COMPASS 360 - General items, what's on, comment and SWA News
BOILER ROOM - Richard Simpson with Good Workshop Practice - Sawing
RANGE FINDER - Dave Wooley's Worldwide Review of Warships and Warship Modelling has a look at an award winning 1:96 scale model of USS Columbus, a first generation US Navy guided missile cruiser, plus he starts the Deans Marine HMS Skirmisher kit.
FLOTSAM & JETSAM - John Parker remembers F. J. Camm and Practical Mechanics
AROUND THE CLUBS - Dave Wiggins and the Victoria Model Steamboat Club's 110 year celebration
READERS' MODELS - HM Bark Endeavour, Kindly Light and Wrigley 121 are featured
MOORING POST - Hints and Tips from Glynn Guest
TEST BENCH - New items for the modeller
READERS' FREE CLASSIFIED - Your free private advertisements
BMPRS NEWS - Craig Dickson reports from Stevenage
BOTNIA MARIN TARGA 37 - PART THREE - Ron Rees completes this outstanding Plan Feature model
D-DAY ANNIVERSARY EVENT - Ashley Needham reports from Bushy Park on this gathering organised via the Model Boats Website Forum
MERSEY RIVER FESTIVAL 2014 - Dave Wooley reports from Liverpool
MARBLEHEAD 2014 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - Brad'Gibson wins in Holland!
THE 'AMAZING' - Ron Rees presents the Centrefold FULL SIZE PLAN for a universal hard chine hull, easily and quickly built from Depron. Note: Plan included with magazine is for a 320mm long model, with double-size versions of the plan available for purchase from the publisher
2014 FOOTY GOLD CUP - Roger Stollery reports from Furzton Lake, Milton Keynes
WINGS AND WHEELS 2014 - Dave Brumstead visits this popular Essex modelling extravaganza for all hobbyists
USS Columbus is a unique American warship model and it is featured in depth in Range Finder. 2014 is the 70th anniversary of D-Day in 1944 and to celebrate that a group of Model Boats' readers who are regular 'posters' on our Free Forum, organised a successful event at Bushy Park in early June and a report is included in these pages. 2014 has also been a great year for British model yachtsmen, with Brad' Gibson winning once again . the World Radio Controlled Marblehead Championship, held this ' time in Holland, so 'Well Done' to him for that achievement. In Readers' Models there are a range of your inspirational craft featured, including a fine free-sailing model of HM Bark Endeavour and in Around the Clubs, the Victoria Model Steamboat Club are celebrating their 110 years of existence this year. So together with the usual regular features, there is hopefully something for everyone in this issue to inspire and motivate readers to pursue this great creative hobby of ours.
Paul Freshney - Editor