Model Boat Mayhem

Mess Deck: General Section => Model Boating => Topic started by: Colin Bishop on August 28, 2009, 10:47:02 am

Title: Boys Book of Model Boats - how we used to build them!
Post by: Colin Bishop on August 28, 2009, 10:47:02 am

While looking for something else I came across this little gem of a book about model boat building which dates back to 1920. You can read it all online. I found it quite fascinating.

Colin


http://www.gutenberg.org/files/29064/29064-h/29064-h.htm

Title: Re: Boys Book of Model Boats - how we used to build them!
Post by: RickF on August 28, 2009, 10:52:49 am

What a great find, Colin. Just skimmed through it, but I shall read it in more detail later.

Rick

Title: Re: Boys Book of Model Boats - how we used to build them!
Post by: steamboatmodel on August 28, 2009, 03:35:29 pm

Raymond Francis Yates always made it seam so easy in his books, but they were the books of dreams for many a young lad. It was some of his descriptions that got me hocked into model making and live steam. I am glad that it is available, and hope that his works still inspires someone into modeling.
Regards,
Gerald.

Title: Re: Boys Book of Model Boats - how we used to build them!
Post by: craftysod on August 28, 2009, 09:20:24 pm

I love those old black and white photos of how it all started.
Would be interesting if someone started a thread from yesteryear,
to show us youngsters how is was done in those days.
Mark

Title: Re: Boys Book of Model Boats - how we used to build them!
Post by: Martin (Admin) on August 29, 2009, 03:28:06 am

Doesn't SteamboatPhil look young.

Title: Re: Boys Book of Model Boats - how we used to build them!
Post by: Bee on September 02, 2009, 02:04:24 pm

After nearly 100 years the lead acid battery is still the power source of choice for many boats. Such is progress.

Title: Re: Boys Book of Model Boats - how we used to build them!
Post by: SteamboatPhil on September 02, 2009, 05:48:55 pm

And I had hair Martin   {-)

Title: Re: Boys Book of Model Boats - how we used to build them!
Post by: herrmill on September 05, 2009, 11:12:20 am

Thanks.  Now thats a keeper!  :-)