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by Northernflotsam
SILVER
Well thought I'd start a build blog for the fishing boat I working on. The boat is build from an Gifted hull that I believe came from an …
My Latest Project
by Ronald
I have been adding furled sails to my latest project, Corinna Mae. Patterned after the Selma’s furled sails. This model carries my daught…
Revell 1:142, Northsea Fishing Trawler build & RC conversion.
by stevedownunder
Part 1. This project is already finished, the following is a discription of what was done to build and convert the kit to RC. Because of …
The Brooklyn Tug
by jumpugly
GOLD
Well my friends, I've gone and done it again. Through some dumb luck I stumbled upon a reasonably priced discontinued bucket-list kit tha…
LESRO/AEROKITS/SLEC SEA URCHIN
by Nick Ward
I decided to start this following a suggestion from one of you on this website, that the smaller Lesro designs such as the Sea Urchin, Se…
Model Slipway Vosper RTTL
by CashrcGOLD
Hi y’all. The Tug formerly known as Harbor is now in her berth, flagged, and is now known as the O Wulf 8. She’s done!! Well..mostly. Got…
Proboat Harbour tug mods
by JSS4
After seeing Cash's excellent build on here I was inspired to actually do some research and make some updates to my proboat tug. The init…
MODEL EXPO STEAM TUG "SEGUIN"
by chugalone100SILVER
Hi guys, This will be the first entry in another of my build logs. This time I’ll be showing my approach to building the Model Expo Steam…
Thames Barge - Veronica
by AndyB2
This is a well know model. I think there used to be an active group of TB modellers, this seems to have been maintained through a Faceboo…
Trawler
by GARTH
Haven't been working on my deep- sea trawler for a while. I needed to build some railings on the deck, but didn't want to wait and buy th…
3D printed tugboat
by JSS4
This was my first attempt at 3D printing an RC boat. With plans to print a large navy ship I wanted to confirm that I could actually get …
Model Shipways
by GARTH
Monday, February 16 2026, is a holiday called Family Day in Canada so I decided to build a lifeboat that a fellow in the boat club gave m…
1008 tug mods
by JSS4
Here's another Aliexpress boat, I got inspired after seeing another build on facebook. I don't have the skills to meet his build but I fi…
Dumas Pay n' Pak
by jumpuglyGOLD
Hey gang! As you may already know I have the Bluebird K-7 on the shelf for final detailing, the C-2 cargo ship Matson "Pacific Trader" aw…
JUANITA STERN WHEELER
by chugalone100SILVER
A good hello to all members. Now that I finished The Fireboat, I would like to add to the forum my favorite build, one you are all famili…
Something a little different-Horizon Harbor Tug
by CashrcGOLD
Hi y’all. I turned 65 last month, and in preparation for celebrating making it this far without getting myself seriously injured or spend…
Seaway tug boat
by Stephen TGOLD
This boat was built in the 1990s from an unknown kit I know what it isn't it isn't a mount fleet models tug nor is mobile marine its a mo…
Converting a toy semi tractor trailer into a decent RC model Unit
by LewZ
Another RC hobby? I'm already into RC scale model boats (since the early 1970's) and RC armor (since 2015) I am branching out to RC scale…
Palfinger PB-950A (kinda)
by JSS4
I saw this little jetboat on Aliexpress and wondered what it might take to get it properly running. After seeing some breakdown videos on…
HAGGIS 150 Outboard
by HappyHaggis
This came about from wanting to build a harbour support vessel though couldn't find the correct outboard. I spotted some Stl files for an…
A Beginners Vessel
by HappyHaggis
Testing the water with this one as although i enjoy building boats from scratch i also enjoy designing them and printing them which takes…
Building a rowboat 1:6 scale from Model Boat magazine
by bruce1946
Building a rowboat 1:6 scale from this month's Model Boat magazine. I have made many changes to the drawing and it's operation it's been …
LISA M Motor Yacht
by DuncanPBRONZE
I've bought the above kit to keep me busy during these dark dank winter months. Originally I had planned to build a 880mm (34.6") Bluebir…
VIC SMEED'S VIVACITY
by Nick Ward
Hi all, just posting a summary of (mainly) previously posted pics to kick off this build log and show progress to date since I first star…