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Building a Scale Model "Springer" push boat

by LewZUS

Many of us have seen or heard of the "Springer" push boat (a.k.a., tug, truckable boat, etc.). Most of them are not scale models but stil…

Pat's Lady Ann Steam Boat Project

by SouthportPatGB

Lady Ann Steam Boat Project Convert from Meths to Gas burner

Pat's Drumbeat of Devon Project

by SouthportPatGB

Drumbeat 1.Mast Assembly

Pat's Pilot Boat Project

by SouthportPatGB

Pilot Boat 1. Check Masthead and Overtaking light 2. Separate Radar and deck and nav lights

Pat's Archer Class Patrol Boat

by SouthportPatGB

Patrol Boat 1. Check Masthead and Overtaking light 2. Separate Radar and deck and nav lights

Pat's Dutch Power Tug Project

by SouthportPatGB

Dutch Power Tug 1. Separate Deck Lights and Nav lights

Pat's Thames Steam Boat Project

by SouthportPatGB

1. Install new Valve in gas tank (present one leaks)

Pat's Light Ship Project

by SouthportPatGB

Light Ship 1. Switch for lighting - working from TX 2. Anchor ??

Fire boat Florián 1:7, Construction (second attempt) from scratch

by premecekczCZBRONZE

Based on old and new photos, and based on previous experiences, I will show the progress of working on the model here. So far, it's more …

Fire boat FLORIÁN 1:12 , 1:7 ..trial and error construction

by premecekczCZBRONZE

The first idea to make a model of the fireboat Florian was in 2014. I made a model in 1:12 scale.n about 2019, I started making a large 1…

American torpedo boat Spanish American war

by IsaacUS

This is a new thread of my refurbishing of an old ship model that was built back in the 1980's or so. Background: I managed to get this m…

Graupner Optimist

by GARTHCA

Had the Graupner Optimist in my basement for about 25 years some one gave the unfinished kit to me at A show club was doing at Canal Days…

Billing RNLI Waveny Class

by DoogleGB

Recently picked this up from our club sale at the lake and made a start. A quick resume so far: checked all was complete , previous owner…

Venice water Taxi just about complete.

by IanL1NZ

Its been a while since I have updated you all on my Venice water taxi build. Over the last few months I have been working on the canopy a…

Submarine, type 1x c/40 U190

by DoogleGB

Fancied a different challenge so picked this up a little while ago. Now that the Calypso is complete and I have space again, just started…

Casualty of war

by DoogleGB

My stepson has been moving recently and in the process ended up damaging this fishing vessel that a great uncle of his ( long deceased) m…

Midwest Patriot Fireboat

by CashrcUSGOLD

Hi everybody. I’m 95 percent done with the Patrol boat, it needs a few more railings and some small details, but she’s in the “runner” ca…

MS Oldenburg

by SkippydrewGB

Good evening all, I have decided ti make a start on a project of a passenger boat MS Oldenburg that operates closely to where I live (Bri…

Pooh, River tugboat

by IsaacUS

Back in my youth, I spent the summers in Connecticut ( USA ) working. While there, I spent my off hours at the local small airfield ( Goo…

Occre Ulises

by Trident73GB

Was given the Occre kit of the “Ulises” ocean going tug for Christmas. Started the build this weekend but I reckon it is going to be a bi…

SHG Shadow

by Oxford-DaveGB

I built an SHG Shadow in the lounge of our small flat in Acton (West London) over 40 years ago. I powered it with a Webra .20 and sailed …

Deans's Marine 63' ASR restoration

by Oxford-DaveGB

Thirty plus years ago I built a British Power Boats co. Motor Gun Boat from the Dean's Marine kit, and sailed it all around the south of …

IMEX Taurus-from Sport fisherman to police boat to….police boat?

by CashrcUSGOLD

Hi y’all. Almost 8 years ago I posted a build log on RC Groups where I built and converted an IMEX Taurus Sport Fisherman into a police b…

When 2 become 1

by DoogleGB

And another project to work on. I have a scratch built "frigate " which I tried experimenting on with dazzle camouflage. Mainly construct…

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