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In this issue

WARSHIP 2026 Prize Draw
The latest edition of this highly regarded annual is soon to be released and, courtesy of Osprey Publishing, we’ve got a copy up for grabs

Improving Inchcolm Peter Koch-Osborne’s second take on a Clyde puffer he first modelled half a century ago

FREE PLAN for a ‘grab it and go’ Type 31 frigate, plus designer Mike Payne’s guide to its construction

Memory Lane
Dave Wiggins examines a few of the small, but invaluable, test kits that were available to model boat enthusiasts during the 1960s & ‘60s

Model Boats Magazine Description:

Publisher: Kelsey-Media

Category: Lifestyle

Language: English

Frequency: Monthly

First published nearly 50 years ago, this is ideal monthly reading if you love building model boats. Covering every type of model boat including warships, tugs, lifeboats and historical ships, with a special emphasis placed on scale modelling and radio controlled boats. Each issue features kit and model reviews, show reports, news from the boat modelling world and regular expert columns. Model Boats magazine publishes 13 great issues a year.