Scratch built to 1/24th scale this is a model of a famous coastal barge built in 1904 at Mistley for the Horlock fleet. Sailed to victory in the1928 Thames Barge Match with Chub Horlock at the helm she won five "firsts" in her one race - a feat never achieved before or since. You can read about this exciting race in Chub's biography "Mistley Man's Log". S.b.VIGILANT can now be seen at Topsham in Devon where she is under extensive restoration.

1mtr yacht Oscar from PJ Wiles given to me by a friend old design but still competitive it will be getting stripped down & given a new coat of paint
I,m thinking of buying the new design 1mtr Toscar from PJ Sails

Bought of ebay part built .re worked all the stern and smoke stack areas. rc to go in soon ..moving turrets working lights etc..
If I was to do the model again I think I would plank the deck as Im not happy with the finish I have .....who knows if I get fedup I may have a go at re doing it later this yr

Scratch built from plans .model Aircraft from Japan . Smokes from the 4 exhaust ports. at the moment she sits too low in the water ( rather top heavy ). will need a bit more thinking about

renovated from ebay . fair turn of power from a 12v wiper motor. easily up on the plane . just needs the seats sorting out

Just finished this over Christmas. All lights work ,the deck is done with timber strips. just to rig up rc.
All the rigging detaches from the masts so I can gain access to the battery n the running gear. Lashings of Lead used as ballast. Talk about top heavy.......
Think I will weather her and get her smoking .....later

First attempt at weathering, Kind of ok but ?????

first model boat (apart from airfix) Built early 70's.
I think I need to tart her up a bit as been neglected .

Bought this part built with prop propulsion . but Im converting it to paddle power.
im using a 600 motor with a 50/1 gearbox to power it , but I think I will have to change the setup as the noise is too loud ,even though it will
Eventually it will have a 'Dixi' sound system installed .

Built as a display model . I started this mid 70's then kind of carried on late 80.s when I broke my ankle .
the first plank on frame id ever encounted. ......Wow what a learning curve ......not perfect by any means but ....its ok

Built from kit . it has full lighting and smoke from the shrimp boiler (the lid is off my wife's coat )and working trawler nets ,( causes a right drag when deployed)

Only had her for a few yrs , I will in time have to put a smoke system in her .