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Brian Fell’s Merchant Seaman’s Memorial

While researching for something else, i stumbled upon an amazing memorial sculture made by Brian Fell. The idea is so nice, simple but touching. So i thought i had to share it with you....

hobby Model yacht plans velox

French Schooner Yacht Velox

This beautiful schooner yacht was designed by Jacques-Augustin Normand. She was built by Chantiers et Ateliers Augustin Normand, Le Havre and  launched in 1875. Total Length of the yacht was 42.21 meters. Load waterline...

blue star ferry extreme manuever

Blue Star ferry docks like a boss!

In rthis video, we see a Blue Star ferry (couldn’t see the name of the ship. Maybe Ithaki or her sister Naxos… ) docking just like parallel parking a car with hand brake. While...

Nimbin

MV Nimbin is one of the few merchant vessels that we could gather some information about. It is an interesting fact that we can find the story of ships easier if they are involved...

nordkap_476 model boat blueprints

NordKap 476

Our new scale model boat blueprint comes from Billing Boats. NordKap “476” is a typical north sea fishing trawler from 1970’s. Couldn’t find so many details but she was built in England. She was...

All-is-Lost-storm sailing

All is lost

Imagine you are in the middle of an ocean and you have trouble. You have nobody around you to ask help for and the more you try the worse it gets. Robert Redford shows...

Swiftsure-lightship 83

Lightship No 83 “Swiftsure”

Lightship No:83 is the first lightship scale model plan on our website. Lightships can be defined as portable floating  lighthouses. The names written on their freeboard are referred to the location / station thet...

bydgoszcz polish cargo ship plans blueprints

Bydgoszcz

Bydgoszcz model cargo ship plans are one of the best in the archive. The plans are nicely scanned, detailed and clean. If you are interested in model ship building hobby, and if you like...

psalm 1 tugboat ship accident video

Tugboat Psalm 1’s Accident

This video shows the tugboat first crashes to the dock, and then rams into a ferry and another tug. Psalm is a 37 m wide and 11.4 m tugboat. She was built by Shin...