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25 boats · Page 1 of 2Springer #4 USACOE Stoplog
by LewZ
This is my fourth Springer tug. It was built to resemble the U.S. Army's Corps of Engineers stoplog tug located at Little Goose Dam in Wa…
Modular Barge Set
by LewZ
In order for my truckable push boat ("Springer") to move something I built this modular barge (which are individually truckable). This is…
Small work barge
by LewZ
I built this barge to go with my 1/35 scale towboat. It is made of 1/2 inch plywood hull and a 1/4 inch plywood deck. There is a grid of …
Large Coal Barge
by LewZ
I salvage this large (5 foot - 152cm) barge from the trash heap from a model boat club (BAEB) that closed. It was used for competition to…
Emma C. Berry
by LewZ
This model is from the Sterling (USA) model kit of the same name. It was one of my first models built in the early 1970's. I had planned …
Piccadilly (Sailboat, 50/800 class)
by LewZ
The hull (along with 2 more, but never built) was purchased in 1975 during our visit to the U.K. Went directly to the builders small fact…
Herass (Sailboat, 50/800 class)
by LewZ
This is a commercial made (in the U.S. by Vortex), based on the real Soling competition boats. For mine, made two new masts and sails, on…
Flat Chines (Sailboat, 50/800 class)
by LewZ
A scratch build based a small plans in Model Boat magazine back in the 1980s. The boat was a dismal sailer exceptunder a high wind when i…
Frederick Mistral (aka "Duna)
by LewZ
Here is my partial build model of the Frederick Mistral. The kit was made by Anfora and for some reason they call it "Duna". What stopped…
My Web Site (LewsModelBoats.org)
by LewZ
My "Scale Model Boats" (and tanks... and more) web site is http://lewsmodelboats.org It goes into a lot of detail on my model boats, tank…
"Star Wars" Patrol Boat
by LewZ
As weird as it sounds I just can't seem to see a model boat go in the trash. In this case, you can see the derelict model in the first tw…
Ironclads of the U.S. Civil War (1861-1865)
by LewZ
Disclosure: First off, these are not my models, but that of the "Old Navy" Steve Lund and Bill Hathaway. I had the pleasure of meeting th…
Standard Oil Tug
by LewZ
`This boat has been disposed of. No space for it and it does not meet my current quality requirements. Placed it on my trash can and by t…
Club Rescue Boat ("Miss Amelia"; scratch built; Scale: ~1/18)
by LewZ
What do you do with a boat hull that nobody wants, not in good condition, and not realistic looking? Build something different! This boat…
PT61 Gunboat WWII (Frank's kit with major mods; Scale: 1/20)
by LewZ
This boat kit was started by buyer and passed though many hands until it finally reached me. The upper right phot (deck sitting next to t…
Springer #3 (Zip Kits; Scale: 1/18)
by LewZ
This Springer (Jo Ann) is my third Springer build, I made it for my son. It is based on a real truckable pushboat but one that I saw with…
Springer #2 (Zipp Kits; Scale: ~1/25)
by LewZ
Ah, the "Skeleton Crew" Bill E. Bones! This Springer obviously has a comical theme. Unfortunately it is kind of top heavy and wind is its…
Springer #1 (Zipp kits - Scale: 1/18)
by LewZ
Looking for a fun boat? Take a look at the Springer type tugs. Zipp Kits is one manufacture that makes the Springer easy to build and ine…
Modular Barge (Scratch build; Scale: ~1/16)
by LewZ
Want to build a barge to go with a Springer tug? Modular barges are truckable, that is they can be brought to a site, unloaded, fastened …
M/V David Sizer (Scratch build towboat; Scale: 1/35)
by LewZ
This is a scratch build inland waterways (U.S.) towboat, often called a push boat. (Not based on any real boat.) It has two motors indivi…
LC-3 (Trumpeter plastic model kit; Scale: 1/35)
by LewZ
Bought this little model (about 18 inches long) wanting to motorize it. It took some time figuring out all of the electronics and getting…
Trawler (Helen kit by Artesnia Latina, modified; Scale: ~/20)
by LewZ
One model boat I would never thought of buying/building was this one. It was partially built and got a good deal on buying it. With the d…
Dusseldorf FLB 2 (Krick model kit - major modifications; Scale: 1/25)
by LewZ
This model was given to me by the original owner. It was about 80% complete but in "not so good" condition. It was partially working and …
Wiesel (Graupner kit - major mods; Scale: 1/40)
by LewZ
I partially built this boat, set it aside for a few years, the restarted it after the internet was available. That prompted me to do some…