my boats

ps waverly

this is my pride and joy scratch built plank on frame made almost every thing bar people [img][url=https://servimg.com/view/18038893/9]https://i.servimg.com/u/f15/18/03/88/93/2010_110.jpg[/img][/url]



this is my plank on frame lifeboat


this is my tyne class lifeboat built plank on frame from plans in model boats 1988



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next my bluebird again plank on frame need to sort a brushless motor but cost is





this is another plank on frame from drawings i made myself sails well on calm water

They are stunning looking models. Congratulations. Do you have any more photos of them?

Simply stunning well done.

Damien.

hi,

yes i will be putting on as per order by NPH651 some build logs of them soon, they have been built over the past 11 years, i hope to try to get some younger veiwers to keep the model boat building going. if i can show one person to try then i will be happy. all my materials are obtained from of cuts what i find then cut into planks..i bye 1/16 ply , but very little else if i can as like most money is an issue, as i have proved you dont need to break the bank to build a boat. if you bye the free plans in magazines, then start by building a simple chine then work up to planks my first was the pilot boat in marine modelling i will post a pic of it. this was built from 1/16 birch ply sheet with fire hydrent pumping water out with car washer pump





this one was built totaly from scrap ply from a plan in model boats again nice starter boat.

thats it for now few more to come so come on get building

david

hi few more this is another chine build from plan in model boats



this is another all 2mm ply built from another model boat plan, all the three of these are 2mm ply from of cuts. i hope some body gets some insperation and trys to have a go GET BUILDING
unfortunatly i dont have build logs for any of these three had no digital camera when i built these and pilot boat
david

WOW! David they are all excellent models but i have a thing for Pilot boats, and i particularly like that one.

hi tony

thanks for comments,

the pilot boat was my first ever model boat, built from marine modelling international with there free plan, i have put fire hyderent on as my grandson loves it when i squirt it at him:lol!:. i have had many good sailing days with it and more to come i hope ,well worth building for a beginer.

david

a credit to you david, every one.....and a joy to see on the forum. well done and thanks for posting them.

they are all extremely lovely models.

neil.

Beautiful models David well done.

this is a dumb barge no motor or rudder, built from marine modelling free plan.built all from scrap pieces of ply wood on plank on frame but sadley i didnt take any photos at the time of build



this is seaforth conqueror built from model boats plans, again plank on frame with a full build log sadley they are all boxed up waiting to be sailed

david

[img][/img]here is my latest build of Anthony Robert marshall based at rhyl here where I live. I hope this comes through as I am having problems posting pics

david

why is it showing [img] but no picturexx

here is my latest boat, its a liverpool class based on rhyl lifeboat Anthony Robert Marshall built from scratch plank on frame. was goinig to show build but i think you will have had enough of lifeboat builds.

Very nice David 

hi,
 this boat started of as thomas kirk wright of the plan , but found that makeing the hotchkiss cone was going to take a lot of thought and testing. so i changed it to be another watson, only called PRINCE DAVID the (clue is in the name why.) based in barry docks, not haveing a lot to go on i used the drawings from the book LET NO THE DEEP by A D Farr excelent book and a couple pics from a book i bought Lifeboat in Dangers hour by Patrick howarth. and now ahead of plan it is finished bar the sails deciding weather our not to bother.
 
David
 

 
 

Very nice David - the old ones really look good.

Barrie

      

SUPERB  


neil.

Hi new to this. Site ,your work is 1st class
regards Dave

hi dave,

thanks for comments  and welcome to site . if you need any advice just ask we are all here to help.


david

this is my collection of lifeboats what I have built.
they are scratch built plank on frame, except for the brede and tamar they are cardboard brede and plastic tamar.








thanks for looking  david

                                

Very nice indeed.

Well done.


Ken

superb david. lovely collection. neil.

here is my latest build Oakley based at rhyl. built plank on frame





I have built it to show how it changed over the years ,this is based on early with out the built in cabin and no radar this is how I like to see it. the paint is based on latest with orange cabin.

david

Very nice David.                  

Hi David
What a great collection.

Your Waverley in the 1st pic, background looks like the pavilion Weymouth.
The Model Boats pusher, same here, I built one scaled up slightly for my wife to use in tug towing comps.
All excellent models, some I have seen in the flesh as it were.

