Eagle Book of Model Boats is a book dedicated to showing you in great detail how to build
8 model boats. Some are sailing boats, others powered by Jetex model jet motors.
The top of the range models even have compression-ignition motors. Page 2 shows photographs of
completed models. The outer back cover has a complete list of materials needed to build the
models.
Original Price : 8s 6d (42½p)
Published by : Longacre Press in 1960
Edited by : Ray Malmström
Dimensions : 21cm x 26.5cm with 64 pages.
Selected highlights:
- Build your own miniature Titanic
- Set sail in a Viking replica
- TMY 100 electric motors are only 8s 9d (44p approx)
| CONTENTS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chapter 1 | FUN AFLOAT | Page 4 |
| 2 | MATERIALS | 6 |
| 3 | TOOLS | 8 |
| 4 | VIKING WARSHIP | 10 |
| 5 | POWER FOR YOUR BOATS | 16 |
| 6 | JETRIPPLE | 20 |
| 7 | HYDRO-JET | 26 |
| 8 | FOAM QUEEN | 32 |
| PHOTO PAGE | 38 | |
| TRIMMING AND ADJUSTING YOUR MODEL BOATS | 39 | |
| 9 | A HARBOUR TUG | 40 |
| 10 | CROSS CHANNEL STEAMER | 46 |
| SKETCH PAGES | 56, 57 | |
| 11 | AQUASKIPPA | 59 |
| 12 | ICE BOAT | 63 |