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Trumpeter USS Arizona BB-39 1941 1:200
Lindberg PT 109 MTB 1:32 scale 749mm
160.16
149.95
HMS Fly Plan set 1:64 800mm
HMS Vanguard Plan set 1:72 1171
21.37
40.49
CAP/A84 Danforth anchor 50mm long
CAP/R940 'D' section fender 9mm high 2 mtr 7.81
5.48 Rigging Thread, 0.25mm Natural
Rigging Thread, 0.5mm Black
1.76
1.90

Redruth Heller HMS Victory 1:100 scale

Heller Le Soleil Royal 1:100 scale
149.95
149.95
HMS Pegasus plan set 1:64 800mm
Mercury plan set 1:64 860mm
21.37
25.13
CAP/R6 Liferaft container 58mm long
CAP/A62 Enclosed round radar array 30mm dia 5.88
10.63 Rigging Thread, 0.5mm Natural
Rigging Thread, 0.75mm Black
1.90
2.02
Lindberg Sea Witch. Clipper 1:96 scale 838mm 149.95 Cutty Sark, construction plans, Scale 1:78. 31.00 CAP/A83 CQR Plough anchor. 60mm long 6.73 Rigging Thread, 0.75mm Natural 2.02
TR15 9BJ Revell Flower Class Corvette 1:72 850mm 107.10 This is just a selection of over 1000 plans available CAP/R70/20 Orange Lifebelt 30mm dia 5.63 Rigging Thread, 1mm Black 2.14
Italeri Schnellboot S-100 1:35 161.95 CAP/A91/10 Motorboat/yacht winch 47mm wide 9.38 Rigging Thread, 1.0mm Natural 2.14
Mail order Only. IItaleri MTB77 1:35 scale 632mm 89.95
R/C Equipment CAP/R103 Modern boat fender, 32mm dia 5.83 Rigging Thread, 1.3mm Black (10mtr) 2.46
Phone line open Mon-Fri 9am- 1pm Italeri PT109 Torpedo Boat 1:35 scale 89.95 Tamco 2 Channel 2.4GHz combo 34.95 CAP/A112/10 Echo sounder 23mm x 19mm 5.79 Rigging Thread, 1.3mm Natural (10 mtr) 2.34
MTB Vosper St.Nazaire Raid MTB 74 89.95 Hitec Optic 6 (2.4 GHz) combo 119.99 CAP/R942 'D' section fender 15mm high 2 mtr 11.52 Rigging Thread, 1.7mm Natural 5 mtr 3.28
Trumpeter HMS Repulse 1941 1:350 87.21 Hitec Optic 5 channel (2.4 GHz) combo 72.50 CAP/A70/15 Fire monitor kit 37mm high 12.35 Rigging Thread, 1.8mm Black 4.42
Tel UK: 01209 861733 Trumpeter HMS Hood (1941) 1:350 80.09 Ikkonik 6 channel Transmitter and Receiver Set 59.95 CAP/AQ9G Chrome steering wheel 48mm dia 11.98 Rigging Thread, 2.5mm Natural (2.5mtr) 4.54
Tel Int: +44 1209 861733 Trumpeter Prinz Eugen 1945 1:350 64.96 Tamco 6 Channel 2.4GHz combo 49.95 CAP/B60 60mm dia ship's wheel. Chrome 13.17 This is just a selection of the range available.
Trumpeter HMS Belfast 1942 563mm 1:350 62.29 Viper Marine 40 amp speed controller 53.22 CAP/A110/15 Radar receiver and stand. 19mm 4.44
www.model-dockyard.com Trumpeter Graf Spee. 1:350 531mm 47.16 CAP/A68/15 GPS receiver radome 10mm high 1.40
BECC Flags
FR30HX 30amp speed controller 47.14
Trumpeter Admiral Hipper 1941 1:350 62.26 15HVR 15amp speed controller 37.69 CAP/A115/15 VHF radio base & handset 14mm 4.12 GB02 White Ensign, Size: AAA 10mm 3.05
U.K Delivery Tamiya Bismarck 1:350 717mm 61.99 Viper Marine 25 amp speed controller 34.99 This is just a selection of the range available. GB02 White Ensign, Size: AA 15mm 3.05
Kits, Boat Hulls & Timberorders Add 10.00 FR12VR 12amp speed controller BEC 33.86 BECC Letters&Number sets GB02 White Ensign, Size: A 20mm 3.05
Other orders Add 5.25 Plastic Kit Upgrades Hi Tech Mega Arm Sail Winch 19.8kg/cm 30.99 GB02 White Ensign, Size: B 25mm 3.05
Over 190 Free Delivery Proportional Drum Sail Winch 30.63 2A Arial Lettering 2 mm, 4.07 GB02 White Ensign, Size: C 38mm 3.96
Free delivery does not apply to shipments HMS Dreadnought 1907 Railing Set 1/350 14.99 Viper Marine 20amp speed controller 28.99 3A Arial Lettering 3 mm, 4.59 GB02 White Ensign, Size: D 50mm 3.96
weighing over 2 kilos, being sent to the HMS Hood detail sheet pack 1:350 scale 35.80 Viper Marine 15amp speed controller 22.99 4A Arial Lettering 4 mm, 4.59 GB02 White Ensign, Size: E 75mm 4.95
Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Scottish Bismarck etched detail Tamiya Bismarck 1:350 24.70 Viper Micro Marine 10amp speed controller 22.99 6A Arial Lettering 6 mm, 4.59 GB02 White Ensign, Size: F 100mm 5.97
Hightland & Islands or Northern Ireland. Prince of Wales cranes & railing 1:350 19.50 Viper Marine 15 Plug Play speed controller 22.99 8A Arial Lettering 8 mm, 5.10 GB02 White Ensign, Size: G 125mm 7.91
Delivery here will be charged at cost. S-100 Schnellboot gun detailing etch 1:35 19.50 Programmable mixing module 20.34 10A Arial Lettering 10 mm, 5.10 GB02 White Ensign, Size: H 150mm 9.91
Jeremiah O'Brien Liberty Ship etch 1:350 22.60 Waterproof mixing module (w-tail) 17.80 12A Arial Lettering 12 mm, 6.12 Also available, Naval ensigns in red, Blue as well and National
Orders are sent by 1st class post or UPS Prinz Eugen etched set. 1:350 scale 24.70 Waterproof mixing module 15.70 15A Arial Lettering 15 mm, 7.14 flags from most maritime nations
Vosper MTB 1:72 scale 16.70 Full range of R/C installation equipment available 20A Arial Lettering 20 mm, 8.16
carrier. Large parcel deliveries to Scottish Prince of Wales etch sheet pack 1:350 23.99 25A Arial Lettering 25 mm, 10.20
Highland and Islands, the Isle of Man, Isles of Admiral Hipper etched sheet set 1:350 scale 22.60
Sound Modules 5A Arial Lettering 5 mm, 4.59
Timber
Scilly and Northern Ireland will be shipped by U-boat VIIC/41 for 1:72 scale Revell kit 22.30 Petrol/Diesel Engine with Horn 45.72 Available in most colours Lime Strip 0.5mm x 2mm x 1000mm 0.34
3 day UPS carrier . Deliveries to Channel Gato class submarine for 1:72 revell kit 13.99 Bilge Warning sensor, light and pump 30.66 Lime Strip 0.6 x 10mm x approx 1 metre long 0.31
Islands will be shipped by Euro 48 service Elco PT596 1:35 scale 13.99
Quaycraft Ships Boats
Steam Engine Sound 45.72 Lime Strip 0.6 x 3mm x approx 1 metre long 0.35
Tirpitz (designed to be used with Tamiya kits) 30.60 Destroyer Whoop Whoop 37.62 QL193 1:192 36ft double ended lifeboat 60mm 5.28 Lime Strip 0.6 x 4mm x approx 1 metre long 0.38
Wooden deck & Etch set or Bismarck 1:200 111.20
We ship Worldwide too DX Wooden deck & Etch for Bismarck 1:200 199.20
Fog Horn
Sub Dive Alarm
37.62
37.62
QR27 1:96 Scale 27ft Whaler 85mm
QD24 1:24 Scale 14ft Clinker Dinghy
9.36
20.28
Lime Strip 0.6 x 5mm x approx 1 metre long
Lime Strip 0.6 x 6mm x approx 1 metre long
0.41
0.44
All prices correct at time of going to press but we Wooden deck for HMS Hood 1:350 scale 36.50 Air Horns 37.62 QD20 1:24 Scale 10ft Clinker Dinghy 17.88 Lime Strip 0.5 x 7x approx 1 metre long 0.47
reserve the right to supply at the prices ruling at the DX Wooden deck and etch Nelson 1:200 scale 199.99 Large Ship Horn 37.62 QL37 1:32 Scale 16ft Clinker Ship s Lifeboat 19.08 Lime Strip 0.6 x 8mm x approx 1 metre long 0.25
time of order despatch. E&OE Wooden deck for KG5 1:350 scale 33.20 Old Steam Whistle 37.62 QD38 1:32 Scale 16ft Clinker Dinghy, 19.08 Lime Strip 1.5 x 1.5mm x approx 1 metre long 0.36
Wooden deck for Bismarck 1:350 scale 33.60 16inch Guns Salvo 37.62 QS77 1:72 27ft Clinker whaler 115mm 19.44 Lime Strip 1.5 x 10mm x approx 1 metre long 0.73
Wooden deck for Prinz Eugen 1:350 scale 34.80 Tug Boat Air Horn 37.62 QS70 1:72 Scale 16ft Clinker dinghy, 9.48 Lime Strip 1.5 x 2.0mm x approx 1 metre long 0.40
Amati Kits DX Wooden deck and etch for Missouri 1:200 223.20 QR16 1:96 Scale 16ft Dinghy 51mm 8.04 Lime Strip 1.5 x 3.0mm x approx 1 metre long 0.45
Dutch Royal Yacht in Bottle 1:300 95mm 44.95 DX Wooden deck and etch for Hornet 1:200 238.40 Motors QD34 1:32 Scale 14ft Clinker Dinghy 17.76 Lime Strip 1.5 x 4.0mm x approx 1 metre long 0.50
Egyptian Ship Sahure Dynasty 350mm 74.95 DX Wooden deck and Railing for Warspite 1:350 53.80 Schottel drive unit 40mm dia prop 62.70 QP16 1:48 Scale 16ft R.N Clinker dinghy 11.04 Lime Strip 1.5 x 5mm x approx 1 metre long 0.55
Greek Bireme 480 BC 560mm 74.95 DX Wooden deck & etch set for Arizona 1:200 151.20 Schottel drive unit 50mm dia prop 78.90 QR25 1:96 Scale 25ft Motor cutter 9.84 Lime Strip 1.5 x 6mm x approx 1 metre long 0.58
Venetian cargo ship, 1750 450mm 119.95 DX Wooden deck and etch set for Hood 1:200 238.99 Schottel drive unit 70mm dia prop 95.94 QR33 1:96 Scale 32ft Motor Cutter 13.80 Lime Strip 1.5 x 7mm x approx 1 metre long 0.61
Santa Maria 1409 540mm 120.95 Wooden deck for HMS Hood 1:200 161.99 Mabuchi Low Drain 545 9.96 QAL37 1:48 Scale 24ft Clinker Ship s Lifeboat 19.08 Lime Strip 1.5 x 8mm x approx 1 metre long 0.65
Pinta 1409 450mm 1:65 scale 89.95 Wooden deck for Graf Spee1:350 scale 32.30 Mabuchi 540 7.43 QL59 1:48 scale. 22ft Lifeboat. double ended 16.56 Lime Strip 1 x 1mm x approx 1 metre long 0.36
Nina 370mm 1:65 scale 89.95 Wooden deck for HMS Repulse 1:350 scale 34.80 Electronize 365/14 low drain 5.56 QM91 1:96 Scale 26ft Carvel Lifeboat 8.16 Lime Strip 1 x 1.5mm x approx 1 metre long 0.36
Mayflower 1620 1:60 scale 650mm 164.95 DX Wooden deck and Railing for Bismarck 1:350 37.99 Motor mount for MFA 800/850 Motors 4.50 QR14 1:96 Scale 14ft Dinghy 45mm 7.44 Lime Strip 1 x 10mm x approx 1 metre long 0.55
Chinese Junk Scale 1:100 400mm 84.95 Flower Class Corvette Deck & Fittings Set 1:72 99.99 385 Motor 6 to 15.0 Volt with mount 6.56 QS75 1:72 Motor cutter 2 cabins 109mm 20.88 Lime Strip 1 x 2mm x approx 1 metre long 0.37
Xebec.1753 720mm 1:60scale 149.95 Flower Class Corvette Type `C' Bridge Set 1:72 38.40 540 Motor 6 to 12.0 Volt with mount 10.36 This is just a selection of over 100 boats available Lime Strip 1 x 3mm x approx 1 metre long 0.38
H.M.A.V Bounty 1:60 scale 750mm 222.95 This is just a selection from Gold Medal, MK1 Design, RE800 Motor 12.0 Volt with mount 27.49 Lime Strip 1 x 4mm x approx 1 metre long 0.39
Robert E Lee Paddle Steamer 1:150 600mm 244.95 Master, Great Little Ships and Eduard. 1:72 scale Warship Fittings Lime Strip 1 x 5mm x approx 1 metre long 0.45
RE850 Motor 12.0 Volt with mount 27.49
New Bedford Whaleboat 1860 1:16 scale 550mm117.95 Harold Underhill Plans Motor mount for 540/500.550 and 600 Motors 2.75 Flower Class Corvette Depth Charge Set 39.38 Lime Strip 1 x 6mm x approx 1 metre long 0.50
Bluenose. Fishing Schooner 1:100 scale 540mm 87.95 MFA 540 Motor and 2.5:1 Gearbox 4.5 -15v 19.33 4in Gun Mark IX Breech Loading Gun 1:72" 26.35 Lime Strip 1 x 7mm x approx 1 metre long 0.51
Titanic. White Star Liner 1912. 1:250 1070mm 378.95 Cutty Sark Clipper Ship 698mm 29.54 MFA 540 Motor and 6:1 Gearbox 4.5 -15v 19.36 Coastal Forces Guardrail Set 17.20 Lime Strip 1 x 8mm x approx 1 metre long 0.53
Endeavour J Class. Wooden Hull 1:80 480mm 79.95 Marie Sophie of Falmouth 1033mm 44.41 MFA 385 Motor and 2.5:1 Gearbox 4.5 -15v 17.56 21in Torpedo and Tubes Set (2)" 17.20 Lime Sheet 0.5mm thick x 100mm x 1 mtr 5.82
Endeavour J Class 1:35 scale 1130mm 258.95 Lady of Avenel. Wood. 850mm 33.30 950 series 385 Motor and 6:1 Gearbox 4.5 -15v 17.56 Moored Mine & Sinker Set 17.20 Lime Sheet 1mm thick x 100mm x 1 mtr 5.40
74-Gun Two-Decker (Circa 1813 1422mm 77.71 951 series 951 Motor and Gearbox 298:1 6volt, 9.00 Single 20mm Oerlikon Guns (2) 14.99 Lime Sheet 1.5mm thick x 100mm x 1 mtr 6.70
Victory Models Kits Lady Daphne Thames Sailing Barge812mm 29.54 Lime Sheet 10mm thick x 100mm x 1 mtr 15.59
800/850 Belt Drive Reduction Unit 2.1:1 40.80 2 Pdr. Pom-Pom Gun with Bandstand 1:72 14.99
Lady Nelson Cutter. 1:64 scale 530mm 101.95 12-Gun Brig-of-War. Lines, 1187mm 55.51 16ft Dinghy & Stowage 67mm long 1:72 scale 14.29 Lime Sheet 2mm thick x 100mm x 1 mtr 8.09
Granado. Bomb Ketch 1756 1:64 scale 800mm 237.95 Cunard Liner Servia, 1:192 scale 850mm 33.30 Rudder Assemblies Oval Carley Floats 43mm x 25mm (2) 1:72 13.86 Lime Sheet 20mm thick x 100mm x 1 mtr 31.76
Fly. Swan Class Sloop. 1776 1:64 800mm 246.95 40-Gun Frigate (Circa 1790 831mm 66.61 33 x 22mm Rudder Assembly 4.56 18in Torpedo and Tubes Set (2) 13.86 Lime Sheet 3mm thick x 100mm x 1 mtr 9.53
Vanguard. 74 gun 3rd rate 1782 1:72 1171mm 620.95 Valerian. Brixham Trawler 1069mm. 49.23 60 x 41mm Rudder Assembly 5.34 Rectangular Carley Floats 38x30mm (2) 1:72 13.86 Lime Sheet 4mm thick x 100mm x 1 mtr 12.71
Pegasus Swan class sloop 1:64 800mm 337.95 Diesel Ring Net Fishing Boat 615mm 29.53 35 x 26mm Rudder Assembly 4.54 2in Rocket Flare Set incl. Stowage Boxes 1:72 11.28 Lime Sheet 5mm thick x 100mm x 1 mtr 12.71
Mercury: 20 gun Brig 1820. 1:64 860mm 350.95 Three Brothers. Rye Fishing Smack. 797mm 29.54 45 x 35mm Rudder Assembly 4.54 Hedgehog Anti-Sub. Weapon 1:72 scale 8.91 Lime Sheet 6mm thick x 100mm x 1 mtr 12.13
Revenge 1577 1:64 scale 885mm 361.95 Muirneag. Scottish Zulu- 1612mm 66.61 55 x 45mm Rudder Assembly 4.54 Chemical Smoke Apparatus & Smoke Float Set 8.91 Lime Sheet 8mm thick x 100mm x 1 mtr 13.86
Clyde Puffer Sealight, 588mm 19.68 45mm x 30mm Rudder Assembly 4.95 Wooden Reversible Life Raft 1:72 8.91 This is just a selection of sizes. Other woods stocks include
Caldercraft Display Kits Leon. Wood Brigantine 514mm 59.07 Single Depth Charge & Chute Set 8.91 Walnut, Maple, Tanganykia, Beech, Pear, Balsa, Obechi
53mm x 36mm Rudder Assembly 5.53
Iron Paddle Tug 1:48 scale 863mm 44.40 Type A Mine Set (4) 8.91
Diana 38 Gun Heavy Frigate 1:64 1180mm 468.54
This is just a selection of the range available.
67mm x 44mm Rudder Assembly 6.43 Admiralty Paints
Cruiser.1797. 18 Gun Brig 1:67 scale 850mm 205.28 Twin .303 Vickers Gas Operated MG Set (2) 8.91
Coupling Assembies 9in Porthole (Scuttle) Set 4mm O/D (60) 7.69 Available in 14ml flip top capped bottles in the following
Snake 1797 18 Gun Sloop 1:67 scale 910mm 205.28 R/C Boat Plans
Mary Rose. Tudor warship 735mm 1:80 scale 258.83 Single Universal Jount Coupling 8.31 Twin .303 Lewis Gun Set 1;72 scale (2) 7.69 colours. Light Ivory, Red Ensign , Maroon Admiralty,
Brig Supply 1759. Yard transport 1:64 675mm 145.04 MM1348 Miranda Steam Launch:42in 12.50 Double Universal Joint Coupling 13.61 Holman Projector 1:72 scale 7.69 Polished Bronze, Antique Bronze, Olive Green,
Agamemnon 1781. 64 gun ship 1:64 1300mm 655.96 MM1040 Enterprise: 1:12 Northumbrian Coble 12.50 Coupling set includes 2 inserts of your choice and an allen 20mm Twin Oerlikon 10.00 Walnut Brown, Matt Flesh, Gold/Brass, Copper, Dull Black,
Endeavour. Bark 1768. 1:64 scale 725mm 243.63 MM1390 Tyne Lifeboat: 740mm 1:19 scale 12.50 key. Inserts sizes 2.0, 2.3, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.00mm plain Radar and IFF aerials set 3.50 Matt Black, Dull White, Matt White, Yellow Ochre, Red
Bounty. 1789. 1:64 scale 660mm 200.79 MM609 Brave Borderer: 36in Vosper P.B 12.50 M3, M4, M5 thread Small cowl vents 3.50 Ochre, French Blue, Flat Matt Varnish, Matt Varnish
Sherbourne. 8 Gun Cutter 1763. 1:64 500mm 74.92 MM672 H.M.S Hood: 1:192 scale 12.50 Boat hooks 2.50 Satin Matt Varnish 2.39 per colour
Mars: Captured Dutch 18 gun brig 1:64 790mm 200.79 MM1367 Norfolk Wherry: 1:48 scale 12.50 Standard M4 Propshafts Ready Ammunition Lockers type 2 4.50
MM1212 H.M.S Ark Royal : 1:192 scale 12.50 Chemical smoke apparatus 2.50
Books
Jalouse Captured French brig 1:64 815mm 223.13 4in long tube 4mm threaded Propshaft 6.96
Yacht Chatham 1741 1:64 scale 530mm 89.25 MM189 Will Everard Thames Barge: 1:48 scale 17.50 6pdr Mk.IIA gun on Mk.VII power mounting 12.00 Ship Modeling from Stem to Stern 16.95
5in long tube 4mm threaded Propshaft 7.32
Mortar Vessel Convulsion. 1:64 scale 530mm 95.93 MM1290 Tank Landing Craft MkIV: 1:48 scale 17.50 Twin manual 20mm Oerlikon on Bandstand 12.00 Ship Modelling from Scratch 19.95
6in long tube 4mm threaded Propshaft 7.50
Schooner Ballahoo. 1804 1:64 scale 520mm 62.48 MM153 Dinghy: 14 foot sailing dinghy21in 12.50 Advanced Ship Modelling by Brian King: 16.95
MM412 Range Safety Launch: 1:12 scale 43in 17.50
7in long tube 4mm threaded Propshaft 8.04 Scalelink Etched Brass
Victory 1781. Nelson's flagship 1:72 1385mm 740.78 8in long tube 4mm threaded Propshaft 8.28 Scale Model Tugs 14.95
Granado. Bomb Ketch 1756 1:64 scale 785mm 218.64 MM1292 Forceful: navy paddle tug. 1:48 scale 17.50 11mm 3 rail stanchions & railing 840mm 10.20 Period Ship Kit Builders Manual 16.95
9in long tube 4mm threaded Propshaft 8.58
Brig Badger 1778 1:64 scale 600mm 175.64 MM1365 Celia Jane: Sailing Barge 1:24 22.50 1:96 R.N 3 rail stanchions and railing 11mm 10.20 Model Ships Fittings 12.95
10in long tube 4mm threaded Propshaft 8.94
Schooner Pickle 1778 1:64 scale 565mm 129.39 MM1441 Formidable: Steam drifter 1:33 17.50 1:128 scale vertical laddering 10.20 Model Submarine Technology 12.95
11in long tube 4mm threaded Propshaft 9.48
MM567 Cervia:Thames tug in 1:48 scale 12.50 1:72 R.N pattern 3 rail stanchions and railing 10.20 Painting Model Boats 12.95
Deans Marine Kits MM897 H.M.S Kent : 1:96 early cruiser 58in 17.50
12in long tube 4mm threaded Propshaft 10.20
1:192 R.N pattern 3 rail stanchions 10.20 Scale Model Steamboats 12.95
13in long tube 4mm threaded Propshaft 11.46
Compass Rose. Corvette1:96 673mm 181.95 MM1202 H.M.S Dreadnought 33in 17.50 Clarendon serif Letters 2.5, 3 and 5mm high 10.20 Making Model Boats with Styrene 12.95
This is just a selection from our huge range
H.M.S. Solebay.Destroyer 1945 1210mm 315.73 MM1310 Clochlight Clyde Puffer 1:36 37.50 1:200 Angled step ladders with handrail 10.20 Simply Model Submarines 12.95
MGB77. 71.6ft BPB 1:24 920mm 249.74 MM1448 Liverpool Lifeboat: 1:12 scale 12.50 Raboesch Propshafts Vertical rung ladders 4.5mm & 5.5mm wide 12.00 The Model Tug Boat Book: 12.95
73ft Vosper Type 1 1:24 scale 965mm 269.46 MM826 St Louis Belle: stern-wheeler 33in. 12.50 1:128 Angled step companionway ladders 10.20 Scale Model Warships 12.95
MM1178 Inchcolm Clyde puffe 1:32 scale 12.50 Waterproof Propeller Shaft M4 290mm 25.32
Bronnington. minesweeper 1:100 465mm 105.51 1:128 scale vertical laddering 10.20 Scale Model Boats. Building & Operation 9.95
MM1275 Revive Brixham sailing trawler 1:60 17.50 Waterproof Propeller Shaft M4 186mm 23.52
Steam Yacht Medea 1904. 1:48 870mm 176.14 5mm and 6mm wide Angled step ladders 10.20 Radio Control In Model Boats 9.95
MM1368 Victoria:Thames steam launch 1:12 12.50 Waterproof Propeller Shaft M4 211mm 23.52
Tradition. Seine net trawler 870mm 1:24 371.75 6mm & 8mm vertical rung laddering 10.20 Introduction to Marine Modelling 9.95
MM737 Eileen: motor fishing boat 1:24 12.50 Waterproof Propeller Shaft M4 236mm 23.52
H.M.S. Cossack Destroyer 1938 1200mm 290.13 This is just a selection from the huge range available Ship Modelling Solutions 9.95
MM1444 Pilot 40 police/pilot launch 27 12.50 Waterproof Propeller Shaft M4 261mm 25.74
Response. Steam Picket Boat 1:36 460mm 91.66 Scratch Building Marine Models 9.95
MM500 Cossack: 38inTribal class destroyer 12.50 Raboesch Brass Propellers Crew Figures Super-detailing the Cutter Sherbourne 19.00
Royal Marine. Minesweeper 1:100 619mm 112.25
MM1335 Vosper 73ft rescue launch 1:24 scale 22.50 1:24 Standing civilian crew member 8.12 This is just a selection from our huge range of books.
Hull and Plan Sets MM1407 Smit Nederland: 1:28 scale tug. 27.50 Brass Propeller (A Type) 20 -3 Blade-M4 9.94
1:24 Seated crew figure wearing woollen hat 8.12
MAR2530 Britannia Royal racing yacht1:32 30.99 Brass Propeller (A Type) 25 -3 Blade-M4 9.94 Modelling Tools
Shirley Ann Inshore Trawler 1:16 scale 685mm 49.45 1:24 Standing R.N/Civilian officer with binoculars 8.12
MAR2476 Osprey wooden fishing boat500mm 32.99 Brass Propeller (A Type) 30 -3 Blade-M4 10.84
Grand Banks Schooner 1193mm 87.50 1:24 Civilian crew member standing wearing beret 8.12 Mantua 4 speed mains transformer 52.00
MAR2552 Riva Aquarama730mm 16.50 Brass Propeller (A Type) 35 -3 Blade-M4 10.84
Victoria Steam Launch 1:12 scale 762mm 40.45 1:24 Civilian/R.N Officer wearing cap and pullover 8.12 Mantua 12v Electric Planer 79.00
MAR2447 TID Tug wartimetug1:24th scale 13.50 Brass Propeller (A Type) 40 -3 Blade-M4 10.84
Pilot 40 . Pilot boat 698mm 50.45 1:24 R.N/Civilian wearing waterproof jacket 8.12 Mantua Spar Lathe. 12V 99.00
MAR2283 Waverley paddle steamer 1365mm 18.99 Brass Propeller (A Type) 45 -3 Blade-M4 12.65
Bluebird Of Chelsea . 1:24 scale 654mm 46.95 1:24 Standing civilian captain in sheepskin jacket 8.12 Mantua 12v Electric Fret saw 12v 110.00
MAR2521 Altair gaff rigged schooner 1:32 34.99 Brass Propeller (A Type) 50 -3 Blade-M4 12.65
Forceful Paddle Tug . 1:48 1003mm 51.49 1:24 Seated ships captain with cap and pullover 8.12 Amati heavy duty Building cradle 52.60
Brass Propeller (A Type) 55 -3 Blade-M4 12.65
Guardsman Customs launch 1:32 scale 571mm 37.45 Static Display Kit Plans Brass Propeller (A Type) 60 -3 Blade-M5 15.36
1:24 Standing officer in wet weather jacket 8.12 Building Slip 54.95
Burutu & Bajima Tug 1:50scale 768mm 47.45 1:24 R.N/Civilian wearing waterproof jacket 8.12 Amati Electric Plank Bender 31.54
Greek Bireme 440mm construction plans. 560mm 7.12 Brass Propeller (A Type) 65 -3 Blade-M4 15.36
Tyne Life Boat 1:19 scale 740mm 46.49 1:24 R.N crew in dress uniform leaning on rail 8.12 Strip Clamp. 32.95
Vikingship, construction plans. 1:50 440mm 7.12 Brass Propeller (A Type) 70 -3 Blade-M5 17.61
Smit Nederland Hull 558mm 42.45 1:24 Seated civilian crew member 1:24 scale 8.12 Swann-Morton 3 knife ACM Tool Set 22.61
Santa Maria planset 1:65 scale 540mm 8.85 Brass Propeller (A Type) 75 -3 Blade-M5 17.61
St Louis Belle Mississippi Steamer 838mm 72.45 CB205 Ships cat, sitting 1:48 Scale 1.25 Planet, special work bench 10.58
Pinta planset 1:65 scale 450mm 8.14 This is just a selection of a huge range of 3, 4 and 5 blades
Liverpool Lifeboat l 905mm 1:12 scale 91.50 CB220 Bearded Officer, 1:32 Scale 6.97 20 piece twist drill set .3 to 1.6mm 13.23
Nina planset 1:65 scale 450mm 8.14 props in stock
Cervia, Thames Tug 1:48 scale 711mm 71.50 CB223 Crew member,1:32 Scale 8.75 Amati Pin Pusher De-Luxe 11.45
Brave Borderer 1:32 scale 914mm 86.50 Mayflower, construction plans. Scale 1:60. 11.29 Raboesch Bow Thrusters CB851 Officer, clean shaven, 1 32 Scale 6.82 Pin Pusher 9.07
Sovereign of the Seas, plans 1:78 1100mm 16.18 CB86 Bearded Officer1:48 Scale 4.89 Waterline marking tool 10.48
Plan & Material Packs HMS Prince, construction plans 750mm 20.04 Bow thruster unit with motor 14mm I/D 33.90 CB87 Crew member, leaning on rail 1:48 Scale 4.89 A3 cutting mat 11.18
San Felipe, construction plans. Length 950mm. 13.43 Bow thruster unit with motor 16mm I/D 33.90 CB88 Young boy,1:48 Scale 4.51 Pounce Tool with 4 wheels 11.16
Vosper MTB Hull Pack 670mm 52.49 Bow thruster unit with motor 19mm I/D 33.90
Chinese Junk, construction plans. 1:100 400mm 7.02 CB89 Small standing dog 1:48 Scale 1.18 Assorted grade Sanding Sticks (5) 10.94
Higgins Hellcat CNC Pack 610mm 57.49 Bow thruster unit with motor 22mm I/D 38.40
French Xebec construction plans 1:60 720mm 10.99 Modern crew wearing dungarees 1:30 60mm 10.50 Shroud Making Jig 12.72
HMS Temerity CNC Pack 890mm 54.95 Bow thruster unit with motor 25mm I/D 38.40
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a very large number of people, waiting. These are ARTR boats and becoming
which can be no bad thing. popular.

