WALTER U-BOATS

The prospects offered by these revolutionary designs & their derivations

Capturing the world’s finest surviving Edwardian steam yacht in 1:28 scale

SEA SHADOW

Scratch building this once ‘Top Secret’ stealth vessel

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30 Sea Shadow

Lionel Broadbent discloses how he managed to model this once ‘Top Secret’ stealth vessel from scratch

34 The KISS principle

Feeling all at sea? Warminster Model Boat Club member Mike Payne comes to the rescue

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40 Flotsam & Jetsam: Walter U-Boats

John Parker delves into why these historic German designs and their derivations provide some fascinating prospects for modellers

46 Pacific Orca

Geoff Fairfax tells the tale of this friendship-inspired tugboat transformation

50 I.C. powerboating basics

Derek Owen continues his beginner’s guide

54 Boiler Room

Richard Simpson drills us on getting the best possible results out of a simple task that is way too often bodged

60 Memory Lane: FLC sets

Tune in to Dave Wiggins take on these hand-built British radios from the 1970s

62 Liquid Gravity

John Bristow draws our attention to a pocket-sized ballasting solution

64 Your Models

More of your brilliant builds showcased

68 Your Letters

Views aired, info shared, and appeals launched

74 Next month

Just three of the reasons you won’t want to miss the July issue of MB

The eclectic mix of content in this month’s mag features everything from period ships to I.C. powerboats, steam yachts to stealth vessels, and tugboats through to lifeboats and U-boats. There are kit builds, scratch builds and even a complete restoration/ transformation, with some of these projects being relatively straightforward and quick to complete and others way more complex. Plus, of course, there’s plenty of best practice advice, tips, tricks and simple solutions. We’re also running two great prize draws (see pages 12 and 14), with Billing Boats’ superb, easy to build but specifically designed with R/C installation in mind, Kadet motorboat kit and, courtesy of Osprey Publications, not just one but three copies of the latest (2023) edition of the celebrated Warship annual up for grabs. Added to all that, there’s a very lively Your Models/Your Letters section; on the subject of which, I just want to reiterate how much your input is appreciated and to profusely thank all those of you who’ve kindly responded to recent appeals from fellow modellers. Keeping the variety coming, lined up for the July issue (on sale from June 16) is a free World War II Russian destroyer pull-out plan accompanied by a supporting build guide, articles covering a hugely diverse selection of thematic modelling subjects – ranging from Jacques Cousteau’s Calypso to Dr Who’s TARDIS, and a whole lot more besides.

Firstly, though, June awaits...

Enjoy your read!

Lindsey