My love of model boats started very young when a friend of my granddads called Mr Pope who lived across the road to them gave me the hull of a motor launch which was about two foot long. At the time I thought it was great being under ten and I pushed it around on the carpet for hours, but at the time didn’t really understand what this guy did, but I now know he built boats as in hulls and steam engines and boilers all from scratch and stuff he had laying around.
As I got older I found you could add radio control gear and make it work properly, and from there my love of making boats and sitting by tranquil bits of water playing with them took off. Out of all my rc models, I think boats are my real favourite, as how can you beat a nice sunny afternoon by a lake listening to the water sloshing and rippling as the boat moves round, while being warmed by the sun.
So as I have got older tech stuff has moved on and where once I made everything by hand, (I still enjoy doing that,) now there is 3d printing and injection moulding, both which open up a whole new world of making parts. Below is some of the parts I have made for my models, most are 1:20th as that is my preferred scale as it offers far more what I call visible detail when on the pond, and will be adding more parts, as I find the moulds out, but on getting into 1:14th scale trucks, I feel the need creeping in for a boat to go on a trailer, so soon there will be 1:14 parts as well.
12 product(s) found for "Model Boat Accessories"
1:20 scale 50 gallon Oil drum
This is a 1:20th scale 50 gallon oil drum, which is rotary cast so it is complete, but hollow so it can be stood up or laid on its side. Its ideal for a model boat or large scale model railway and have included a picture of it painted and weathered on my boat so you can see what it looks like. This comes...
£2.50
Cabin Door Type 1
This is a cabin door which was just one of those parts I wanted to make for my boat to finish it off. The master copy was made using wood with a really deep grain so the grain shows on the finished door to simulate wood.
Door dimensions.
87mm high
38mm wide
This...
£2.50
Hand Rail Long
This is the longest of all my hand rails, which I used on another boat I restored, and like the other lengths, the prototype was made from wood, so the resin casts retain the surface texture of the wood. I have included a picture of them on my boat to show what they can look like when fitted.
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£2.50
Hand Rail Meduim
This is the medium size hand rail, which I used on another boat I restored, and like the other lengths, the prototype was made from wood, so the resin casts retain the surface texture of the wood. I have included a picture of them on my boat to show what they can look like when fitted.
1:20th...
£2.00
Hand Rail short
This is the shortest version of my hand rails, which can be used as a roof top rail or vertical handrail, pending what you need. Like the other lengths, the prototype was made from wood, so the resin casts retain the surface texture of the wood. I have included a picture of them on my boat to show what...
£1.50
Life Belt Type 1
This was just one of those essential bits for finishing off any model boat, a life belt and wall mounted stand. However I couldn't find an off the shelf version just like this in 1:20th scale so set about making one and a stand to attach it to the boat so it could hold both the belt and rope.
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£2.50
Life Raft Type 1
This was just one of those essential bits for finishing off any model boat, a life raft and stand. However I couldn't find an off the shelf version just like this in 1:20th scale so set about making one myself, based on photos of one I found on a boat.
Dimensions:
Length = 76...
£4.00
Map Pack 1
As I like my radio controlled boats to have a bit more detail on the inside as well as out, I fitted out the bridge out with all the necessary details, along with a map table, and scaled down maps.
Each Map pack comes with nine different proper scale nautical maps the largest being 50mm x 85mm,...
£1.00
Map Pack 2
As I like my radio controlled boats to have a bit more detail on the inside as well as out, I fitted out the bridge out with all the necessary details, along with a map table, and scaled down maps.
Each Map pack comes with nine different proper scale nautical maps the largest being 50mm x 85mm,...
£1.00
Model Boat fenders type 1
These are something a fellow boat enthusiast asked if I could make as he couldn't find any just the right size for his boat, so set about making them to the size he wanted from pictures I found on the Internet. This is for a pack of 8 fenders which come undrilled as pending what size rope you want to...
£2.50
Model Boat Navigation Lights
These are something I made years ago after someone asked me about them, and stopped doing them when the mould wore out, but while having a clear out recently I found the prototype ones and thought I would make a few and see if they would help anybody out who was making a model boat. This is for a pack...
£2.00
Rope Cleats
These are just those little bits that finish off any model boat, but I couldn't find any like I had seen on the local pleasure and fishing boats so made some myself. This is for a pack of 8 rope cleats which come undrilled as pending how you want to fix them on. Dimensions: Width = 21mm Height= 5mm
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£1.00