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by jumpugly
GOLD
Hey gang! As you may already know I have the Bluebird K-7 on the shelf for final detailing, the C-2 cargo ship Matson "Pacific Trader" aw…
Scratch built, Working Steam powered Drifter trawler LT100, to 1:24th scale.
by stevedownunder
LT100 My Way. With this build log there is a lot of ground to catch up on I have been building this model for more than 20 years. I do no…
US Coast Guard 110' ish WPB
by KevinH
It has been a while, health issues, other projects that had deadlines, and just too many projects. So, I buckled down, found the time, pr…
Scratchbuilt Esso Deutschland 1:150
by JockScott
When I first posted a thread under ... a dreamproject.. I didn't realize it was the wrong forum category. So here is my built blog. I wil…
Something a little different-Horizon Harbor Tug
by CashrcGOLD
Hi y’all. I turned 65 last month, and in preparation for celebrating making it this far without getting myself seriously injured or spend…
HMS Macedonian: a working RC model in 1:36 scale
by Jerry Todd
I've been into the Hornblower series of books since elementary school, but it was C.S.Forester's The Captain From Connecticut that lead m…
MTGMB
by fid2b
Easier to form lower skins than I thought, laminating from the 32thou helped a lot.
MODEL EXPO STEAM TUG "SEGUIN"
by chugalone100SILVER
Hi guys, This will be the first entry in another of my build logs. This time I’ll be showing my approach to building the Model Expo Steam…
1930 Cris Craft Runabout Dumas Kit 1230
by pressonreguardlessSILVER
Started the Runabout. Using my Lion Miter trimmer to cut the planks, and my block plane to trim to the chine. Then a sanding block for th…
1/16th Model Slipway Trent deck splitting
by Heners2332
The deck is splitting and cracking on the surface and join to the hull. What glue is recommended to prevent further cracking and fill the…
A Banana Boat??!
by cjanik001
Happy Groundhog Day fellow model boaters. Seemed like a good day to start a build blog after the weather we have been having here in SE T…
Wave master boat
by Stephen TGOLD
This is a classic wave master it was built in the fifty's a nd a internet buy I have stripped out the rc engine and its tanks now on the …
3D printed tugboat
by JSS4
This was my first attempt at 3D printing an RC boat. With plans to print a large navy ship I wanted to confirm that I could actually get …
Model Shipways
by GARTH
Monday, February 16 2026, is a holiday called Family Day in Canada so I decided to build a lifeboat that a fellow in the boat club gave m…
1008 tug mods
by JSS4
Here's another Aliexpress boat, I got inspired after seeing another build on facebook. I don't have the skills to meet his build but I fi…
Converting a toy semi tractor trailer into a decent RC model Unit
by LewZ
Another RC hobby? I'm already into RC scale model boats (since the early 1970's) and RC armor (since 2015) I am branching out to RC scale…
Midwest/Model Expo Fireboat
by chugalone100SILVER
Model Expo has confirmed that production will soon begin on a new Midwest kit: the Fireboat, presented at a scale of 1/2" = 1 foot. To cl…
Classic Water-Cooled Model Power Boat Engines.
by zoomaBRONZE
Back in the 1960's when I made my first Classic Model Power Boat kit (an Aerokits Swordsman) almost everyone that ran model power boats c…
Krick Paula | Work / Crane Boat
by Heners2332
Kit Build bought from Krick. Formerly a Robbe Kit but now known as Romarin by Krick. 72cm length with a 600 motor ( eventually!)
Seaway tug boat
by Stephen TGOLD
This boat was built in the 1990s from an unknown kit I know what it isn't it isn't a mount fleet models tug nor is mobile marine its a mo…
Palfinger PB-950A (kinda)
by JSS4
I saw this little jetboat on Aliexpress and wondered what it might take to get it properly running. After seeing some breakdown videos on…
HAGGIS 150 Outboard
by HappyHaggis
This came about from wanting to build a harbour support vessel though couldn't find the correct outboard. I spotted some Stl files for an…
A Beginners Vessel
by HappyHaggis
Testing the water with this one as although i enjoy building boats from scratch i also enjoy designing them and printing them which takes…
Building a rowboat 1:6 scale from Model Boat magazine
by bruce1946
Building a rowboat 1:6 scale from this month's Model Boat magazine. I have made many changes to the drawing and it's operation it's been …