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1,141 blogs · Page 3 of 48LesRo Rapier.
by zooma
BRONZE
Rapier1. When the first lock-down came along I dug out a couple of old wrecks that had been thrown away and had been saved from a skip so…
A tail of two TID Tugs
by FredE11
I am calling this a rebuild as you will see later. Back in the early 90s I was at one of the Greenwich model boat shows, one of the Stand…
Fairey Fisherman 27
by ChrisFBRONZE
Made the bilge keels from two laminations of mahogany sheet to get the correct thickness and then glued them in place. Once this was done…
"I'll Be Back" The Wiesel overhaul 2026
by LewZ
Well, I finally decided on my next project: *Overhaul the Schnellboot +Wiesel+*. _I bought this Graupner kit in 1975_ in London while we …
Nina, Windermere style Edwardian paddle steamer
by ColinJ2
This is a scratch build from a plan designed by Basil Hardy and purchased last year. Its inspiration is from a photograph of Charles Fild…
Shrimp Outrigger
by EdWBRONZE
The parts have arrived, let the build commence
Vosper
by GARTH
Today was another part constructed. The motor mount is built, the propeller shaft and the propeller is installed need to wait till the gl…
Piscataqua river gundalow
by tomarack
Piscataqua river gundalow Some time ago I was preparing an article for modelers who used to sail with RC sailboat models .This article wa…
Free Lance Fishing Boat --
by NorthernflotsamSILVER
Well thought I'd start a build blog for the fishing boat I working on. The boat is build from an Gifted hull that I believe came from an …
Model Slipway Vosper RTTL
by CashrcGOLD
Hi y’all. The Tug formerly known as Harbor is now in her berth, flagged, and is now known as the O Wulf 8. She’s done!! Well..mostly. Got…
Virgin Atlantic Challenger 1 - the restoration
by gcladd
This is a model that I built many years ago. Soon after Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic Challenger met it’s tragic fate in 1985, Radio …
LESRO/AEROKITS/SLEC SEA URCHIN
by Nick Ward
I decided to start this following a suggestion from one of you on this website, that the smaller Lesro designs such as the Sea Urchin, Se…
"F" Clamp - spring loaded
by LewZ
I just had a need to clamp some parts together in a tight space and none of my other clamps would work. I came up with the _spring loaded…
Dessin et modelisme
by BOB27600
Construction tradi avec impréssion 3D à partir d'un plan récupéré sur un dépliant commercial
The Galilee Boat Circa 40-50 BC Scale 1:24
by chugalone100SILVER
Hello everyone, I’d like to share a project I completed some time ago—a Galilee boat from around 40–50 BC, built at 1:24 scale. It was a …
Hansjolle
by AndyB2
The Hansa dinghy was introduced in 1947 by Henry Rasmussen and a kit is available from German manufacturers Aeronaut, the hull is 940mm l…
Bluebird k-7
by jumpuglyGOLD
Hello all! Before my two week sojourn out to California starting tomorrow... Here she is, all 31 inches and 4.8 pounds of 3D printed 1/10…
Chris-Craft Style
by GARTH
I think I mentioned this model on another blog.And now it's become a Build Blog. So here we go. This model required a battery box, so I h…
Italeri Elco 1/35
by jostro65
Hey all, newish to RC boats but keen scale kit builder. Usually don't go for converting my scale models, but I picked up this Elco along …
Lindsay M a scratch built Wasque 26 ft
by Chum444SILVER
Awaiting graphics to finish off THUNDER& METEOR so pulled this one off the shelf to resume the build. I’ll start at the beginning posting…
My Latest Project
by Ronald
I have been adding furled sails to my latest project, Corinna Mae. Patterned after the Selma’s furled sails. This model carries my daught…
Pride of Baltimore 1981
by Jerry Todd
My first official job, when I was 16, was working on the construction of the Baltimore Clipper schooner Pride of Baltimore. On my 21st bi…
Trawler
by GARTH
Haven't been working on my deep- sea trawler for a while. I needed to build some railings on the deck, but didn't want to wait and buy th…
A new build
by ToraDog
I will, most likely, have to rename this Blog, at some point. In the mean time...please do not expect much for a while as she is in her v…