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View allSince this build blog was started, my other (better) Sportsman has now found a new owner in Tasmania. I wanted to share my good fortune i…
After a short hiatus with my model boat making activities, Okay nearly 40 years I have started again with a couple of 3D printed projects…
@IanL1 It may be worth rapidly documenting my experience with more sophisticated modelling tools ? Ask any further questions about them..…
I do wish AI would learn to spell correctly Harbor is actually spelt harbour - just goes to show the AI thing is American
Still plodding on Col
My lipo experience has been a wild journey between fear and loathing and uneasy confidence. I still don’t have my phd in lipo science, bu…
A Stone on a String. This is all you need to know about the weather. Bob.
@AlessandroSPQR Hi Alessandro, we do use a rescue model if necessary. While you can not swim out to retrieve a boat, using a small inflat…
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View allOne Small Step... and the start of a new project. After all the help with information I received regarding building a Puffer. it's now on the drawing board. …
A fellow in the model boat club started this build but did not finish.I was given the model to finish up. She's a scratch-built 34-inch x 11-inch beam with a…
Add Strakes. Some of the older boats that I have salvaged and rebuilt, or restored have had new strakes added to the hulls, even though they were never fitte…
Started this about a week ago after acquiring circa 10 years prior . Really nice and easy build this one from Early 1970s . I’m planning to run a brushed 540…
I’m in the middle of building a 1:48 Directors‑class paddle tug — Forceful. I’m using the fibreglass hull and working from plan No. 1292, plus the two Marine…
Having had a break from building for a while (mainly due to space for models) I've re-modelled my garden shed with a new bench (all comes apart and folds dow…
Harbour
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I purchased this particular model as a complete but damaged build as …
Sprite Plus
This Sprite Plus is a lengthened version of the LesRo Sprite that is …
Riva Aquarama 1/5th Scale
This project started as a result of building the Amati 1/10th version…
RAF Crash Tender 46"
been restoring this boat for a few years and have just finished the f…
Riva Aquarama 1/10th Scale
My first model boat build in at least 40 years..! Started January 202…
AVICII AND MOLLY
Scratch built timber
Medway Lass Renamed Amelia Mary after my 14 year old Japanese Spitz
I built my Thames Barge over 40 years ago, it hadn't been in the wate…
USCG Utility Boat
All-wood Dumas kit