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12 2025 Midhurs t Modeller sExhibit ion
Co li nB is ho prep or ts ba ck from this year ’s sh ow an dd el ve si nto th ebac ks to ry of afam ou sp ower boat mo de ls po tted on di sp lay
16 Thebeaut iful QueenMar garet
NevWad etra ns po rt su sbac ktoa byg on ea ge wi th this ma gnifice nt la rg e- sc al efou r- ma sted ba rq ue bu il d
28 Fireboat fun
As hl ey Ne ed ha mmakes as plas h wi th hi sL ond on fireb oa tm od el Sa nd ie Shaw
38 ExclusivePrize Dr aw
Do n’tm is syou rc ha nceto WI N Billi ng Boat s’ newl yu pd ated an di mp rove d ki tfor th etug boat Ze eland
40 Formidable
If th ep rosp ec to fcon stru ctin ga n hi storic he rrin gs team drif te rfro m sc ra tc hs ee ms alit tl ed au ntin g, fear no t, as DavidB rayi sa bo ut to se rve up hi sver yown re ci pe
50 ATaycolt ale
CharlesOates explains whywhatshould have been aquick andeasysomething old/somethingnew side projec tturned outtobetrickierthananticipated…
54 Flotsam&Jetsam: Ataleoftwo tugs
Jo hn Pa rker te ll sas to ry of di sa ster an dd etermi na tion
58 Damn thetorpedoes!
projec t that turne d hi s MTB mo de l in
Howa rd Blac kl ed ge re fle ct so na projec ttha tturne dhis MTBm od el in to am is sile firin gmar ve l
62 Boiler Room
RichardSim pson te st sa nd review s Chil te rn Mo de lSteam’s Ve rtic al Ma in e Si ngl eCylin de rEng in ek it
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Ch ec ko ut th elates tp ri nt an dd ig ital deal sa nd ge tyou rfavou ri te ma gazi ne fo rl es s, de li ve re dd irec tl ytoyou r door an d/or device
70 Your Models
We sh owca se mo re of th ewon de rful wo rk
71 Your Letters
Op en fo ru mfor allmat te rs mo de lb oa t re la te d
74 Next mont h…
Ju st th re eo fthe reason syou wo n’t wa nt to mi ss th eMay 2025 is su eo f Mod el Boat s
Inyet anotherexclusive prizedraw, this monthwe’re delightedtobeabletooffer youthe chance to winthe newlyimproved andupdated versionofBilling Boats’ 1:35 scale kitfor Zeeland (a tugboatwhich,assomeof youmay be aware, startedlife, back in World WarII, as the WinstonChurchill). Examples of theoriginal, long outofproduction, kitnow commandserious premiums on thesecondhand market,sothisrevampedusing the latest technology relaunch duefor imminent releaseisbound to provepopular,especiallyas, although marketed as astatickit,the potential forR /C installation hasbeenkeptverymuch mind during thedevelopment process. We will be bringing youahands-onbuild review (still currentlyaworkinprogress) in theMay issue (onsalefromApril 18), so if this aproject you’re lookingforward to tackling in thenearfuture be sure nottomissitasitwillbepackedfullof insightful observations andhandy hintsand tips
Likewise,we’ll be explaining howthe Airfix kitfor the1:72scale RNLI Shannonclass lifeboat can, with abit of plas ticmagic,be conver tedintoa little R/Cgem
And, forthe scratchbuildersamongst you, therewillbeafreepull-outplanfor Invicta,a simply fabulous Thames Waterman’s Launch, alongwithafully illustratedand easy to follow in pagination guidetoits construc tion.For asneak peek of what canbeachieved, seepage74.
Gettingbacktothe here andnow though, there’splentytodrawinspiration from on the pagesahead,withmodelling features including ever ything from absolutely exquisiteheadturnerstogreat fun, thanks to theiringeniously devisedworking features,crowd-pleasers.
Ihope, therefore, youwillenjoy your read andthatitmay prompt more of you to consider,evenifyou’venever done so before,submittingacontributionofyour own, whetherthatbeinthe form of afeature leng th ar ticleorsomecontent forinclusion in theYourModelssec tion of themag.
