JohnAsklar
I built this model NOT anticipating any future issues. It wasn’t getting power from battery. Had to cut the mounting board for the ESC , …
LISA M Motor Yacht
by DuncanPBRONZE
I've bought the above kit to keep me busy during these dark dank winter months. Originally I had planned to build a 880mm (34.6") Bluebir…
1:72 scale rescue boat SNVS 3D kit
by Hhager2
Purchased this kit from China thru Criwn Hobby world. Delighted with what came and communications with them. The parts are Cruso n great …
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…
3D Printed RAF Crash Tender 35"
by Plivez
Hello everyone, I thought I would introduce myself and share my project. I am currently building a 3D printed RAF Crash Tender. I have us…
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…
A Tail of two TID Tugs (Part two)
by FredBRONZE
Hi One & All You see that I have called this part two, part one is under fredE11 it should have been under Fred, some how I started a new…
New Moth MKII semi scale yacht
by jbkiwi
Haven't built anything for a while due to lack of space (too many models) but the urge to build something was too great. After looking at…
Original LesRo Sportsman Restoration.
by zoomaBRONZE
The original shape LesRo Sportsman is a model that had eluded me for many years, but I always liked the look of it, so when one came up o…
LesRo Sportsman (?) Restoration
by zoomaBRONZE
I have managed to acquire this model boat from a friend. The pictures that I will include as I work my way through it suggest to me (wish…
LesRo Rapier.
by zoomaBRONZE
Rapier1. When the first lock-down came along I dug out a couple of old wrecks that had been thrown away and had been saved from a skip so…
A tail of two TID Tugs
by FredE11
I am calling this a rebuild as you will see later. Back in the early 90s I was at one of the Greenwich model boat shows, one of the Stand…
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…
"I'll Be Back" The Wiesel overhaul 2026
by LewZ
Well, I finally decided on my next project: *Overhaul the Schnellboot +Wiesel+*. _I bought this Graupner kit in 1975_ in London while we …
Nina, Windermere style Edwardian paddle steamer
by ColinJ2
This is a scratch build from a plan designed by Basil Hardy and purchased last year. Its inspiration is from a photograph of Charles Fild…
Shrimp Outrigger
by EdWBRONZE
The parts have arrived, let the build commence
Vosper
by GARTH
Today was another part constructed. The motor mount is built, the propeller shaft and the propeller is installed need to wait till the gl…
Piscataqua river gundalow
by tomarack
Piscataqua river gundalow Some time ago I was preparing an article for modelers who used to sail with RC sailboat models .This article wa…
Free Lance Fishing Boat --
by NorthernflotsamSILVER
Well thought I'd start a build blog for the fishing boat I working on. The boat is build from an Gifted hull that I believe came from an …
Model Slipway Vosper RTTL
by CashrcGOLD
Hi y’all. The Tug formerly known as Harbor is now in her berth, flagged, and is now known as the O Wulf 8. She’s done!! Well..mostly. Got…
Virgin Atlantic Challenger 1 - the restoration
by gcladd
This is a model that I built many years ago. Soon after Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic Challenger met it’s tragic fate in 1985, Radio …