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FEATURES:
H-KING MARINE HYDROTEK RACING TUNNEL HULL - Review of one of the latest RTR Fast Electric models
TO THE OTHER EXTREME - Building a 1 /16 scale model of a Gaff Cutter
ARCHIBALD RUSSELL, CLYDE FOUR POSTER - The UK's lost Cape Homer
M.V. THERON - The Ex-Swedish Coastguard vessel KBV 281
KAIRYU (SEA DRAGON) - Building Kora's 1:72 scale model of this midget submarine
MMI VISITS..The Fleet Air Arm Museum at Yeovilton
THE GALLIPOLI MONITOR; HMS M33 - A visit to the National Museum of the Royal Navy at Portsmouth
MALTA MEMORIES 2 - Some of the merchant shipping seen in Malta
THIS MONTH'S FULL SIZE PLAN:
GERMAN LUFTWAFFE RESCUE LAUNCH FL.E 119 - The history and building of this 1/16 scale model
REGULARS:
MESSAGE FROM THE ENGINE ROOM - The assistant editor introduces this month's edition
MASTHEAD - Some of the latest news
DIARY DATES - Events worth visiting
VINTAGE CHATTER (PART 32) - Britain's Magnificent Merco!
PLASTIC KIT SCENE - Scene of the latest released maritime plastic kits
SCALE SCENE - ShfibuHng from the Tyneside Yards
WATERLINES - The Motor Ships of Union Castle
CHANDLERY - Some new maritime books and models recently released
READERS MODELS - Some of the models seen at recent shows
COMING NEXT MONTH - Some of the articles in the planning stage for the May edition
COVER STORY - German Luftwaffe Rescue Launch FL. E 119. During WW2 there was a need by the German Air Force to set up a rescue organisation for downed airmen who bailed out from stricken aircraft. One of the organisations was known as the Luftwaffe Life Boat Service similar to the UK's RNLI, and as mentioned in the Geneva Convention these services had no differences in nationality. There were many larger rescue craft used for this service but there was a need for a rescue craft which could operate in shallow waters and this craft was perfect for this use. The builder of this 1/16 scale model, Chris Koenig, shows pictorially how the model was built and gives a good history of this craft.