MayI also remind allthose involved in organising club/society open days,shows, etc, that we’llbemorethanhappy to flagupthe datesand detailsofyourfor thcoming events in ourCompass 360newssec tion –although please bear in mind that,being amonthly public ation, we will need at leas tfour/five weeksadvance notific ation. If that ’s not possible,analternative is to emailusaflyer we canmoreimmediately post on oursocial mediaplatforms (www.modelboat s.co.ukand www.facebook.com/modelboat smag). Iloo kfor wa rd to hearin gfro myou !
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Dave Brumstead
NEWKIT TheBlack Swan
OcCrehas now added a1:75scale wooden kitfor the pirateship from Rafael Sabatini’sfamousnovel
The Black Swan andthe 1942 filmofthe same name to itsrange. With a3,342-part count (which includes hand stitchedsails) and an estimated build time of 480 hours, no attentiontodetail has been spared and scaled plans along with full stepby-step instructions areprovided. Online videos tutorial videos provide yet moresupport. For further details, visit https://occre.com
The Brentwood Model Boat Club has advised us that, sadly,Dave Brumstead, one of its founder members, passed away in January following alongillness. Back in the 1970s, Dave and his fellow club members first began meetingupand sailing their modelboats on apond in Brentwood town centre, before sessionswerethen relocated to alake on alocal farm. When this much larger body of water proved to be ‘a bit fierce’,however,itwas Dave who managedtofind amoresuitable venue, andthe one still in use by the club to this day
Beforehavingtoretiredue to illhealth,aswellasplaying an active role within Brentwood MBC,Davealso served as Vice Chairman of the MPBA and was aregularand valued contributor to this magazine
Our sincerest condolences to outtoDave’swife, Marion, his family,and indeed all his friendsand fellow clubmembers.
OUTAND ABOUT
Between 10 am and 4pm On Sunday,A pril 13, th eB ou rn ev ille Radio Sai ling an dM odel Boa tC lub will be ho lding aL ifeboat Da ya t Va lle yP arkway,B ou rn e ville Lane , Birmingha mB 30 1Q S. The picturesque venue boasts free parkingand wheelchairfriendly access around the whole perimeter of the pool courtesy of a tarmac path and to the club house (from which visitors will be able to purchase refreshments) and toilets. For further details, visit www bournvillebrsmbc.com
Hampshireshows to dip intothisspring
BUYTHE BOOK
Membersofthe Portsmouth &District del Power Boat Club (http://www. portsmouthmodelboatclub.co.uk/)will not only be displaying their own models but also offering visitorsthe chance to get hands-on with somegreat fun‘havea-go’boats in aportablepool at two forthcoming events:
s of the & District Model ( portsmouthmodelboatclub.co.uk/ to model for the
● The Popham Model Show (primarily dedicated tomodel aircraft) scheduled he weekend of May 10/11 at Popham Airfield, CoxfordDown, Winchester, SO21 3B (https://www.popham-airfield.co.uk/)
● The OverlordShow (https://www.overlordshow.co.uk), theannual military spectacular whichthis year take place over thelong weekend of May24-26 at TheLawns, Forest Road, Denmead,PO7 6HS.
For further infoonthese showsand to book tickets, please visit the websites listed above.
ModelBoatMayhem2025 Mode oa he 025
Hosted bythe Wicksteed ModelBoat Club at its home port of Wicksteed Park in Kettering,this year’sevent is scheduled for theweekend of May 24/25. As usual, the showwill embrace all aspects of R/C model boat building and sailing, butthe main theme for 2025 will be the 80th anniversary of the end of World WarII. Visitors will be welcome to bringalongtheir own model boatstosail, regardless of type, the only exceptiontothis invitation being IC boats, whichcannot be accommodated–although the organisers themselveswill be putting on IC boats demos on both days. Ample room around thelake allows for the pitching of numerous gazebos and tables, so therewill be plenty ofclub and trade stands to browse, and catering outlets to purchase refreshments from.
