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Clyde Puffer Project

by ColRayAU

One 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…

Brando Cat Boat Footy

by ClockmakerGBBRONZE

Bought the plans off the Wooden Boat Store they are quite strange to work to hand drawn and often contradictory first problem is printing…

Might be a Chris Craft Catalina

by GARTHCA

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…

Dessin et modelisme

by BOB27600FR

Construction tradi avec impréssion 3D à partir d'un plan récupéré sur un dépliant commercial

Veron round Britain racer 041

by SchmangoAU

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 …

Forceful Directors Class Paddle tug

by Kevin55GBSILVER

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,…

Restoration of a classic

by Chum444USSILVER

I came across this “mutt”. A 1/24 scale 50 ft Chris Craft Catalina. The original kit was produced by Sterling sometime between 1950 & 198…

Swordsman Marine Swordsman 37

by ChrisFGBBRONZE

Having virtually finished the drawings for a future build, the Bruce Campbell Christina 25, and enjoying a bit of drawing associated with…

Aeronaut Bellisima Yacht

by RockbagGB

Hi Guys, I am looking for a winter project and am considering getting the Aeronaut Bellisima Yacht kit to build. Has any member built or …

Thames Barge - Veronica

by AndyB2GB

This is a well know model. I think there used to be an active group of TB modellers, this seems to have been maintained through a Faceboo…

Swallow - the most famous dinghy?

by AndyB2GB

This is a kit from Clyde Model Dockyard of Swallow - from the stories of Swallows and Amazon https://www.clydemodeldockyard.com/shop/p/cl…

MMM Lady "T"

by FredGBBRONZE

Hi Please remember that this is only about my Lady “T”. I don’t seem to remember if I have started this story before, so here goes. This …

Fairey Huntsman 31

by ChrisFGBBRONZE

This build is around the same percentage complete as my Swordsman - the hull is further forward with the bottom and sides being painted b…

1/5th Scale Riva Aquarama

by DJWGB

The build actually started over four years ago and is documented on another forum. I've added some pics that indicate the current state o…

Fairey Huntsman 28

by ChrisFGBBRONZE

In my quest to get all my Faireys to something like completion I have dusted off this model. The Huntsman 28, whilst well known in full-s…

Fairey Swordsman 33

by ChrisFGBBRONZE

The hull sides have been painted white and will now be left for a week or more for the paint to harden. Reason I leave it that long is I …

Robbe Antje…started in the 80s!!

by CashrcUSGOLD

Hi y’all. Decided to take a few weeks away from my workbench to refocus, and get the corner forward of my workbench cleaned out to have m…

1/24 RAF 68Ft Vosper RTTL

by peterbroGB

This will be my first boat build at this scale, so who knows how it will turn out. I got a set of Vic Smeed's plans from Sarik Hobbies al…

The Brooklyn Tug

by jumpuglyUSGOLD

Well my friends, I've gone and done it again. Through some dumb luck I stumbled upon a reasonably priced discontinued bucket-list kit tha…

JUANITA STERN WHEELER

by chugalone100USSILVER

A good hello to all members. Now that I finished The Fireboat, I would like to add to the forum my favorite build, one you are all famili…

Classic Model Power Boats

by zoomaGBBRONZE

Classic Model Power Boats is a title that I have used for many years to describe the group of model boats that most interest me and that …

Aerokits Sea Commander. Strange Handling ?

by zoomaGBBRONZE

I have been very pleased with my copy of a Sea Commander, but it does exhibit a strange desire to “dive” if it should turn RIGHT into cho…

ULISES Tug Boat

by Steve WalesGB

I am about to purchase my first kit, which is the Ulises Tug Boat, to build with my grandson during the coming months. Its the basic kit,…

New landing barge/rescue vessel

by jbkiwiNZ

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…

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