YOU HAVE ONE NEW EMAIL.......Jeremy Bull describes in detail the restoration of Ellise
CADMA 2015 NORTHERN MODEL BOAT SHOW - Gareth Jones reports from this popular mid-season Doncaster show
INTERNATIONAL MERSEY RIVER FESTIVAL - 2015 - Dave Wooley reports from Liverpool and the important promotional work for the hobby by local clubs
COMPASS 360 - General items, what's on, comment and Balne Moor MBC
RANGE FINDER - Dave Wooley's Worldwide Review of Warships and Warship Modelling includes a close look at the Royal Navy's HMS Biter patrol and training craft and continues with Part 12 of the HMS Skirmisher project
READERS' MODELS - Sapphire and a Perkasa patrol boat that took more than a decade to build, are featured in depth
AROUND THE CLUBS - The Surface Warship Association visit Chartwell, home ofWinston Churchill
FLOTSAM & JETSAM - John Parker remembers Sterling Models
BOILER ROOM - Richard Simpson discusses Tapping
TEST BENCH - New items for the modeller
READERS' FREE CLASSIFIED - Your free private advertisements
BMPRS NEWS - Craig Dickson reports from Branston Water Park
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LANDING CRAFT SUPPORT - Glynn Guest presents, with full supporting step-by-step construction details, a freelance model based upon the numerous Land Craft support vessels
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This part of the page This issue includes a Complimentary Plan worth £12.50 for a Landing Craft Support vessel. The plan has been drawn by Glynn Guest and makes for an unusual and interesting model project and as is usual with his plans, comes with step by step comprehensive building instructions. In addition, Jeremy Bull restores Ellise, a free running vintage steam model, the project starting after an unexpected email.
We welcome Peter Charlton to Readers' Models with his model of Sapphire, a steam yacht based on an Deans Marine hull, but built using the plans for Greta drawn by James Pottinger. Peter's aim was to build the model using as much as possible from . his 'Bits Box' and stock material, just to see how inexpensive it could all be, and I am sure you will be impressed with the final result. Also in Readers' Models, David Hawes relates the 11 year project of another fine model, his nephew's K.D. Perkasa.
We have all the usual regular articles including Range Finder, where Dave Wooley has the first part of a superb Photo File for HMS Biter, a P2000 class training and patrol craft that would make an excellent model. In addition we have in-depth photo reports from the CADMA Northern Model Boat Show and the 2015 International Mersey River Festival that had support from the local model boat clubs promoting the hobby to a wide general public audience.
Paul Freshney - Editor