Admission to the event itself will be free of charge, but visitorswill need to pay for parking (details of which can be foundathttps://wicksteedpark org/yourvisit/car-park-prices/).The majorityofspaceswill be no more than 200 yardsawayfromthe lake,with
trollies and help with the transportation of models to the water available throughout the day.
For those wishing to make aweekend of it, pitches for camping can also be booked through the Park’swebsite at https://wicksteedpark. org/your-visit/campingat-wicksteed-park
Soviet Motor TorpedoBoats of To ed oats WorldWar II
This new book, just released in paperback format, is the first English language publication to document the history of the torpedo boats designed for the USSR by the head of the Aerodynamic Institute Andrey Tupolev during the 1920s and 30s, and includes both new artwork andpreviously unpublishedperiod photos Allocated ISBN 9781472866608 and carrying an RRP (Recommended Retail Price)of£12.99, the title is currently beingoffered at a10% discount (i.e. at £11.69) if ordered directly from www ospreypublishing.com
WHOOPS!
Chiltern Model Steam erratum
Regretfully,inlast month’s instalment of Boiler Room the address for Clevedon Steam was mistakenly repeated under thelisting for Chiltern Model Steam.
To set the recordstraight, we must point out that Chiltern Model Steam markets its products exclusively online via its website (https://www. chilternmodelsteam.co.uk).
We can ,h owever,c onfi rm th ea ddress listed for Clevedon Steam ( 15 Lusart Drive, The Lizard, He lston ,C orn wa ll TR12 7RS) as being corre ct.
Our sincerest apologies for any confusion caused.
Congratulations to thelucky winners of our November 2024 and January 2025 (respectively) prize draws:
● WSP 10 Passau Patrol Boat kit Fred Revell of Kempston,Bedford
● Monterey Fishing Boat kit in limited edition Mediterranean finish
Rob Sheridan of Lymington,Hampshire
There’syet another fabulous Billing Boats’ kitup for grabs in this month’s exclusive prize draw (see pages 38-39), so good luck everyone!
2025 Midhurst ModellersExhibition Modeller xhibit n
ColinBishop reports back on this year’sshow and delves into thehistory of afamous power boat
Onvisiting the 2024 show after abreak of several years Iwas delighted to find that it had retained its supportand popularityas aregional multi-modelling event, soI was interested to seeifthis successful formula would be maintained for 2025 –and Iwasn’tdisappointed! If anything, the scope has broadened, with boats and railwaysstill the mainstays but stronger supportfrom other areas of modelling, notably model trucks, helicopters, wargaming and interesting one-offdisplays–such as alarge collection of Concorde (the Anglo-French supersonic airliner) models, now evident.There werealso some superbMeccano creations, including aworking replica
Visitors to the boat hall were greeted by this impressive model of HMS Ajax, one of the big ‘Wooden Walls’ ftted with pyrotechnics and used in the Napoleonic Wars reconstruction displays staged by the Portsmouth Model Boat Display Team.
Afew of the many warships on the Portsmouth Model Boat Display Team stand.
of aGerman World WarII Enigma ciphering machine, as used by the military,including on U-boats. Despite the additional content,therewere still 12 model boatingstands (one morethan lastyear), these featuring many new exhibits.So, all still seems well in the modelling world of Sussex! Incidentally,the Grange Leisure Centrewhich hosts the exhibition is less than 10 minutes’ drivefromthe Weald and Downland Living Museum wherethe BBC’spopular‘Repair Shop’ programme is filmed.
Entrance fees had increased a little, but £6.50 stand arda nd £6 for seniors is stil lp re tty re asonable
for wha tw as on offe r, and al lt he exhibito rs h ad ma de an exce llent jo bo fs howc asing the modelma kin g ho bby.I can ,t he re fore, th orou ghly re co mmend av isit to this an nua l event, normally held on aS un day in mid -February
Amodel that particularly caught my attention was aFairey Huntsman 31, named Double Century.Further enquiries revealed an interesting backstory about the full-sized boat depicted. In 1972 Double Century took part in the 15-day VentureCup race from London to Monte Carlo, a distance of 2,400 miles, which some consider to be the greatest power
The Portsmouth &District MBC stand occupied most of one wall, exhibiting models of all types and sizes.
