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Exports to Europe and beyond!
With the recent fall in the price of Sterling against the Euro and The US Dollar, there hasn't been a better time to buy from The Model Dockyard. This coupled with our new International Economy shipping services, make for even greater savings when compared against the larger international carriers. For example. Shipping an average sized Deans Marine kit to France now only costs £17.63 inc tax, and the same kit sent to the USA now costs less than £90. Delivery times in most cases are either quicker, or match most carriers standard international services.
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 | Model Shipwright Magazine: Issue 143
This quarterly journal is widely regarded as the worlds leading ship modelling publication. Its mixture of articles. reviews and comment from modelmakers all over the world, provide the best and most detailed information available anywhere, with authentic plans, clear diagrams and photographs.
This contains the following articles
The Lookout
The Scottish Zulu Muirneag SY486 (1903-1947) by Gordon Williams
HMS Diana Quarterdeck Diorama (Part 2) by Raul Guzman Jnr
Scooter by John Pocius
Developing a Ship’s Plan by F Fielding
Two Dioramas by Robert A Wilson FRSA
HMHS Oxfordshire and STS Sedov by Mark Slota
Modeller’s Draught: Raylight by J Pottinger
HMS Thetis (Part 2) by Norman Rayner
HMS Serapis, 1779 (Part 1) by Bruno Vagnarelli
Book News
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Back in Print: The Anatomy of Nelson's Ships
The Anatomy of Nelson's Ships One of the first and most important works covering the construction of a 1:48 scale model of H.M.S Victory (now in the Science Museum in London. Although the author started to write this book before the last war, his techniques and methods are still as valid today, and like Harold Underhill's, Plank on Frame Models series, should be on any modellers bookshelf. Packed with lots of superb drawings and some photographs, this book reads as an instruction manual for modeller's building the Victory.
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 | Back in Print and Revised: The Tug Boat Book
Building large Scale Model TugsThinking of building a large tug model? These impressive models, always much admired, are major projects and need careful consideration. This compendium of features brings together a wide variety of choices; ancient to modern, scratch built to kit, electric or steam power, minimal functions to the most complex. Authoritatively written by Marine Modelling International magazines’ regular contributors and edited to give a broad choice of contrasting subjects, this book will help guide you through your tug building with a myriad of useful building tips and ideas.....Order Now |
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Two new controllers from Mtroniks.
Plug & Play: The Plug n Play set up means ....... NO setup! The speed control learns as you use it and calibrates itself automatically to your transmitter! There are no adjustable features on the Plug n Play speed control so nothing can get in your way of trouble free sailing straight from the packet! Sutable for motors with a maximum current draw of 15amps.
25amp MIRROR The Viper Marine MIRROR is a Brushed Speed Control designed specifically for use in RC model boats where identical operation in both directions is required, for example a bow thruster!
The Marine MIRROR, 'Mirrors' the operation exactly about the neutral point of your transmitter. It also features the new Plug n Play set up which in effect means .... no set up!!! The Speed control learns as you use it and calibrates itself to your transmitter without you having to do anything!
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 | Deans Marine: 63ft Motor Anti-Submarine Boat No33
These high speed craft were designed and constructed in 1941 by British Power Boat Co for the Royal Navy as coastal Anti Submarine craft. Power by 3500 b.h.p Power Napier sea lion engines giving a top speed of 30 knots. ......Click here for further information |
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Flower Class Corvettes from Seaforth Publishing
Flower Class Corvettes by Les Brown, John Lambert: The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly illustrated, each book takes the modeller through a brief history of the subject class, highlighting differences between sister-ships and changes in their appearance over their careers. This includes paint schemes and camouflage, featuring colour profiles and highly-detailed line drawings and scale plans. The modelling section reviews the strengths and weaknesses of available kits, lists commercial accessory sets for super-detailing of the ships, and provides hints on modifying and improving the basic kit. This is followed by an extensive photographic gallery of selected high-quality models in a variety of scales, and the book concludes with a section on research references - books, monographs, large-scale plans and relevant websites. Click for further information.... |  |
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 | Krick Maxi Twin
Suitable for twin screw model boats up to about 120 cm in length or 25kg displacement, and swinging props diameters up to about 75mm. This unit is ideally suited to kits like the Caldercraft Imara and Resolve.
Each set contains TWO - 2-cylinder steam engines with forward and reverse running, a hard-soldered, timber-clad brass vertical boiler with burner, water level indicator, two condenser tanks, a pressure gauge, and associated tubing. The units are ready assembled and have been test run by the factory.
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Seaforth Publishing
Seaforth Publishing is a new maritime book publisher run by the long-established editorial team of Robert Gardiner and Julian Mannering, who share a passion for ships and the sea and have between them more than fifty years of commissioning experience first building the Conway Maritime Press list in the 1980s and '90s and later setting up Chatham Publishing.
The aim of the list is to produce the very best maritime books, whether they be narrative histories, definitive reference works, ship monographs or modeling books; and as well as reflecting the very latest research they are also designed and printed to the highest standards. Some have made significant contributions to the field, but we hope that all of them will make worthwhile additions to any collector's bookshelf.
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 | Deans Marine. MFV Tradition
This model is based on a type of Seine Net Trawler traditionally used particularly around the North coast of Scotland. This trawler is not based on a specific ship, but a type of ship.
Tradition was one of the last and largest of the Siene Net Trawlers built of timber in the traditional method by traditional craftsmen, with a superstructure made of steel or aluminium and painted to give an effect of timer, often called 'scrumbling'
This type of vessel served their owners well and many are still in service today, thirty or forty years after first being launched. With the reduction of the fishing fleets in the late 90’s due to EEC Regulations the majority of these craft were scrapped, not because they were inefficient but due to their need for skilled craftsmen for repairs and maintenance. With the loss of these skills this type of vessel became more and more expensive to maintain.
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Victory Model H.M.S Vanguard
This superbly detailed kit from Victory Models has been designed and researched using the latest information and technologies available, making the kit very easy to build with no sacrifice to even the finest detail. As with all Chris Watton designs, the kit features many of his innovations, like the pre-cut gun port patterns (eliminating the need to laboriously mark out and hand cut each port), proper 3D panelling detail, ultra-realistic chain plates, a fully detailed upper gun deck, photo-etched window frames which can be glazed, easy to follow step by step instructions and drawings and even an optional sail set complete with very detailed drawings.
The materials included in the kit are only the very best available - highest quality grade birch plywood, walnut plywood and walnut sheet. Photo etched brass sheets which include the minutest detail - this kit is truly the new benchmark for period model kits for price, quality, ease of construction and presentation. Accept no imitations!
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 | Krick Steam Plants
We have now taken delivery of the Krick range of steam plants.
The units are available in two model sizes, each with either a horizontal or vertical boiler.
Each set contains the 2-cylinder steam engine for forward and reverse running, a hard-soldered, timber-clad brass boiler with burner, water level indicator, a condenser tank, a pressure gauge, and associated tubing. The units are ready assembled and have been test run by the factory. The unitd will also require the external gas tank and filler valve which are available separately.
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Hitech Zebra Radio
Hitech have just released a new range of low cost 4 channel sets. The sets are no frills, and are designed to run off dry batteries. . You get servo reverse on all channels, and come with three standard rotary servos. At under £50, these are likely to sell like hot cakes.
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