ABOVE: A trip down memory lane. A

model of the Sirius Star with a Taplin
Twin diesel engine, 1:1 2th scale
(41.5ins overall) and owned by
Dave Lemaitre.

RIGHT: The John Parker designed

MHS plan of a coastguard cutter,
built here by Brian Foskett.

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Forward LK 57 James Poinger presents a new 1:15 scale trawler plan

ABOVE: LK 372 Cornucopia is a typical
example of this type of vessel and is here
rigged for scalloping on the starboard side,
but has many of the features applicable
to trawling.
his new plan is a typical example of one of
T the under-10 metre fishing boats, but does
not represent in particular any existing (2016)
boat. The under-10 metre classification attracts a
number of dispensations as regards fishing quotas,
stability inspections and skippers certification,
as well as variations in hull and superstructure
design. Having said that, the plan presented here
is representative of the type and the photographs
of full-size examples show alternative upperworks,
albeit still on similarly sized hulls. With regards to
stability, and given the number of capsizes due
to overloading plus the addition of fishing gear
above decks that was not envisaged when initially
designed, so compromising the vessels safety at
sea, it may be that such legislation will be applied in
the near future.
When fitted-out for trawling, these boats have
more or less the same range of equipment as their
larger sisters; i.e. a trawl winch, trawl boards, net
drum, warp gallows and cod end lifting, plus a
landing derrick of some sort. Being usually designed,
at least initially, for the relatively heavy operations
associated with bottom trawling, they have a heavy
displacement as can be seen from the plans,
leaving plenty of room and displacement in a scale
model for the motor, battery and r/c gear etc.
Many of these trawlers are constructed
nowadays from GRP, a product lending itself to a
round bilge hull, but the majority of the steel vessels
are built with a single or double chine hull as in the
model plans. This is because it is easier for small
shipyards to fabricate such a hull from off the shelf
plate sheet steel.
A model?
As is usual with my plans, they are intended for the
model maker with some experience of the hobby
who will decide the best method of construction as
he, or she, thinks best. There are no special points
to note, but the lower hull plating from lower chine
to keel has quite a quick turn at the bow which may
require to be planked in vertical strips as far back
as Frame Section 8 instead of just one piece for all
the way forward from transom to the stem post.

