Hi,
try this > https://docplayer.net/44439682-Building-a-model-thames-sailing-barge.html

I can reccommend Model thames sailing barges at facebook
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1036890286476399/
Tom

speed line models do the old HFM kit now. he will have the instructions and fittings

Thanks commodore for the info
Ron

Ron, you can get all thevents information you'll need from the Association of Model Barge Owners website. incidentally, for a sailing model, the best scale is 1/24th i.e. 1/2 inch to one foot which gives a hull length of about 42 inches.

thanks martin

Ah, OK, Ron. in that case I'm afraid I can't help you, but I wish you luck. The rigging should be fairly standard. I have Ewart Freeston's book on making static models of them I could check things in that if you need.

Cheers,
Martin

It needs a complete refit Martin , fittings are missing the rigging is in a right mess with broken mast ect.
I'm not a big fan of these boats but doing it as a favour for a club member.
I have found plans online for a Thames barge which at a push I could possibly use.

Does it need so much that we couldn't talk our way through it for you?
I don't know a huge amount about sailing barges, but I know the basics and I have books about them as I am supposed to be making a 1/43rd scale model as a pattern for a kit for a model railway company's scenic accessories line.

Martin

I have contacted them Martin to see if they can supply the instructions but not had any reply as yet

Ron, could you more easily get the original HFM kit instructions? I doubt if the mods done by modeljetdrives (??) were so substantial that you couldn't get by with the HFM stuff.

Cheers,
Martin