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by GARTH
Monday, February 16 2026, is a holiday called Family Day in Canada so I decided to build a lifeboat that a fellow in the boat club gave m…
1008 tug mods
by JSS4
Here's another Aliexpress boat, I got inspired after seeing another build on facebook. I don't have the skills to meet his build but I fi…
Converting a toy semi tractor trailer into a decent RC model Unit
by LewZ
Another RC hobby? I'm already into RC scale model boats (since the early 1970's) and RC armor (since 2015) I am branching out to RC scale…
Midwest/Model Expo Fireboat
by chugalone100SILVER
Model Expo has confirmed that production will soon begin on a new Midwest kit: the Fireboat, presented at a scale of 1/2" = 1 foot. To cl…
Seaway tug boat
by Stephen T
GOLD
This boat was built in the 1990s from an unknown kit I know what it isn't it isn't a mount fleet models tug nor is mobile marine its a mo…
Palfinger PB-950A (kinda)
by JSS4
I saw this little jetboat on Aliexpress and wondered what it might take to get it properly running. After seeing some breakdown videos on…
HAGGIS 150 Outboard
by HappyHaggis
This came about from wanting to build a harbour support vessel though couldn't find the correct outboard. I spotted some Stl files for an…
A Beginners Vessel
by HappyHaggis
Testing the water with this one as although i enjoy building boats from scratch i also enjoy designing them and printing them which takes…
Building a rowboat 1:6 scale from Model Boat magazine
by bruce1946
Building a rowboat 1:6 scale from this month's Model Boat magazine. I have made many changes to the drawing and it's operation it's been …
Graupner Pollux
by CashrcGOLD
Hi y’all..it’s been a minuet since I’ve been on here. Getting ready for Christmas, the annual NTMS Christmas party, work, etc. I haven’t …
VIC SMEED'S VIVACITY
by Nick Ward
Hi all, just posting a summary of (mainly) previously posted pics to kick off this build log and show progress to date since I first star…
Vosper
by GARTH
Well, I'm about to start my Vosper. I painted the crew, glued the transom in place. made a rudder up because I'm just thinking about how …
Vosper
by GARTH
Well, I was right, the Jolly Red Guy did give me a model boat for Christmas. Got something to do on a cold winter day—a plastic Vosper MT…
GLYNN GUEST KNOCKER WHITE TUG
by Nick Ward
I mentioned in the Vic Smeed Vivacity forum I would do a few smaller builds while chugging through the Vivacity project; the first of the…
Jim's Model Boat Launcher / Retriever
by LewZ
Finally tired of using my launcher (PVC pipe and fittings) and had SSMBC member build me a special one. (He has made a bunch of his versi…
Need info on what these ships are
by Hhager2
My Uncle in NY passed away a few months ago. He was 96 n a model builder since a kid. He got me into it n we both were in the Navy. At on…
"Port Seminole" a SSMBC portable dock system for R/C model boats
by LewZ
Episode: Introduction This is series of episodes will be about the features and updates of the SSMBC (Tampa Bay Area, Florida) Portable D…
HMCS Woodstock from a Kitbashed Revell Flower Class Corvette
by RPLedm
Starting the dig into the Ottawa Archives and The Great Lakes Museum in Kingston:
Another Pusher Tug
by EdWBRONZE
While doing research for my Springer/Pusher tug I discovered these drawings David Metcalf’s Motorflot Pusher Tug and I had all the materi…
Seaspan HAWK with "Z" drive build
by bruce1946
Progress on my Seaspan Hawk. this boat was just the hull and deck, with 2 Z drive motors. Everything from the deck up was destroyed. the …
M. N. Golo, 1300 Tonne Coastal Freighter
by RPLedm
This might be my next Build. Note that the 3inch gun is positioned right above the toilet. Do you think they yell "CLEAR" down into the t…
The Seguin
by pressonreguardlessSILVER
Back to the Dungeon (I like my Dungeon, very quiet) I started a new build, The Seguin. This will be a scratch build. I ordered plans from…
Cheap unsinkable airboat
by jbkiwi
For a bit of fun i decided to knock up another airboat for rescue and camera work. made from a $19 body board with a 3542 1000kv TGY outr…
Trawler
by GARTH
Saw this on my Facebook feed, and I'm a little bored, so I will try to convert one of my model boats to a deep-sea trawler. The first pho…