Model Boats | May 2021
In the May 2021 issue of Model Boats magazine, don’t miss:
Our FREE plan and step by step guide to creating an exciting working speedboat model that will bring a bit of Miami vice to your local pond!
Building Bobin: how to construct and power a totally charming and lots of fun micro-yacht explained
Box clever: practical, better safe than sorry, advice on protecting your models while in storage and during transportation
Ready for your next project? We present Leader, the UK’s first hybrid Pilot’s boat
HMS Saumarez: scatch building a 1:200 scale beauty using both tried and tested and innovative new methods and techniques
Get the right angle: a simple but effective hobby hack shared
Cockatoo Island Dockyard: the historic Sydney tourist attraction that’s definitely a trip for every model boat builder’s ‘bucket list’
Just hold a Sprengbrook: another blast from the past in our Memory Lane series
Boiler Room: tackling the practical application of soft soldering
Soobrazitelynn: in the penultimate instalment in this series, it’s onwards and upwards with the flight deck, figures, helicopters and ship’s rigging
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Compass 360: our round-up of the latest hobby related news
Your models: more of your brilliant builds showcased
Your letters: views aired, information shared and appeals for information you may be able to help with
Buy the book: riveting read recommendations for your model boats bookshelf
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Model Boats May 2021.