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Features & Regulars:
Peadar Elaine - An indepth build of last September's Free Plan for a specialised Crab Catcher - part 1
Model Boats Gallery - Prototype pics of Amyot d'Inville
Not Quite Hydro Topics - Engines from the 1940's
Colin Archer - In depth kit review of Billing Boat's rescue vessel
All Points and Mailboat - Letters and News
Range Finder - Fixtures and Fittings - News from the Gunroom
Small Yachts - Yachting news - race reports
The Need for Speed - Batteries and Radio Control systems for fast electrics
Multi Matters - New engines
Straight Runners - Southern Area Championships
Focus on Scale - A regular look at R/C Scale
OMRA News - A new season
Test Bench - Outboards - steam launches - a new hull
Construction:
HMS Sheffield - A Glynn Guest design for a stand-off scale model based on the Royal Navy cruiser - Full Size plans in this issue for a 38" long model (FULL SIZE PLAN)
The full size plan from this issue is
also available as a separate item:
About twenty years ago I plucked up the courage to build a moderl warship larger than a destroyer in my favoured 144:1 scale. The end result was a model of the light cruiser HMS Dido which at 42 inches length proved to be a handy size in both practical terms and sailing. The success of Dido led me to build a model of the earlier HMS Penelope as the full size vessels shared similar hulls. This model also had excellent characteristics, and thoughts promptly turned to another cruiser model
For two reasons the obvious choice was a model based on HMS Sheffield. First, this class of warship had always struck me as the most handsome cruisers ever built for the Royal Navy with an appearance that is typically British. The second reason was that I was born and raised in that city!
