Response by Newby7 on the 30th Nov 2018

Great looking boat.
Rick

Response by steve-d on the 30th Nov 2018

Nice boats. Do you make those as a business?

Response by NorfolkBroads on the 30th Nov 2018

Many thanks Guys, yes we did a trial business in 2016, to test the market 'Broadland Classics'. The initial runs sold with real enthusiasm, and reported back to us the best they had ever had as kits, however, sadly, my own failure was being far to fussy on getting every kit out more than perfect, and treating the kits as so individual to every customer per real commissions, that I slowed down the production process massively, thus creating self worries on demands, which I became concerned if we could not keep up with supply. We were so lucky to have gained the original lines plans from these classics life sized craft, but I had to make a decision, and following our one year trial, ceased, which I recognise broke many potential customers hearts. I was simply not prepared to do mass production in the sense of same, same. Every customer to us had to have their kits as though the real thing, beyond perfect,a commissioned kit if you like. I know perhaps crazy, but there you go, it is what we strived for and just took far longer than any other kit manufacturer to produce.
We are looking at way of perhaps re-producing the kits that people may enjoy, or even do commissions, but just need to carefully think it all through one final time. Being we have the complete rights to the designs in model form, there is no rush from our part against competition, and of course only we know every real detail imposed on the real Broads craft to relay to every kit.
Lots to think about all over again, but it has finally come to light following lots of enquiries of our kits, that we simply wanted to show them in their pride and glory here.
Cheers to you all.

Response by Pratham on the 30th Nov 2018

Titanic

Response by Donnieboy on the 30th Nov 2018

Great looking models.Nice job.Love to see more when you get them done👍👍

Response by Richard7 on the 30th Nov 2018

Wow, that’s a fantastic model, you certainly have a eye for detail this is a beautiful model. I would just love to see to see this in the “Flesh” so to speak. You should be really proud.
Richard

Response by NorfolkBroads on the 30th Nov 2018

Many thanks Richard indeed. Yes, decades of knowing these craft in real form and the designers and builders right back has hugely helped us of course gain such a first class reputation of precise detail. However, like all these things, such has not come without heartache, where in running up a one year purposeful trial as a manufacturing business for these, I simply failed in being far too much of a perfectionist, and this took too long in getting every kit out. Although we perfected the trial run on time for every customer, we realised it could not continue without mass stress for a sustained period of years, and so sadly had to pull the plug on the purposeful trial, much to the disappointment of many potential customers. Broke our hearts too, but then, what were we to do, our pride told us to pull back before running up a full production.

Response by RNinMunich on the 16th Nov 2018

Sooo glad you went for wood and not paint👍
BTW How did you manage to enlist God's help?
Didn't know HE was a model boat enthusiast!
But then again HE did command the building of the Ark 😁
Yours tongue firmly in cheek, Doug 😎

Response by Bryan-the-pirate on the 17th Nov 2018

Princess must look devine now.

Response by RNinMunich on the 13th Nov 2018

Looks like fun 👍
Hope the pilot doesn't lean back too far 😲
Re steering: maybe the prop is too far from the rudder?
Try turning the motor round and reversing it perhaps.
Ducting between prop and rudder might also help.
Cheers Doug 😎

Response by Purser1944 on the 14th Nov 2018

Thanks am going to make another one which will incorporate a pusher prop . At least that’s my winter project when all my fleet have been dry docked etc, did one last night ( 42 inch pilot boat ) a V.T. Nelson. Only another 14 to go.

Response by Colin H. on the 14th Nov 2018

Looking good, but shouldn't there be a safety mesh between crew and prop. Good thing he's got short hair.
Joking aside, it's good to see different forms of waterborne transport.
Cheers Colin.

Response by RNinMunich on the 23rd Sep 2018

Dat's lookin a heap better (or a better heap😊) already 👍
i might have sanded, varnished and re-stained the deck though.
Can appreciate what's ahead of you having just done pretty much the same with my Dad's old Sea Scout. Good luck, cheers, Doug 😎