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ABOVE: KY 222 Boy David

is rigged for trawling as she
leaves the Scottish East Fife
Port of Pittenweem.

LEFT: Avalon CN 375: Built in
1987 by Richard Dunston as
Goodwill FR 98, this picture
shows the deep draught and
heavy displacement of this
class of trawler.
ABOVE: KY 222 Boy David: This shows the now
popular rig associated with trawling on this class
of boat; namely a twin barrel warp winch, net drum
aft, gallows with warp hanging blocks and with trawl
door slung outside, fixed cod end lifting derrick and
light landing derrick.

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 free plan
ABOVE: Power drive side of a large triple warping
drum winch. The power supply to it is along the
deck beside the grating.
ABOVE: A typical twin warping drum winch,
showing the warp guiding-on gear actuated
by the horizontally mounted hydraulic ram,
with warps leading out through vertical
rollers mounted in cages. Separate warping
drums are fitted at outboard end of the
winch, which can be clutched in separately
from the main drums.
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RIGHT: Here the net drums are
mounted well above the deck, to
leave working space below.
LEFT: Staronia BF 433
is an example of the
type, with full working
deck cover, but it looks
almost top heavy.
RIGHT: Esorah FR 317
has total working
deck coverage and
looks similar to larger
fishing boats, but the
relative size of the
wheelhouse confirms
that it is barely 10m
long overall.
However, aside from that, a model can be easily built
by skinning over frames erected upside down on a
building board.
Due to space constraints within the Free Plan
format I have had to superimpose the body lines
on the profile and include reduced scale details of
the aft side of the wheelhouse and rigging plan. The
short length of keel deadwood can be made thicker
if preferred to completely encase the propeller shaft
instead of the shown half-round reinforcing strips.
The wheelhouse assembly can be made to lift
off and the hatch on the aft deck made larger to
facilitate access to control gear etc. Note that the
guide rollers at the foot of the forward leg of the
trawl gallows must be aligned horizontally and
angled to so as to ensure a fair lead of the trawl
warp from the winch, via vertical rollers to the
hanging blocks on each side.
Some details of the winch shown on the
plans may differ in some respects from that in
the illustrations, but perusal of both will allow a
reasonably accurate representation with the main
features incorporated. To be honest, as with the
upperworks, there are numerous variations in
the basic winch on such a craft, and Forward is
presented as a generic under-10 metre model.
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ABOVE: Lady Isle CN
325: This trawler was
built in 1968 by the Eeel
Pie Island Thames Launch
Works sporting a novel
bulbous bow and by the
indentations, we can
assume it has functioned
in the guise of a ram at
some time!
Colour scheme
To the model makers choice, but I would suggest:
Bright Red for the upper hull.
Dark Brown for the hull underbody.
White for the whaleback and wheelhouse, port
registration and name.
Cream for the masts and derricks.
Dark Blue for the winch, trawl gallows, gantry, warp
rollers on deck and inside of bulwarks.
Black for the deck, although a brighter colour might
be more appealing
Acknowledgement
North Sea Winches for photos and details of
winches.
(Editors note: This type of trawler is quite well
represented in model terms by for example the
GRP Cygnus 33 design from Models by Design.
As James says, there are numerous variations
within the up to 10 metre category, but at 1:12
scale, a model is 33 inches (83cm) long or at 1:16
scale it is 25 inches (62.5cm) long, both being
nice practical sizes for a working r/c model boat.
Macs Mouldings also offer a decent range of
suitable fittings and accessories in both scales)
Model Boats December 2016
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Range
Finder Dave Wooley with his
Worldwide Review of
Warships and Warship
Modelling
elcome once again to our regular sortie into
W the world of fighting ships and this month
for the first time here is an onboard tour
of HMS Duncan D37, and we are preparing and
fixing the rigging of our now nearly complete Deans
Marine HMS Skirmisher, plus have the usual Mystery
Picture.
Photo 1. HMS Duncan is the sixth and last of HMS Duncan D37 Ships Tour -
the RN Type 45 destroyers. Part One
In 2008 in this magazine was published (eight years
ago now) a full review and Ships Tour of the then
new class leader HMS Daring, and subsequently
from 2011 to 2013 a step by step building project for
a 1:72 scale model based on the Fleetscale hull. In
2016 the opportunity has arisen to go aboard HMS
Duncan and hence this new set of photos. As you
would expect, in the intervening years this class of
destroyer has evolved and HMS Duncan has some
notable differences to HMS Daring.
HMS Duncan the last of the Type 45 destroyers to
be built and was launched on the 11th October 2010
from BAE Systems at Govan, entering service on the
26th September 2013. The Type 45 development
history goes back to the late 1980s when
consideration was being given for a joint project
between Britain, France and Italy called Horizon. In
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April 1999 the UK discontinued its full collaboration
on the Horizon Project, albeit continuing with the
AngloFrench PAAM (Principal Anti Air Missile)
system which was the core of the original project
along with its Aster air defence missiles.
The Type 45s are considerably larger than their
Type 42 predecessors and have a displacement
of 8500 tons and at 152.4m in length by 21m beam
are more of a WW2 light cruiser size than that of
a destroyer. HMS Duncan is actually electrically
driven with two fixed pitch propellers powered by
combination of two Rolls Royce WR-21 gas turbines,
two Wrtsil 12V200 diesel generators producing
4160v coupled to two Alstom 15 phase induction
motors each developing 27000shp.
HMS Duncan is an air defence destroyer and is
fitted with the Sampson 3D phased array target
designation radar which is considered one of the
best naval radars of its type. This rotating ball-like
radar is mounted on top of the prominent foremast
and along with an equally powerful Smartello early
warning radar mounted aft allows multiple targets
to be tracked out to a distance in excess of 500
nautical miles and the agile Aster Vertical Launch
System (VLS) is capable of engaging multiple
threats and all in the same time frame. Submarine
threats are dealt with using a combination of the
MPS 7000 bow sonar and a low frequency active
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Photo 2. Right forward on HMS Duncan is a deck hatch and its worth noting the
absence of any railings or anchor handling equipment, the latter being below deck.

Photo 3. The gun fitted to the Duncan is the 114mm Vickers Mk. 8 in a low radar
cross section turret.

Photo 4. Looking directly on to the deck housing and the Sylver A50 vertically
launched anti-aircraft missile system.
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towed linear array.

In June 2016, HMS Duncan was fitted with launch
frames for the Harpoon anti-ship missile system and
these are located between the bridge and the VLS
deck housing forward of the bridge.

Ships Tour
Starting at the forecastle, Photo 1 is of HMS
Duncan entering the River Mersey.
Where possible, I will endeavour to show this
warships fixtures and fittings from a modellers
perspective so that these photos become a useful
reference source. As is now customary, we start at
the bows focusing on the flagstaff and deck hatch.
Its worth noting the safety line located into eye
plates on each side of the flagstaff running along
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the deck and as youll become aware, much of the
forecastle is void of conventional handrails, the Sylver A50 VLS launch tubes containing the long Photo 5. The suitcase-like containers are
Photo 2. and short range Aster missiles. It is envisaged that 30 person inflatable survival liferafts.
The main gun mounted on all the Type 45s is the future upgrades could include vertically launched
114mm Vickers Mk. 8 installed in a low radar cross Tomahawk missiles using the Mk. 41 VLS system,
section turret. It was envisaged that HMS Duncan Photo 4.
would receive the larger US manufactured 155mm Secured to the inside of the breakwater are four
gun, but there were size and weight problems and suitcase style containers for 30 person inflatable
any retrofit installation is unlikely, at least in the liferafts, Photo 5. Thus far, all this is common to
foreseeable future, Photo 3. the Type 45 class including the small handling davit
Moving aft of the Mk. 8 gun is the deck housing for secured against the inside of the breakwater,

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Photo 6. Common to all of the Type Photo 7. The 114mm gun has a
45s is this small handling davit discharge chute in the turret casing
mounted behind the breakwater. for ejecting the spent cartridge cases.
Photo 8. Looking forward to port, its worth noting where
the handrails terminate on the forecastle.
Photo 9. Within this deck housing are the launch tubes for
the Aster anti-aircraft missiles and it is envisaged that Mk.
41 launch tubes suitable for Tomahawk cruise missiles could
be installed at some date in the future.
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Photo 10. There is very little in the way of exterior fittings
on the surface of this VLS housing.
Photo 11. There are large mooring bollards at the deck edge.
Photo 12. On each side of the deck are Panama Bows and
roller fairleads. Its also worth noting how the box section
vertical stanchions are fixed to the deck edge.
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Photo 6. Returning now to the 114mm gun and
looking forward towards the bottom edge of the
turret is the discharge chute for spent cartridge
cases, Photo 7. Moving further back on the
port side is a useful picture for ascertaining the
placement of the fittings so far discussed and the
type of spring loaded deck hatch, Photo 8. The VLS
deck housing contains a number of flush surface
panels and these can be viewed from the port side
and from forward, Photos 9 and 10.
On the port deck edge and adjacent to the VLS
housing are a pair of substantial mooring bollards,
Photo 11, and moving slightly further aft is one of
the bulwark mounted Panama Bows, and adjacent
to that is a multi-angle roller fairlead, Photo 12 .
Moving over to the port side we have a view of a
separate breakwater protecting a pair of tubes
which contain the passive RF countermeasures
decoy system known as the DLF soft-kill decoy
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Photo 13. There is a protective breakwater forward

of the pair of DLF passive decoy launch tubes, port
and starboard.

Photo 14. Contained within each tube is an inflatable

decoy of metallic fabric which is designed to deceive
an incoming missile into striking the decoy rather
than the ship.

Photo 15. To the rear of the VLS housing is access

to the top of the silo doors and over to port is
a hinged post for replenishment at sea (RAS)
operations.

Photo 16. The hinged replenishment at sea post.

Photo 17. Note how the rails on the top external

edge of the VLS housing are configured.

Photo 18. The recently installed support frames and

exhaust boxes for the Harpoon missile launch tubes.
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this warship has been in service for three years.

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system. In effect this is a large multi-shaped metallic

fabric decoy which is deployed from a tube and
then fully inflated alongside on the seas surface to
confuse a missiles seeking head, Photo 13, with
Photo 14 being the same to starboard.
Immediately aft of the VLS deck housing and on the
port side is the forward RAS post. This was not in
place during my initial tour of HMS Daring in 2008
but is now fitted to all of the Type 45s and it was also
not included on the original Jecobin set of plans for
HMS Daring, Photos 15 and 16.
Also omitted from the original series of pictures of
HMS Daring are the box-section stanchions and rails
at the rear top edge of the VLS housing,
Photo 17. Equally new and now retro-fitted are the
launch frames and exhaust boxes for the Harpoon
anti-ship missile system, Photo 18.
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Photo 20. All the bottle screws for the standing rigging and boat falls were painted black to simulate the painted
canvas covers as would be used on those of full-size warships of the period. Stainless steel was not invented until
1913, so steel and iron fittings were prone to corrosion and hence the covers.
HMS Skirmisher
Rigging
PART Warships of the period of HMS Skirmisher as in 1905,
although not of course reliant on sail for propulsion,
still retained a considerable quantity of rigging.
TWENTY The difference being much of this was of steel wire
rope, wireless communication aerials, halyards and
standing rigging, this last consisting of shrouds,
SIX stays and ratlines, these being a throw-back to the
days of sail and fitted each side of the foremast.
Some thought was required as to the order of
doing the rigging, because if done out of sequence,
subsequent problems can multiply exponentially.
Like any ship, some changes take place during their
service life and HMS Skirmisher was no exception.
A rigging profile was purchased initially from the
National Maritime Museums Plans Department (not
cheap!) but it shows the arrangement differently to
that when first built and it was the 1905 period that
this model reflects, but it was still helpful.
Selection of materials
First was the need to have a good selection of
thread and cord to hand that would meet every
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Photo 19. A selection of thread and cord
from Modelling Timbers who are based on
the Isle of Man. Service is excellent, but
only online.
Photo 21. A metal coated Krenik thread was used
for the funnel stays.
conceived requirement. There is nothing worse
than running-out midway through a job and then
perhaps not being able to get identical further
supplies. For these I turned to Modelling Timbers,
website listed at the end, Photo 19.
In Part 10 (August 2015 MB) I mentioned how much
of the rigging, be it boat falls, stays and shrouds,
was connected to the deck edges or housings, using
bottle screws. On full-size vessels the bottle screw
slips and eye plates were covered with painted
canvas, so rather conveniently a scratch built bottle
screw can easily be painted matt black as in
Photo 20.
Funnel stays
The first task was to tackle the funnel stays, and
for this I used a metallic thread going under the
name of Krenik, a thread that is manufactured in
the USA but is available online in the UK. This is a
particularly fine metal thread which is not affected
by temperature change, will maintain its tension and
is very strong. Also there is an element of give in the
thread, handy when detaching the bottle screws
and ideal for funnel stays close to the deck edge
Photo 21.
Funnel stays as indicated on the drawing are also
cross-braced, the reason being so the stay is guided
clear of any fittings such as the cowl vents. As an
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Photo 22. Cross bracing the funnel stays as per
the builders drawing.
Photo 23. How the cross bracing funnel stays
work on the after funnel, avoiding the cowl vents.
Photo 25. Jig for making the pulleys.
Photo 26. Preparing the small pulleys
with fine wire strops for connecting to
the signal yard.

Photo 24. The bottle screws (not yet blackened) Photo 27. Halyard pulleys in place
along the yard.
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holding the forestays to the mast with the
dressing line fixed to the flagstaff.

