SMIT NEDERLAND - Phil Scales takes a Graupner demonstrator and treats it to a touch of cosmetic surgery
FALCON BROOK - Inspired by a Model Boats free plan of the Blackboys Thames tug, Dave Brumstead dug deeper and settled on the MBD semi-kit. Let the build begin...
S.S. MULLOCH - With the basic hull construction of his scratch-built steam-sailer reaching the concluding stages, Phil Button turns his attention to planking and deck fittings
DANA 200 - Kenneth Ruxton craves a bit of light relief in the form of Billing's quick-build North Zealand fishing cutter
SEA BREEZE - Casting around for something traditional to build, Graham Ashby claps eyes on the VMBC range and the memories come flooding back...
WATERLINE - PT.10 - Chris Drage uses his 1:700 scale dioramas to tell the tale of two Arctic convoys
SCRAPHEAP CHALLENGE - In the spirit of the recycling, Roger S+ollery and crew gather gaffer tape, pop bottles and bin liners, then turn them into a grand day out!
MOUNT STEWART - Neville Wade recreates the majestic lines of Mount Stewart, one of the last wool clippers to ply the Southern Ocean
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HMS DREADNOUGHT - As Dr Marcus Rooks quickly finds, in 1906 the Royal Navy was still rigging its ships like a man-o'-war
MOORING POST - Dreading that last minute Christmas shop? Glynn Guest suggests a way to brighten the occasion
COMPASS 360 - Latest news from the model boating world including a report from the 'M' Class ranking event and some changes to the mag
TEST BENCH - A round-up of all the latest kits, books and blingy bits
RANGE FINDER - A trip to the 2017 Model Boat Convention gives Dave Wooley a pleasant surprise or two
OSA 2 MISSILE BOAT - It's all hands on deck as master builder Dave Wooley prepares to tackle the plating
FLOTSAM & JETSAM - Join John Parker for a peek into the past, then take back everything you said about the price of that brushless motor you've just bought
BOILER ROOM - Fretting about pipe bending? Take Richard Simpson's advice and relax, it's all in the preparation
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NEXT ISSUE - Keep the winter blues at bay with an issue full of all your favourite features, not to mention another FREE plan and a sublime sub
PARTING SHOT - Scale 'n' sail, through the lens