Grand Banks SchoonerJanuary 18, 2019The Grand Banks schooner, Bantuzi, built by the late Harold Hartigan is now owned by club member Brian Jones. [Other models of Brian Jones] [other Sailing Ship Models]... Read more...Cup Class YachtJanuary 18, 2019Cup Class Yacht; model: John Wills. [Other models of John Wills] [other Racing Yacht Models]... Read more...Robbe ContessaJanuary 18, 2019Robbe Contessa; model by Jacob Roth. [Other models of Jacob Roth] [Other Offshore yachts]... Read more...David Reith’s Pacific 24 RIBDecember 3, 2018Sea trials of my new project. [Other models of Dave Reith] [other Unusual Models] ... Read more...Movie: South West Model Show 2018October 19, 2018The South West Model Show 2018 was held at Bovington Tank Museum on the 13 and 14 October. The SRCMBC was represented by club members Graham Coombs, Penny Coombs, and David McNair-Taylor and with Charles Davis, a guest from Surface Warship Association. Club members John Wills and Alan Bond were also in attendance manning the “Scalewarship” company stand adjacent tp the SRCMBC display.... Read more...Peggy – Sailing BargeAugust 27, 2018Peggy, sailing barge; model: Mike Beard. [Other models of Mike Beard] [other Sailing Ship Models]... Read more...Cariad – Pilot CutterAugust 27, 2018Cariad is a Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter built in 1904 by Edwin ‘Cracker’ Rowles for a Cardiff pilot, Thomas Richards. Model: Brian Jones. [Other models of Brian Jones] [other Sailing Ship Models] ... Read more...Graupner RubinAugust 3, 2018Nigel James writes: Rubin is a 1:10 stand-off scale model of the eighth “RUBIN” owned by the president of the German Sailing Association, H.O.Schumann. Rubin was designed to the “One Ton” rules of the IOR in 1985 by Judel & Vrolijk. In 1985 Rubin was part of the Admirals cup winning team alongside “Outsider” and “Diva”. The model itself was originally available as a kit from Graupner. The 1:10 scale is very “stand -off” in places. The boat is much narrower than scale would dictate and the draught is much greater with a relatively heavy bulb ballast. The result of these “tweaks” is that the model sails well on full sail in a reasonable breeze. The development of the model was described by one of the designers on the RC-Groups forum. Acquired in June 2018 from another club member the model has been re-rigged and repainted in Rubin’s original colours of red and white. LOA – 1170mm Beam – 295mm Draught- 310mm Sail area – 6500sq cm Displacement – 6.5kg Ballast – 3.4kg [Other models of Nigel James] [other Cruising Yacht Models]... Read more...American ScoutJuly 29, 2018The American Scout was an early 1950’s freighter based on the WW2 Liberty Ships. The kit was of a similar vintage, an all balsa plank on frame construction that had to be modified slightly to take modern motor and electrics. [Other models of John Tybjerg] [other Merchant Ship Models]... Read more...
