ChrisG
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Commander · 2,519 pts
Sandiacre, United Kingdom
Member since Sep 2014
Last online 2 years ago
Age 81
ChrisG’s harbour
12 boatsAquarius
The concept started from a wish to renovate an Inga1V large motor sailor and culminated in a scratch build …
Bluebird of Chelsea
My BOC which is 1/24 scale was built from the plan drawn by D Metcalf in 1991. She was built originally for…
Kingfisher (Slipper Launch)
I had a wish for some sort of nostalgic type of classic motor boat, had considered the beautiful Riva varia…
Nimbus One MTR
I started this interesting build in January 2020 and it kept me busy during the horrendous Covid epidemic t…
Fairey Huntsman
I bought this neglected, unloved and scruffy model from that well known auction site for not many pennies s…
Aeronaut Bella sail boat
I built my Bella many years ago, first sailing boat build. Having built an Aeronaut Diva I was impressed wi…
Aeronaut "Diva"
About 20 years ago my daughter bought me my first model boat kit and it was the Diva. I had a great deal of…
Tug from the past
At about the time I retired and was looking for an indoor hobby I noticed on that well known auction site a…
ChrisG’s build blogs
6 blogsI am pushing the boat out really early in fact in its embryonic stage for this build blog and I might regret it but hope not. It has been…
I have had an interest in Dunkirk Little Ships since assisting a very good friend to move his from Cookham nr Maidenhead down the Thames …
I was lucky to be given a kit for building a Thames Slipper Launch, the kit available from H.A. Kits who sell through Ebay designed is to…
Thank you for the response to this build it is nice to know that others are interested in your models and thanks Doug for the pictures an…
Back in the Autumn while considering my next build I decided to attempt building a couple of half hull yachts. I sent for a reference boo…
At the beginning of the year I had an urge to build another yacht the start of which was obtaining the plan by Graham Bantock. It can be …