CRISS-CRAFT, 1955 RUN-A-ROUND.This is a model of a 1955 turtle-back run-a-round. it is built out of mahogany onto a plywood frame. |
the best feature of this little boat is its deck. it is planked in mahogany, with abass wood inlay around the cockpit. the calking is white. this was done on the model with this plastic strip between the planks. when it was all glues up, it was sanded down to a very smooth finish to get the lovely shiny deck you see there. it took alot of work but it came up a treat. |
MAGGIE MThis is a 1/32 scale model of a north sea, shelterdeck fishing trawler. |
the real maggie m.
tug boat, Al Khubar
this is my latest complete boat. i dont yet have any pictures of it on the water. its a tug boat, it has twin motors, running through a 6:1 gearbox, so it has quite abit of pull on the water. it was built from a model slipway kit. |
under construction.....my first models i didnt take any photos during construction, i wish i had, its good to have a record of what goes into them. here is the first under construction picture i took, it is about half way through the build of the al khubar. |
both the al khubar and maggie m are model slipway kits, i have no connection to their business but i really like their kits so here is a link to their site.....
boston typhoon, 1950's trawler.
this is a 1:32 scale model of a 1950's trawler, it is a kit from mountfleet models and its huge!!! its about 4'6'' long and there are around 1000 white metal parts in the kit, its a slow build this one! i am powering it with an electric motor, running through a 6:1 gearbox. i will hopefully fit a smoke machine to the funnel. |