Hello DG, sounds interesting but what is an EeZeBilt 50+. exactly?
Some oldsters might remember the Keil Kraft EeZeBilt range of starter model boats - simple things built in 1/16" balsa, with a sort of egg-box self-jigging structure. They were introduced 50 years ago last Christmas, and died some time in the 1990s.
I didn't want them to be forgotten, so I set up a web site at
http://modelboats.hobby-site.com to present a few pictures. I've also put up scans of the balsa die-cut sheets if anyone wants to build one. Then some others got involved, notably Chingdevil, Maninthestreet and Kiwi, and now we have quite a few of the original plans, and hopefully more coming.
The 50+ idea was to create some new boat kits in the same style as the originals, but a little bit bigger, so they'd be easier to add radio. We now have a 20" RAF Crash Tender and an 18" Edwardian Steam Launch being made, Kiwi is working on a magnificent little 12" Swordsman, I have a set of Taymar plans just finished, and (was it Rocketman?) is meant to be producing a Chris-Craft (hint-hint!). More will be forthcoming. See the website...
All these are intended to be small, cheap and suitable for introducing kids to the hobby of actually building boats rather than buying them. Send us an e-mail address if you would like some pictures of the boats in the pipeline...