But I like the unusual so your dumb barge gets my vote.

PS I will have to go through MMI to see if I can find that plan.

hi, thanks for comments.
the picture of waverley was taken at the model boat convention when it was at birchwood  now at haydock race course. not been to Weymouth. always wanted to go to there show now defunct I believe. I will see when the plan was printed for dumb barge not sure, it could be motorised I have done that with the crane with speed controller but tends to go a bit fast. you are the first person to ever comment on the dumb barge 

david

the magazine is
fairway dredger mar2834  mmi nov 2000

My mistake it was the stepped ceiling and the large windows down the left side.
We used to exhibited at many different shows, now age, vision and memory now taking its toll.
Weymouth SWAMBC International Maritime Modelling Festival, we had our models there and only missed 1 out of the 17years it took place.
It was disappointing when things wound down, but understandable, with the loss of the venue in 2012 for the Olympics.
I did agree with the decision, that it was an appropriate time to end.

If you can let me know when the dumb barge was published, not very organised with magazine storage (I blame a house move for that). if not I will have a word with Barrie S.

Edit:- just noticed, you have added the information I need. (Should have gone to specsavers)

these are my 3 clyde puffers, named after my grand children but now building no 4 for latest grand daughter. they are fantastic little boats the kids can sail them on there own with no problems.

Very nice David - are they kits or scratch? 

Barrie

hi barrie,
they are scratch built from a plan in radio controlled model boats nov-dec 1985 . I hope to put the build log on here very soon, just sorting out photos of the fourth one I am building now.  I have now sorted out how to post photos again, (I seem to have had a mental block being unable to post photos on my new laptop  ). the completed ones I built years ago but recent arrival of fourth grand daughter, I thought I had better do one for her, so watch out for my build. it is a perfect boat for the young ones as it is very well built sturdy and crash proof   which you will see.

david

this is the forth build of this puffer, this is for for my granddaughter. hope to get them all together on the water now its school holidays. you can see the build of this in building blogs


david

there's more in your fleet David than there are left sailing in the real world.............good on yer mate............lovely to see them all sailing together......please take some photos.

neil.

rother class lifeboat  (Horace Clarkson )






i have been going through some of my lifeboat builds. this is Horace Clarkson now completed. she was  based at moelfre  isle of Anglesey. I built her a few years ago, but due to health issues I never posted. I have built a few now in my fleet. thi was all scratch built plank on frame.


david

hope you are feeling a lot better now david. take care, and lets see you building again soon.

and I thought that it was a Metcalf kit...............scratch built............what a cracker and a stunning model.

Ditto Neil's comment

davidjt wrote:

hi, thanks for comments.
the picture of waverley was taken at the model boat convention when it was at birchwood  now at haydock race course. not been to Weymouth. always wanted to go to there show now defunct I believe. I will see when the plan was printed for dumb barge not sure, it could be motorised I have done that with the crane with speed controller but tends to go a bit fast. you are the first person to ever comment on the dumb barge 

david

the magazine is
fairway dredger mar2834  mmi nov 2000

David you really did awesome job- Thanks for sharing and deserve a best compliment.

Hi David,
You have some really fantastic models there.
You should be very proud of them all.

Any more photos of Waverley?

hi swab, i built this over 2 years about 2006 digi cameras were new to me then so not very good pictures, but here are some 










these  4 pic are before the passengers arrived 













passengers now boarding









this was all built from scratch plank on frame












sorry upside down







thats it for now will see swab 


david

She is a real beauty David.
Well worth all the effort you have put in to the great model
Well done sir.

Martin.

Thanks for those has she got individual paddle drives or single shaft to both? and where did you get your paddles or were they scratchbuilt?

hi swab,

made the paddles myself, there not perfect but do the job, they  run on separate motors on belts, like tank steering.  i have a video but dont have a clue how to put on here. the plan was from marine modelling years ago. showed a lot at club regattas at colwyn bay and won a few times.
my bucket list is to sail on here but every time something stops it happening bad weather etc. etc. 


david

Don't fret about the video you've told me what I needed and thanks tank steering seems to give quite good manouverability for a long vessel.