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expedient to fix the stay to the funnel eye, the cowl
vents were removed and the Krenik thread was fed
through the eye and then using very fine Albion Alloy
tube of 1mm o.d. x 1mm length, re-threaded through
the tube and gently eased up to the eye and locked
in place with a dap of thin superglue as in Photo 22.
The same procedure was also applied to the aft
funnel and you can clearly see in this picture how
the cross bracing of the stays avoids the cowl
vents. Its worth noting that all the bottle screws are
detachable, so if necessary either the deck housing
around the funnel can be removed allowing limited
access beneath it, or all the funnel stays can be
removed to allow the deck section to be lifted clear.
This sounds a tricky task, but it was either follow the
drawing, or omit all the deck edge stays, Photo 23.
In the end, the desire for realism easily won!
Mast standing rigging - stays and
shrouds
Like other warships of the period, the foremast is
fitted with a lower signal yard and an upper one on
the topgallant spar to support the wireless aerials.
There are a number of braces supporting the lower
and upper yards, whilst the mast itself is supported
by a stays and shrouds. Stays provide the fore and
aft support, and shrouds provide the lateral support.
On HMS Skirmisher there are two main forestays
and one is from beneath its platform and the other
from just below the lower yard. There is also a further
stay linked to the topgallant spar and this was used
as part of the dressing line, this being for hanging
flags when the warship was dressed overall. The
former two can be seen linked via two eyes right
forward up to the foremast in Photo 24, and yes,
the bottle screws are not yet painted I know!
Halyards
With the stays and shrouds in place the next task
was the halyards and these are mostly for raising
and lowering signal flags and are close to the
bridge. First it was necessary to form the very small
pulley blocks to be fitted to the main yard. Provision
had already been made on the yards in the way of
eyes.
The pulleys were formed from Evergreen styrene
rod cut to size using a small jig, Photo 25, and
carefully drilled through the centre and a length of
very fine copper wire passed through the opening
to form a link to the eye on the yard, Photo 26. A
length of 0.1mm cord was looped through the pulley
with the pulley linked via the fine copper wire (this
wire is extremely malleable and ideal for strops)
into the eye on the yard, and what you then see is a
very small pulley wheel with its halyard connected.
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Photo 28. The bottom of the halyards viewed
from the starboard side secured to belaying
pins on the signal platform. Note the open
signal flag lockers and their open canvas
covers, mounted to port.
Photo 29. The halyards viewed from the
port side.
Photo 30. A further set of halyards is
secured to a rail on each bridge wing.
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29
Signal halyards
Prior to fixing the ratlines, the next part of the rigging
sequence were these. According to the drawing
these lead directly to the deck housing forward of
the front funnel. Here was a big problem as I had
to find a method so as all the halyards could be
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released as one from the deck housing without
disturbing the fixing points on the mast. The solution
was actually quite simple in that the halyard lines
supported around the belaying pins are fixed to
a detachable section which is then slotted via
four pins into the front of the deck housing just aft
of the bridge as per its location on the drawing.
If necessary, the entire line of halyards can be
removed as one and the deck and/or deck housing
lifted clear and easily replaced without having to
un-tangle them all, Photos 28 and 29. Also fixed
to either bridge wing is a rail for securing more
halyards, Photo 30.
Ratlines
One either side of the bridge and fixed to the deck
edge leading up to the platform on the foremast
are ratlines (shrouds) enabling direct access via a
series of rope steps to the upper control platform
and thence by Jacobs ladder to the wireless aerial
yard.
Here the base (foot) of the ratlines is secured to the
deck edge via bottle screws. Their location on the
model was determined earlier as it would impose
difficulties for rigging if left until the bridge was in
place, Photo 31. As the shrouds for the ratlines are
slightly thicker, a 0.3mm black nylon cord was used,
supplied by Modelling Timbers. The ratlines are the
horizontal lines attached to the vertical shrouds.
Its common practice to make use of a jig to ensure
consistency for not only the distance between
each ratline, but the angle and taper between
each shroud. For ease of assembly, and cheating
a bit, I have departed from shipwright practice
by applying adhesive and not knotting or splicing
each ratline to each shroud.
First, the outline shape was drawn on to the jig and
this was followed by notching out each end of the
horizontal lines so as to secure the ratlines in place.
Next the vertical shrouds were placed over the top
of the horizontal ratlines and a length of timber
placed under the ratlines on either side to lift the
lines clear for gluing, ensuring that the adhesive
only made contact with the threads and not the jig,
Photo 32.
When all was firm and set, the ratlines were
trimmed against the shrouds and the latter cut
to the correct height. Each shroud was then fed
through the sheer pole to tie into each bottle screw
and the final result can be seen in Photo 33.
Nearly there now with this project more in the
January 2017 issue.
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References and
acknowledgements
HMS Duncan ref: Combat
fleets of the World, 15th
Edition, Pages 844 & 845.
Standing rigging and halyards
HMS Skirmisher ref: Manual
of Seamanship, Volume One
1909, Chapter Nine,
31 32 Pages 323 to 335.
Krenik metallic threads:
www.sewandso.co.uk
Modelling Timbers website:
www.modellingtimbers.co.uk
Mystery Picture (Nov. 2016
MB) of USS Maine ref:
Baleships in Action Volume
One by H W Wilson, Chapter
Seven, Pages 116 to 162.
My thanks to Bill Clarke for
Novembers Mystery Picture of
USS Maine.

Photo 31. The earlier positioning of the

bottle screws for the ratlines and shrouds.

Photo 32. The simple jig for creating the

ratlines.

Photo 33. Ratlines in place and fixed to a

shroud hoop beneath the foremast platform.

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Answer to the November 2016 Mystery Picture

The clue was: Havana 1898, catalyst to war. the reason for the sinking. As a result, the in both engagements. The unforeseen
This episode in naval history is not quite so USA declared war on Spain and this saw result of the USS Maine incident and this
clear cut as an invasion of another nations the US Navy engage the Spanish Navy at unfortunate war, was to reduce considerably
territorial waters, or the defence of trade the Battle of Santiago de Cuba and also Spanish colonial influence and lead to the
on the high seas. In this instance a single in another ocean, at the battle of Manila subsequent increase of US naval sea power
uncertain episode was to lead to a conflict Bay with the US Navy being victorious
that was to become the Spanish-American
War of the late 1890s. This conflict was
ignited literally by an incident in Havana
This Months Mystery Picture
The clue is: A big gun for a not so little ship
where the USS battleship Maine of 7180
tons armed with four 10 inch guns and a
6 inch secondary armament was moored
in Havana Harbour and without warning
exploded.
At that time in 1898 there was a colonial
war between Spain (the colonial power) and
the people of Cuba. Given the climate of the
Caribbean and the lack of proper storage
of explosive materials aboard warships of
the period, there is a very strong indication
that the destruction of the USS Maine was
100% self-inflicted by a spontaneous ignition
within the magazine.
However, at the time it was judged to
be an act of war by Spain on the USA,
the latter citing an underwater mine as

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Sioux (T-ATF-171)
Alan Owens scratch built US
Navy tug to 1:48 scale

PART 2

he November 2016 issue of Model Boats had control station took quite a bit of time to construct,

T the interior illumination and lighting complete,

and this month we are completing this r/c
model, now continuing work on the bridge deck.
Bridge deck
After what seemed like an eternity, the time came
to detail this. T-ATFs have wonderful visibility from
this level, with large windows on every side and to
not detail this space would look strange, even if the
spaces below had been spared such attention. The
deck was scribed to represent one foot square floor
tiles and each bulkhead or piece of equipment was
detailed prior to assembly. The helm and throttle
and having comprehensive photos and good plans
were again indispensable. Other goodies are readily
visible, like the watertight door control panel (which
was created from a scaled-down photo of the
original), radars with sweep displays, navigation
books over the chart table, and a chart of Sturgeon
Bay, Wisconsin where the Sioux conducted her sea
trials. The flag box was a fit of insanity however,
as each divider had to be inserted separately. The
radio desk even has a scaled-down communiqu,
to and from the ship, and of course an April 1981
calendar. Once the bridge was fully outfitted, the
ceiling and lights were installed and the last deck
finally capped off the model.

Final details
Attention then turned to exterior detailing and
equipment. The crane, workboat and gravity
davits were all made from scratch using plans
from the various manufacturers, and the railings,
ladders and other small bits were assembled
piece by piece. I didnt really set out to make all
these items from scratch for the sake of doing so,
but commercially available fittings never seemed
to scale as well as I would have liked, or they
simply didnt look right to the eye. As it was, the
only fittings purchased for the entire project were
the anchor chain, air horn and the ships bell. I
suppose in hindsight, 3D printed parts could have
been used but those will save for a future project.

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ABOVE: Inside view of the bridge looking through

one of the aft windows.

ABOVE: after detailing. The chart table

has a scaled-down chart of Sturgeon Bay,
Wisconsin.

ABOVE: A view of the bridge front

ABOVE: Looking from starboard into the
with the lights on.
bridge.

RIGHT: Another view of the

bridge, showing the watertight
door control panel. The radio
desk is visible beyond. ABOVE: The bridge as seen from starboard.

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Final details continued...

One of the last tasks was the installation of the
radar. A geared 1.5v motor was installed on the
underside of the deckhouse, with a concealed
brass rod run through the various deck levels.
The radar unit was then attached to the upper
end of the rod where it exited the mast. An r/c
operated switch allows remote activation of this
feature. The crane also has rotational capability
by radio control, but not boom elevation or pay-
in/pay-out. Last but not least, the forward fire
monitor was made functional by having a small
card windscreen washer pump located below the
waterline.

On the Water
The total weight is over 45 pounds (20.4kg), so
getting the tug in and out of the water is a bit of
a chore as one might expect. A watchful eye was
kept towards minimising topside weight wherever
possible during construction, but the fact of the
matter is that this model has a deckhouse four tiers
high which is full of interior detail. The location of the
smoke unit within the deckhouse was also a stability
concern, so its easy to understand why I was a little
nervous when sea trials began.
Fortunately, the model was found to be
quite stable with only a small amount of heel in
windy conditions. The fantail has precious little
freeboard though and tends to get wet even in
calm conditions. Power is more than adequate
and the individual speed controllers give excellent
maneuverability when needed. However, the bow
thruster is overwhelmed by the size of the model
and is only marginally useful at a complete standstill.
Running time with all accessories turned on is about
45 minutes, but this can be extended considerably
by shutting off the lights and smoke unit.
This is a model that begs to be run and not just
to sit in a display case or on a shelf collecting dust.
Yes, there are months of detailing work in it and
lots of little bits that are susceptible to breakage,
but Im very watchful when transport is involved. Its
inevitable that something will get broken here and
there, but if the fitting was made once, then fixing it
should be always be possible. Besides, after all the
effort spent making sure it would be an exciting and
reliable model to operate, it would be a real shame
for it not to do what its meant for.

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Conclusion followed on the website:

The Sioux is actually the second model in www. RCGroups.com
a generational trio of fleet tugs Im building Here, a more detailed building log of the
to 1:48 scale. The first, USS Chawasha, Sioux and gallery of the Chawasha can be
is a WW2 Navajo class tug that was found as well.
finished in 2009 (featured in October 2016 Happy modelling - Alan Owens
MB), and the third, USS Patapsco, is an
ocean-going steam tug from 1909. This
is currently under construction and the
three completed models will represent the
evolution of seagoing tugs during the 20th
Century. It should be quite a sight to see
all three together on the water and maybe
even worthy of a follow-up article in a future
issue of this magazine. In the meantime,
construction of the Patapsco can be

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HMS PART 3
Dreadnought Dr. Marcus Rooks continues with
his unique project
HMS Dreadnought
This is the third of an occasional
series of articles covering
the construction of a model
of the 1906 steam turbine
powered British battleship HMS
Dreadnought. The first part was
in May 2016 MB, the second in
September 2016 MB and Marcus
is endeavouring to show that it
is possible to build an aluminium
hulled working model that uses
miniature steam turbines, and
that such a project need not be
too daunting - Editor.
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he heading Photo 1 is where we end up at
T the end of this article, so you can see that a
viable floating all metal and working model
battleship is becoming a reality, but to get to this
stage much work still had to be done. At the end
of Part Two in September 2016 MB, we had a
skeleton of a model that now needed guts and
a skin.
The heart of the guts revolves around the
boilers and turbines and in the case of the former,
I had been mulling over their construction for a
while. Turbines are notorious for their greed for
steam, so I would need to have something that
would provide sufficient steam. The full-size
battleship had 21 water-tube boilers, so there was
no chance of replicating all these in this model,
but two return tube boilers seemed like a good
idea, although these are basically fire tube boilers,
but with a bit of water-tubing thrown in.
They are also relatively easy to construct,
basically comprising an outer shell with two end
plates and in the design used here, there is a
large internal fire-flue with several cross-water
tubes. There are also several smaller fire-tubes
that bring the heating gasses back through the
water, thus greatly increasing the heating surface.
The exhaust gases then exit via the main funnel,
because as you will recollect from the September
2016 article, only one funnel is functional.
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Boilers
Making these is becoming the almost exclusive
preserve of professional boiler makers due to the
current regulations regarding their construction,
but my funds were/are limited so it was to the Rooks
Boiler Works for me, and as regular readers will
know, making steam engines and boilers is what I do
as a hobby - a bit of a change from dentistry. To put
you out of your misery, Photo 2, is of the two boilers
as they exited the Rooks Boiler Works, but we will
now see how we got to that stage.
The two boilers are identical, their dimensions
each being 3.5 inches diameter by 6 inches long.
The external boiler material is 16G copper with
0.1875 (3/16) inch copper stays. The main fire-tubes
are 1.375 (3/8) inches in diameter with seven 0.375
inch cross tubes. There are nine 0.375 inch return
tubes. The large fire-tubes were this diameter as a
suitable hole saw was available.
The tube end plates were flanged from sheet
copper and this was achieved by annealing the
copper which involves heating it to redness and
then plunging it into cold water before hammering
to shape over a former, Photo 3. This had to be
done four times before their flanging was complete,
Photo 4. The flanging former was made from a
handy piece of aluminium round stock.
This former was also used as a drilling jig for the
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1 regulations. After pickling, everything comes up nice
internal tubes. On a practical note, it is worth lightly
countersinking the holes to enable penetration of
the silver solder. The ends of the tubes were also
slightly turned-down so they would locate in the
tube plates and not fall through them. The boiler
being assembled from the inside so to speak, the
longitudinal stays holding everything together,
but more important, by doing it this way one could
examine the soundness of the internal joints.
Photo 5 is of a fire tube under construction and
its worth remembering that with silver soldering it
is very important to chemically clean the copper
before soldering and this is done by pickling the
parts in dilute sulphuric acid. Commercial battery
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Photo 1: HMS Dreadnought afloat
for the first time in June 2016.
Photo 2. The finished boilers.
Photo 3. The boiler endplates
being worked into shape.
Photo 4. The boiler endplates
finished ready for installation.
2 Photo 5. A boiler fire-tube under 3
construction.
4 5
acid can be bought online and it is also easy to
purchase sulphuric acid crystals which dissolve
in water, so there are ways to get what we want,
in spite of the ever increasing elf and safety
and pink.
A self-blowing propane torch provided the heat
for silver soldering as butane is not hot enough.
When the job is red hot, the flux becomes clear and
the solder instantaneously flashes around the joint,
all very satisfying.
Photo 6 is the guts of one of the boilers, the
picture telling a thousand words.
The two boilers are supported on a sturdy cradle
constructed of aluminium with brass stretchers, Photo 6. A boiler just awaiting its main
keeping the two drums fixed permanently apart, outer tube.
Photo 7. The boilers are covered by an aluminium
outer cladding, which helps guide the exhaust Photo 7. The boiler cradles.
gases up the funnel and finishes them off nicely.
Photo 8 is of the final installation, but there were still Photo 8. The completed twin boiler unit with
problems along the way. its cover.
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Photo 9. In the centre of this picture is the
first failed and unsatisfactory gas tank.
Photo 10. The new gas tank is a commercial
off-the-shelf unit from Clevedon Steam, now
hidden in a wing turrets barbette.
Photo 11. The emergency feed pump.
Photo 12. The steam regulator and its drive
motor.
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Problems?
I did not immediately attach the fittings as I was not
quite sure where everything would go. Gas firing had
already been chosen as the best option and a gas
tank was fitted with a filling valve and pipes to connect
to the burners, Photo 9, but as is not uncommon,
things often go wrong, as when attempting to charge
the tank, nothing happened! There was a great blow
back of liquid and gas, but very little actually went
into the tank and it was as if there was extreme back
pressure of some sort. At times like this it is best to
take a step back and think about it and a solution
eluded me, but salvation was at hand as the Clevedon
Steam website (no connection) and its proprietor
Jerry Watson are a veritable mine of information as it
became apparent that the narrow connecting pipe
was preventing the tank from venting trapped air back
through the filler valve.
Identifying a problem is one thing, but fixing it
is another, so in the end one of Clevedon Steams
commercial gas tanks was used, but it wouldnt fit in
the existing space. The only void still available was in
one of the beam turret barbettes and the tank slotted
in P Barbette very nicely after a bit of surgery, but still
leaving two problems. First, the turret could not be
power-rotated, but as the decision to leave the beam
turrets non-rotational had already been made, this did
not matter. The second problem did cause a major
problem though as the tank now occupied the position
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earmarked for one of the burners, so what to do?
In the end the only solution was to turn the boilers
around 180 degrees and fire them from the opposite
direction which was just as well as their fittings had not
yet been fitted. Photo 10 is of the Clevedon gas tank
now within P Barbette.
A burning problem?
Initially the intention was to modify some DIY
butane torches for the burners, but in the end two
commercial burners from Cleveland Steam fitted
nicely in the burner extension flues. Being unfamiliar
with such burners as they slotted into the fire tubes,
the question then was, how were they lit? Once
again the ever-helpful Jerry came to my aid. Usually
the flame is ignited via the funnel, but I didnt fancy
that very much as I could see the whole lot catching
fire. The practical solution was to drill a hole in the
top of the burner tube and use a taper to light the
flame, so we were back on track as it were. The
burners are of course hidden within the steam plant
and consequently, no picture.
Emergency force feed pump
As an emergency back-up, a simple hand-powered
force feed pump was made, Photo 11, and fitted
in the Q beam Barbette, directly opposite the
Clevedon gas tank in P Barbette. This void was
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Photo 13. Looking at the boiler room and forward in

the hull towards the wing turrets.

Photo 14. The four turbines and their manifolds.

Photo 15. This is looking aft with the turbines in the

bottom of the hull beneath other technical bits. The
13 boilers fit into the void to the left of the picture -
i.e. towards the bows.

all made watertight before fitting the pump and

the turret fits nicely over the pump which can be 14
operated by a removable extension handle.

