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942 blogs · Page 18 of 40Island Freighter "Son Of Jamaica"
by Black Shoe
BRONZE
This correctly titled would be considered a "Built Log". The subject is a heavily kit-bashed Lindberg North Atlantic Fishing Trawler. It …
C Raymond Hunt Pilot boat
by Chum444SILVER
A few photos of an easy not-very-detailed Pilot boat build while in Florida to escape the New England weather. Not yet complete as I didn…
H.M.S.SCIMITAR FTB
by Rowen
After the end of the war the Royal Navy decided to move from gasoline powered fast launches to diesel, to reduce fire risks. The first ma…
ZWARTE ZEE
by GARTH
I just can't stop myself Our club had a swap & sell meeting on Tuesday And I spotted this uncompleted tug the Zwarte Zee for $ 30 Canadia…
Fisher 44 (Motor sail )
by Graham 1954
Started my new build. Keel is 10mm ply and ribs are 6mm ply. Have not got a band saw so cut with jig saw. I wont do that again. A lot of …
African Queen
by GARTH
My son gave me a flat bottom sail boat that he found on the street on garbage day . I wondered how I would fix it as the masts had been b…
Vosper MTB379
by mturpin013BRONZE
As did another member on the site succumb to the charm of a grandson, I too have fallen for it, again. The first one was a cabin cruiser …
PT-109 first scratch build
by clivej
I am 80 year's of age and a retired cabinet maker and design engineer. Covid got me started on modelling plane's and recently boat's. Hav…
Thames Slipper Launch
by ChrisG
Thank you for the response to this build it is nice to know that others are interested in your models and thanks Doug for the pictures an…
Moonraker make-over
by RudyM
Inspired by the real Moonraker I decided to give this one a more modern look.
Alwyn Vintcent Steam Tug 1:32
by Alannicholls
Using plans I drew using photographs and origional constructors drawings I've created a 1:32 scale kit of the Alwyn Vintcent, the last op…
Jervis Bay
by davidhgreatbatch
Scratch building Jervis Bay Pre War period. Still work required to finish her.
47' USCG Lifeboat - Rebuild
by DWBrinkmanBRONZE
I was "gifted" this USCG Lifeboat at our club's annual swap meet. As I was walking out with my new "prize" I was informed by one of the m…
Racing Sparrow
by Graham93
Having taken a few months off from building, its time to start a new build before the weather improves and the grass needs cutting. I cur…
Midwest Steam Engine and Elliott Bay launch
by CashrcGOLD
Hi all. Maybe it’s the fact that I’m 1 year away from 60, or that I like different types of motive power, but for a while now I’ve wanted…
MFV EILEEN H96
by garry
built this last year with plans from vintage model works
"Elly Gray"
by Graham 1954
Just a short story why I decided to try and construct a model from scratch. I was asked to crew "Elly Gray" from Portsmouth to Portugal a…
RRS Discovery
by Hillro
Started a new project, a scratch build of RRS Discovery. The actual ship is in Dundee which is not far from me, so getting details from t…
HMS Ajax
by Gdaynorm
This project proving tricky, as drawings I have and photos tend not to agree. I think the ship had some major alterations with each re-fi…
Remote Trim and Tilt for outboard motors
by RudyM
The Azure Spirit is a speedboat with a 3D Printed outboard engine capable of being tilted via TX. It took a bit of brain-power to figure …
USS Fletcher DD-445
by ToraDog
Well, while I have been laying low since finishing the USCGC Eastwind, I have not been idle. I actually started this build about a year a…
Dumas Harbor Tug
by GARTH
I can't find my original built Blog. It's been a while since I posted anything & we all know why . With all the stuff happening right now…
Krick Grimmershorn
by CashrcGOLD
Hi y’all. I thought it about time that I started on my 60th birthday present, a Krick Grimmershorn. This will be the largest boat, both i…
My Susan
by muddyBRONZE
My Susan. Offshore Transom Fishing Trawler. Model Boats Plan No: MM925. This one started off as a "Chuck it on the car seat Jobber". Not …