neilw
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15 boatsClyde Model Dockyard Dinghy and Seagull Outboard
Here’s my take on a 1:6 scale clinker dinghy with Seagull outboard motor finished. This is a laser cut kit …
1:6 RNLI Jet ski
1:6 scale Jet Ski, loosely based on the RNLI Lifeguards, ready for testing tomorrow. Another 3D print, the …
Green Hornet - 3D printed Footy
This is a modified version of the Green Hornet, a Footy designed for 3D printing. Have made a few changes t…
Big Chill Pontoon Boat 1:8 - 3D Printed
This one comes from the same designer as the air boat, Jeep and trailer. I wanted to print this one as the …
Zambezi River Gunboat - Stern Wheeler
This one is nearly done, bought as part of a £15 auction lot of boats that didn’t sell in a previous auctio…
Glade Runner - 3D printed Airboat
Another one from the printer. This one was printed after the Tri 65 and was something I'd been after for so…
Tri65 3D printed trimaran, converted to foils
This was one of the first 3D printed boats I produced. Since printing this one I've produced two for member…
MOD20 3D printed trimaran
This one is just been finished, a MOD20 trimaran. Apart from the rig (comes from a DF65) nearly all everyth…
neilw’s build blogs
8 blogsCollected this one last week, it came from the Ron Wem collection - have a look at his site as he made loads of amazing boats. I also bou…
Following the build of my BYMS and the restoration of my Zambezi River Gunboat sternwheeler I was looking for a new build. Obviously have…
This is going to be a long project, never attempted anything smaller than 1:30, so a 1:48 project is going to be fun. It all started with…
As I seem to be working on two models at the same time I thought I'd attempt the document the Crash Tender Restoration. It was the purcha…
I was going to put this on the project shelf and look at it later in the year, but it has proven difficult not to pick it up, plot and sc…
I picked this up from a local toy fair a couple of months ago, since then it has been sat in my study for a while getting a good looking …
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+2♥ 5 likesRe: build blog@Ronald The plan of the boat for sailing has a steel shoe in keel, doesn’t suggest lead due to health and safety issues. Whilst a metal shoe will provide a righting moment it won’t prevent leeway. When I get a…Re: Clyde Model Dockyard Dinghy and Seagull Outboard@DuncanP The boat is called Lapwing and lives in the box, saves it from getting dusty in the workshop and the box stacks on other boat boxes so I get more space. Here it is in the base part.
♥ 6 likesRe: Clyde Model Dockyard Dinghy and Seagull Outboard@cjanik001 Hope this link works! https://youtube.com/shorts/r3gNU_KFNXo?si=As40EZ0Ds_ByENj7♥ 6 likesClyde Model Dockyard Dinghy and Seagull OutboardHere’s my take on a 1:6 scale clinker dinghy with Seagull outboard motor finished. This is a laser cut kit from The Clyde Model Dockyard and has been modified with 0.5mm mahogany veneer on the seats, thwarts, …
+3♥ 17 likes5 commentsRe: build blog@AndyB2 Excellent, good to see another one being built. If you are interested mine is in Model Boats this month. I’m planning to do another one later in the year with a removable fin keel and lead bulb. Will n…
♥ 2 likesClinker Style kitI did break a couple though when I caught them with my hand, was able to glue the back together. It was a very satisfying build, well designed kit and all goes together nicely. Full instructions are at the bot…♥ 2 likes276 viewsClinker Style kitI’m currently building one, I’ll sort some pics when it’s finished but there is a gallery of mine on Facebook, the album should be public though FB never displays them in the right order. I’ve added a few of t…
+2♥ 2 likes315 viewsKing of Hearts - some of exterior updatesHave been making steady progress on the KOH. I was fortunate to make contact with the son of the builder of the full sized King of Hearts, he happened to have some photos of the boat in the 1950s and 1960s as …
+3♥ 21 likes548 viewsRe: King Of HeartsWe took the KOH for its first sail in probably 20 years. Great fun, one small leak that is easily fixed. My dad (Peewit83) had his 1:12 Ice Cream boat, so we had 2 Norfolk Broads boats running together. @Chris…
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