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by sidley70
Greetings from Australia Since the Corona Virus and lock Down. I have not been out of the house for a month, I had started building my Co…
Grandsons Elver
by redpmg
This is one with a difference - found this 15" Elver vane sailboat by Vic Smeed in a 1980 copy of Model Maker (revived). Made up two kits…
Gaff Rigged Cutter - Refit
by Joe727
This is my Falmouth Gaff-Rigged Cutter that I built while on a little island in the Carribean back in '08/'09. It is a scratch built desi…
Star 45 Racing Yacht Build
by Joe727
Since it looks like the lockdown will continue for a while I decided it was time I do another, more complex build. Most of my boat buildi…
10 inch boat kit purchased on eBay.
by RonH
Purchase a small boat kit eBay/China ($10.00 USD including shipping offer a different amount). https://www.ebay.com/itm/Wooden-Sailing-Bo…
Fort/Park class freighter
by shipbuilder3770
This is actually last year's build. These ships were built in the hundreds in Canada and the UK, even some in the States where they morph…
Graupner Tina Rowboat build log
by CashrcGOLD
Hi y’all. I thought I would start an actual build log on the Graupner Tina. I did the gunwales, added some supports for the floor and ass…
St-Roch
by Ygagnon
Good day, It's been a while since my first introduction to the group. I have been busy with a lot of summer chores and camping. The rudde…
HMS Halifax - Kit Build
by Hillro
This ship was my second kit build. Unfortunately i did not take any build photographs. The kit provided all the materials you need and is…
The Mayflower. A kit build
by Hillro
This was my first attempt at building a desk top sailing vessel. The kit came with everything you need except the hand tools. The kit had…
Aero Naut Jenny
by Rogerdotcom
New build to keep me sane during lockdown. Quality kit and a few testing moments. Sea trials this morning and performed perfectly. Next t…
Tug Dual ESC Electronics
by Gone Gone Gone
A home built upgrade as a mixer equivalent. Illustrates what can be done with basic parts. No commercial part will do this job. The build…
HMAFV SEAL
by Rowen
My last project, H.M.S. Brave Borderer, was an interesting and enjoyable build. It was based on a glass fibre (gf) hull from MTBHULLS. Ha…
HMS Repulse.
by Scratchbuilder
Hi All. During lockdown I received a call from a distant acquaintance who said he had something that I may be interested in. After a long…
Jurmo Class watercat landing craft
by Hillro
I started this quite a while ago, ideas came from model boats mag. A fun boat for my grandson. With no plans had to scale , etc from phot…
Clyde Puffer
by Hillro
i found plans on a web site and based the scratch build on these. The hull is plank on frame and you can see the stages on the attached p…
Gemini G10 Catamaran fishing boat
by GrahamP74
My next project has been a request from a local fisherman who after seeing my other models has asked me to make one of his. My father put…
SLEC/LESRO 35” Pilot Boat 1:12 scale
by Skydive130
Off we go again! First gripe, why doesn’t this website upload pictures in order? Anyway, we open the box to find a wonderful smell of fre…
Lorraine 2
by muddyBRONZE
After the first attempt at Lorraine (1) from the Model Boats Plan MM 512, which ended in a disaster, the main frame/hull warped, I did no…
AWLB PENLEE
by chiffs
During lockdown i built airfix lifeboat , then decided to have a go at a diorama , made this using a base of polystyrene, wave patterns w…
Flying Scotsman. Iron paddle tug
by Hillro
This is a scratch build using plans from Brown,Son &Ferguson Ltd. plans come on three A1 sheets which include hull profiles, plan and ele…
3D Printed Tug.
by billhook301
Freelance design for 3D printed tug,all stl files created by PeterSripol here is a link to his channel on YouTube. https://www.youtube.co…
HSL 102
by nasraf
Thanks to the inspiration of jbkiwi and the purser with their models of the early Royal Air Force High Speed Launches I have decided to h…
Command Boat 90
by CB90
Scratch built at 12th scale from pictures and profiles of the internet. The boat was originally built in Sweden a class of fast military …