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1,140 blogs · Page 41 of 48Mamod ME1 Steam Marine Engine
by boaty
From Boaty - Managed to obtain a Wilesco D52 steam marine engine okay but am having some difficulty in either getting a plan or an actual…
Tugboat Serenity (AKA) Jersey City
by figtree7nts
I was looking at my new crew, I just noticed that one of my crew members is a different scale. it's at 1:50 instead of 1:32 it's not to b…
H.M.S.Bulldog / Beagle
by Rowen
Decided to write a follow up entry. Added more ballast to stern to fully submerge rudder blades and converted to 6V, as voltage reducer h…
Victory Vosper crash tender RC conversion
by subdave
About six weeks ago I bought an old model boat from a friend of mine. He had aquired it in a bulk lot of old boat kits he purchased. He a…
Clinker boats
by hammer
Just making another clinker boat, a commission. This is the method I have devised to space the planks. Wrap a strip of paper around the f…
RAF CRASH TENDER
by boaty
Two years ago I totally restored an old Aerokits Crash Tender believed to have been originally built circa 1962. Results appeared to have…
Cargo ship
by Deswelham
Just placing fittings around ship to see how they can go together
Adding a search light to the new Crick krane for my tug
by saintsalvio
I was adding accessories to my Aquacraft tug bost and needed to add a searchlight to a Crick krane. I bought this light (photo) but I don…
Tyne class lifeboat
by Robby
This is how it started about 18 months ago.
New competition in SK and CZ rep.
by Othello
The kiel still in one piece is complletly cutted and sanded. Two pieces of support parts for kiel and shaft hole must be glued together w…
SPEEDLINE TRENT LIFEBOAT
by navyman
I ordered this kit in Oct 2015, and I still have not received all the kit, in spite of many emails being sent complaining about the missi…
Cargo ship
by Deswelham
Bought a hull for £20 off of eBay and kept looking at it, not sure what to do with it. Then got hold of a cabin superstructure for £15 an…
Miniature hinges
by hammer
Managed to find a photo of the hinges at the construction time of the Duke.
HMS Diamond D34 Destroyer
by Pav403
Hello all, I've managed to start work on some of the detailing, it's going to take a while to get the ship looking right. There are a few…
Dumas Chris Craft
by frankburgess
Hi gents Thought you would like to see my latest Ebay acquisition. It very battered but I have lots of the bits! Its 31" long. It is fitt…
60 Pieds open Sailing Boat
by Radioray
this is my first blog! I got the plans for this yacht (60 pieds translated is 60 feet)from a model magazine (Modele Reduit Bateau Aug 201…
Trawler D.728
by Mataroa
this pic is interesting pic in it self theres 3 speed controllers one on right of the pic is for the main motor .one on the left of the p…
espania IV
by hammer
As this is a static model I wanted to curve the sails, as though the wind was blowing. First stage soak cord in white glue over night. Pi…
Perkasa
by Northumbrian
the Crew came today and are all aboard
72" Electric Deep V Twin Motor Monstrosity
by saxon5
Hello everyone! So, I've been searching for a fun community to share this project with for some time now, and here at model-boats, I thin…
Sea Queen
by Northumbrian
life rings fitted nearly finished
Lestro Javlin
by pete-1961
I have been building this now for a few years, you know how it is something always comes up to stop the build. Wife wants something done …
MinI version of cult model In SK CZ -Fisher Boat ARTUR
by Othello
Another loooong time is behind us and this model is ready to run. Test on water is successfully behind us, but other projects push this b…
Thames Barge 'Annie'
by chrislang
I've managed to cobble together the Leeboard Winches from various drawings and pic's on the net, plus an assortment of old gear wheels an…