MRB No. 686: The Model Ship

MRB No. 686: The Scale Model Boat

Oct. Nov. Dec. 2026

Contents:

• A brig-schooner: building an RC sailboat with a rotating mast to control the square sails.
• Aero-Naut Azzurra 1/14: An elegant boat to build and sail— hull s made of ABS, walnut deck, and propulsion system to be completed.
• The Mutin, the French Navy’s old “clandestine” sailing vessel, from sailor training to Special Operations Executive missions.
• The Andrea Gail: Hollywood star or fish supplier? Assembly of the Billing Boats 1/60 scale static kit, from planking to finishing touches.
• Corsair xebec, a hand-built, seaworthy model with removable rigging and radio-controlled lateen sails.
• Tribute to Alain Bombard: a 1/48-scale diorama of *L’Hérétique*, featuring an epoxy resin sea.
• The Río Nalón, a modified 1/32-scale Randow kit from Graupner, featuring a working crane.
• USS Massachusetts BB-59, a 1/100-scale seaworthy model combining a wooden “ hull ” hull with 3D-printed fittings.
• The Age of Coastal Ships: the architecture and equipment of small coastal cargo ships to better document his models.
• hull Viking II: an older-generation pilot boat, featuring a design adapted for frame-based construction, with a simplified transom.
• A paper boat: a plywood-built RC model without a rudder, powered by two motors.
• Pro Boat Miss Illinois U-34 34”: the hydroplane that steals the show—a powerful brushless RTR model designed for experienced pilots.

Included Plans: A paper boat—two 1/15-scale sheets to build the radio-controlled model shown.