HOW TO BUILD A NARROWBOAT
PHOTOGRAPHY: PETER MARRIO
To add the finishing touch to my new canal scene (MR292), I needed at least one narrowboat. The choice of boat was an easy one to make, as I recalled that I’d built a Craftline balsa kit some 25 years ago.
After digging out the boat, I noticed that it had become very dusty and tired looking.
After a little attention, with the help of Busch’s Cyber Clean, which is a dry, dirt-absorbing material that removes grime and dust as well as eliminating bacteria from models, the model appeared a lot fresher. I also took the opportunity to add a boatman with his hand on the tiller, plus various other details including coils of rope and chain, a bicycle, some drums and other bits and bobs.