Contents...
REGULARS
MESSAGE FROM THE ENGINE ROOM
Chris, the assistant editor, introduces this month’s edition
MASTHEAD
Maritime news
DIARY DATES
Events coming up for August
CHANDLERY
Review of books
PLASTIC KIT SCENE
More new releases
SCALE SCENE
An easily made rudder arm and some thoughts about weathering boats
POWERPLUG
A two-part article beginning with the breakdown of an average gas boat engine
VINTAGE CHATTER
In the Beginning – Britain’s fledgling R/C industry
MEETING POINT
Reports from events held over the past few months
WATERLINES
Southampton Docks in the 1950s
COMING NEXT MONTH
Some of the articles in the planning stage for the September edition
FEATURES
THE YACHT OF HIS DREAMS
Cuban modeller Alexis Espinosa de la Rosa’s R/C model of a motorised yacht made in PVC
POLAR 8 ICEBREAKER ‘NANUK’
West Island Ship Modeller’s Club members build a working scale model
HK INCEPTION
A review of a VERY fast new RTR model
SARIK FAST ATTACK BOAT
The build of an easy build, low cost model
SPANISH FRIGATE MÉNDEZ NÚÑEZ
A visit to London by this full size Spanish Frigate
MALTA’S GRAND HARBOUR
An overview of the history of this magnificent harbour
QUENTIN ROOSEVELT 1918
René Lefèvre adds a French dispatch boat to his fleet
AMATI SEXY LADY
The kit build of a typical Italian water taxi