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980 blogs · Page 23 of 41Smit Nederland
by GARTH
I have a new project the Smit Nederland Billings kit # 528 which I'm sure there's a few of them around . I did not start the build a frie…
Morston - H A Kits (small version)
by Seanympth
First, big thanks to Geoff, aka Mistyopoc, without his build blog to inspire/instruct me and his very helpful messages I would have made …
Motor Lifeboat 47
by AustinG
Vessel originally designed by the US Coast Guard and entered service in 1997. The Canadian version is almost identical, CCGS Thunder Cape…
Billings - Dragen
by Ronald
This is an older Billings kit. Not a scratch build this time, rather nice after all other boats lately. I kept patterns of the parts.
Billing Boats Boulogne Etaples B534
by T33CNO
One of my many favourites. About a six week build working every day. The Chronological build gallery is attached.
Stevn's Arctic Ice class tug
by T33CNO
I restarted this last August and it's not finished yet. The bad weather is delaying major painting but most of the parts are made and rea…
Billing Boats Hoga Pearl Harbor tug B708
by T33CNO
I built this in four weeks working every day. Originally a static display kit I have converted the build suitable for RC. I've used a Rab…
Super yacht Tender Simpson Strickland & Co, boats out of england around 1903
by bruce1946
This a copy of the Yacht tenders build by Simpson Strickland & Co, boats out of England around 1903. The hull and plans are by Kingston M…
Borkum look a like
by Newby7BRONZE
I started thinking of a build to put my Graham TVA steam engine in.I found the Krick Borkum and thought it would be right for size and sc…
HAKITS- PILOT LAUNCH-LARGER VERSION.
by mistyoptic
HAKITS -PILOT LAUNCH - LARGER VERSION. No sooner had the paint dried on my HAkits Morston, the kit for the Pilot Launch arrived. Simply b…
Power
by Newby7BRONZE
This is my Billings USCG Life boat. Had not installed esc into the finished boat. Had a P94 duel esc operation and P92 power destitution …
HAKITS Morston
by mistyoptic
HAKITS Morston. I was attracted to this kit because it is a wooden build and I just love working with wood. 27 Inches long, 8.5 inches be…
HMS Victory
by GARTH
I got this cut away of the HMS Victory from a fellow club member a few years back , which had been started but uncompleted. I planned on …
RAF RTTL 2762 E
by Rowen
Decided to build a model of an RAF Rescue and Target Towing launch (RTTL) as my next project. Spent much of the winter and Covid lockdown…
Pilot 40
by GARTH
The club I'm in started a project last year before all the problem started & it's been idled & it kind off looks like Ontario Canada aren…
Dumas Higgins PT boat
by CashrcGOLD
Hi y’all. I’ve decided to go ahead and start on my Christmas present, a Dumas Higgins PT boat. This kit has an abs hull, a plastic deck, …
MV Overchurch
by davidhgreatbatch
Finally Finished my scratched built model of MV Overchurch
Lochin 33 half models
by GrahamP74
I have been asked by a skipper in Newquay to make another model of his boat. This time though he wants two half models to put on the wall…
Speedline 1/48th scale Huntsman
by jeremy
Have started to build. Like all good builders I started with the stand. this comes with the model and Is laser cut from perspex. not easy…
S38 Schnellboot by Italeri 1/35 Scale
by Spock66
Hi All, I.C. Crips here! This will be a fairly long build for me, but I'm looking forward to this immensely. This isn't a new release, it…
SLEC Harbour Pilots Boat by Robbob
by robbobSILVER
It’s been a while since I built my last model boat, a Thames River Police Launch and prior to that my RAF Crash Rescue Tender and I thoug…
Norfolk Wherry
by jacko
the plan now enlarged to the size i want
Phantom Tug
by Black ShoeBRONZE
There isn't a formal name for this tug yet. There are a couple of names floating around, but I'm waiting for the personality to develop a…
Princesse Loane Trawler Build
by cjanik001
I started this build in October of 2020. I found the Princesse Loane plans on www.FreeShipPlans.com website. I had seen the CAD picture o…