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. 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...RC Boats and Ships at Bovington Tank Museum South West Model Show 2018February 21, 2018A video showing the SRCMBC and Surface warship Association exhibit at the South West Model Show (February 2018) by Dominic Mitchell (of Essential RC ).... Read more...Scale Section Xmas Lunch 2017December 28, 2017On 16th December 55 Scale Members and their Partners attended the Annual Xmas Lunch at the Walhampton Arms in Lymington. We had a fantastic three course carvery meal followed by Coffee and Mince Pies; everybody enjoyed the choice of meat on offer and we also had fish and vegetarian courses available for those who preferred them. After the meal the Scale Captain gave a short speech to thank everyone for their support during the year and wished members all the best for 2018. Special thanks went to Lorna Soffe The Club Treasurer and her husband Andrew for organising the lunch and also for all her help during 2017. Additional thanks also went to the Committee Members, Penny Coombs, Anne Roth, Andrea Reith and Julia Frost for running the refreshments at the Milford Show and to John Wills for his help at Navy Day and the Steering Competition. Graham Coombs thanked the Scale Captain and his Wife Lucy for all they had done for the club in the past year and made a presentation on behalf of the members. Our thanks to the Landlord and Staff for their excellent service, and we look forward to next year’s event. The raffle raised £140 for local charities SCARF and New Forest Mobility. (Thanks to Graham and Penny Coombs for these photos) ... Read more...Milford RNLI Christmas FairNovember 9, 2017 Milford on Sea Branch of the RNLI held their Xmas Fair in the Milford Community Centre on Saturday 4th November. Graham Coombs was invited to display his model lifeboats at the show. I understand that they created a lot of interest and lots of favourable comments from the visitors. The show raised £480 for the RNLI. The Branch Chairman thanked Graham for taking his models.... Read more...Warship & Lifeboat Display at TANKMOD 2017October 19, 2017Club members David and Andrea Reith, Graham and Penny Coombs, and David McNair-Taylor, plus two guest members of the Surface Warship Association put on a display of Lifeboats and warships for the Tank Museum TANKMOD show on Saturday 7th October. The show was mainly dedicated to members of the International Plastic Modellers’ Society with their model displays as well as larger models being provided by ourselves, the Portsmouth Model Boat Display Team (PMBDT) and a couple of other Model Boat Clubs. This was the second event at the Tank Museum this year having taken over from the discontinued Fleet Air Arm Museum Shows at Yeovil. They have been very successful and next year will comprise a couple of 2 day events being arranged. ... Read more...Sghian DubhOctober 2, 2017Sghian Dubh is Scots Gaelic for black knife, the little knife worn down your sock when wearing highland dress. The 62″ hull of this model is thought to be GRP copy of a yacht called Prospero built in the 1920’s. Model: James Forrester. [Other models of James Forrester] [other Racing Yacht Models] (photos from James Forrester:)... Read more...Girl in DinghyOctober 2, 2017A saucy girl in a dinghy! Model: Ian Thompson [Other models of Ian Thompson] [other “Unusual” Models] (Photos by David Hardy:)... Read more...Milford Show 2017 – David Hardy’s PhotosSeptember 16, 2017... Read more...
