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1,146 blogs · Page 6 of 48Fitzroy Storm Glass
by zooma
BRONZE
I was given this Storm Glass for my 76th birthday last month, and to be honest , I am not too sure what to make of it? This storm glass c…
A bit of fun Das Boot
by Doogle
Boat related in the loosest sense. Created from an old Wellington boot, a takeaway cover, some plaster, a plant saucer and a coat hanger.…
Academy Titanic 1/400
by Doogle
Good morning everyone, this will be a slow build although looking forward to the challenge. Firstly though I'm needing some idea's/expert…
SEMI SCALE FOAM AND GLASS MODEL OF MY 15FT 1953 SCHOCK US DESIGN DAY SAILER.
by jbkiwi
After the success with the A class catamaran, (glass on foam) I was looking for something new to build using the same method. I've been w…
Tippecanoe T37 Build
by Collie
Hi everyone, this will be a log of me building a Tippecanoe T37 kit, the first build I have ever done. I'm already pretty far into the bu…
Royal Naval Steam Pinnace
by SouthportPat
Good Morning Shipmates Help please - could anyone please assist me with the the lighting on a Royal Navy Steam Pinnace as shown in the pi…
Pilot Boat 34.50ins
by WolacBRONZE
You asked me to try and do a build blog so here is my attempt Started the build two day ago. This progress so! First mistake was fixing o…
King Of Hearts
by neilw
Collected this one last week, it came from the Ron Wem collection - have a look at his site as he made loads of amazing boats. I also bou…
RAF Crash Tender
by EdWBRONZE
I bought this Fireboat off EBay. It was fitted with a glow motor and was covered with fuel proofer. In general it was sound but a bit neg…
Chris Craft 63' Connie
by Brightwork
Long
Constellation
by Jerry Todd
Made the framed glass portion of the skylight. They're hinged so I can get a finger inside to flip the power switch on or off. They're ma…
Powered Hopper Barge
by SimpleSailorBRONZE
Hi. After my exploits with the Hybrid Barge hull design I have now started work on a powered barge. This will be using a Kort nozzle. Pic…
Southport Lake
by zoomaBRONZE
This picture was taken by a friend on Sunday morning after everyone else had gone home to lunch - but it does show the club lake quite well.
USS Melvin
by GARTH
This is a repair for the model Melvin. A while back, I put a little story about this particular model that was always sinking when I ran …
How many model boats are symmetrical.
by zoomaBRONZE
Having built, restored, and bought quite a few old model boat kits over the years, I have always been surprised to find how non-symmetric…
Test Sailing of RMAS Ixworth After A Long Refit 06 August 2025
by SouthportPat
Test Sailing of RMAS Ixworth After A Long Refit 06 August 2025
Revell 1/72 scale Flower Class Corvette
by CashrcGOLD
Hi y’all. I haven’t posted the video yet, but the Patriot ran well, stayed dry, and pumped a lot of water, luckily I got her maiden done …
Expert Advise Required - Swamp Boat Refit
by SouthportPat
Expert Advise Required - Swamp Boat Refit Good Morning Shipmates Took my newly aquired swamp boat (second user) for a test yesterday - un…
Mantua Bruma - with possible conversion to sail
by DuncanPBRONZE
After weeks of waiting for the kit to be delivered from Italy I re-ordered instead from Cornwall Model Boats and received it next day. Th…
Test Sailing of HMS Newcastle @ SMBC 300725 After A Major Refit
by SouthportPat
Test Sailing of HMS Newcastle ' SMBC 300725 After A Major Refit - might I add completed by a Colleague - with me assisting a very little bit
BLUENOSE
by RossM
Started 2020 with plans by P F Eisnor from Nova Scotia 34 pairs of ribs
Hopper Barge
by SimpleSailorBRONZE
A friend of mine has asked me to make him a Hopper type barge to tow behind his tug. He already has a scratch built shoe box, but it does…
New project; THUNDER an inland tug
by Chum444SILVER
Picked up a nicely laid up glass hull of the Smit NEDERLAND. Spoiler alert; it won’t be the NEDERLAND.
Graupner Ton 12 Krabbekutter
by Trident73
Last year I was given a well-worn but mostly intact Graupner Ton 12 Krabbekutter kit by a neighbour clearing out his parents old home. I …