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955 blogs · Page 2 of 40Push-tug San Pedro
by figtree7nts
I have found a piece of plastic that came from the transom! it's the right size for the stern area which I believe is leaking! The seam l…
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…
Duke of Devonshire.
by hammer
Making a double pulley. Drill 1.5mm In a thin sheet of aluminium Put a brass side on a panel pin followed by a alI sheave then the alI sh…
The VMW Marlin Cabin Cruiser by Robbob
by robbobSILVER
The VMW Marlin Cabin Cruiser by Robbob Preface. At the time of writing, I’ve had the construction of this boat on ‘the back burner’ since…
20th Scale ELCO 80ft PT boat part 1
by CB90
Just starting a scratch build of a 20th Scale ELCO 80ft PT boat most likely PT 109 at just over 48ins long and a beam just over 12in. Wil…
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…
A different Huntsman
by Newby7
BRONZE
Thanks to Chris F he sent the plans for the Fairey Huntsman. Went to a drafting photo shop had them enlarge the plan to build a 24" boat.…
Building the USN Garcia DE1040 5 ft RC
by Hhager2
Scratch build the ship I was on in 1965-67. I purchased a hill from scale shop yard in California. Covid held up making it n delivery. I …
Kayak
by Graham93
Time for a new scratch built boat. A couple of years ago I built 'Scullduggery' a scratch built rowing boat manned by Bionic Bill and Ben…
NAXOS - Fishing Boat
by hecrowell
After a time away due to illness and other family issues, I am back to the build of the NAXOS. By accident, I think that I have obtained …
Aerokits Fast Patrol
by Robert
OK, the build Is pretty much done now. All I really need to do Is add a flag and registered port. I have just come back from the pond and…
Norfolk Wherry
by jacko
the plan now enlarged to the size i want
The Mighty Zulu
by Hillro
This is a Zulu class Scottish Fishing Vessel (drifter). It's going to be "scratch built" from free plan with model boat magazine. These v…
American torpedo boat Spanish American war
by Isaac
This is a new thread of my refurbishing of an old ship model that was built back in the 1980's or so. Background: I managed to get this m…
Borkum look a like
by Newby7BRONZE
I started thinking of a build to put my Graham TVA steam engine in.I found the Krick Borkum and thought it would be right for size and sc…
Lesro Atlantic 21 RNLI RNLB RIB 1:12 scale
by Skydive130
So off we go again....! as promised at the end of my pilot build blog, next up would be the Lesro Atlantic 21 RIB in 1:12 scale. This mod…
1930 Chris Craft runabout
by River Rat
Hey guys, pulled another old Dumas kit from the pile. This is my first large scale mahogany planked boat build. Hope I can get through it…
SLEC/LESRO 35” Pilot Boat 1:12 scale
by Skydive130
Off we go again! First gripe, why doesn’t this website upload pictures in order? Anyway, we open the box to find a wonderful smell of fre…
Emily James SF 33 Trawler
by GrahamP74
So this will be a Cygnus SF 33. It’s a modelsbydesign hull 12th scale. I have a set of plans of a GM33 that my dad fitted out many years …
Speedline Models RNLI Shannon Class Lifeboat 1:16 scale
by Skydive130
Here we go again! So, this years project and it could well take a while is the Shannon at 1:16th scale. As this is likely to be a conside…
Olympic Class RMS Olympic & RMS Titanic
by Dave M
Pic to appear on Booklet title page
Billing Calypso
by Doogle
Picked this up at our first scale meet of the season early April, too much going on at the moment, but eventually managed to start this e…
H.M.S BRAVE BORDERER
by Rowen
Thinking of a future project and decided upon another launch type vessel. My earlier Daman 4207 project gave an interesting model with go…
Star 45 Racing Yacht Build
by Joe727
Since it looks like the lockdown will continue for a while I decided it was time I do another, more complex build. Most of my boat buildi…