Peter Goddard of the Runnymede Meccano Guild and his model of the1912 Clyde Puffer Innisagra. Clyde Puffers were small vessels used on the canals around Glasgow and powered by early oil engines, hence no funnel.
Swallow,Amazon and Titmouse, acollection of dinghies inspired by Arthur Ransome’sclassic adventure books, on the Springbok Model Boat Club display
Kelvin Bird’sFairey Huntsman Double Century on the Portsmouth MBC stand (see description in the text).
boat race of all time. Only seven of the 21 entrants completed the course, and Double Century took the best overall performance prize and would have been in first placehad she not stopped to rescue the crew of a capsized boat. DoubleCentury also competed in the Cowes to Torquay powerboat races in the1970s and
was named afterDouble Century sherry importedbyher original owner David Palengat. Shewas fully restored someyearsago and nowappearsto be used for pleasurecruisesonLake Windermere, where thespeed limit is 10 knots!
This modelwas created from a pre-made 1:8 scale all wood SLEC
Precedent kit bought by Kelvin Bird and adaptedtorepresent Double Century;work undertaken including a repaintinthe appropriate livery and the addition of decals to match the vessel’sappearance in the Venture Cup race. It is fitted with abrushless 700kv Ripmax Quantum 55 motor runningon6sLiPo cells (24v) and
The Thames Excursion steamer Windsor Belle exhibited by the Eastleigh Club. The original vessel, built in 1901, is on the National Historic Ship Register
Fairlight, afne example of a1960s’ Thames Luxury Cabin Cruiser built by Paul South of Hanwell &District Model Society from the Fairacre II plan by Philip Conolly,which is still listed by Sarik Hobbies in its ‘X List’ section.
This superb tug originated as aCaldercraft Imara kit bought by aPhoenix club member who sadly passed away before it could be started. Dave Steggles, one of his clubmates, purchased it from the family and with help from fellow members built the model in her later guise as the Royal Navy tug Perseverance. This model has won several awards.
has atwo-blade prop, affording avery realistic scale on the water performance.
Anyone wanting to model a Huntsman is spoilt for choice. SLEC market the Huntsman in kit format at 1:8 and 1:16 scales, while for scratch builders, Sarik Hobbiesoffers the Dave Milbourn plan at 1:16 scale, plus two older plans, one at 1:12 and the other former editor Vic Smeed’s version at approximately 1:9 (which featured in the June 1970 issue of Model Boats).
Information on the o ther exhib its is mentioned in the ph oto cap tions, which highlight the sh eer variety of boat modelling on disp lay at this popular show ●
excellent Basingstoke MBC display was packed with models of all descriptions, demonstrating the scope of our hobby
The
Stuart Turner is best known in boat modelling circles for its traditional steam engines, but those exhibited by the Worthing and District Society of Model Engineers are gas engines, running on gas or petrol, which were intended for light duty applications such as operating dynamos for domestic lighting, powering lathes, etc.
The charming little boat in the Rainbow Rock diorama. more than justifying its inclusion here!
Twolovely steam launches on the Phoenix club stand. Open launch models are always popular as the engine can be seen running when the boat is operating. With closed models such as tugs, only the vapour escaping from the funnel is an indication of what is going on inside the boat.
QUEEN MARGARET
Nev Wade pays homagetoone of the fastest and most magnificent sailing ships of the 19th century…
The open aspect of the large lakes of North Tyneside on whichIsail offer the perfect conditions for my large squarerigger models, and this one is aparticular beauty! Ibuilt her from plans drawnup by Harold Underhill to ascale of approximately 1:68, and she measures in at amighty 1360 mm long (from stern rail to bowsprit end), with abeam of 190 mm and amain mast height,fromkeel to maintruck, of 775 mm.
