Contents...
REGULARS
MESSAGE FROM THE ENGINE ROOM
The assistant editor introduces this edition
MASTHEAD
Maritime news
DIARY DATES
Some of the events confirmed for the early part of the year
VINTAGE CHATTER
Lobster boats
POWERPLUG
Looking after your I/C boats and your own body parts!
PLASTIC KIT SCENE
A selection of newly released items for this month
SCALE SCENE
Ian has a look at wooden hull construction
WATERLINES
Elder Dempster Lines
MEETING POINT
Book reviews of recent maritime books
MEETING POINT
Reports of events held over the past few months
READERS LETTERS
A delve into the editor’s post page and emails
COMING NEXT MONTH
Some of the articles planned for the March edition
FEATURES
FORCEFUL P2
Completion of the Director class paddle tug and how it performed on the water
HOVELLERS AND LIGHTERMEN
The men and boats that were once vital to the safety and comfort of countless seafarers
MV STADT KÖLN
The history of a beautiful pleasure craft modelled in 1/50 scale
BARCHINO
Enhancing Italeri’s 1:35 scale explosive motorboat
HMAS ANZACS
A rare opportunity to visit a frigate of the Royal Australian Navy
MMI VISITS THE MUCKLEBURGH COLLECTION
An insight into the very interesting collection of Model Boats at Muckleburgh
MTB 10
The history of MTB 10 and modifying the Deans Marine’s Mk1 ASR kit to make a 1/24 scale model