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1,121 blogs · Page 2 of 47The Galilee Boat Circa 40-50 BC Scale 1:24
by chugalone100
SILVER
Hello everyone, I’d like to share a project I completed some time ago—a Galilee boat from around 40–50 BC, built at 1:24 scale. It was a …
Hansjolle
by AndyB2
The Hansa dinghy was introduced in 1947 by Henry Rasmussen and a kit is available from German manufacturers Aeronaut, the hull is 940mm l…
Bluebird k-7
by jumpuglyGOLD
Hello all! Before my two week sojourn out to California starting tomorrow... Here she is, all 31 inches and 4.8 pounds of 3D printed 1/10…
Chris-Craft Style
by GARTH
I think I mentioned this model on another blog.And now it's become a Build Blog. So here we go. This model required a battery box, so I h…
Italeri Elco 1/35
by jostro65
Hey all, newish to RC boats but keen scale kit builder. Usually don't go for converting my scale models, but I picked up this Elco along …
The VMW Marlin Cabin Cruiser by Robbob
by robbobSILVER
The VMW Marlin Cabin Cruiser by Robbob Preface. At the time of writing, I’ve had the construction of this boat on ‘the back burner’ since…
Revell 1:142, Northsea Fishing Trawler build & RC conversion.
by stevedownunder
Part 1. This project is already finished, the following is a discription of what was done to build and convert the kit to RC. Because of …
Lindsay M a scratch built Wasque 26 ft
by Chum444SILVER
Awaiting graphics to finish off THUNDER& METEOR so pulled this one off the shelf to resume the build. I’ll start at the beginning posting…
My Latest Project
by Ronald
I have been adding furled sails to my latest project, Corinna Mae. Patterned after the Selma’s furled sails. This model carries my daught…
Pride of Baltimore 1981
by Jerry Todd
My first official job, when I was 16, was working on the construction of the Baltimore Clipper schooner Pride of Baltimore. On my 21st bi…
Trawler
by GARTH
Haven't been working on my deep- sea trawler for a while. I needed to build some railings on the deck, but didn't want to wait and buy th…
A new build
by ToraDog
I will, most likely, have to rename this Blog, at some point. In the mean time...please do not expect much for a while as she is in her v…
Thames Barge - Veronica
by AndyB2
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…
JUANITA STERN WHEELER
by chugalone100SILVER
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…
Dumas Pay n' Pak
by jumpuglyGOLD
Hey gang! As you may already know I have the Bluebird K-7 on the shelf for final detailing, the C-2 cargo ship Matson "Pacific Trader" aw…
Scratch built, Working Steam powered Drifter trawler LT100, to 1:24th scale.
by stevedownunder
LT100 My Way. With this build log there is a lot of ground to catch up on I have been building this model for more than 20 years. I do no…
Proboat Harbour tug mods
by JSS4
After seeing Cash's excellent build on here I was inspired to actually do some research and make some updates to my proboat tug. The init…
New Moth MKII semi scale yacht
by jbkiwi
Haven't built anything for a while due to lack of space (too many models) but the urge to build something was too great. After looking at…
US Coast Guard 110' ish WPB
by KevinH
It has been a while, health issues, other projects that had deadlines, and just too many projects. So, I buckled down, found the time, pr…
Scratchbuilt Esso Deutschland 1:150
by JockScott
When I first posted a thread under ... a dreamproject.. I didn't realize it was the wrong forum category. So here is my built blog. I wil…
Something a little different-Horizon Harbor Tug
by CashrcGOLD
Hi y’all. I turned 65 last month, and in preparation for celebrating making it this far without getting myself seriously injured or spend…
HMS Macedonian: a working RC model in 1:36 scale
by Jerry Todd
I've been into the Hornblower series of books since elementary school, but it was C.S.Forester's The Captain From Connecticut that lead m…
MTGMB
by fid2b
Easier to form lower skins than I thought, laminating from the 32thou helped a lot.
MODEL EXPO STEAM TUG "SEGUIN"
by chugalone100SILVER
Hi guys, This will be the first entry in another of my build logs. This time I’ll be showing my approach to building the Model Expo Steam…