Karoline at last a gentle breeze.

Forum

“Truth be told, it was the first thing I saw this morning and it made my day!”

5 posts 32 likes

2 years ago by jumpugly

Inga IV finally a good breeze.

Forum

“All very nice Rogal, but I can only think your blood is thicker than mine because this last week my hands have been so cold they have lost all feeling. I am …”

5 posts 29 likes

2 years ago by flaxbybuck

Dumas Chris craft triple bb

Forum

“Every now and then Dumas Products has a sale and they still produce a wide range of the mahogany Chris Craft runabouts.”

6 posts 34 likes

2 years ago by jumpugly

Re: William Lyon MacKenzie

Media

“'Breaking ice' was just the 'tip of the iceberg' for the titanic?”

4 posts 19 likes

2 years ago by B rian J ames

Orca with a full crew looking for jaws. ( filmed in slo-mo)

Forum

“I just couldn't settle........... Nixie the submarine is off the shelf. If I can remember how to get a 40 meg radio set to work, I might see if I can get thi…”

11 posts 95 likes

2 years ago by pmdevlin

Baby Bootlegger

Forum

“I have watched many videos on YouTube of the real Baby Bootlegger together with several Rc versions. Not the same with an electric motor as hearing that v12 …”

11 posts 49 likes

2 years ago by peterd

Re: Model engineers lathe

Blog

“Thanks for your nice comments and no I didn't cut the teeth on the Myford as they were done by an specialist gear cutting company. I just made the blanks. Ho…”

8 posts 39 likes

2 years ago by IanL1

Time for Epoxy

Blog

“Once the hull was fully planked it was time to make it fair and to give it some strength. With a hull thickness of 1.5mm the hull needs some reinforcement. T…”

14 posts 90 likes

2 years ago by neilw

Re: Planet

Harbour

“We have not been to West Shore for many years - but when we went last time we were lucky to see a gentleman drive up towing a trailer with two very large boa…”

5 posts 26 likes

2 years ago by zooma

Re: currently "ENDEAVOUR", but under Refurb

Harbour

“When we first moved to Exmouth I started an Aerokits kit of a Fast Patrol Launch in 1971. Several house moves and three sons later, I have still not finished…”

4 posts 15 likes

2 years ago by zooma

Ice Breaking

Forum

“I am happy to report that having replaced the ESCs in the Robbe Police Boat, it was running perfectly yesterday. I have issued the crew with strict instructi…”

3 posts 13 likes

2 years ago by Oxford-Dave

Re: Sailing yacht "SAUDADE"

Blog

“She looks fast sitting still CDE! Beautiful!”

3 posts 20 likes

2 years ago by jumpugly

Vosper crash Tender general arrangement plans....

Forum

“Are these plans any use? - I started a refurb of a 34" model around 5 yrs ago, but "got delayed" whist building a car - tying to resume the rebuild, so recon…”

4 posts 12 likes

2 years ago by Back in the Groove

Re: Alice Upton a Rother Class lifeboat

Harbour

“Simply…”

2 posts 10 likes

2 years ago by jumpugly

Re: Billing Boats Boulogne Etaples

Harbour

“Hei Roy! Hy all! >>> First of all, bravo to the great boats! I've just been amazed lately . . . @ Roy: Clear answers to crazy questions! It was similar for m…”

15 posts 81 likes

2 years ago by Mike Stoney

Slipway trent class build details book.

Forum

“Hi everyone, I'm not new to model boat building. I've just purchased the slipway trent class lifeboat, I've got all plans but no building details instruction…”

1 post 1 like

2 years ago by Captainzippy72

Henamel Humbrol colors are back on the market.

Forum

“Thanks for the info Chris, I didn't know that. Based on this information, anyone who wants can learn more. The last tins I had didn't have any costituents on…”

17 posts 74 likes

2 years ago by AlessandroSPQR

Re: Big Chill Pontoon Boat 1:8 - 3D Printed

Harbour

“Hi Ian I ordered the parts from Aliexpress, cheap but took a week or so to arrive. Full details of the motor are on Printables. https://www.printables.com/mo…”

8 posts 19 likes

2 years ago by neilw

Re: Static Sail Boat

Harbour

“Michel!!! That little brass crab has a back that flips up and was an ashtray which my dad would fill with butts in no time at all. 67 years of three packs a …”

7 posts 36 likes

2 years ago by jumpugly

Wonky mast on Lady Wooes

Forum

“Thank you Peter l3”

8 posts 25 likes

2 years ago by PeterL3

HDML Revisited

Forum

“Some photos of the HDML, as you see it is not to bad a condition, I need to add a ESC - battery and my RX, as for any parts that need replacing or adding I w…”

11 posts 32 likes

2 years ago by Fred

Airfix kits reissued

Forum

“Interesting Ronald. The boat in my kit wears the number 156 and has sea grey deck and superstructure. So obviously a later version after lessons learned the …”

7 posts 25 likes

2 years ago by RNinMunich

Happy Days 😊

Forum

“The lady swimming on that poster. She was in opening scenes in water got eaten by jaws “Chrissie” The two guys in jaws two on sailboat. One is the MA Gov Duk…”

4 posts 16 likes

2 years ago by Hhager2

Re: Harro Koebkr

Harbour

“Dearest Hermank, I don't have Facebook. If I did, I would go and see your model there too. Very good, in fact it's simply a matter of taste. However, if the …”

12 posts 44 likes

2 years ago by AlessandroSPQR

Are there model boat clubs in Edinburgh, or Glasgow or Inverness?

Forum

“There's the Borders Model Boat Club in Tweedbank Near Galashiels. We have a Facebook page and a website. Just Google the name of the club. John”

4 posts 7 likes

2 years ago by JohnJ1

Re: Karoline. Dutch fishing/potato boat

Harbour

“Lovely ketch!”

9 posts 30 likes

2 years ago by Chuck

Hayling Island Model Boat Club

Clubs

“Hello Phil, I see that the slightly older generation is also really active here. It's exactly the same with us. Unfortunately, ‘Gen Z’ is more active with Ti…”

10 posts 27 likes

2 years ago by Mike Stoney

Re: The build of one of Glen L's boats - a model of Thunderbolt

Blog

“I had often thought of modelling one of Glen-L's designs, having had the printed catalogue from way back. You have made a great model with some excellent eng…”

4 posts 17 likes

2 years ago by Razor1955

My newest sailboat project

Forum

“Hi gents, thanks for your help. I use Libreoffice writer and the Czech keyboard.It seems that special characters are not very well understood when inserting …”

41 posts 181 likes

2 years ago by tomarack

Adhesive fastenings of all kinds

Forum

“Converted some clothespins (we call them clothes pegs) today, excellent idea!!”

4 posts 24 likes

2 years ago by seafarer