Model Boat Mayhem

The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Yachts and Sail => Topic started by: Beeky on July 23, 2011, 03:02:29 pm

Title: Identifying a vintage model
Post by: Beeky on July 23, 2011, 03:02:29 pm

I recently found a metal hull sailing boat in an antique/junk shop. The trademark (situated on the bow) was a gold diamond shape edged in red with a big red B and then Boats in black written across it. The hull is I think aluminium and the deck rivetted to the hull) is wood.

(http://s1.postimage.org/b9uwb610/trademark_1.gif) (http://www.postimage.org/)

Can anyone recognise this trademark. The hull is in pretty poor condition and I want to restore it and give it a mast and some sails but I don't want to do it before I have tried to get a picture of the original. can anyone help. I have also include a picture of the hull as it is now.

(http://s1.postimage.org/b9oa5s1w/Boat_Trans.gif) (http://www.postimage.org/)

Title: Re: Identifying a vintage model
Post by: rob1962 on July 23, 2011, 04:41:23 pm

Made by the British Yacht and Model Co; details, including a picture of a rigged model here:

http://www.vmyg.org.uk/pages/gallery/whatis/b_boat.htm

Ain't Google marvellous!

Title: Re: Identifying a vintage model
Post by: Beeky on July 24, 2011, 10:14:01 am

That's terrific. Many thanks. Yes google is pretty marvellous. Beeky