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1,141 blogs · Page 29 of 48HMS Repulse.
by Scratchbuilder
Hi All. During lockdown I received a call from a distant acquaintance who said he had something that I may be interested in. After a long…
Billing Boats St Canute Tug Kit
by Richard7
Hello, can anyone suggest a wood filler for my Billings Boat St Canute? At present l am using a J.Perkins light weight wood filler but l …
Jurmo Class watercat landing craft
by Hillro
I started this quite a while ago, ideas came from model boats mag. A fun boat for my grandson. With no plans had to scale , etc from phot…
Clyde Puffer
by Hillro
i found plans on a web site and based the scratch build on these. The hull is plank on frame and you can see the stages on the attached p…
Gemini G10 Catamaran fishing boat
by GrahamP74
My next project has been a request from a local fisherman who after seeing my other models has asked me to make one of his. My father put…
SLEC/LESRO 35” Pilot Boat 1:12 scale
by Skydive130
Off we go again! First gripe, why doesn’t this website upload pictures in order? Anyway, we open the box to find a wonderful smell of fre…
Lorraine 2
by muddyBRONZE
After the first attempt at Lorraine (1) from the Model Boats Plan MM 512, which ended in a disaster, the main frame/hull warped, I did no…
AWLB PENLEE
by chiffs
During lockdown i built airfix lifeboat , then decided to have a go at a diorama , made this using a base of polystyrene, wave patterns w…
Flying Scotsman. Iron paddle tug
by Hillro
This is a scratch build using plans from Brown,Son &Ferguson Ltd. plans come on three A1 sheets which include hull profiles, plan and ele…
Farmile d images of mast set up
by Marke
Hi I’m building a 1/24 Farmile d and I’m in need of some good close up images of the mast top and bottom arrangement please. Their are to…
3D Printed Tug.
by billhook301
Freelance design for 3D printed tug,all stl files created by PeterSripol here is a link to his channel on YouTube. https://www.youtube.co…
Chris Craft Constellation
by GARTH
July 1 2020 first run of Corona Extra Chris Craft at Spencer boat pond in Burlington Ont. Ran good except my Rudder control backward & af…
HSL 102
by nasraf
Thanks to the inspiration of jbkiwi and the purser with their models of the early Royal Air Force High Speed Launches I have decided to h…
Command Boat 90
by CB90
Scratch built at 12th scale from pictures and profiles of the internet. The boat was originally built in Sweden a class of fast military …
Deans Marine PBR
by CashrcGOLD
Hi y’all. Don’t know how many of you kept up with the “Night Watch” thread last year, but those of you who did know that the Texas Navy h…
Chris Craft Constellation
by GARTH
Weather is great here in Ontario Canada but we still need to work on a model as the pool in Burlington isn't open yet . Had to put my min…
New kit build HMS GUERNSEY fisheries patrol vessel
by davejw
Just built stand and started trimming hull top.
Chris Craft Constellation
by GARTH
Puddle-pirate ask me about that part I had found on Bangood site I'm not sure how to give a replay so I'v just put it on my build blog ( …
Digitally remastered classic - JJC Sound
by G6SWJ
The first time I heard the JJC Sound System in a model it left me with a lasting memory. The bass profile (grunt) of the sound in my expe…
Chris Craft Constellation
by GARTH
Well I haven't posted for a while & I haven't gotten sick either It was the dam windows that have taken me so long .The upper deck curved…
1 Inch Tug
by Martin555
Hi Guys, I found a scrap bit of plastic and decided to make this. Martin555.
Radio communication experiment
by G6SWJ
I'll park this here for anybody that is interested and report back at some point in the future my findings. I started an experiment a whi…
"Marge"
by Martin555
Hi Guys, “Marge” After making “Flora” and finding that the slightest breeze took over all control despite my efforts to control it. I tin…
First build attempt
by Onemancave1
Started my first build during lock down ..... whats the best link on doping the hull ?