Mike Stoney
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Rear Admiral · 5,928 pts
Rothenburg / Lucerne, Switzerland
Member since Aug 2021
Last online 14 hours ago
Age 78
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I tinker and tinker and tinker until it's time to sleep!
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if you don't ask, you won't get an answer!
Mike Stoney’s harbour
13 boats5. Old Stern wheel steamer
A little more in my workshop I received this boat as a gift from an estate, with the condition that it be r…
Müritz Kajütenboot (DDR)
Relatives found several unusual items belonging to her grandfather in the attic of her old family home, inc…
2. Reine des Vents
A sailing Boat built in 1988 and brought back to life this year! Special: Drive and Motor Type = Wind! A fe…
6. Bugsier III
Yes dear friends . . once again I received something from an old buddy. He had found this in his father's c…
Port Area
Some members of our Central Switzerland MSC are working on creating a harbor on our pond. As the site is op…
6. Graupner Bussard
Name St Raphael had a accident and was sunk! . . . caused by another stupid driver Waiting for his new wate…
The aktive Ships
These are my active ships at the moment. There are always repairs to be done, but it's always amazing to se…
4. Fishing boat "Aline"
I rescue this boat from disposal. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of the condition at that time, bu…
Mike Stoney’s build blogs
6 blogsHello everyone! Who has ever dreamed of a model jetty? We are doing it ! On behalf of our MSC Orion we are looking for ideas from model b…
People!!! What I found in a dusty box . . . Viessmann still exists, but the homepage of the other part of LE-Elektronik leaves much to be…
Hello all, Here in Switzerland it is really difficult to get plywood 2mm and 2,5mm, forgotten with 1,0mm thickness. I will have to look a…
Hello together, From a round trip back and a visit to the Meyer shipyards I almost dislocated my jaw in amazement ! I will post some phot…
Hello everyone, Now the time has come, because I am looking for ideas how I could strengthen my ABS hulls as well as possible. The last t…
Hi all!! Today I gathered the material together. . The only thing missing now is the screws, nuts and washers . . . on monday I go to the…
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+2♥ 4 likesRe: Those Immortal Words!@ChrisF I have the same problem, only with the difference that your boats are a bit smaller... I had delusions of grandeur back then, and my largest model is the Mississippi stern-wheel steamer at 130 cm (51")…
♥ 15 likesRe: build blog@Kevin55 Oops! Do you need this in the kitchen for whipping cream, too? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 But honestly, if I had that talent, I would craft it in such detail too! Hats off! Michel-C.Re: Müritz Kajütenboot (DDR)Forgive me, Julian, I need to make a correction here; I missed replying to you earlier. But if you take another look, that is actually a British Leyland Mini. I used to tinker with them—tuning them up and spru…
♥ 1 likeRe: GRACEHello Ronald, I always had trouble with my shrimp cutter, *Aline*, in windy conditions. Now I’ve seen the simple way you solved that. It’s actually quite simple, yet effective... The kinds of ideas you find he…
♥ 3 likesRe: Sprite PlusHello all !! You guys are such perfectionists—it makes my heart race! I’ve had other work to attend to lately, but now I’ll be back among you and bombarding you with my progress reports... That’s how I planned…
♥ 2 likesRe: Recognize this boat?Hi LewZ, I’d be curious to know where you got all those old photos... Are there any more of that old tub? It looks really run-down... 🧐 Your Michel-C.♥ 5 likesRe: GuestbookWelcome aboard from me, too!!! Michel-C.♥ 3 likesRe: build blog@Cashrc That looks really professional! Well done! I have a similar model in my harbor; I let my imagination run wild and installed a smokestack with a smoke generator on it. I think it's great when everyone i…
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