Quick update... I levelled the deck and then laid the new deck over it. Then I applied resin to give it strength and keeps dents from bump ,etc showing up. Lots of work to get the wheelhouse windows in. Then added plastic reinforcements to hold the roof on later. Plans usually call for long square pieces of wood to join window frames to roof. This gives a cleaner look and I will be adding new window frames on the inside that will be varnished, etc. The windows will be sandwiched between the two. Painted the interior after I put in the rudder posts. Then gave the wheel house a coat of paint then sanded then another coat...few more to go. I added the aft rub rail that the actual boat has, but are not in the plans of the Graupner. I also found some old plastic struts laying around that I cut to fit and mounted them under the shafts for more realism. I put the first few pics to show where I am today and to grab your attention...lol

First update . I will post a photo of each step I am doing in the best order I can. First photo is a close up of the fwd wheel house windows. If you look close you will see that the port frame is much thinner than the Stbd frame. That's what you get with a restoration...fixing previous builders mishaps. Even though this was built probably 50 plus years ago. So... I removed the cabin roof with a razor blade and then removed the fwd windows as well. I sanded the paint from them and then used the plans I have for the boat to cut new frames. (I will use the old ones as inside frames sandwiching the windows between them later.

I also removed the aft cockpit flooring. I have already refloored it with mahogany for later install. I als removed the twin black fins from her bottom and the center rudder. I sanded the glue down smooth. I installed the twin rudders using old stock I had laying around for the rudders. I may upgrade them later. I cut new deck templates and will lay them over the old ones. That will give me a stronger deck.

I puttied the cabin roofs with famowood and sanded them smooth just to start. I removed her running gear as well.

Since she is so old and the plastic hull is not that strong anymore I will likely have her as a shelf queen. we will see. I did layer up some of her bottom with small thin pieces of plastic I hade to help reinforce her. Her rudder blocks inside will be resined later along with other areas I am repairing.

When I came to the forward cabin windows with the sitting are built in I realized that it was not to scale. So I extended the cabin and sitting deck a bit. What was a challenge was the boat that this model is loosely modeled after (38' Chris Craft Roamer) has the side strip above the fwd sitting deck and the model is blow. The side stripe on the model is also very fat in comparison, so I modified the side indent stripes to look more realistic and elegant. You can see where I inserted a small thin piece to make it narrower.

Hi everyone... I will be getting this Graupner Commodore soon. I will be doing a complete restoration on her. I will strip her hull and repaint it. Redo running gear with twin rudders. Add led lighting, wood railings etc. Stay tuned. Photos are from the seller.