These little corvettes were the backbone of the Atlantic defence of the supply convoys from Halifax Canada to Britain from 1942 to 45
Here she is with steam engine engaged for checking before recent sailing complete with Asdic sound
This was used to echo signal of enemy submarines to pinpoint their position

Running brushless with 11.1v lipo at Mary Stevens Park in Stourbridge, West Midlands

A Canadian Coast Guard Icebreaker
Built 1967 @ Canadian Vickers Montreal
Currently owned by the Chilean Navy
The model was scratch built from the plans supplied by Marine Modelling int.
The model is to 1:120 scale and is 750mm long
The model is based on the original build of the vessel.

The original was built in 1956 on the Clyde, spent some time in Dundee where she was renamed The Scotscraig, she ended up in Ireland working on the Shannon in 1986 and named The Shannon Estuary 1

I bought a used hull of the Ayton Cross and look all over the internet for some plans but found none.
I did find a lot of images though.

I bought most if not all of the fittings and since have decided that the way to go is to make what you can from what I can get hold of.

So all other model boats are and will be scratch made.
I have two on the burner at the moment.

Anyway some of the Ayton Cross looks right some of it does not.

But I can always do it again as I hopefully get a little better.
This one again is awaiting Ballast and it will be ready to go.
I fitted two Engel 12 volt motors and made the mounts in grp then Laminated them into position..

Everything has been hand painted and slightly aged .

The bow thruster was made using some household plumbing pipe a small propshaft Again home made and it works very well.

Something to play with as I build hopefully better.

Well this is the 3rd version I have made of a springer tug.

Grp Hull and this time using 2 mm plastic.
Balsa wood and again what ever I could find laying around.

The decking is just printed paper and stuck down with Varnish.

Just needs some ballast and it is ready to go.

So this was attempt number two at a springer tug.. A little better than the very first one.

Again a home made grp hull and everything else Balsa wood and a few bits I could find about the house..

Well this one too has been scrapped and the hull reused.
Or set aside for another one at a later date.

So at this time is just a fitted out hull

Well this was the very first model boat i made.
A springer tug.
I made a mould and then made a few just in case i was to the point of everything going wrong at least I could start another one.

Apart from the home made GRP hull everything else was made in Balsa wood.

Since been scrapped but the hull and all the electrics ect have been reused again for another version..

This is my super airboat mk1 built in the 80s was in a real bad way when I got it only payed 30£ for it and have put a lot of time in to it to get it to where she is now have updated the rc control and receiver to a 2.5g flysky 6ch apart from that she is original and still have not seen or found a mk1 the only other one I have seen is a mk2 hopefully u will all enjoy and like what I have dun to her

I know it was built in 1959 as the DPW tugboat "Enmore". it was named T.A.2 until 2009. Does anyone know anything else about this type of tug?

I got the information from this website:
http://tugfaxblogspotcom.blogspot.ca/2016/06/eastern-tug-roundup.html

A couple of new pics taken yesterday of "Sweet Sue" second time out and under steam.

I built this one from a Caldercraft kit and powered it with a twin screw steam engine
Model has steam horn sound together with bilge pump and fully equipped lighting system
Have extensively weathered the model to create realism to imitate what it probably looked like after many years steaming and working round the world in the 1930's
A smoke generator has also been fitted which together with the twin screw steam engine gives a realistic look when on the water