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

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Marine Modelling International August 2016