The regulator
This was next on the to do list. A simple valve,
operated from a servo could have been used, but
I thought this may not be satisfactory, so delving
into locomotive engineering, a rotating disc type
was chosen. In the locomotive world they are often
referred to as Stroudly Regulators where a flat disc
with steam ports is held against a stationary valve
face. With very small angular movement, the holes
are uncovered and allow steam to pass, the disc
being held in place by the steam pressure and a
light spring. Making it was a lot of work as it is very
important that the port faces are lapped to a fine
steam-tight match. This valve is operated by a worm
geared motor running at just 2rpm and the whole
regulator unit, Photo 12, slots in beside the turbines
with a basic displacement lubricator providing
lubrication and if we now look at Photo 13, this
shows the boiler installation plus the worm gear 15
drive motor in the lower right of the picture over the
regulator below it on the starboard side.

Turbines
I bet you were wondering when we would get to
these? The volume of work was now really piling up
once I turned my attention to the turbines. The initial
intention was to use silicone tube for the steam lines,
but it was no great surprise to discover they were
just not up to the challenge. They were removed
and copper live and exhaust steam pipes made as
shown, that in the end were a better result,
Photo 14 being of the turbines and steam and
exhaust manifolds. The propeller shafts are
connected to the turbine output shafts by nothing
more than short lengths of silicone tubing, the
difference between the propeller and turbine shaft
diameters requiring the fitting of brass spacers to
equalise the diameters. Photo 15 is looking down
and aft towards the turbines, which are low down
in the hull, the empty space to the left of the picture
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Photo 16. Looking aft and you can see the

superstructure taking shape.

Photo 17. The forward A Turret.

Photo 18. A mounting for the main armaments

turreted gun barrels.
16 17
Photo 19. The five completed turrets.

Superstructure
18 Bits and pieces of the superstructure were already
in hand, but despite having access to drawings and
photographs, they were difficult to interpret, the net
result being that I am not certain how accurate it
all is, but Photo 16 is of the central superstructure
carcass looking aft. The basic inner frameworks
are made from angle and square section, all bolted
and/or screwed together. These act as supports
for the outer shell (the skin), which include the finer
detail such as portholes and vents etc. There is not
a lot of superstructure on HMS Dreadnought, but it
is important to make a good job of it all anyway and
Photo 17 is of the A turret area looking aft. You can
see in this picture how the metal sheet decks are
fixed with countersunk screws. One of the back of
ones mind ideas was that it would be possible to
arrange the steam plants pressure gauges etc. on
19 the bridge signal deck where they could be easily
seen and managed, but that was still just being
thought about at the moment.

Main turrets
The barrels are 1/4 inch (6mm) tube with an outer
5/16 inch (7.5mm) sleeve bonded in place. The
barrels were tapered and contoured by turning them

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Photo 20. The underneath of a turret. 20

The small dog engages with its
rotating mechanism.

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on the lathe, using files and emery cloth to achieve

the final result. These barrels are supported on
cradles, Photo 18, made from aluminium section
bolted to the turret floor and as mentioned in Part
Two (September 2016 MB), the turrets rotate, but the
guns do not elevate.
The turrets were made as for the superstructure,
using angle bar as an inner framework and
aluminium sheet bonded over them to create
the outer shape, Photo 19 being of the five
turrets. To say that this was taxing would be an
understatement, as due to the various angles and
sloping sides etc., these made it an exercise in
extreme frustration before they looked anything
like they should. The rotating turrets have a dog
on their baseplates that engages with the driving
mechanism and you can see this in Photo 20.

Joining aluminium 22
I had hoped to solder the aluminium during
construction, but it is a difficult material to join using
this method, and for me? Well, it was impossible, in
spite of experimenting with dedicated aluminium
core solder which I found to be totally useless as it
would not adhere and was also very friable. The
net result of all this being to abandon all hope of
soldering aluminium and falling back on the tried
and tested process of riveting, bolting and screwing.
So far, the use of any adhesives has been
avoided, exactly what was intended when this
project commenced, but I have to confess that
some epoxy adhesive has been used during the
construction of the hulls plating. This was more for
water-tightness rather than strength, as the various
strakes of plates were screwed in place with a thick
layer of glue between the overlapping joints to make 23 24
them waterproof.

Plating
The full-size HMS Dreadnought used riveted
metal sheets. The rivets were fitted white hot and
when cooling they contracted, drawing the plates
together making the overlap joints watertight.
Exposed joints had an inner butt-strap that made
the joint watertight.
Here, the models plating follows suit, but in a
simplified way. HMS Dreadnought used raised and
sunken strakes, plus a number of areas such as the
bows, stern and sheer line were double-plated for
strength.
A number of different configurations were
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attempted, the master plating expansion plan had
the arrangement of the individual plates, but was
The stern Photo 22. Plating the hull around the
far too complex for this model. A similar layout
propshaft exits and rudder posts was a
was used, but with a reduced number of plates, This has the propshafts and rudders to nightmare!
having the bonus that as every joint was a potential accommodate, Photo 22. The aluminium sheets
leak, these were much reduced in number. Plating were cut away to allow the propshaft tubes to Photo 23. Fairings for the where each
started at the keel mid-line, Photo 21, and the exit the hull and where do, they are capped with propshaft exits the hull, were handmade
sheer strake working to a junction, following where hand-fashioned covers, Photo 23, to help to make from aluminium.
possible the original layout of the sunken and raised them watertight. Where the exposed propshaft
plate strakes. Where the hull narrowed some rows support P-frames penetrate the hull, small patch Photo 24. Manipulating the aluminium sheet
terminated. plates maintain the watertight integrity of it all. The around the stern was not easy.
The stem and stern required more work and it was rudder tubes and supports pass through holes in
a slow job and difficult to get a nice overall result. the hull plating, Photo 24, which were later made Photo 25. The finished stern lower hull area.
The stem and stern need a little more explanation watertight by a combination of silicone and grease.
as these have double-thickness plates to increase All in all, a bit of pain because of the complex curves
strength and (at the bows) allow the hawse pipes to and running gear, but Photo 25 is of the finished
lie flush. result and all worthwhile in the end.

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Photo 26. The annealed and shaped
copper parts for the hawse pipes.
Photo 27. Holes drilled in the hull for the
hawse pipes. There was now no going
back!
Photo 28. Hawse pipes now in position.
Photo 29. The completed bows and
shaped stem pieces.
The bows & hawse pipes
The front of the stem piece is made from strips
that wrap around it, the joints covered by a contour
plate. The full-size HMS Dreadnought had a
lower cast section and a formed upper contour
plate. These were extremely hard to fashion and
three sections had to be fashioned to follow the
necessary contours with the outer hull plates butting
against them, but the hawse pipes were a major
conundrum.
They run from the deck to the outer side of the hull
and accommodate the anchors and their chains,
and HMS Dreadnought has three, two to starboard
and one to port. Early on, it became apparent that
a continuous pipe for each was not practicable
as they have a huge bell mouth on the hulls side
leading to a narrow slot on the deck and the deck
needed to be removable, so how to do it? In the end,
the solution was to have the pipe on two sections,
a narrow piece from deck level and a larger bell
shaped part in the hulls side, Photo 26.
Work started by cutting the holes in the hull sides
using a suitable saw, Photo 27, this picture rather
neatly showing the stem pieces referred to earlier.
It was one of those defining moments as once I
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started cutting the holes there was no turning back
and if it didnt work, to put it simply, I was stuffed.
Were the holes actually round or oval was another
conundrum and in the end the holes started round
(as in this last picture), but by the time they had been
opened-up to suit their angles etc., they were oval.
The narrow elongated holes in the deck were first
drilled and then filed to shape. Well annealed 18G
copper sheet was used for the flange and the upper
pipe, the lip over the deck not being an easy job and
neither were the large bell mouth sections on the
hulls sides. The latter are based on some 22mm
copper water pipe, first annealed and the end were
flanged to form the lip using a former, In the end
they were easier to make than expected, Photo 28
and with Photo 29 we have the completed stem
section from the starboard side. There was a lot of
work getting this portion of the hull to look just right,
but it was worth the effort.
Once the plating had been completed, a lot of
time was spent fettling the hull, sanding in some
places and using filler in others to achieve a nice
overall appearance. The end result looks good
enough, although the plates are obviously oversize,
Photo 30.
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Would it float?
I bet you were waiting for this..
The models increasing weight was becoming a
real concern, so a pre-launch experiment was
called for. A 1:350 scale model of HMS Dreadnought
had been bought earlier to help with the layout of
the superstructure and key measurements, since
there is a fair chance that a commercial kit would
hopefully be a reasonably accurate miniature. This 30
1:350 models bare hull was ballasted with small
batteries to the supposed waterline. Using the cube
rule, I calculated that the larger HMS Dreadnought sealed patch plate beneath the stern. Some of the Photo 30. The plated and basically
model should have a displacement of about 40lbs others were quite difficult to locate, because as complete hull.
(18.1kg) and by good fortune with everything made with a domestic plumbing leak, the actual point of
so far, plus a bit more added to the hull, it was leakage was not necessarily where the water was. Photo 31. HMS Dreadnought afloat for the
weighed and found to be 36lbs (16.4kg) and so now Anyway an afternoon in the sun with the addition of first time. Yes, there were some minor leaks,
confidence moved up a notch as all should be well. some epoxy resin, and eventually all the leaks were but these were easily resolved once the hull
A nice warm day dawned and the little pond in the overcome and HMS Dreadnought safely left afloat had dried-out.
garden was beckoning. With the aid of a friend, HMS whilst the real drinking commenced!
Dreadnought was carefully lowered into the water.
No champagne flowed, only a couple of Cokes and
yes, it floated quite well with perhaps a bit more Conclusion
ballast still required, Photos 31. Now, in mid-Summer 2016, getting on for eight
It was slightly disappointing though to see the months after construction started and still within
model slowly sinking after a few minutes, the the planned timescale of one year, final completion,
principal leak being from somewhere around the firing the boilers and testing the turbines could
propshaft tube fairings it was soon discovered. The commence, but you will have to wait for the next
next day, after drying out, the leaks were tackled, installment to see how we got on with it all.
the worst one being because of an incorrectly Happy sailing - Marcus Rooks

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The 2016 Model Boat

Dave Wooley reports from the Haydock Park Exhibition Centre
his event is now the longest running catering. There is a clear sense of space with was damaged in an accident overnight on

T dedicated model boat exhibition in the

UK and many of the attending clubs
in 2016 were at the first Convention held in
August 1990, so no one can deny that the
hobby is alive and well 26 years later. The
venue has changed three times during the
intervening years, but the ethos of the event
remains the same. Each year, it has a theme
and for 2016 it was Ships of the Mersey
and the Guest of Honour was Her Majestys
Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside, Dame Lorna
Muirhead DBE, quite an achievement for the
organising committee. Twenty eight clubs
participated, a new high, together with six
specialist individual displays, a building
demonstration stand and 21 traders. The
event is housed within the exhibition areas
of the Haydock Park Race Course main
grandstands with a high degree of comfort,
notably the carpeted floors, first class
personal facilities and reasonably priced
enough not to be crowded when viewing
that all important purchase or examining
any particular model or to stop and have a
chat with friends. The clubs as usual rose to
the occasion and incorporated the shows
theme into their displays, the honour of best
themed stand going to Wirral MBC which
devoted their entire display to ships of the
River Mersey. A mechanical rower enthused
Dr. N. M. Jedynakiewicz, the current President
so much so that it gained his personal award
and everyone also had a real chuckle when
on the St Helens MBC stand they saw a steam
boat with a skeleton playing a banjo. You
really cant do better than that when it comes
to imagination.
Overall the standard of the models was sky
high and this was reflected in the competition.
Unfortunately, and unusually, a 1:96 scale
scratch built model of HMS Dreadnought
a stand prior to the opening, but the builder
Sam Markland of the North West Model
Shipwrights refused to be downhearted
and continued with his entry, and he was
rewarded with a first place in his class
anyway. In all there were eight classes of
competition including Best on Club Stand,
Junior Boat Building and the Glynn Guest
Model Competition. A full set of results can be
found on the Model Boat Convention website.
Trade
There was a good level of trade support and
for those with an interest in building a lifeboat,
then the new RNLI Shannon class was well
represented. Speedline are close to releasing
their kits in 1:16 and 1:12 scales and Models
by Design have their version, a semi-kit to 1:12
scale already on sale, first shown in March

RIGHT: Stan Reffin achieved First in Kit Class with his German
M1062 Schutze.

BELOW: USS Arizona by Joseph Slydlowski gained a well

deserved First in the Scratch Built Working Model Class.

BELOW: Some of the very fine detail on Stan Reffins German minesweeper
M1062 Schutze. This model is based on the Robbe version and shows
what can be done with a commercial kit.

BELOW LEFT: Speedline Models were marketing their new 1:12 and 1:16
Shannon class lifeboats including bespoke manufactured water jet drive
units. Unusually, the entire deck and cabin are removable as one unit, but
the hull is still 100% watertight.

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ABOVE: No bones about it! This model steam boat with its
banjo playing skeletal crew hit the right note on the St Helens
MBC stand.

LEFT: A working, but otherwise unaltered Italeri ELCO PT boat

kit model, by Stan Reffin.

ABOVE: Where would we be ABOVE: This large scale model of the

without Macs Mouldings? Their Fisheries Research vessel Scotia was
ever expanding range of fittings built by Lache Stewart, a member of
and accessories for for our Glasgow Richmond MBC.
models is hard to fault.

RIGHT: The beautifully turned

out Steam Launch Topaz
by Alan Ravenscroft of the
Model Ship Society.

BELOW: Models By Design have

been extremely busy developing
their Shannon class lifeboat to
BELOW: On the Burton and 1:1 2 scale. This is a semi-kit and
District MBC stand was this already some building blogs are
fantastic 1:9 6 scale HMS appearing on the model boating
Campbeltown by Reg Preece. forums.

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at Ellesmere Port. Component Shop, Macs

Mouldings, Mountfleet Models and S M Tools
are all well known nationally, but there were
many others selling everything you could
want to pursue this hobby.
A key feature of this show is The Chandlery,
or to put it another way the Bring and Buy
stall. A huge volume of unwanted kits,
part completed and finished models, plus
modelling paraphernalia was to be had
and the team running the stand did an BELOW: The late Eric Bell was an enthusiastic supporter of The ABOVE: It is always good to see at a model in the early
outstanding job with I believe 140 items Model Boat Convention and an outstanding model maker, so stages of its construction. This is going to be a 1:48 scale
shifted on one day alone including a large it was really rewarding to see one of Erics masterpieces, the model of the Irish Sea pleasure steamer St. Seiriol c1950s,
RTR USS Fletcher class model. Mersey Mammoth, on show again on the Wirral MBC stand. now being built by Paul Youd.

Conclusion
Once again, a cracking event that is run
by volunteers, profits going to charity. The
organising committee and their supporters
have to be congratulated on continuing
to run this popular event and in particular,
Jean Barlow, the secretary. The theme for
2017 is Lifeboats, which should ensure huge
support and no doubt a fair few new Shannon
lifeboats. Dates for next year are Saturday
25th and Sunday 26th August 2017 and the
Holiday Inn next door usually offers special
rates for the two nights.

Acknowledgement: To Dave Abbo for

kindly supplying some of the photographs
Website: www.modelboatconvention.co.uk

ABOVE LEFT: One of the exhibits on the Potteries MBC

stand was this Flower Class corvette with its catapult and
Hawker Hurricane, a WW2 warship concept that never
came to fruition.

ABOVE: Mersey Mariner certainly fitted in well with the

shows theme and I was given a demonstration of all its
working features by Ian Povey of Bryn Bach MBC.

LEFT: A group photo of the prizewinners, judges and officials

with Dame Lorna Muirhead centre front and a familiar face
from this magazine in the second row next to Mark Hawkins.

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 steam basics

Boiler Room
Seventy
PART Twin Engine Two:
Richard
Simpsons
series on model
steam plants
Considerations have always considered that one of the main it. It would seem the builder had originally planned

I objectives of Boiler Room is to try to point out

Photo 1. There are a number of plans and
models that can tempt us into considering
a twin engine set up such as this very
attractive kit by Caldercraft of the HM Tug
Resolve. However, what may seem like a large
open hull soon gets filled with the demands
of a twin engine configuration.
some of the pitfalls that we may encounter as
we get more and more involved in the hobby of
model boats powered by steam engines, and a
conversation recently at the pondside made me
realise that perhaps some of the challenges we may
encounter when considering a twin engine set up
may not always be fully appreciated. Consequently
this month I thought we would have a look at just
some of those significant considerations to better
prepare those amongst you who might just decide
to take the plunge and go down the path of fitting
two engines to your model.
I actually came across a particularly good
example of this when I purchased a few years ago
a ready built model of the tug Resolve, built from
the popular Caldercraft kit. Having received the tug
and started to look into how it could be modified to
my own personal preferences, I was subsequently
offered a twin steam plant by the seller to go with
on fitting a twin steam engine plant in the model,
but had then decided against it and fitted two
electric motors instead. As soon as I had the plant
in my possession it was very quickly apparent that
retrofitting a twin steam plant into a ready built
model was a challenge too far, and the machinery
was relegated to a shelf to await a more appropriate
project in the future.
How it all may start
I think what can lead us into the idea of a twin
engine steam plant is when we look at such models
as this Resolve and the twin screw Imara tug, both
of which are crying out for independent propulsion
on each propeller as well as the romantic idea of
installing a steam plant in what was originally a
full-size steam powered vessel, Photo 1. Both
models seem to initially have plenty of room in them
and use large slow turning propellers, so would

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 steam basics

seem to be suitable candidates. It is only when

you look into just what you need to include, that
the available space soon gets used and what may
seem a suitable model initially soon develops into a
challenge we may want to think twice about.

