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943 blogs · Page 21 of 40Sea Queen Restoration
by Sifi70
Here we go then. My first Blog on my Sea Queen build which I purchased 2nd or 3rd hand yesterday off Facebook Marketplace. Lots of work i…
New Build
by Newby7BRONZE
Started the work by getting the plan enlarged. Today I cut out cardboard frames setting them up on the building board. Frames are 2-3/4 "…
Scratch built Stevn's Arctic tug in the final stages
by T33CNO
I restarted this build last August after receiving the 100mm Schottels from OceanWorks in Hong Kong. She's been sat waiting for spray pai…
Rework
by Newby7BRONZE
Having just the hull of the first steam launch. I looked at what to do with it. The lines of her are long and narrow leading me to look a…
American river Springer pusher Tug
by Skydive130
And now for something different! I know that I suggested my next build would be the Dumas Motor lifeboat 36500, bu a week ago this little…
MBD Shannon 1:12
by T33CNO
This is in my harbour already and yet another of my unfinished builds. When I come back from holiday I’ll be continuing this as my main f…
Gaff Rigged Pilot Cutter
by Graham93
And so the story begins....... A few days ago on the 'Jolie Brise' forum topic I stated "I have a plan". Well I meant this literally! Whi…
Lumba Lumba Restoration
by Cargoman
Got the idea for this boat after seeing a friends one in America, I found out later that not only is it a discontinued kit but getting ho…
Baby Bootlegger
by peterd
Three months ago i commenced building a Crandall Flyer. All going well till i discovered the instructions and the plans and the end resul…
Speedline Models RNLI Shannon Class Lifeboat 1:16 scale
by Skydive130
Here we go again! So, this years project and it could well take a while is the Shannon at 1:16th scale. As this is likely to be a conside…
Completed Model of The Miracle
by MIR
I have finally after much delay completed the Krick trawler. It was my first build and got me through the covid and more. It took about a…
Smit Nederland
by GARTH
I have a new project the Smit Nederland Billings kit # 528 which I'm sure there's a few of them around . I did not start the build a frie…
Morston - H A Kits (small version)
by Seanympth
First, big thanks to Geoff, aka Mistyopoc, without his build blog to inspire/instruct me and his very helpful messages I would have made …
Motor Lifeboat 47
by AustinG
Vessel originally designed by the US Coast Guard and entered service in 1997. The Canadian version is almost identical, CCGS Thunder Cape…
Billings - Dragen
by Ronald
This is an older Billings kit. Not a scratch build this time, rather nice after all other boats lately. I kept patterns of the parts.
Billing Boats Boulogne Etaples B534
by T33CNO
One of my many favourites. About a six week build working every day. The Chronological build gallery is attached.
Stevn's Arctic Ice class tug
by T33CNO
I restarted this last August and it's not finished yet. The bad weather is delaying major painting but most of the parts are made and rea…
Billing Boats Hoga Pearl Harbor tug B708
by T33CNO
I built this in four weeks working every day. Originally a static display kit I have converted the build suitable for RC. I've used a Rab…
Super yacht Tender Simpson Strickland & Co, boats out of england around 1903
by bruce1946
This a copy of the Yacht tenders build by Simpson Strickland & Co, boats out of England around 1903. The hull and plans are by Kingston M…
Borkum look a like
by Newby7BRONZE
I started thinking of a build to put my Graham TVA steam engine in.I found the Krick Borkum and thought it would be right for size and sc…
HAKITS- PILOT LAUNCH-LARGER VERSION.
by mistyoptic
HAKITS -PILOT LAUNCH - LARGER VERSION. No sooner had the paint dried on my HAkits Morston, the kit for the Pilot Launch arrived. Simply b…
Power
by Newby7BRONZE
This is my Billings USCG Life boat. Had not installed esc into the finished boat. Had a P94 duel esc operation and P92 power destitution …
HAKITS Morston
by mistyoptic
HAKITS Morston. I was attracted to this kit because it is a wooden build and I just love working with wood. 27 Inches long, 8.5 inches be…
HMS Victory
by GARTH
I got this cut away of the HMS Victory from a fellow club member a few years back , which had been started but uncompleted. I planned on …