“I built her from plans drawn up by Harold Underhilltoascale of approximately1:68, and she measures in at amighty 1360 mm long (from sternrail to bowspritend)”
Thebar que’sbacks tory
In the last 20 years of the 19thCentury and right up to the Panama Canal opening in 1915, the‘San Francisco Grain Fleet’ took general cargofrom Europe to California and brought back grain.The ‘Fleet’was not an organised
More elegant than any superyacht, “The Beautiful Queen Margaret”.
entity,just the blanketnamegiven to the ships which made money from the trade. From the Gold Rush in the late 1840s, on through the building of thegreat Californian cities, to the re-building of San Francisco after the earthquake and fire, right up to World War1,the best of theworlds’ sailing ships made thelong and hazardous journey to and from California, round Cape Horn, deep loaded both ways. Many of these vessels werethe final development of deep-water sail, before the advent of thesteamship turned sailing ships into undermanned floating boxes, and the QueenMargaret was often referred to, even back in the day when people took these exquisite sailing ships for granted, as “The beautiful Queen Margaret’. Indeed, thereare documentedexamples of this. In the southern summer of 1897, the four masted barque Springburn was beating her way to windward round Cape Horn on herway to the west coast of South America. Coming the other way,the ‘easy’ way,with a fair wind, was Queen Margaret. As the ships passed, oneof Springburn’s crew was moved to write: “It was about noon when she came into view.What
The real Queen Margaret, with her sky sail yards sent down.
Onebeautiful barque
amagnificent sight she made. In a short time, shewas up to us,easing up apoint or two to round under our stern,not more than 40 yardsfromus. Ifever any ship topped 16 knots,the beautiful Queen Margaret was doing it then. Despite theshriek of thegale, wecould hear thethrash of her as she sweptpast.”
Queen Margaret was builtin Glasgow in 1893 by McMillan’s for John Black&Co.,also of Glasgow.She was275 ft long, with acargocapacity of 3400T.She sailed the world for20 years until, in May 1913, she arrivedoff the Lizardwith acargo from Sydney.In thosepre-radio days, ships had to sail close to the coast in order toreceive, by signal from the shore, discharge of cargo orders, andon this occasion,the Queen Margaret struck asubmerged rock abouta quarter of amile fromthe lighthouse.Although theimpactwas not severe, sadly,itprovedfatal. Within three days, the masts had gonebythe board, and shebroke up –asad end for afine ship.
The sheer line cut, and the hull flled and rubbed down ready for paint.
With the lines plan on the wall behind, here the frst frames for Nev’shull going onto the buildingboard.
Plywood going on to the relatively ‘flat’ bits.
Planking fnished.
Off the board.
Modelling thehull
The hull of my model was constructed from 2mm plywood for the relatively flat bits, with 8x 2mmlime wood strip for the more‘shaped’ parts. This ‘skin’ was glued to frames made from simple plywood, fastened upside down on asolid base board.
“Tis strengthens and provides additional waterproofng to a model’s hull ahead of it being painted”
After completing therough hull, upside down, Iremoved it from the board, cut offthe ‘legs’ which had supported it, andtrimmed the ‘sheerline’ (the top edge of the finished hull). Thereare some strakes on thehull, which add ornamentation, and so Iaddedtheseatthis point, using 0.5 mm strip wood. After which, Ifilled and rubbeddown the exterior Ithen lined the inside with fibreglass tissue and used resin to seal it. This
strengthens and provides additional waterproofing to amodel’shull ahead of it being painted, for which Iuse enamel and satin finish varnish.
Therudder
The next step was the rudder. Sailing ship rudders weremanually operated, with no power assistance, so they weretiny in relationtothe size of ship. Ascale rudder wouldbe ineffective in thetight confines of a model boat pond, so mine was built at least ten timesscale size. Ibuilt it in two halves, sandwiching between them piecesof2.5mm diameter bent brass wireincut grooves, such that the wireprotrudedfromthe top and bottom to fit into the underside of the stern and into aremovable bracket made from bent brass sheet at the bottom end of the hull.The wirewas bentwithin the ‘sandwich’ so that twisting thetop by use of an operatingarm wouldmake the rudder turn from side to side. The whole assembly was then glued and clamped until set. Abrass tube was set into the stern to accept the top wireofthe rudder, whilethe bracket mentioned above was fitted to the stern to accept the bottom wire.The rudder could then be fitted, with an operating arm attachedtothe top wirewithin thestern and the arm connected to the rudder servo in the usual way
This boat needsasubstantial sailing keel, so the hull’skelson (the longitudinal frame) was strengthened in the middle by the addition of a wooden batten. Inside, Iadded blocks on the centreline in which to set the four masts and the keel bolts. Through this arrangement, and out through
Now painted, with the interior fbre-glassed and resin’d.
