MODEL BOATS WEBSITE
0 0
#5020

Newby7 Canada Bronze

Fleet Admiral  · 10,954 pts Hamilton, Canada Member since Jun 2018 Last online 4 hours ago Age 79
Log in to follow
2,430 Posts 8 Followers 25 Boats in harbour 9 Build blogs
5,607 Likes received

Newby7’s harbour

25 boats

New Home

Boat gone

0 0

Huntsman

Variation of a huntsman with stern drive.

5 1

LNVT

Other than water test the Vic is finished .A name to come. New photo is finished paint. Rick

8 7

New Borkum engine

Chiltern steam engine replaced Graham engine. Rick

4 10

Billings Progress

Seven years ago this boat was given to me making it my first boat. Turned out to be a good starter boat as …

4 5

Puffer

The puffer is a scratch built boat I had started 2 years ago.Ready to go for water tests and ballast if nee…

5 5

Scratch built Borkum

Designed from pictures and video of the Krick model.

7 0

Hellen

This one is a kit I built .

6 2

See all 25 boats →

Newby7’s build blogs

9 blogs
Dumas Commuter build

Finally decided on a boat to build. Purchasted this kit a while ago and now have started to build. Read the instructions and followed the…

4 43 10
A different Huntsman

Thanks to Chris F he sent the plans for the Fairey Huntsman. Went to a drafting photo shop had them enlarge the plan to build a 24" boat.…

6 38 12
Dumas Victory tug

With I hate to say my golfing season slowly coming to an end and no project in mind for the cold months ahead a kit was looked at. Having…

4 60 11
New Build

Started the work by getting the plan enlarged. Today I cut out cardboard frames setting them up on the building board. Frames are 2-3/4 "…

12 23 7
Rework

Having just the hull of the first steam launch. I looked at what to do with it. The lines of her are long and narrow leading me to look a…

4 7 5
Borkum look a like

I started thinking of a build to put my Graham TVA steam engine in.I found the Krick Borkum and thought it would be right for size and sc…

10 33 13

See all 9 build blogs →

Followers

8 followers
Redpopman Chief Petty Officer 1st Class AlessandroSPQR Fleet Admiral RodC Lieutenant Commander RNinMunich Fleet Admiral Scratchbuilder Vice Admiral hermank Rear Admiral

Recent uploads

Latest activity

Last posted 26 days ago
Forum replyRe: Couldn’t access over the last two daysSuch a strange thing to find a blank screen for two days . RickForum replyRe: New to model boatingI would suggest you do a small project first.A small kit or find a repair to do. Do you want to build a kit or scrach build a boat. A kit gives you plans and some discription on what to do and in what order . …Forum replyQuestion of the Day?I believe three of the answers could be correct . Rick322 viewsForum replyTVR1A Steam Engine.GLC I bow to the steam master.Wonderfull work👍👍👍👍👍 Rick240 viewsBuild blog commentRe: Why I have paused, building my Drifter.Sorry to hear of your loss Stephen and glad to see you posting to let us know. Loss of any kind is difficult to deal with but I do know talking about it does help. I hope you are doing better. Rick220 viewsForum replySteam Glorious Steam.Wonderful work GLC Rick286 viewsForum replyDumas Products closing down!!!This is sad news.I love to scratch build boats from plans and have built a good number of them. Dumas was my go to kit as I have two on the go and five finished. For me there kits needed a little bit of knowle…771 viewsForum replyThe eve of another yearAs another year comes to an end I would like to wish all a prosperous and Happy New Year Rick698 viewsForum replyNext projectMerry Christmas to all Rick689 viewsBuild blog commentRe: M. N. Golo, 1300 Tonne Coastal FreighterScared the SHOT out of him Rick635 views
10 posts shown

Advertisement — Remove ads with a membership

Sponsored

With over a decade of knowledge from thousands of members, this website has become the leading resource for enthusiasts all over the world. If every visitor donated a single pound or dollar, the website's costs for the year would be covered within minutes.

By donating or subscribing, you'll become an honorary member, receive a medal and have full access to the website without adverts or restrictions!

You Will Be Helping Towards:

  • Domain Fees
  • Security Certificates
  • iOS & Android App Fees
  • Website Bandwidth
  • Server Backups
  • Upkeep & Maintenance
  • Administration Costs

Without your support the website wouldn't be what it is today. Please consider donating towards these fees or disabling your ad-blocker to help keep us afloat.

Support this website Make a donation

Delete this post?

It will be removed from the site.

Discard this draft?

Your draft will be deleted and cannot be recovered.

You have an unfinished draft

What would you like to do with it?