Regulars:
Masthead - The World of Marine Modelling
Chandlery - New Products and Seivices for Marine Modellers
Classic Sail - John Cox provides a selection of boats and bits
Diary Dates - What's on, Where and When?
Waterlines - Kelvin Holmes looks at models of British Liners and Merchantmen in 1:1250 scale
Powerplug - Rick Eyrich explains how a small nitro engine works and runs the Blackjack 26
Bookworm - Books and DVDs of special interest to Marine Modellers
Sail Free - News from the world of R/C sailing
Features:
Jennifer Anne - Eris Kennedy presents plans for an Australian Darling River paddle steamer
Merope Star - Umit Yonet describes his model of a small LPG Tanker
Solar Cell Boat Challenge - Barrie Stevens introduces an exciting new competition based on the latest technology
Futaba 3GR - Barrie Stevens reviews the new generation of radio control design
Montego Bay - Richard Webb explains how to build his attractive 'styrene' card based Inter Island Ferry
Equipage Venice 90 - Rick Eyrich runs and reviews the lovely FAI Vietnam RTR mahogany runabout
COVER STORIES:
The Blackjack 26 reviewed last month uses a modern nitro engine equipped with a pullstart device, typical of modern small 1/C powerboats. Rick Eyrich pulls a motor apart this month to expose and explain its inner workings and critical components. Elsewhere we feature the exciting low cost ‘Solar Cell Boat’ competition, which MM I is sponsoring this summer to encourage modellers to embrace the latest ‘green’ technology
FULL SIZE PLAN - JENNIFER ANNE
The now defunct paddle steamers, which helped the settlement of the landlocked region os Australia by travelling up and down the riverways were practical and fairly simple designs and Australian contributor Eris Kennedy provides us with very neat simple scale R/C model
Also - Plan for solar-powered boat.
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