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956 blogs · Page 32 of 40Sea Urchin
by paull
bit more done. still applying varnish to the deck
Solent Lifeboat
by Mataroa
Hi heres some pic of the solent lifeboat 1 pic is when i got the boat the 2 pic there was lot of work been done .Its not finish yet Cliff
Edema-Ruh , Seaqueen
by paull
Had been wanting a Sea Queen for a while now and one came up for sale near by so bought it , wasnt happy with the finish as it had painte…
Wyeforce 2 Tug
by dragon
Lower front superstructure and Wheelhouse made but still need finishing as does the hull. the Korts props and motors are all that's been …
Up Grade NDQ speed boat
by CB90
This is not a build but a modification of a cheap Chinese boat just for fun, I got a bit bored of scratch building projects as they take …
"The Jackdaw" brig class, 1st build
by mark36
Getting there bit by bit, Cannons came out better than expected on the mini lathe so happy with them. Just started to lay the deck down a…
PBR "Cannedheat"
by Tica
I acquired a partly started Deans PBR "Cannedheat" it's a pre 2011 kit as it had the old instruction. First step was to contact Deans for…
K45 8 rater yacht revamp
by Bryan-the-pirate
This is just a revamp of a second hand 8 rater yacht. I brought it as I really like these boats but it is a white boat. Did I mention Whi…
1:30 scale tug boat
by GARTH
Was at the wood show again today managed to finish hull . I answered a lot of question today so progress was slow .
Al KHUBAR 2
by dragon
At last after 2 months the AL KHUBAR is finished see photos.
Scrumpy 3 (Aerokits Sea Commander)
by Penfold63
Ok, so I bit the bullet and got seem epoxy for the hull skins. I had some Gorilla glue but it was suggested that epoxy was better. Damn t…
RNLI Tyne Class
by Spitfire99
Morning All I’m just about to start building a 1/12 Tyne class model that the wife got me for a birthday. The hull is from models by desi…
TRIUMPH (CG-52301) USCG Type F MLB
by circle43nautical
ADDED A 3/16" DOUBLE WIDE RUBSTRAKE ON THE PORT HULL. NOT SURE IF I LIKE IT, WE'LL SEE.
TRENT LIFE BOAT
by dragon
Been on hold for awhile while working on Al Khubar. Time to finish it you may have seen it at Haydock (OWLS). Running gear and electrics …
Thames barge
by Northumbrian
the sails are all attached and working fine it is on display in the conservatory roll on the good weather
Passenger Liner Normandie
by billyoung
Normandie is basically completed , I will have to add the electric drive and ballast before floating her and I have her set up for full l…
Palaform Grffin 600 Hovercraft
by Skydive130
Hull formers in and setting. Duct finished and primed ready to recieve VW brilliant orange from a Halfords rattle can. Im scrapping the D…
Blue Pearl (sailing barge)
by Bryan-the-pirate
Not quite a build as I found it on Ebay but I have added to it. The barge was build in the 1970's and was very well made. Design is unkno…
Veron Vosper RTTL 28"
by Skydive130
That’s it for today apart from a coat of varnish on the deck, vinyl numbers from eBay added.
100ft. to the inch Waterline Liners
by billyoung
I am also attempting to replicate the excellent miniature Bassett Lowke waterline models to help fill in existing collections and maybe s…
Hobby Engine 'Richardson' Tug Upgrade
by NPJ
So following a long away week-end of Astronomy, now trying to get a bit further before going away for a couple of days. As I start to wir…
Sea Commander Ocean yacht
by GARTH
Pond will be drained Monday Nov.13th So had to go Nov 9th to check balance & running speeds all O/K she ran real great . So added a littl…
Racing Sloop (no name yet)
by Krampus
I recently got an old Dumas Gee Gee racing sloop kit (22-1/2" long; 24" high; 4-1/2" draft) and will try (try, I said) to emulate this be…
Precedent Huntsman 34"
by canabus
Hi All Started on all the side, rear and front windows. Installed all the running gear and radio. The windscreen is going to be fun to ma…