The rudder,part built, with the brass wire to be sandwiched between the halves obvious.
Astitched picture, illustrating the fxing points for the servos and the locating positions for stepping the masts. Note the rudder is in place.
The stern, at the bottom of the picture, and the servos all installed. There are three sail arms with centrally mounted arms, one each per mast for the yards, and two normal servos at the stern for the rudder and the spanker/gaff upper topsail, controlled as one, on the mizzen mast.
the bottom of the hull, Idrilled three holes, into which Iglued 8mm diameterbolts for the removable sailing keel to attach to. Inthe blocks forthe masts, Ialso drilled ‘sockets’ into which the heels of the masts would be glued. Fitting of ablock to accept the heel of the bowsprit completed the barehull.
Thesailing keel
In order to float to arequired waterline, inaddition to the weight of the installed electrics some ballast was required. The next stage, therefore, was to conduct awaterline test with all the electrics in situ. Lead was then added until the
hull floated to the correct waterline (in this case representing the almost fully loaded ship). This weight of lead Icut into strips, which Ibolted at right angles toanaluminium strip. Icut out a shaped plate from asheet of aluminium, into whichIdrilled aseries of holes corresponding to the holes Ihad drilled into the aluminium strip so that Icould attach the strip to the plate and be able toadjust it foreand aft. The top of the platewas bent at right angles to itself so that it could be attached to the bolts fitted into the hull.
Ithen had to determine the position of this sailing keel, foreand aft, in relation to thehull to get the correct
‘trim’ in the water.So, the hullwent back into the water and the keel was moved foreand aft inside of it until the trim was right. This allowed me to mark the position of holes to be drilled in the ‘bent over’ top of the plate so that they’d match up with the keel attachment bolts in the hull. Eventually,the completed sailing keel was attached to the hull, and the hull was put in the water for afinal trim trial (to enable any adjustments required, the aluminium strip could be moved foreand aft along the plate). Once satisfied, the sailing keel was then removed from the hull and put aside until the model was ready to be sailed.
Theelect rics
The heart of amodel square-rigger is the method of sail control,and I’ll come to the detail of this later.For now,all that’snecessary to know is that the squaresails arecontrolled by sail arm servos with centrally pivoted arms that pull ‘in’ the ‘yards’ (the spars that carry the squaresails) at one side of the vessel as they are‘letout’ at the other.Each square-rigged mast has a sail arm servo, three in all. In addition to these, thereare two normal sized servos, onetooperate the rudder and onetopull ‘in’and let‘out’ the fore and aftsails on the aftermost mast. Iscrewed abattenall along one side of the centrelinetothe blocks glued into the bottom of the hull. At three points alongthis Iscrewed in short pieces of thinner batten, in pairs, so that Icould centrally locate the sail arm servos for each mast. At the stern Igluedinsuitablepieces of wood to allow mounting of the two normal sizedservos for the rudder and
The masts stepped and located by their thwarts and the false decks being cut and ftted. On the sail arm just above the battery are the braces for the main mast yards; these run up through the deck via fairleads either side of the mizzen mast and are temporarily tied to the mast about 200mm above the deck.
The false decks glued in and with decorators’ caulk applied all around them. With the hatches and their coamings and tops ftted, the decks are now being planked.
The layout of one pair of braces for one sail on one mast. On the model there are two pairs per square-rigged mast: one pair for the course (the lowest square sail) and one for the fourth square sail from the deck, to space out the pull on the masts.
