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by nasraf
As usual it is a long interval since last up date but some progress has been made on the Valsheda and I attached some pics that had to be…
St-Roch RCMP
by Ygagnon
Here is a brief history of the vessel that I am building. St. Roch (ship) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia RCMPV St. Roch is a Royal…
“Orca” Quints boat from Jaws 1975 (Pat Tritle plan built)
by Skydive130
Here are a couple of shots of my “Orca” as it nears the point of sealing, painting and weathering. I started this about 6 weeks ago and i…
Chris Craft Constellation
by GARTH
I think my Chris Craft is becoming a piece of furniture as I like the stained wood look rather than painted .Remade rudder as it was to s…
Alwyn Vintcent Build
by Alannicholls
Scratch built 1:50 scale model of Steam Tug Alwyn Vintcent. Last operating steam tug in South Africa. model. Having completed Sanson (Art…
Italeri Vosper 72’6” MTB 77
by Ronald
Donnieboy gave me this kit several years ago to build with the grandsons. But, the boys are not able to come over to help grandpa. Plus, …
7 & 10inch Cabin Cruisers
by redpmg
Got around to cutting the parts today - photos not that good - camera seems to be loosing its edge. Getting a bit old I suppose.....Like …
DKM U-Boat Type VIIC U-552
by Martin555
Hi Guys, To start this assembly log i thought i would tell you a little bit more about this kit. Firstly it is a big kit and very well pa…
Tug Boat "Flora"
by Martin555
Hi Guys, Before i start this little log I must say it is all Graham93’s fault. After seeing his lockdown challenge Tug. I thought it was …
little River Tug
by Joe727
Playing with some ideas for a small boat for the tub challenge. Well maybe not an official entry but I thought I would give a little tub …
Speranza 01
by muddy
Started on the Stringers and Chines, some of the stringers are Spruce, 1/4" x 1/4" , one cracked on the bow curvature, not immediately it…
Chris Craft Constellation
by GARTH
It's been raining since early this morning & hasn't stopped so decided to build a rudder & put rudder tube in the boat my next chore will…
Robbe Paula III with an upgrade or two...
by CashrcGOLD
Hi y’all. Well..shoot. Still stuck in the house. PT15 is ready for re-maiden, I’ve done some motor changes to the SAR and the Dolly..what…
Micro Tug
by Graham93
Last week, after enduring a week of lockdown, I began to wonder when I would be able to get back to the boating lake. It is obviously goi…
Chris Craft Constellation
by GARTH
I kept looking at the plans & realized that the aft deck is higher than the fore deck so made a raised section & while I was finished wit…
Chris Craft Constellation
by GARTH
Been a while but have put 2 coats of finishing epoxy on hull & bathtub test went well I have been a little stumped on the cabin as plans …
Elizabeth
by muddy
After a long lay-off, not requested or wanted. The call of the sawdust was here again.. Looking back at the Gentlemans Cruiser, i decided…
Yorkshireman refit
by Rogal118SILVER
Now once the rear decking was fixed in place I moved on to the centre deck section. I kept the original deck as mentioned earlier, this f…
T.i.D Tug
by George83
I brought this model in the shape it is in about 3 years ago hoping that one day I could get round to making it a model to be proud of.. …
Yorkshireman refit
by Rogal118SILVER
Well it's been a year since I last updated my blog whilst sat on the beach in Kos Greece. Just haven't had the time, but have of late and…
Revell Gato Class Submarine Conversion.
by MouldBuilder
I am about to start the most ambitious project to date. This one will be running alongside the three others currently on the go, The Poli…
Chris Craft Constellation
by GARTH
May last photo was of hull which I built from balsa wood scraps as I usually us bass wood for hulls then I happened to find some craft st…
Robbe PT15 cabin and bridge..from scratch...
by CashrcGOLD
Hi everybody. Y’all remember the “fun” I had about 2 months ago, with the SAR motor issue and the loss of the PT15’s cabin and bridge? We…
Venician Water Taxi
by jfstoker
Completed model pictures 180mm beam x 820mm long x180mm deep 480 motor running on 6 volts Figures are from good old Ebay (China before th…