Marine Modelling Magazine, June 2015 Issue

MMI VISITS IWMES - A trip overseas to visit this club on the Isle of Wight
PRO BOAT SHOCKWAVE 26 - Rick reviews the latest edition of this fast electric, deep vee hulled model
SHOW DISPLAY STANDS  - A stand for displaying models at shows where space is at a premium
LUFTWAFFE CATAPULT SHIP SP11 'SPERBER' - Chris gives the history of this unusual craft and builds a 1/72 scale model
1-47 - KAITEN CARRIER - Modelling Aoshima's 1/350 scale kit (Kikusui Group sortie)
YACHT 'WING SAIL' DEVELOPMENT - Part 1 covers the advantages of this form of sail propulsion.
ANDRE-B - Building and converting the Model Slipway's Dutch Courage kit
MESSAGE FROM THE ENGINE ROOM - The assistant edrtor introduces this month's ecfcbon
MASTHEAD - News of interest to the maritime modeller
DIARY DATES - Forthcoming maritime events
VINTAGE CHATTER - The Skyleader story
WATERLINES - The post-war Royal Canadian Navy
SCALE SCENE - Methods for making your own waterslide decals
PLASTIC KIT SCENE - Latest releases of items for the plastic modeller
CHANDLERY - Book reviews and a new coaster kit
SAIL FREE - John covers a racing incident, constructing a sail bag and the developments in the Dragon Force RG 65 yacht
MEETING POINT - Reports of maritime events held over the past few months
COMING NEXT MONTH - Some of the articles in the planning stage for the July edition

COVER STORY - Andre-B - French model maker Thierry Josset adapted this commercial kit to create a stunning model. The series of tugs/pushers, which the Andre-B belongs to, is the culmination of research conducted by the Dutch company Hubregtse for the development of a shallow draft tug. The first version, Dutch Pearl was launched in 1999. A number of ship owners showed interest in this multi-tasking craft and nine were eventually built. Andre-B was the name given to our model ship.