I’ve been following the progress of prototyping some rather lovely scale model kits of classic Norfolk Broads motor and sailing cruisers by Broadland Classics who are based at Rollesby. Paul, from the company, has been keeping me up to date with regular photographs over the last couple years of what is going to be a very fine fleet of classic Broads boats in miniature.
Paul hopes that the first kits in the series will be available for sale in the summer which will include The Herbert Woods Ring of Light and Queen of Light class of motor cruisers and the Martham Boat Development Company’s Japonica sailing cruiser. The prototypes for the Ring of Light and Japonica are now finished and they look incredibly realistic. The attention to detail is superb, from deck fittings to fenders, flags, burgees and interior soft furnishings, the end result of many, many months of work. Paul says: “Our kits will use the combination of placing high quality wood veneers over accurate GRP mouldings, which will enable both non skilled and skilled model makers alike, to produce world class eye catching models to the envy of all, in radio control form, or equally well suit as static museum display pieces with little effort.”
Broadland Classics have kindly allowed me to share their most recent photographs on here. For more information and photographs visit the Broadland Classics website.
