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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Steam => Topic started by: CliveJ on September 30, 2024, 10:59:35 am

Title: Model Boats Magazine Feb 1972 - Wide Awake build
Post by: CliveJ on September 30, 2024, 10:59:35 am

Hi,


I am contemplating a Wide Awake build - I understand there may be an article in the Model Boats Magazine February 1972


I am having difficulty in sourcing this magazine, perhaps no surprise it is over 50 years old  {:-{


Can anyone help please ?  :-))


Thanks Clive

Title: Re: Appeal for Model Boats Magazine Feb 1972
Post by: SteamboatPhil on September 30, 2024, 07:41:47 pm

What sort of engine and boiler you thinking about ?

Title: Re: Appeal for Model Boats Magazine Feb 1972
Post by: TheLongBuild on September 30, 2024, 08:52:46 pm

I can probably help but will need a few days to dig out the mag.

Title: Re: Appeal for Model Boats Magazine Feb 1972
Post by: Martin (Admin) on September 30, 2024, 10:14:02 pm

 
 Also see:

 https://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=29974.0
 
 https://www.modelenginemaker.com/index.php?topic=2851.0
 
 https://www.vintagemodelplans.com/products/full-size-printed-plan-scale-2-1foot-clinker-built-boat-wide-a-wake-steam-power-for-radio-control
 
 https://www.canveyisland.org/history-2/workplaces-clubs/mike-brown-and-his-model-boats/my-passion-for-boat-building-1999-to-2012

 

Title: Re: Appeal for Model Boats Magazine Feb 1972
Post by: ooyah/2 on September 30, 2024, 10:28:07 pm

Quote from: CliveJ on September 30, 2024, 10:59:35 am

Hi,
I am contemplating a Wide Awake build - I understand there may be an article in the Model Boats Magazine February 1972
I am having difficulty in sourcing this magazine, perhaps no surprise it is over 50 years old  {:-{
Can anyone help please ?  :-))
Thanks Clive

Clive,
Here is a link to Wide Awake launch build by a past member ( pattern maker Mike Brown ) no longer with us. ( http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,30710.0.html (http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,30710.0.html) ) he truly was a master builder.


George.

Title: Re: Appeal for Model Boats Magazine Feb 1972
Post by: CliveJ on October 01, 2024, 07:10:23 am

Hi to all that have responded  :-)


I am very grateful and surprised at the responses  :-))


SteamboatPhil - I am planning on building a borderer steam plant, from plans (awaited from Sarik) I will then decide whether to build from stock materials or go to Reeves 2000 for a casting set - boiler not decided yet, some way off for that !


Thanks Martin for the Links - I have plans enroute from Canada  :-))  - the build log by Ramon is brilliant


TheLongBuild - thanks for looking I now understand the article may be across several issues Feb/Mar/Apr ?


A big thank you to you all for your interest and responses

Title: Re: Appeal for Model Boats Magazine Feb 1972
Post by: Martin (Admin) on October 01, 2024, 05:48:10 pm

 
Now we want to see the build Clive!    :-)

Title: Re: Appeal for Model Boats Magazine Feb 1972
Post by: Bunkerbarge on October 01, 2024, 11:20:59 pm

There were three articles in a Model Boat Magazine in the early 60s, I have scans if you want to send me a PM.  They are not really a build article, more of a description, but still interesting.


There were also four articles in Model Boats Magazine from June '22 to September '22 describing a build of a Wide-A-Wake.  This one:

Title: Re: Model Boats Magazine Feb 1972 - Wide Awake build
Post by: Martin (Admin) on October 02, 2024, 09:33:32 am

 
 Couple of videos on YouTube, such as:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAiRfdYz0zI
 

Title: Re: Model Boats Magazine Feb 1972 - Wide Awake build
Post by: rhavrane on October 02, 2024, 02:41:14 pm

Bonjour,You can buy this lapboard mahogany launch built on the basis of MRB plan "The Seagull" (La Mouette), length 1.40 m, width 0.40 m, weight about 15 kg :
https://youtu.be/wwYOOrklZEI

Title: Re: Model Boats Magazine Feb 1972 - Wide Awake build
Post by: KBIO on October 06, 2024, 10:23:07 am

Hello !
"La Mouette " (MRB magazine) being the French translation (by M.Andreoti) of the article concerning the building of "Wide Awake "  in Model Boat Magazin , which is , fortunately , a lot more complete and with clearer explanation for the clinker building !
I personally , used the post of Pattern Maker -Mike Brown as underligned by Ooooya to understand it all.
 ok2