Hardware considerations
Lets first just have a look at the items we may need 2
to consider fitting into the model which will very soon
eat up that space inside the hull and make us think
we do not quite have as much as we thought and to go either side of the engine, requiring a very wide Photo 2. A standard twin cylinder oscillator
first the engines themselves. space or complicated linkages. As you can see, we plant such as this Clyde plant by Miniature
The two main categories of possibility are a twin are already looking at quite a bit of equipment. Steam shows what is needed to supply a
cylinder oscillator or some sort of valve operated For the rest of the steam plant we will then need to single engine. Two engines will need twice
engine, either slide valve or piston valve. The first decide on the level of complexity you might want the boiler capacity to maintain a similar run
challenges to consider are the fact that oscillators to include, such as water feed systems and where duration and performance.
are not very efficient in their use of steam, so
two twin cylinder engines are going to require a
substantially-sized boiler to provide this. We can
get an idea of this by simply considering twice
the size of a boiler that would normally be used to
provide steam for a single engine such as a typical
twin cylinder oscillator plant as with the Miniature
Steam supplied Clyde plant, Photo 2. The boiler
required is almost certainly going to be above
the 3 bar-litre testing limit, Photo 3, and have a
substantial capacity, requiring not only a large
hull, but it must also have a good reserve level of
buoyancy. The engines, also of a significant size,
will again use up the space and buoyancy quickly.
Vee twin engines, Photo 4, a popular configuration,
may well not fit across the hull so you might find that
in-line engines are your only option. So you could
find yourself already constrained because of the
need to accommodate a large boiler. If you really
need to restrict the size of this. then you might want 3
to consider an engine that is significantly more
efficient in its use of steam. Such an engine could
be one of the Anton range from Fabrice Bretagne Photo 3. An old twin Cheddar Puffin plant gives you Photo 5. Just about the smallest slide valve engine you
or perhaps a TVR1A from Graham Industries in an idea of the size of boiler that it was anticipated can find in production nowadays is the TVR1A from Graham
the United States, Photo 5. Taking the TVR1A as would be needed to supply the engines. This is not Industries in the United States. This saves on boiler volume,
an example, although you might now be able to only going to need a lot of space, but also a lot of but the payback would be four control servos for the two
get away with a smaller boiler, the very reason the hull buoyancy. engines and more complex management.
engine is more efficient, but the reversing valves
require an additional servo. These will either have
5
Photo 4. A very popular vee twin oscillator such as the Richmond by
John Hemmens needs a lot of hull width and would be very restrictive
if two were to be squeezed in, limiting you almost certainly to a
single inline engine layout.

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7 6
Photo 7. Both engines will need good accessibility for
lubricating, maintenance and operation. This may well
be via access holes that could be limited in size and
almost certainly not extend to the edge of the hull,
making for a difficult and demanding operation.
Photo 8. Even two TVR1A engines without
control linkages occupy quite a bit of space.
8
44
the feed tank may be located, level and burner
controllers for the boiler, and separator tanks. The
feed tank itself could well take up quite a bit of
space that may be a significant consideration in
the design stage, Photo 6. As regards separator
tanks, most tanks would not be large enough for two
engines to feed, so you would need either a large
tank or two normal sized ones, requiring another
good part of the available space. All of which quickly
fills up the volume you have and then you have
to maintain a close eye on accessibility, stability,
ventilation and all the other things that you have
to take into consideration when you put a steam
plant together. Dont forget that the things you need
access to, such as displacement lubricators, engine
oiling points and steam isolating valves, are now
twice as numerous, Photo 7.
Finally, how we are going to fire the boiler?
Assuming we are going to use gas for the sake of
simplicity and convenience, we must then consider
whether we are going to use a disposable tank,
in which case we need to think about access for
changing it, or a refillable one, in which case we
need to consider what arrangements we may have
to put in place to do that..
Operational considerations
Having now hopefully narrowed it down to what
we want to put into the model, we have to also
consider the operational considerations of a twin
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Photo 6. A feed tank, here occupying the bow hull space, can seem to
be a good idea to keep a demanding boiler supplied, but it also needs
space and sufficient buoyancy within the hull.
engine set up. First of all, as mentioned previously,
a twin engine oscillator set up will require a lot
of steam so we are then faced with whether we
want to incorporate a feed system or whether we
want to bring the model into the pondside to refill
the boiler. If we do that, then we have to reheat a
relatively cold boiler before we can sail again before
emptying one large or two small separators and
filling two lubricators. As you can see, the whole
process of keeping the model on the water is quite
a bit more involved and time consuming than it is to
operate a single engine steam plant, so not only is
that daunting but the importance of accessibility of
everything is even more important than before. Just
imagine, if it is a bit of a pain to get to the top of the
displacement lubricator while everything around it is
hot, this this will now be twice the pain(!) that it would
be with a single engine.
If we go down the path of using valve operated
engines then we have to first of all fit all those four
servos around the engines with their associated
wiring to the receiver, as well as the linkages to the
engines, and you are probably not going to have
a great deal of space available at the aft end of
the hull once you have those two engines in place,
Photo 8. The clever ones amongst us may be able
to link the servos with a mixer, but most will settle for
separate servo channels for each control.
Final thoughts
Well, although the foregoing has perhaps been a
bit negative, I hope it has been able to generate a
bit of thinking that might encourage caution before
embarking on a twin steam engine propulsion plant.
Whoever built the Resolve, purchased a twin engine
and boiler plant only to end up installing electric
motors and also having a spare, large and very
expensive unused steam plant. An alternative may
well be a single, reversible engine through a gearbox
to give a complete steam experience in your model,
or if individual operation is essential, then maybe
we should reserve the steam plants for the single
propeller models and keep our expectations within
our capabilities by fitting a couple of electric motors
for now.
(Editors note: The QE2 articles by Tim Henderson
in September and December 2015 MB as well as the
August 2016 issue, show how a single steam engine
can successfully drive multiple propellers).
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 show report
ABOVE: Superb miniature carpentry and
craftsmanship from Keith Smith on the
bomb vessel HMS Hecla.
Society of Model Shipwrights
Exhibition 2016
t seems only yesterday that I was reporting
I on the 2014 SMS exhibition, but two years
have sped by and another one comes
along. I have come to expect seeing the
very best of maritime modelling on these
occasions and this year did not disappoint
with some superb work on view. Space
precludes showing more than a selection
of the models on display, but I hope that
my choice does justice to the show which
appeared to be rather better attended by
members of the public than the previous one.
Most model makers tend to prefer specific
scales and subject areas, but Keith Smith is
something of an exception with a masterly
46
RIGHT: The late 19th Century threw up some
odd warship designs such as the French
turret-ram battleship Tigre modelled by Alan
Ludbrook at 1:72 scale.
Colin Bishop reports from
Orpington, Kent
example of miniature carpentry on his bomb
vessel HMS Hecla; a very impressive steam
paddle frigate, HMS Dragon, which also
included in the case a separate replica of the
engines and paddle wheels and an offbeat
subject in the form of a Foo Chow Pole Junk
with its cargo slung alongside. Previously
Keith has also tackled other subjects
including HMS Abercrombie, the last of the big
gun monitors; a versatile model maker indeed.
Another interesting subject was Alan
Ludbrooks depiction of the turret ram
battleship Tigre, an early specialised form
of ironclad on a wooden hull intended for
coastal defence duties. Edward Cowans USS
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Lexington Brig was very well detailed with a
number of crew members engaged in various
activities which added to the appeal of the
model.
As with many clubs, the SMS is seeing
a fall-off in numbers due to the increasing
average age of the membership, but on the
strength of this show there still seems to be
plenty in the tank for a while yet!
More information can be found on the
Society of Model Shipwrights website:
www.modelshipwrights.org
My thanks to club secretary Adrian
Roberts for facilitating my visit.
LEFT: Three impressive sailing fishing vessels.
BELOW: Judge Eric Dyke is still keeping his hand in with this
1:144 scale Fairmile D MGB/MTB 761
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 show report

ABOVE: The steam paddle frigate HMS Dragon of 1845,

another excellent model from Keith Smith.

BELOW: Action packed detail on Edward Cowans USS

Lexington brig of 1800.

ABOVE: Ken Fletcher explains the finer points of his steam

powered Der Seekadett launch to an admiring audience.

LEFT: Beautifully executed bow detail of Ken

Fletchers 1:16 scale armed launch c1800 which has
been exhibited previously.

ABOVE: This unusual model

from Keith Smith is a Foo
Chow Pole Junk to the
equally unusual scale of 1:93.

RIGHT: A very attractive

representation of the RNs
first ketch Nonsuch of
1650 developed from an
Aeropiccola kit by
John Garnish.

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 scale musings

Mooring
Pencil Sharpeners? Post
aving reached the stage of adding the

H armament to a model warship, I was faced

with the need for several conical bases to
make gun and searchlight mountings. These could
be made freehand by carving and sanding suitable
pieces of dowel but knowing my skills, Id probably
need to make a couple of dozen before enough
identical bases were created.
This did not appeal to me so, a little displacement
activity was indulged in whilst my subconscious
mulled over the problem. The actual activity was
sketching out ideas for a possible future projects.
Suddenly inspiration struck with an idea to create
identical cones for the new model. Yes, it was the
pencil sharpener that was needed after a long
session of rubbing-out and redrawing!
Trying it on a suitable piece of dowel and it worked A pencil sharpener can generate a series of matching
perfectly. I even tried some plastic rods in the cones quite easily.
sharpener and with care, got the same results. The
Glynn Guest with
i
only problem might be the limited size of cones that rough surface is likely.
It is also possible to get pencil sharpeners which
advice and tips for
pencil sharpeners are made to produce, but if the
dowel is significantly smaller than the entrance hole will accept larger than normal pencil diameters. I modellers
in the sharpener, then it is possible to rotate the guess they are made for the chunky styles of pencils
dowel at an angle that can alter the shape of the and crayons. So for a modest cost, you can mass
cone. Experimentation is needed get the desired produce small conical parts without too much
result and the sharpener blade must be sharp or a frustration.

Cheap Cutting Mats?

y first self-healing cutting matat had clearly

M passed its recuperative limit. Admittedly,

it had been abused with paints, nts, glues and
the occasional soldering iron burn, things
hings it was
never intended to cope with. A new cutting utting mat was
purchased whilst making the mental promise not to
mistreat this one and the old one reserved erved for any
rough and ready use on the workbench. ch.
At this point I spotted a roll of vinyl floor
loor covering
in a corner of the workshop, the leftover er from some
domestic refurbishment project. It wass the thick soft
foam type that if you believe the advertisements,
rtisements,
is supposed to allow you to blissfully walk over
the floor, but my thoughts were; Could d it make a
suitable cutting mat for more important nt activities?
A square was cut out and tried and it worked
okay. It offered good support for the piece ece being cut
and did not wear the blade edge to anyy significant
degree. The downside was that excessive sive force
when cutting through something could quite
easily cut all the way through the vinyl, something
that proper cutting mats are good at preventing.
reventing.
This was not a great problem as you only ly
have to learn to apply just enough force e to cut
something, usually by the good practice e of
making several light cuts, and stop when n the
part is cut through.
So, rather than bemoaning the unused, ed, but paid
for, offcut pieces of floor covering, these are now
being slowly used to their destruction forr my hobby, Old vinyl floor covering can be used
which cannot be a bad thing. as a cutting mat.

