Enjoy your holiday 😊

Such luxury, and good weather.
Enjoy your holiday shipmate, from a fellow pensioner.
Cheers Colin.

Hi all further to my comment 6 months ago. My friend Guy never made his 104th. birthday, He died just a few weeks short of 19th. June. Not sad at all, as he had enjoyed a good life and he told me he was ready to go anyway.

We had a planned party for him at the Model engineering society, but we decided to carry on with the day and remember Guy. Some of his ashes were sprinkled over the outside Gauge 1 track he had contributed to. Nice idea and I shall pass by him every time I visit. (He did build a couple of boats as well)!

Like many of us, not in anyway famous just one of those that keeps the world ticking over and working. This is the bit the vociferous amongst the population forget, but someone has to keep the lights on.
Regards
Roy

Moin Moin

Hört sich gut an. Ich glaube wenn ich einen Text auf Deutsch schreibe, wird er automatisch in Englisch übersetzt, zumindest bei mir auf dem Handy. Dann wird doch der Build Blog auch automatisch ins Englische übersetzt oder sehe ich da was falsch ?

Hi Wolfgang,
Ja du kannst, die sind sogar sehr gern gesehen👍
Aber bei uns heißen die 'Build Blogs' und muss auf Englisch geschrieben werden, mit vielen Photos😉
Schön Gruß, Doug😎

You can....👍

Also:

https://kenthistoryforum.com/index.php?topic=68.0

I understand that Darwin's HMS Beagle was also Cherokee class.
This may be of interest to you >>

https://modelshipworld.com/topic/14703-hms-beagle-1820-by-mike-41-148-scale-cher

When I see the pictures of the sailing yacht my heart ❤️ Starts bleeding!!we have been sailing with 3 men every weekendvand 3 weeks in summertime on a Halberg Rassy 43 foot. Never had a quarrel . Due to age we had to sell the yacht. 🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲

Sorry Herman!
I did not want to, but it will probably be one of the last sailing trips, since my wife prefers to travel with the camper and likes to have dry land under his feet. 😐😐😐
That's why I craft ships of every kind!
Read you later as we will be gone soon
Good time, Michel C

Michel C
With sending this pictures you open old wounds… i havé been sailing for over 20 years with 2 friends on a 43 foot Halberg Rassy. Never ever we had à quarel. That’s what friendship between men is all about. Nothing nicer than sailng👍👍👍
Enjoy your sailingtrip

Hi HappyHaggis ,
You may see from my wee picture that I reside in that windswept and interesting country Scotland , I was off site for quite a while with health problems but hopefully back with a bang or at least a little pop.
Cheers Marky👍

Roy, et al.,
I don't know much about the model railroad sales here in the US. Here in Florida most homes do not have basements. Also with mild winters (tee short and shorts today) there's no need to go into hibernation and work on a hobby in a warm area of one's home.
Last year another hobby shop locally bit the dust. We now have two hobby shops serving about one million people in Pinellas County.
Lew

Hi, yes it is a thinking hobby, solving problems and assembling the drive train has many options and I include sails here as well and then deciding what is a reasonable spend and also to utilise what you have to hand.

Much of the thinking that goes into models is unnoticed by others but is the main reason for the building.
When I start a new model I start with a new page in my 'Notes on Boats' diary. Dates are important as well. I do a fanciful list of what I would like to have in the model, some things look impossible but then a few weeks later a possible solution pops into your head.
Everything gets listed including the build order and ticked off or crossed out as it all progresses.

Over the Covid period I often wonder if the now woke term BC could now be repurposed as Before Covid and 'the now' can be PC as in Post Covid.
Sorry side tracked. I believe sales of kits increased during lockdown but from here it is difficult to detect many new members coming into our area of interest.
Model railway sales increased by 20% in UK did the same happen in USA?

Anyway age was mentioned. On Friday afternoons I go over to see a long term friend he is mostly blind but otherwise active looking after himself with a little help. He is working on a Gauge 1 simple electric loco using his engineering workshop.

He should make his next birthday in June 2023 when he will be 104 years old. At my age of 84 going on 85 I feel a mere stripling!
regards
Roy

Well said John, ownership of ready to sail models is never the same as ownership of something you have made yourself, whether that be scratch built from plans, put together from your own design, or built from kits. And if you are a scratch builder, like myself, it's a much cheaper hobby!
For Christmas (and birthday) my sons and daughter gave me some plastic display boats to make. Some are so small I have to use a lighted magnifying glass to see and fit some parts! Apart from the continual pleasure of seeing them, the building of them not only informs of their construction, it develops the power of patience and keeps you away from brain stultifying TV!
Tony A..........

Guestbook,
I think you are a youngster, I was a fire fighter in uk for 30 years am now 78 and moved here 2007. I started boat building over here and found the help and encouragement on this website invaluable, good luck and do not be afraid to ask!
Len (bombero)😁😁

Hi Rod,

Welcome to the site.

