Optional memberships help cover hosting, apps, security, and day-to-day care for the site you use every day. Choose a tier that fits you — bronze, silver, or gold — and enjoy a cleaner experience with fewer or no adverts.
Membership
Help keep the community online, and enjoy useful extras for your builds.
Membership is linked to your account. Log in or register to choose a membership. You can make a one-off donation below without an account.
Billed monthly. Cancel your subscription at any time.
Billed yearly. Cancel your subscription at any time.
12 months of membership. One payment, with no automatic renewal.
Secure payment through PayPal. Benefits are the same whichever payment frequency you choose.
Basic membership stays free. Your support adds the extras below.
| Your membership includes | Basic Free | BronzeSupporter | SilverEnthusiast | GoldPatron |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share posts, build blogs & boat profiles | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Photo, video & document uploads | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Private messages, follows & notifications | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| My stats | Preview | Full access | Full access | Full access |
| Today's quiz & Wordle | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Adverts | Standard | Less ads | No ads | No ads |
| Original attachment downloads | —Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| Personal workshop projects (coming soon) | 1 project | 10 projects | 50 projects | Unlimited |
| Quiz & Wordle archive | Today only | Last 30 days | Last 30 days | Last 30 days |
| Edit your posts & comments | 7 days | 2 weeks | 6 months | No time limit |
| Build-blog PDF exports | Demo PDF | Demo PDF | Demo PDF | Full PDF |
| Membership medal | Basic | Bronze medal | Silver medal | Gold medal |
My stats shows your community activity, popular contributions and biggest fans. Basic includes a preview; Bronze, Silver and Gold unlock full figures, member details and activity charts.
Personal workshop allows you to organise your projects, keep private notes, and save useful posts and references for your builds.
Editing windows cover forum and club/event posts, guestbook entries, gallery posts, and comments on build blogs and harbour entries.
The puzzle archive includes today and the previous 29 days. You can play puzzles you have not already completed.
All membership types can upload post attachments, with a limit of 1 GB per file.
A single contribution to help keep the website and apps running. Your membership tier stays the same.
Use the buttons to adjust in £5 steps, or enter an amount below.
Minimum £5. Amounts are rounded to £5 steps.
One payment through PayPal. No automatic renewal.
Your membership helps keep Model Boats Website online, preserves members’ build stories and keeps the mobile apps up to date.
Forum discussions, build blogs and harbour entries, ready to read whenever you need them.
Updates and maintenance for the iOS and Android apps.
Backups, security checks and spam filtering.
Moderation, member support and day-to-day maintenance.
Every contribution helps. Contact supportTerms of service