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 history
Flotsam& Jetsam John Parker delves into the archives
45: Hovercraft Models
ABOVE: Hornby Hoverer, 1965.
BELOW: Model Maker magazines
featuring hovercraft on their covers.
50
hen Christopher Cockerell successfully
W demonstrated the first practical form of
hovercraft by crossing the English Channel
in the SRN-1 in 1959, the world seemed poised
on a revolution in transportation. Here was a craft
capable of travelling rapidly almost regardless of
the surface, be it mud, water, ice or hard ground,
supported above it on a cushion of air and enjoying
very low friction, principally just the air resistance.
Model designers and manufacturers
were excited too, because it promised
to open up a whole new class of model,
able to operate on land or sea, and
they eagerly consulted available theory
to see what made it work.
As the decade of the 1970s
progressed, it seemed that
disenchantment had set in. We
had learnt that for manoeuvring, a
good connection with the ground is
an advantage. The hovercraft could
quickly point itself in any direction, but
moving in that direction was another
thing altogether. It was noisy, used a lot
of fuel and was expensive, saddled with
the certification burdens of both ship and
aircraft. Enveloped in salt water spray,
its engines suffered rapid wear and its
passengers, attracted at first by its speed
and novelty on ferry services, soon found its
high speed motion tended to induce nausea.
Today, the hovercraft has settled into just a
small niche in the military, for famine relief
or other operations where its unique amphibious
performance can be put to good use, and as small
craft for harbour patrol or personal recreation uses.
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Similarly, from a flurry of commercial toys and
model designs in the magazines of the 1960s to
now, interest in hovercraft models has followed
a similar trajectory to that of their full-size
counterparts, and is now at a low ebb. This article
presents a short survey of hovercraft models over
that period, looks at their design challenges and
suggests a good reason for reviving that interest.
Hovercraft design
Model Maker magazine was quick off the mark with
a design for the simple hovercraft Hummingbird
in their January 1960 issue, following up with a
semi-scale model of SRN-1 in the April issue.
Hoverer, and an account of designer Leonard
Cramps experiments with hovercraft, appeared in
the July issue, joined by his Buzzin Bee in August
and Orbit in October, all within a year or so of the
SRN-1 crossing the English Channel. Model makers
were thus given early notice of the challenges of
hovercraft models, which were not inconsiderable.
Motive power was the first of these. The only
means of powering these early hovercraft models
(if they were to be self-contained) was a with an
internal combustion engine. Only one of these could
provide the high thrust to weight ratio needed, and
it usually took the form of a diesel of 1 to 5cc. Any
hovercraft claiming to be electric could not, with
the technology of the day, carry the weight of the
batteries required for a practical performance, and
had to be run as a tethered round the pole model,
with the power supplied by the tethering wires. This
placed a restriction on hovercraft models as they
required large open spaces where noise could be
tolerated.
SRN-1 soon discovered the limitations of a
single engine providing both lift and propulsion (via
diverting some of the air cushion air rearwards)
and was fitted with a small jet engine to provide
forward thrust. For the modeller the solution was
more difficult as a second engine was hard to justify
in terms of cost, weight and operating difficulty (two
engines to refuel and start), so he usually stuck with
one. He then had to contend with its torque reaction,
which tended to spin the model in the opposite
direction to the lift propeller. The usual answer to
this was to provide anti-torque vanes and fine
adjustment of their number and orientation was
needed for stable running. If a separate propeller
was desired for thrust, a power take-off could be
made from the lift engine at the spinner of the
lift fan, by friction drive, bevel gears or a flexible
cable drive turning through ninety degrees; but all
solutions involving engineering or maintenance
challenges.
Commercial hovercraft models
The first commercial hovercraft models didnt come
on the scene until 1963. D. Sebel and Co Ltd, makers
of Jetex engines, appear to have been the first with
their Mobo Hovercraft. All plastic, this came as a
quick-assemble kit for 22s/-d (22 shillings
pre-decimal currency, equivalent to 21 today)
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without the required 0.8 cc glow-plug engine. Made
up and with the engine, the price was 7.5s.0d (138
today).
The Hornby Hoverer appeared in 1964, and was
another failed attempt by Meccano Ltd to diversify
at a time when Meccano itself was falling from
favour. It looked attractive in the advertisements
powered by its Cox Babe Bee 0.049 cubic inch
engine, but its foam body was prone to dissolving
once engine fuel got under the protective outer skin.
The price was 112s/6d or around 102 in todays
money. Cheaper at 24s/11d (22.50 today) was
the smaller Eagle Hovercraft, but this was electric
powered. It managed, just, to carry the weight of
the two AA pen cell batteries that were its energy
source. This was before we had alkaline batteries,
so the performance fell off markedly after only a few
minutes.
It is probably true to say that, after the initial
surge of sales, hovercraft models did not prove a
big money spinner for their manufacturers. They
remained in the catalogues for a few years and then
just faded away. Some of the large toy companies,
Lines Brothers for example, were more cautious and
stayed clear of the field altogether. Today, just a few
companies provide kits and or you can buy
ready-to-run toy hovercraft. Of the list of websites
I had prepared to look up, two were no longer in
business, so I suggest you do your own search for
up-to-date information of what is available.
Further considerations
The simplest hovercraft models, such as Buzzin
Bee were little more than inverted bowls into which
the lift fan blew low pressure air to provide lift. A
more sophisticated and efficient model relied on
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history
LEFT: Lilo design from the
July 1963 Model Maker.
BELOW: Boys Own Paper
supplement, January 1963.
the air curtain principle, by which the air
escaped via ducts around the perimeter
of the craft, angled slightly inwards to
contain a cushion of air under the craft.
This is the same principle used in department
stores in winter to contain the warm air
within the building by blowing hot air
across the entrance. Lilo is an attractive
model hovercraft of this type that featured
in the July 1963 Model Maker. In practice
the advantage was sometimes lost by the
extra weight, complexity and difficulty of
waterproofing the extra internal structure
needed, if the model was amphibious.
Further useful information for designers
was contained in the article Hovering Craft
by G. G. Harding, that appeared in Vic
Smeeds 1963 Model Maker Annual. Here we
learn that the best shape for a hovercraft
is circular, because it gives the greatest
hull area per unit air duct length, but that
departure from this to a rectangular form
not exceeding 3:1 aspect ratio is permissible
without excessive loss of efficiency. The same
holds true for full-size hovercraft and explains
their general adherence to this rule. Another
important feature of the hovercraft is its
flexible skirt, to reduce air spillage from the air
cushion and raise the hovering height. Most
of these early designs didnt feature skirts.
Neither did SRN-1 at first, but when fitted with
one, its hover height and obstacle clearance
was much improved. Providing an effective skirt has
ABOVE: Simple hovercraft design from
long been a problem in model hovercraft design,
the BOP supplement.
although if we can believe the claims of the few
present day kit manufacturers, it has been solved.
Two other aspects of the hovercrafts operation
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ABOVE: Hovastar by Ray Malstom,
December 1971 Meccano Magazine.
LEFT: Bell SK-5 hovercraft, July 1982
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are interesting. Steering is achieved
by diverting the propelling air by
means of rudders or swivelling
propellers, but without any contact
with the ground this merely results in
a gentle acceleration in the required
direction. It therefore takes some
time before the craft begins to turn in
the direction it may be pointing. The
pilot soon learns to anticipate turns
well in advance and going downhill,
the speed can build up alarmingly
and the craft is very prone to wind
effects. With only its propulsive
thrust available to overcome
gradients, the hovercraft works best
on level (if uneven) surfaces.
If that level surface happens to
be water, another effect makes
itself known, that of hump speed.
This is due to the air cushion
forming a depression in the water,
and manifests itself through the
hovercraft, be it full-size or a
model, having to increase power
until it has climbed out of the hole
it has thus dug for itself. The point
at which the depression is left
behind as the craft accelerates
forwards is known as the hump
speed and thereafter much less
power is required to maintain
speed.
LEFT: Further BOP designs,
November 1963.
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Other published designs
It fell largely to Model Maker magazine to publish
designs for model hovercraft as model aircraft
magazines generally considered them a marine
model. After the first few years, there were a
few designs for what might be called advanced
hovercraft models. In the wider hobby publishing
field, almost everyone had a design for a simple
hovercraft, such as the Boys Own Papers two
simple designs by Ron Warring presented as a
lift-out with the January 1963 issue, and Meccano
Magazines Hoverfly by Ray Malstrom from January
1965, followed by his more advanced Hovastar in
the December 1971 issue. This had a neat flip-top lid
that made engine starting easier.
Often a magazine would feature a really attractive
looking model, but alas the plans inside were for
something much more basic. An exception is the
Bell SK-5 design published in July 1982 by Model
Boats (as Model Maker had long since become),
and this is very fine looking scale model. Electric
technology had advanced sufficiently by this time to
provide reasonable performance under lightweight
radio control. The SK-5, a developed licence-built
version of the British SRN-5, also formed the subject
of an inspirational model by Chris Behan, described
in the September 2003 Model Boats.
A case for revival?
Today, we have miniature radio control, brushless
motors of small size and unprecedented power and
lightweight lithium (LiPo) batteries at our disposal,
all at prices the 1960s designer could only dream
of, and so surely the time is ripe for a resurgence
of interest in model hovercraft? I am imagining a
lightweight scale-ish looking craft, built of modern
materials such as foamed plastics (no waterproofing
needed), with perhaps a twin brushless co-axial
contra-rotating motor assembly to drive the lift fan
(no resultant torque) and a small one driving the
propulsion propeller.
Any takers?
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Construction

Grey Ghost Ron Smiths stealth warship

hen my osteoarthritis became noticeably
Initially, work on the hull commenced with its frames
and deck supports (but no deck as such just then)
using various thicknesses and sizes of balsa and
then it was skinned with 1/8 inch (3mm) balsa sheet.
The rudder and propshaft, which has three bearings
and a stainless steel shaft, were installed next and
the inside of the hull painted.
Next, a deck of 1/8 inch (3mm) balsa was fitted
with a main central access hole cut into it and the
joints in the hulls balsa skin filled and smoothed. The

W worse in 2001, I decided to design and build

BELOW: Apart from the Spektrum 2.4GHz receiver,
the speed controller, motor (Midway Models) and
servo date from 2002.
one last model boat. It would have to be
strongly built and not too heavy and also need good
hull access, nor have lots of small parts to break.
The other criteria was that it had to be able to sail in
rough water, fit into a small car boot, look good and
not date as the years passed. When the model was
designed and built 15 years ago, to my knowledge
there were no current warships that looked quite
like it and after purchasing the necessary balsa,
plywood and strip, plus the hardware, construction
started in February 2002, more than a decade ago.
deck, sides, stern and bottom of the hull were then
further skinned (overlaid) with 1/32 inch plywood
for strength. The main access hole on the deck
has a 1/2 inch (13mm) lip round it and the base
of the superstructure has a corresponding sized
hole, thus forming a watertight joint when both are
fitted together. There is a lightly glued hatch in the
helicopter deck, enabling access to the rudders
tiller if needed.
The superstructure is built on a 1/4 inch (6mm)
balsa sheet base. A framework of 1/4 inch (6mm)
square balsa was built on this to the intended profile
and skinned with 1/32 inch plywood. The two radar
masts and their fittings were added later using bits
and pieces from the odds & ends box, something
which we all have.
A 6v 7amp main propulsion battery is installed
together with a Hitec SP-610RF electronic speed
controller, Spektrum 2.4GHz receiver (currently) and
Mabuchi 540 drive electric motor turning a 1.75 inch
three bladed brass propeller. There is a separate
4.6v receiver battery and some working LED
navigation lights.

Conclusion
Grey Ghost is 33 inches long with a 6 inch beam, all
to a notional 1:96 stand-off scale, which means that
the model is meant to be viewed from a distance, and
it weighs a manageable 7.5lbs. Grey Ghost took 10
weeks to build, with my wife Christine providing coffee,
biscuits and sticking plasters at frequent intervals!

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 readers models

LEFT: There is still much to be said for the SLA

batteries that were once very common in model
boats, and if weight is not a problem, then why not
also use a separate receiver battery pack?

The model is now 14 years old and the hull and

paintwork are still in very good condition, and it has
met all my expectations and I am looking forward
to another 14 years of sailing Grey Ghost. The only
fittings that can be accidentally broken are the two
Phalanx CIWS, the surface to air missile launcher,
5 inch gun mounting and the helicopter. All of these
can be easily repaired, or replaced if necessary,
even with my arthritic fingers and the cost of
building and the updated r/c gear has long been
repaid in the pleasure given over the years.
The OTW (on the water) pictures are courtesy of
Dave Wooley and notably the bridge windows have
been deliberately left unglazed to enable internal
ventilation and likewise the exhaust stack has been
left open. In rough waters, Grey Ghost is perfectly
safe and in practice, even with 6 inch waves, the
pronounced flare of the bows throwing the water Grey and hence the models name.
clear of the deck and superstructure. As Grey So yes, indeed a stealth ship, as at a distance its
Ghost moves, the angled faces on the model seem profile can become quite indistinct to those at the
to change colour, although actually they are all pondside.
painted in the same Humbrol Enamel No.127 Ghost Ron Smith - Autumn 2016

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 readers models
HMS Fearless looks good on the pond.
HMS Fearless ennis decided to build HMS Fearless using
Dennis Robothams
model D the 1:600 scale Airfix kit as a starting point.
The full-size warship was 520 feet long and
he used the kit, suitably scaled-up, to build the 8ft
6ins long r/c model pictured here. HMS Fearless left
RN service some years ago, but at that time Dennis
made a polite request to the captain for assistance,
resulting in some additional colour photographs and
other information.
The model
This very large model took six years to build and
weighs 168lbs (76kg) with numerous working
BELOW: Dennis with HMS Fearless on its trolley and
features and it needs a davit style launching trolley
launching davits.
and road trailer to be moved. The three radar
BELOW RIGHT: A busy flight deck. scanners rotate at different speeds and there
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are 102 lights incorporated including navigation,
bridge and for the flight deck etc. The Sea King
helicopter rotor blades rotate, and each aircraft has
the requisite flashing lights. Six gallons (27 litres) of
water are needed to flood the stern dock, sinking the
transom by 2 inches (5cm), enabling the stern door
to be lowered and the two landing craft within to
operate separately from HMS Fearless which itself is
powered by two MFA Torpedo 850 motors with a 12v
ride-on motor mower battery.
Gipping Valley Model Boat Club
Dennis is proud to be a member of this club which
operates on a large lake at Needham Market in
Suffolk, England, and he has kept in touch with
the naval officer who sent the photographs and
performed the models official first launch. HMS
Fearless is sailed, weather permitting, on many
Sundays throughout the year and Gipping Valley
MBC support the RNLI and Help for Heroes with
collection boxes and though various charitable
events supported by its members, website:
www.gippingvalleymodelboat.club
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ABOVE: The stern dock is floodable and landing ABOVE: The Flyco position is fully fitted.
craft can enter and exit under their own radio
control.

LEFT: The hull was built in conventional

plank on frame style.

BELOW: With the superstructure jacked-up for

BELOW: The motors are connected to the internal display purposes, the lighting is very
propellers via long flexi-shafts. dramatic and prototypical.

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 readers models

P. S. Beaver and a
Fairey Huntsman
Two new models ver the years Bill has built numerous models,
ABOVE: Beaver under construction.

from Bill Burtwell O including some of Glynn Guests designs

including his modified version of Vivace which
was featured in this magazine in its March 2016
issue. Since then he has built Beaver and a Fairey
Huntsman.
This is Bills first attempt at drawing a plan
for a boat and then building from it, the model
representing the paddle steamer as in 1888. P. S.
Beaver was used both for towing and as a supply
vessel to and from the logging camps on the North
LEFT: An old photograph of Beaver. Bill BELOW: Beaver on its first
had little else to go on apart from a sea trials before figures and
few photographs. animals were added.
West Coast of Canada.
The model is plank on frame and has 1/8 inch
balsawood for the planking, all covered with
fibreglass resin on the exterior and an epoxy finish
on the interior. Bill is a great fan of veneer and used
it on the hull down to the waterline. The decks are
individually planked from 1/32 inch stained plywood
strips cut to a width of 5mm. The paddles are 6v
power belt driven, and there is a sound system from
a garden railway locomotive which chuffs away
quite happily, although the whistle is not authentic.
Figures and animals (quite prototypical in P. S.
Beavers service life) were added after the initial sea
trials.

BELOW: Added detail to the deck of Beaver which carried all manner of deck
cargo as well as towing logs.

his is from the MHS Plan MM2211, a model Bill Burtwell

BELOW: Bill Burtwells Fairey Huntsman from the
Dave Milbourn plan.
BELOW RIGHT: If you follow Dave Milbourns
instructions, a decent and well-performing Fairey
Huntsman will be the result.
T designed by Dave Milbourn and the two part
supporting article for it was in Model Boats,
January and February, 2016. This has been Bills first
venture (and very successful he is pleased to say)
into brushless motors and he is very impressed with
the models performance. He found Dave Milbourns
supporting article clear and had no problems with
model construction, although he omitted the air
intakes from the sides of the cabin for convenience.
Bill is a member of a Wednesday Morning sailing
group at Glenmore Lake Park in Calgary, Canada.
They only sail in the summer months as it can be
cold in Winter, not surprising really as the 1988
Winter Olympics were held around there. Most of the
sailing group are now in the Autumn of their lives as
he puts it, he being in his mid-80s now.
(Bill is a loyal and long-time North American MB
subscriber and looks forward to this magazines
arrival each month and his models have been
featured in Readers Models from time to time since
I have been Editor - Paul Freshney.)

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Colwyn Bay MBC Dave Wooley Colwyn Bay MBC invested in a large marquee
as a refreshment tent - an excellent idea.
reports from Those organising the catering deserve a
the 2016 big THANK YOU for providing first class
refreshments though the day and a place in
Mayors Cup which to retreat when it rained, but I hasten to
Regaa add that not all the day was wet.

eld on the 24th July 2016, this event Models

H has grown over the last four years to

become one of the best attended on
the water (OTW) model boat events in the
North West of the UK and it takes place in
the grounds of the Colwyn Bay Civic Centre.
Colwyn Bay MBC are the host club and they
enjoy the full use of this decent sized model
boating lake and for this particular event, the
surrounding grounds are also made available
to them.
The organisers managed to include a full
program with some OTW competition and
static judging, but much of the day was still
allocated to free sailing. The site was well
organised with the numerous supporting
clubs being given sufficient space to erect
their gazebos to accommodate their displays.
Model boaters could park, unload (and later
load) their models adjacent to their gazebos,
making for a stress free day. For catering,
What is great about this event is that each
year the models are different, be they sail
or scale, and seeing the old Mersey ferry
Wallasey sailing serenely past Jules Vernes
Nautilus fictional submarine made my day.
There are always a good number of RNLI
lifeboats at this event and there were two
water-jet powered Shannon class craft
looking spectacular, both on and off the
water, each being superbly finished and from
the Hoylake MBC, their pond being close to
the lifeboat station in that town.
Although there was plenty of activity on
the water, there was also a competition
for statically judged models and the John
Palmer Competition was won by Alan Luckett
with his steam launch Lady Mary. Alan also
had a number of his other attractive steam
launches displayed on the St. Helens MBC
stand. One of the most impressive models
was the offshore support tug Sea Fax built
by Ian Povey and which won the Best Model
Afloat award and deservedly so. Top award
for the event was the Mayors Cup which went
to Gareth Maguire and his model of the Tamar
class Tenby lifeboat RNLB Haydn Miller. The
club were pleased that the Mayor, Councillor
John Davis, was able to attend and present
the awards.
Conclusion
This Mayors Cup event hosted by Colwyn
Bay MBC has gone from strength to strength
and attracts large numbers of modellers
from around the North West of the UK and
even further. It is well organised, but not over-

ABOVE: The water-jet drives on this 1:12 scale model of

Hoylakes new Shannon Class lifeboat.

LEFT: Alan Lucketts lovely live steam powered launch

Sarah Jane.

LEFT: Sharin: An unusual

American river pusher tug.

RIGHT: The Mersey cruise

boat MV Royal Iris was
affectionately known as
the Fish and Chip Boat.
The model is scratch built
and earned Clint Nichols
second place in the John
Palmer competition.

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LEFT: This super 1:1 2 scale Tamar class lifeboat received the ABOVE: Plenty of activity
top award of the Mayors Cup from the mayor, Cllr. John Davis. at the pondside and note
In this picture, the model looks just like the real lifeboat going the special launching ramp.
out on a shout.

regulated, so modellers and the public can

have a relaxing day whilst having a chance
to view the models on display, both on and off
the water and chat to all and sundry. Perhaps
this is what our hobby should be all about -
enjoying ourselves creatively and positively
socialising?
The 2017 event is on the 23rd July of next year.
Colwyn Bay MBC website:
www.colwynbaymodelboatclub.co.uk

RIGHT: The old Mersey ferry Wallasey sailing serenely

past Jules Vernes Nautilus!

