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942 blogs · Page 17 of 40C.C.G.S Norman McLeod Rogers
by Seaspray
Having the choice of 3 icebreakers models to build. I settled for the above. She is now is service at Chile. Building to a scale of 1:100…
Deans Marine Kristina
by Cashrc
GOLD
Hi y’all. I decided to get to work on a kit I received last Christmas, a Deans Marine herring drifter. This will be the second Deans kit …
Fairey huntsman - restoration project
by Bassman1975
Found in an antiques shop - knocked them down from £10 to just £5. She needs a lot of work. But I am up for the challange. That tappy twi…
Coast Guard 44' Lifeboat
by pressonreguardlessSILVER
Picked up this box of scrap. Was able to fabricate the skeleton from the patterns of leftover scrap
Emma
by peterd
6 months work finished and am able to fully reclaim the dining table.. Launched Emma yesterday in blustery winds. A few adjustments to ma…
Large scale referb!!!!!!!!!!
by RonBMK2
These two ("little") beauties were given to me on the understanding they would go back in the water. I have started stripping them down t…
Italeri Vospers
by BW3
Starting a separate blog for the pair of Vosper MTB’s that I am building , I got the special built kit of the St. Nazaire Vosper and a st…
Alwyn Vintcent Steam Tug 1:32
by Alannicholls
Having finished all components for the "Alwyn Vintcent" 1:32 Scale Tug Kit I'm now proof building the "kit" making sure everything fits. …
HMS Dreadnought from Deans Marine - first build!!!
by SimonR1
I've had this ship for several years, having won it on waltBay for about 160 sheets and the time has come to build it. Its retailing at a…
Dumas Commuter build
by Newby7
BRONZE
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…
Bristol Pilot Cutter - Katie
by AndyB
I’m aware another member of this forum is also building a Bristol Pilot Cutter “Katie”, so I hope members don’t mind if I share my progre…
Working with ABS - Lengthening a Hull
by LewZ
The Dusseldorf (FLB 2) model fire boat kit was originally produced by Robbe and now sold under the name Krick. The kit is based on the or…
Dumas Mt Washington
by River Rat
I am in the 5th month of this build. Definitely a challenging build. I decided to build this one a little out of the box. Couldn't find a…
HARTLEY FLARELINE, NEW PROJECT
by jbkiwi
Thought I'd have a lash at a model of the Hartley 19ft 5in 15 deg V cabin boat I completed about 30 yrs ago. Hartley boats are NZ designe…
S 100 Schnellboot RC build
by BW3
After a long time I am back trying to get a boat in the water, I have an old 32nd Parallel kit in mothballs unfinished. So to take an eas…
Creole Queen Sternwheeler
by River Rat
I recently retired and this is how I got back into building boats. I have the fever after a 20 year lull. I included some pics. Currently…
USS BlueFish
by pressonreguardlessSILVER
While I am waiting for the epoxy to fully harden on the 44, I am embarking on the Bluefish build. I bought this on ebay only because it w…
Semi Scale destroyer
by ShaunI
Hi Ship mates, I started this a while ago (possibly a couple of years ago), well thought now is good time to continue! This is based on t…
'FAIRACRE' BROADS CRUISER (BATES LOOK ALIKE) RESTORATION
by jbkiwi
Seeing there is not a huge amount going on at the moment, I thought I might put up a timeline of the restoration of an old M/M plan built…
Mt Washington
by pressonreguardlessSILVER
Mt Washington by Dumas Cut out the hull. The directions say one thing the plans show another Installed some ledgers to support the deck a…
Airboat, getting back to it
by jbkiwi
Getting ready to re-start this airboat after 10 yrs of it sitting under the house. Will be fast electric and fully fiberglassed. I will b…
Lorelei
by cjanik001
Started a new scratch build after getting interested in waterjet propulsion from articles by JBKiwi and Rowen. Didn't initially have a sp…
Graupner Elke/Kriegsfischkutter
by CashrcGOLD
Hi y’all. After my last couple of builds I was looking for something interesting and different to add to my fleet. My buddy Fred (BLKFT1)…
Model Slipway RNLI Tamar class lifeboat 1:16 scale
by Skydive130
So, after probably over a year of no activity on here, not that I haven’t been building, a couple of members had been in contact to see i…