You have some nice boats there.

I hope you do a build log with plenty of photos.

Martin555.

Welcome ! ... Rod ( 75, retired federal law enforcement, was a technical specialist in radio communications for the Canadian govt. The model RC channels were under my purview for 20yr. The migration to 2.4GHz was a Godsend for the modelling hobby ) 🚤🚤🚤🚤🚤⛵⛵⛵

Welcome Greg, I'm 74 this year so also a dinosaur, been model boating since i was 5.
Looking forward to seeing your blog.
Cheers Colin.

Hi Greg.
Welcome aboard.
I am really looking forward to your Diva blog as I have one to start some day. I would ask if you would kindly take a picture of the items in the box when you start the blog as I am sure mine has wooden rods missing.
Thanks,
Peter.

Welcome aboard. Can't wait to see your progress.

Hi Greg,
I am glad to see you have joined this great site.
You will find the members here very helpful and friendly.
There are lots of fantastic build log by many members and loads of information to be gained, So take your time and have a good look around.
If you have any questions then all you have to do is shout and I am sure the members here will help.

I am looking forward to seeing your build log.

Martin.

Hi Greg,

Welcome indeed to this wonderful site. I am sure you will find the Diva mode a great challenge to build and very satisfying to sail.

I note that you are based around Exeter, so please try to find Model Boat Club not too far away. As well as this site you may like to check the forums on modelboamayhem and Model boats (linked with Model Boats Magazine) which could lead you to local club s as well as host of useful info.

With very best wishes and please ask if you get stuck - we all love our hobby and will do all we can to help.

John F Leeds &Bradford MBC😁😁🤗

Welcome Greg I'm sure most of us are not part of the spring chicken brigade not dead but a little less spry is a good way to view us.
Having Martin advise you with the build 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Rick

Welcome aboard Greg👍
Looking forward to your blog, a fine subject.
Cheers, Doug😎

that's what sharing is all about

Dead right Jim👍
Often the newbies to our hobby also discover a neat trick that works for them.
As my fellow German modellers would say-
'Even a blind hen sometimes finds a grain of corn.'
So don't be shy folks, pass on your tips and tricks for everyone's benefit😀
Cheers, Doug 😎
"non of us are born with a full set of wings ( sails) and are able to fly straight away"
Straighten up and fly right!😁

Absolutely Len (Fireman😉)
Have been following your builds with great interest and have been pleased to witness an exponential rise in your skill sets in just 3 years and resultant assistance to other members.
Well done that man👍
I, and likely many other members, would very much like to see some vid clips of your creations in action.
Saludos, Doug 😎

jim dog,
regarding this club website NO questions are stupid,As I only started building my boats(I am on my third)since I moved here 15years ago I found the help fantastic and have actually helped the experts. so even the starters can be useful 👍😁
Bombero (len)

I agree. Wonderful members, professionals, good sense of humor, and proud of their work! Very helpful as well.

Best model boat site out there by a mile... er... a knot.

Lew

Wow! Stunning location you live in! I would love to live in such a place.

Hi Ron,
I live in Cumbria, in a area of sparse population.

I belong to Darlington model boat club, but it is a 90 mile roundtrip away.

Carlisle model boat club is about 100mile round trip.

Lakes of the Lake District National Park are unsuitable for model boats.

There are no model shops selling boats /fittings etc in Cumbria, buy most stuff online.

Regards Roy

Nice array of vessels in your collection. Where in this world do you live?
Ron in 🇨🇦

A good afternoon modelboat builders,modelboat yacht men and model yacht skippers
Indeed is this à fantastic site for ant one who wants à solution or a question answered regarding building. Personnaly i joined thé royal model yacht club when i was 16 years old. We do have à fantastic maken espacially build for us. Thé complet pond is vuiltje in concrete and had à depth of one meter on top of that thé pond is about 2 meters deep with thé actual ground level si even when it is windy it doesn’t affect out sailing. Having Saïd this we struggle as Many hobby clubs with finding or welcoming new and preferably young members. We know that we are not thé only club with this problem. Si if any one of you got Some good ideas they are more than welcome.
Looking forward to the suggestions
Regards
Herman Lifeboat lover

Completely agree, I’m still ploughing though older blogs and posts, a superb resource that has saved me loads of time.

I have found this site very helpful from all members answering questions from their experiences for Newbies like me. Compared to other Hobby sites where I've amost been told don't both me with stupid questions Google it for an answer,thanks again all.....👍👍👍

Tampa Bay area: http://ssmbc-fl.org
Lew

http://ssmbc-fl.org

Hello here's a couple good ones. 5650 Independence Cir, Fort Myers, FL 33912 is one I visit when at my mother in laws house. 2350 Coosa River Pkwy, Wetumpka, AL 36092 is by a buddies house. I am lucky enough to have one 5 minutes from my house in Louisville KY. Hope this helps...Dave

Well said that man.👍