BELOW: The offshore safety vessel Grampian Pride

battling the waves.

RIGHT: The large scale Sea

Fax tug is an imposing model
on and off the water, and
was first in the Best Model
Afloat competition.

BELOW: Joe Lang of the

Liverpool MBC gained
second place in the John
Palmer competition with his
fully functioning model of
the dredger Esk.

ABOVE: An impressive performance by this 1:12 scale

water-jet powered model of the new Hoylake Shannon Class
lifeboat, the RNLB Edmund Hawthorn Micklewood.

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BMPRS News
Website: www.bmprs.co.uk
Craig Dickson
reports from
Kingsbury
Water Park -
Take Two!

ollowing my previous report in the November

F issue of Model Boats (also from Kingsbury),

our next event was scheduled to be run
at Nottingham. However, for the second time
this season, that event had to be unfortunately
cancelled. The early season planned race at
Nottingham was cancelled due to flooding of the
park, and the second cancellation was the result
of the lake being badly weeded, which would have
played havoc with the cooling systems of the
racing boats.
This meant that we returned for a second, and
successive, visit to Kingsbury Water Park which
was no disappointment as it is a fantastic place
to enjoy and race model power boats. Again we
were fortunate to have the weather on our side
throughout the day, and although member turnout
was not massive, there were more than enough
entries overall to ensure some great fun and good
racing. Malcolm Pratt (a member of the resident
club), again kindly took on the role of OOD (Officer
of the Day), handling the bookings prior to the race,
and managing the race heats throughout the day.
On this occasion as I was not racing, I stepped
in to assist Malcolm on the Race Control Desk
for several heats which enabled him to do some
racing himself in his favourite classes. I also helped
my wife Sally who did most of the lap counting, and
I will comment more on this later.
The obligatory drivers meeting was called ABOVE: The separate boat preparation minute mill time. For those curious as to what this
around 0945hrs by Malcolm to run through the area, ideally suited to our requirements. is, it simply refers to how the race is started. When
usual and essential health and safety aspects, and the electronic horn is sounded for the first time, the
to check that everyone was happy with the layout racers can start engines and launch their boats.
of the rectangular course. No problems were After a further one minute of milling about near
raised and therefore the first race was scheduled the start line, a second blow of the horn signals the
to get underway at 1010hrs. Heat duration was BELOW: Mike Gelsons Stratos on its way to a actual start of the racing, with laps being scored
set at the usual 15 minutes per race with a one win in the C Class. from this point until the end of the 15 minute heat.
Obviously the boats should not be over the start/
finish line at the actual race start.

Racing highlights
In a pattern that has repeated itself throughout
the season, the smaller nitro-fuelled boats and
the bigger spark ignition (s.i.) boats attracted most
entries, but the mid to larger powered nitro boats in
the B and C Classed had few entries.

AA Class
Five members had entered their boats in this
class, but this effectively dropped to four because
Mark Beesley unfortunately experienced recurring

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81 laps in total. Bernard Holders MDS 28 powered Two of the D Class Phantom boats battling
Magnet also enjoyed good consistency, but up it out around Buoy 1.
against the other slightly quicker boats was left in
fourth place, although still with a very respectable
77 lap total.
All four of these boats proved extremely reliable
Amazing! Mike Barnes managed to recover from this collision and
which meant that the rescue boat crew had next to
keep his boat going after it bounced off another.
no work to do, and this resulted in some good racing
(Photo courtesy of Judith Beesley)
and overtaking which was a pleasure to watch.

A Class
The five boats entered in this class again led to
some close racing and overtaking manoeuvres. Mike
Barnes ASP 46 powered Challenger was driven
very tight to the buoys with superb consistency, and
his lap total of 99 easily put him in first place. Mikes
boat did actually stop once in the closing stages of
the second heat due to unexplained water getting
inside the hull, but by this stage he was sufficiently
well ahead to win the race overall. ABOVE: The Kingsbury clubs well equipped
Kian Searle achieved another excellent result of rescue boat with a grab pole and separate
the day for himself in this class, his ASP powered oars should the outboard motor fail.
ABOVE: OOD Malcolm Pratt with the race control area set up and
Challenger clocking up 61 laps in total for a
ready for the days action.
comfortable second place. Kian and his dad Ian pit
for each other and make a great team.
problems with radio control interference, which was Bernard Holder raced his CMB 45 powered
very frustrating once again for him as it only seems Crusader and ended up with 48 laps for third place.
to happen on race days. Mark, for safety reasons, He had a good first heat, being in second place
decided not to race his AA Class Cavalier and he at the mid-way point, but he was unfortunate to
may well look at changing its r/c system from the have a brand new glow plug fail and a radio control
existing 40MHz frequency to the more common problem arising from a dead throttle servo which
2.4GHz of the latest and current radio control sets. resulted in a poor second heat score of just 7 laps,
Kian Searle raced his OPS 21 powered Challenger rather denting his overall total. BELOW: Time for smiles all round, the happy
43 and achieved superb results, winning both heats Mark Beesley raced his ASP 46 Manta Ray boat certificate winners at Kingsbury Water Park.
and the race overall with 95 laps in total. Kian is still
a junior member and yet his skills displayed on this
occasion gave the more experienced adult racers a
run for their money well done Kian!
Garry Dicksons West 28 powered Magnet was
lucky to complete both heats without a stop. I say
lucky, because under pressure from another racer
following close behind, he drove flat out and head
on into Buoy 3 at one point in a race. This launched
the boat upwards, about four feet into the air and
doing a full somersault before landing perfectly,
but astonishingly kept going in the same direction.
Everyone was amazed that the boat kept racing
with no apparent damage and he still reached 85
laps in total for second place in the class.
Graham Stanley drove his CMB 21 powered
Cavalier with good consistency in both heats (except
for a single stop) and ended up in third place with

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BELOW: The damaged sections removed
from Garry Dicksons Saturn show the extent
of the repair needed after the collision at
Kingsbury. It looks like a bird has passed
through the hulls side.
ABOVE: Garry Dicksons damaged Saturn
needed taping to continue racing in the
second heat.
BELOW: A128: Kian Searles Challenger 43, running
well for its second place in the A Class.
BELOW RIGHT: B9: Malcolm Pratts winning B Class
Apache. (Photo courtesy of Judith Beesley)
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Mark Beesleys yellow Waverider being chased by Mark Barnes
Patriot. These two boats both scored 97 laps in the D Class.
(Photo courtesy of Judith Beesley)
and although it had a promising start, the engine
was plagued with overheating problems which
appeared to be caused by small particles of weed
entering and getting stuck inside the watercooling
tubes and so blocking the flow. 28 laps in total for
Mark, left him in fourth place.
David Clay entered his CMB 45 Vac powered
Phantom in this class, a potentially very powerful
and fast boat. However, he didnt seem to get the
engine running anywhere near its full potential.
There were problems with the engine idle mixture
needle moving of its own accord and messing-up
the mixture settings, therefore making it difficult to
start and 16 laps in total left him last in the class.
B Class
Two boats were entered in this class, but the
result was effectively decided after the first heat.
Malcolm Pratts CMB 67 powered Apache enjoyed
a good run in the first heat scoring 40 laps which
ended up being his total for the class and first
place. Bernard Holder experienced radio control
problems with his Magnum as it seemed to go
into failsafe mode, shutting down the throttle and
stopping the engine. Bernard had previously carried
out some maintenance work on the transmitter
and he suspected (subsequently proved correct)
that he had disturbed, or damaged, a wire during
its reassembly. With 31 laps from the first heat,
Bernard retired the boat at this stage leaving him in
second place, but also without the need to run in the
afternoons heat.
C Class
Again only two boats were entered in this mono-hull
class which allows for the largest capacity of nitro
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(glow) engine. Mike Gelsons CMB 91 powered
Stratos went like a bullet in the first heat leaving
him with a whopping 64 laps at the halfway point.
Well into his second heat though, the boat suddenly
stopped with its engine screaming its head off,
revving wildly, but with no forward propulsion. As
he immediately suspected, it turned out that the
lower gearwheel of the engines gearbox had been
completely stripped of its teeth, but fortunately for
Mike, he had by then achieved 109 laps in total for a
definite first place.
Ian Searle raced his CMB 90 powered Makara
with which he experienced difficulties even before
the first race had started, as the radio receiver
switch in the boat broke free of its mounting. Both
Ian, and his son Kian, struggled to turn the radio
on because the switch kept moving about as they
tried to access it through a small hole in the radio
box lid and we actually delayed the start of both
heats to enable Ian to get his radio switched on.
Once underway the boat performed well until he
misjudged a buoy, hitting it hard and then noticing
that the boat was now wanting to steer left. The
reason became clear when the boat was recovered,
as the starboard turn fin on the transom had been
bent in the collision and was now acting like a
rudder permanently on a left turn. Nevertheless, he
still managed 81 laps in total for second place.
D Class
This has been the most popular racing class of
2016 and with eight boats entered, Malcolm wisely
decided to split the entry into two heats, each with
four boats. The lake size at Kingsbury is a bit smaller
than at some other venues, and he erred on the
side of caution for the sake of safety and minimising
possible collisions. The race action in this class was
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ABOVE: Mike Barnes X-Cat had

an easy win in the Catamaran T1
class, it being the sole entry.

RIGHT: AA29: Graham Stanleys

Cavalier has a few battle scars
on its bows.

LEFT: The bent turn fin on lower

right of transom, made Ian
Searles to keep his C Class boat
want to turn left.

nothing short of spectacular to witness, with only a few laps. The remaining competitors in the main
four laps separating the totals of the top five places would have made this class even closer if wasnt for
and thats how close the racing was on this day. the several stoppages that they suffered.
Malcolm Pratts Tiger King powered Sigma won It was certainly not a good day for Ian Searle as
this class by just one lap, scoring a total of 100. Good he scored zero laps. His Tiger King powered Makara
top end speed combined with consistency in both got off to a good start, but then disaster struck. The
heats and keeping out of trouble paid dividends for flexi-shaft slipped out of its collet connection to the
him. Graham Stanleys Zenoah powered Phantom engines crankshaft, and the whole unit slipped out
achieved 99 laps in total for second place. His of its tube to be lost forever on the lakes bottom,
Phantom did have couple of collisions (with Mike prop included. So not an inexpensive day for Ian
Barnes Patriot and Garry Dicksons Saturn), but did and the definite end of his Kingsbury D Class race.
well to survive them and keep going. Mark Beesleys
Zenoah powered Waverider was one of the smallest
hulls in this class, but it ran really well, being fast Catamaran T1 Class
and stable despite the substantial chop and waves With only one entry in this class, Mike Barnes ABOVE: Graham Stanley enjoying a cup of
created by the bigger boats. With 97 laps in total, did what he needed to do to get first place and coffee between races.
Mark achieved a well-deserved third place. maximum championship points, and that was the
Mike Barnes Patriot lap total of 97 was correctly single lap needed to get on the score board. Luke
scored, but he was a fraction of a lap behind Mark Bramwell, who usually races with Mike in this class,
Beesleys total, giving him fourth place. Although was on holiday and unable to attend, but should be BELOW: D29: Mike Durants D Class
Mikes boat performed well, two problems caused back for the next meeting. Phantom running fast and stable.
a couple of stops. First, the watercooling tube to
the exhaust jacket came off, flooding the boat
and causing the engine to stall. Although easily
resolved, upon re-launch the boat rapidly filled
with water again and a second problem became
clear. The heat build-up on the exhaust jacket had
melted some high temperature internal O-ring seals,
causing an additional leak. As they say; One thing
after another.
Garry Dicksons Saturn achieved a very
respectable 96 laps in total, but on this occasion
that was only enough for fifth place. A collision with
Graham Stanleys Phantom did substantial damage
to the starboard side of the hull, although this did
not stop Garry racing as it was temporarily patched
up with black duct tape, to resume racing later in
the second heat. However, when he throttled back
whilst turning left across the wake of the rescue
boat, the boat flipped-over and this cost Garry quite

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was arguably odds-on favourite to win, but under

pressure, he pressed the boat past its limits causing
it to do a back-flip needing recovery and a restart.
When this happens it usually costs the racer at
least half a dozen laps, if not more. However, he still
ABOVE: Two Magnet hulls getting a bit close Catamaran T2 Class achieved 124 laps, but a fraction behind Mike, for
in the AA Class.
Six boats in this class guaranteed excitement in second place in this very competitive race.
abundance and two of them achieved the highest Malcolm Pratts nitro (glow fuel) powered
ABOVE RIGHT: Go, go, go! Bernard Holder
lap totals of the day. First and second places Aeromarine once again finished in the top three,
(centre) quick off the starting blocks whilst
were separated by the smallest of margins with with 107 laps for third. Malcolm has this boat really
launching his A Class Crusader boat.
Mike Barnes narrowly achieving first place with well balanced to run with great speed, stability and
an impressive 124 laps. His Zenoah 26 powered precise turning ability.
Thunderbolt delivered a brilliant performance with Graham Stanley and Mike Proudman both
his excellent driving meaning consistent results in enjoyed good first heats in this class, but their
both the race heats. second heat scores dented their lap totals.
Garry Dicksons Mercury at one point in the race Stoppages were the main problem and when
Grahams F1 cat flipped-over, he struggled to restart
BMPRS Kingsbury Results: 4th September 2016 the engine, possibly due to water getting into the
fuel system. Mark Beesleys RCMK engine refused
Position Name Hull Engine Heat 1 Heat 2 Total to start at all, and he too suspected that water
AA class contamination of his fuel was the cause.
1 Kian Searle Challenger OPS 21 45 50 95
2 Garry Dickson Magnet West 28 42 43 85
3 Graham Stanley Cavalier CMB 21 43 38 81
The race control desk
4 Bernard Holder Magnet MDS 28 40 37 77 I mentioned earlier that I would say a bit more about
5 Mark Beesley Cavalier OS 21 0 0 0 the race control desk, mainly because it was the first
time that I had tried my hand at lap counting and
A Class
overseeing the heats. My lap counting was limited to
1 Mike Barnes Challenger 43 ASP 46 49 50 99
just one heat, but my word was it challenging.
2 Kian Searle Challenger 43 ASP 46 34 27 61 I felt a sense of considerable responsibility knowing
3 Bernard Holder Crusader CMB 45 41 7 48 that I could not afford to lose concentration as the
4 Mark Beesley Manta Ray ASP 46 4 24 28 quickest boats were passing the lap counter buoy at
5 David Clay Phantom CMB 45Vac 16 0 16 least eight times a minute.
B Class (Morning heat only) Managing the individual races was a different
1 Malcolm Pratt Apache CMB 67 40 0 40 animal, but equally demanding in its own right. I
2 Bernard Holder Magnum CMB 67 31 0 31 realised that one had to be informative over the
C Class loudspeaker at all times (especially advising of
rescue boat movements and dead boats), whilst
1 Mike Gelson Stratos CMB 91 64 45 109
being as fair as possible to all the competitors,
2 Ian Searle Makara CMB 90 31 50 81
safety being of paramount importance.
D Class (Split into two heats) I have always appreciated the work of the lap
1 Malcolm Pratt Sigma Tiger King 48 52 100 counters and the OODs (who run the events),
2 Graham Stanley Phantom Zen 30 51 48 99 but having dipped my toe into these tasks, I now
3 Mark Beesley Waverider Zen 26 51 46 97 appreciate how important, demanding and
4 Mike Barnes Patriot MPM 30 56 41 97 satisfying these roles can be for the individuals
5 Garry Dickson Saturn MPM 31 41 55 96 involved.
6 Mike Durant Phantom Zen 30 49 39 88
7 Terry Lucas Sigma 51 Gizmo 29.5 21 5 26 Conclusion
8 Ian Searle Phantom Tiger King 0 0 0
Once the final race had been completed, all
Catamaran T1 Class (Morning heat only)
members mucked-in and helped clean-up and
1 Mike Barnes X-Cat 38 ASP 46 1 0 1 clear away the tables and equipment before the
Catamaran T2 Class certificates were presented to the winners. Thanks
1 Mike Barnes Thunderbolt Zen 26 64 60 124 were given to everyone who helped out, including
2 Garry Dickson Mercury MPM 31 65 59 124 the rescue boats volunteer crew.
3 Malcolm Pratt Aeromarine CMB 91RS 48 59 107 Although some members took their boats home
4 Graham Stanley F1 1320 GP RCMK K30 54 15 69 with some race damage to repair, everyone seemed
5 Mike Proudman Cyclone Zen 28 47 5 52 to thoroughly enjoy the days racing with good fun
6 Mark Beesley Conquest RCMK 26 0 0 0 all round.
Cheers for now - Craig.

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