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955 blogs · Page 9 of 40Fix’r Upper
by Ronald
I found this fixer upper yesterday and took some photos. It’s building technique is interesting.
Construction report whaler Rau IX 1 : 45
by Wolle
SILVER
Hello, here are the first pictures from my construction report of the Rau IX by Graupner on a scale of 1:45. I will post the first pictur…
Island Supporter "Borkum" (with some modifiactions)
by MartyV
Kit is by Krick and it will be steam powered. Scale is 1" to 1 foot. Only have a few hours into at this point.
Lydia Eva restoration
by Redpopman
Sent off today for the plans and build instructions for 'The Danny Boy' kit from Mount Fleet Models
Graupner B28
by fulmic
Good morning everyone I found a Graupner B 28 model as per the attached photo but without the engine. I thought of using the engine of wh…
HMCS Sackville post-WWII Canadian Research Vessel
by Ronald
Yes, it is a Revell kit like so many others who have built a Corvette, but this one involves no armour. During my research I found a book…
QUICKWATER another small tug
by Chum444SILVER
Some photos of another tug I’m working on. The inspiration is BEAUPRE, but not to be a duplication. Next couple of photos are the massing…
Miss Jenna located in Mahone Bay, N.S
by Ronald
Mike Kelly owns the Miss Jenna, a Russel Brothers Ville Class tugboat built for use by the RCN for duty on the East and West coasts of Ca…
Yard Sale Find
by GARTH
Because I can't figure out how to download a video on this web site I just pause the video & photographed the image of my Yard Sale Find …
Yard Sale Find
by GARTH
I have built to many tug boats & we have a member in our club that has a Clyde Puffer and he hardly ever runs it so I've decided to build…
Watercat M12 (Jurmo Class) landing craft
by CB90
Decided to have a go at building a Watercat M12 as I have recently brought a couple of 28mm jet drives, yet to arrive! and wanted a craft…
Us Coast Guard 47' MLB model slipway 1:16 scale
by bruce1946
Here ar some photo's of my current Build. Us Coast Guard 47' MLB model slipway 1:16 scale Been working on it for about 6 months. about 36…
WHOPPER STOPPER a Terry Jason sport fisherman
by Chum444SILVER
A few photos of how this build came together. In New England we refer to this type as a downeast (Maine) sport fisher since it’s built on…
Late War Elco 80' PT Boat Model
by gcladd
This is a model I started many years ago back in the 80’s when disco was dying and I was a young engineering student still in college. I …
Harro Koebke german lifeboat(SAR)
by hermank
It is a kit manufactured in China and distributed by a German company. I bought the unbilt kit second hand about 15 months ago
Question
by Ronald
Is this Nozzle mounted to the rudder? It doesn’t look to be surrounding the prop as other nozzles do.
Now it’s a Huntsman
by renew
Painted the bow, really happy
Yard Sale Find
by GARTH
It was a great day to sit out side & do a little cutting & gluing So I decided that my Galion will need a rounded stern if it's going to …
RoMarin/Krick Dusseldorf Fire Boat.
by MouldBuilder
I have been looking forward to starting this build for some time. It looks like this will be an interesting model to build but mainly I l…
29" Double Horse 7007 Flying Fish
by CB90
Hi Shipmates, The Polycarbonate Hull the only part I will use. The rest will be scraped (Equipped with Twin 380 Motors Vector-push design…
Club racer v2 Economy version
by CB90
My old club racer (v1) had a few issues, It was based on a Stealth Military Craft (24in). 1 Would submerge if hit in the rear by another …
Graupner Krabbe Ton 12…the kit, not the boat😁
by CashrcGOLD
Hi y’all. After building the Caldercraft Clyde Puffer, and taking a break from building for a few weeks, I decided it was time to crank u…
Cape Islander lobster boat PHASE CHANGE
by Chum444SILVER
I don’t plan to do a build log; I’ll just post some building progress photos in a couple of postings. I bought this hull on the Stateside…
Another Tug
by GARTH
Hasn't taking me a lot of time to make up my mind with the yard sale stuff . I do not like building static classic sailing ships but they…