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Mississippi mesmeriser - Lionel Broadbent explains how he transformed the Mantua paddle steamer kit into ab all-singing, all-dancing, motorised stunner
A truly magnificent Severn - With only one previous scratch build under his belt, Chris Wood fearlessly takes on a big, bold and incredibly brave endeavour
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WIN an Airfix RMS Titanic Gift Set - Including plastic kit, glue, paints and decals
Flotsam & Jetsam: SS Normandie - John Parker tells the tragic story of the most opulent ocean liner ever built and considers the options open to those wishing to model here
La Mouette - John Mileson presents a very versatile premoulded hull river launch project
Beaulieu and Buckler's Hard - If you've only ever associated Beaulieu with its National Motor Museum, perhaps it's time to think again. Stephen Paul Hardy explains...
Memory Lane: When Brighton rocked - Dave Wiggins provides another blast from the past
Boiler Room - Richard Simpson extols the virtues of power saws
Your Models - More VIBs (Very Impressive Builds) showcased
Your Letters - Views aired, info shared and generous offers made
Next Month...Just three of the reasons why you won't want to miss the January 2024 issue of Model Boats
Compass 360 - A round up of the latest hobby/industry news
The ultimate victory - A first look at the exquisitely detailed new kit from OcCre
Blackpool 2023 - David Wooley reports back on the highlights of this year's show
WIN one of three great prize packages - Courtesy of the ever-generous crew at Billing Boats, don't miss your chance to win a handy modeller's toolkit plus a stylish Mercantic beanie hat
Ahead of 2024, though, comes this and the issue cover dated January but on sale Friday, December 15 - a little reminder just so you don't forget to pick up your copy amidst all the preholiday shenanigans! Better still, to ensure you never miss an issue, if you haven't already done so, why not consider treating yourself to a subscription? You can check out our latest money saving deals on pages 38-39, and, as an added bonus, bag yourself a a free gift in the form of a stylish black Model Boats t-shirt in a size of your choice.
As you will have seen from our front cover and the contents listing, within the pages that follow you'll find a first look at OcCre's exquisite new kit, a report from this year's Blackpool Model Boat Show and lots of inspirational build features, while in the January issue you can look forward to a free plan for a 1:16 scale Royal Navy LCVP 5 and the first of instalment of the two-part build guide for this model. Of course, as always, a couple more sneak peeks can also be found on our Coming Next Month page, while the full-line will be revealed on our website (www.modelboats. co.uk) and Facebook page (www. facebook.com/modelboatsmag) a couple of weeks prior to publication.
And, by the way, to all of you who regularly visit our website and use our forum, thank you so much for your patience while we've been migrating everything over to a new and improved platform. As is so often the case with these things, it's taken us slightly longer than originally anticipated to iron out all the little wrinkles, so apologies for any frustrations you may have encountered during this period. Hopefully, you'll agree the updates have made everything a whole lot more user-friendly and that the end result has been worth the wait.
Enjoy your read!
Lindsey
