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📝 Update July 26
2 years ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork (
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This is getting close...
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💬 Re: Update July 26
2 years ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 (
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Looks outstanding! Do you anticipate getting some in-water photos in the near term? As I recall, the Roamer line of Chris Crafts was a plywood sheathed hull as opposed to the Chris’s higher priced planked hull. My memory here might be flawed since it’s been a long time since my teen years when I frequently took my boat to their Algonac, Michigan plant to get a look at their latest prototypes.
Again, very pleasing to the eye!👍👍 ▲
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📝 July 16 update
3 years ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork ( Commodore)
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I have
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💬 Re: July 16 update
3 years ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork (
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RNinMunich...that's a great party on board. Lot's of nice curves in that cockpit.
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💬 Re: July 16 update
3 years ago by 🇩🇪 RNinMunich (
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Good job BW, looks very smart👍
Many thanks for the inspiration as to how to fit out the cockpit of my restored Sea Scout😊 Cheers, Doug😎 
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📝 June 30 update
3 years ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork ( Commodore)
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Have the stripe on her. Rear cockpit floor just loosely set in place. Lots more to do..
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💬 Re: June 30 update
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 flaxbybuck (
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It's coming together now and starting to look super. I hope you manage to provide cockpit details and provide a skipper !😉
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📝 May 28-2023
3 years ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork ( Commodore)
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Quick update..
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💬 Re: May 28-2023
3 years ago by 🇨🇦 Ronald (
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Beautiful restoration work you have done!
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📝 May 03 -2023
3 years ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork ( Commodore)
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First update .
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💬 Re: May 03 -2023
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 flaxbybuck (
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I'm so pleased to see you taking the trouble to correct errors made by the original builder. I know it is time consuming and can be quite frustrating ( I speak from experience) but worth it in the end. Other people looking at the finished model will have no idea of the amount of work you put into it, but you will know and feel gratified with the result.
I hope the project goes well for you. Good luck 😉 ▲
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📝 Graupner Commodore
3 years ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork ( Commodore)
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Hi everyone...
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💬 Re: Graupner Commodore
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 flaxbybuck (
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The Commodore is a lovely looking craft and with careful finishing touches, eg. coach stripes, can look even better. A shame the existing stripes are poorly applied, but you will take care of that when you refinish the hull. Twin rudders (positioned behind each propellor) are a must.
Good luck, and we look forward to seeing how you get on 😉 ▲
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3 years ago by 🇳🇿 jbkiwi (
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Hi Bob, I sold mine about 40yrs ago and regretted it. I saw another one for sale in our local selling site about 15 yrs ago and should have bought it. I had other things to do at the time and didn't, and regretted not buying that one (before Lipos etc were readily available) Would have loved to modernise it. Only other one I've seen in NZ, (those kits were worth a kidney here back then)- could have even been my old one.
I always thought they were modelled off a Constellation. Looking forward to see what you do with yours. JB 
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💬 Re: Graupner Commodore
3 years ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork (
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Thanks
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💬 Re: Graupner Commodore
3 years ago by 🇳🇿 jbkiwi (
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Hi BW I did one in the 70s, nice model. They need more power, as the original set-up was slow, -( mine was the plan setup,- Nicad batteries, monoperm motors, Graupner speed controller, servo etc) Ideal these days for twin 28mm inrunners/outrunners. Shafts were nice,- used a couple of spares I kept from back then in my HSL, and some leftover curtains in another model. Very nice kit in its' day. A few guys on the site still have them.
Last 2 pics are from the 1978 Graupner catalogue JB 
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💬 Re: Graupner Commodore
3 years ago by 🇺🇸 Cashrc (
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Keeping an eye on this, Commodores are cool!!
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