She's looking really nice, waiting for the next installment. Keep up the excellent work 👏

You are an unstoppable train Jumpugly, more than a single modeler you are a factory. Prolific builder.
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HI there Commodore! Truth be told I've always had a pet project on my wish list. And this is it, from the legendary prime-time TV cartoon "Jonny Quest." The Quest Research Vessel. Certainly a major refit that would require all the skills I have; what there is of them! Here's two pix...Not much to go on!

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We'll see! Back to the drawing board!

You have an opportunity to do many things with this boat. No one says you have to follow any specific plans. It just has to please you. If the bulwark is not good, put a railing instead. You could dump the entire superstructure and make it into trawler/yacht. Let your imagination go wild.

More like Blazing Saddles here we come!!!

Glad you’re driving a good Toyota Rav4 too bad it wasn’t the Hybrid version. We enjoy our Hybrid Camry.

100% with you on that Chum!

BTW, this will be a fine looking vessel when complete. If it were my build I would heavily weather it. Fish boats are not showroom clean. They are worked hard & IMHO should reflect it for authenticity.

Ah yes Ronald, the old Maple Leaf Special! 😉

Enjoy your build!

Morning Ronald! The train was too pricey this year for us so next year when we have to go to another wedding in Los Angeles we’re going to use the train. My wife is a veteran of that cross-country mode of transportation. Truth be told I have a serious weakness for it myself! And you have seriously motivated me!

A Naxos on Youutube

https://youtu.be/yPWGsdjgIYo?si=crSCnHWXbV2QXQcQ

Dampfgerd!!! This is a huge help and quite a find thank you!
I will see if I can get any odds and ends to help me along the way!!!!
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Enjoy your trip and enjoy your build on your return 😁

As usual with the Chinese, they stole the blueprint and produced a cheap kit
I know some excellent RC models based on the original plan

In my old rc flying days a short kit was plans and patterns with fiberglass odds and ends like spinners and wheel pants and maybe a nice canopy. They were always a test of wills. There were “cutters” who would charge a hefty buck to do your ribs and bulkheads. Now with laser print/cutting things are a bit more in reach. Well, maybe not as “in reach” as many of us would like.
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I hear you about the “short kits”. Several years ago I bought a Chinese kit on eBay from who I thought was the supplier of a well done, all parts included, model of a Damen 804 Stan Launch. In spite of what I thought was diligent research since I knew there was a phony kit I ended up with the phony kit. Not only missing instructions but several major components for the wooden hull. Other parts, fittings, motor, etc looked like they grabbed a half handful of parts from their spare parts stash & included them in the kit.
Decided to start construction as a side project this spring mostly as an “ I will make something out of this mess”. Assembling what components there are is mostly by process of elimination. However I will make the damn thing work by scratch building a lot of it. The hull is about 75% complete & is really all I need.

About 90 minutes in...Hmmmmm, not sure about the interlocking "gingerbread" look, but will figure it out. Sanding and paint will hide it. I guess.
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Ron! We are going to be at Hood River, some old motor-lodge rebuilt into some sort of resort. But, plan to hit Olympic for sure.
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Absolutely Barry, I must admit that I'm a kit-bashing fiend!

Ronald! We're driving from CT to Oregon for a wedding and hitting a couple of National parks on the way. My wife and I do this type of sojourn once every 18 months or so. My youngest daughter lived in Oakland for 5 years so she and I made the trip about 5 times...even during Covid when I moved her back… Picture below. We are "Road Warriors" to say the least. Although this Oregon trip is a bit of a grind as I not thrilled with the family types out there and my wife won't fly! I lost that argument this time around.
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Last year we had to dodge the wild fires in Northern Cali and Oregon and I fear we might have to do the same this go-around based on this weeks news. However, last years detour took us to one of my favorite National Parks Mt. Lassen Volcanic National Park. I love it there, but was shocked by the fire damage everywhere. In central Cali the logging industry is exploding as we saw burnt trees piled 60 feet high and a quarter of a mile long. Astounding! However, still waiting for lumber prices to drop!
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I will say this, I got my license in 1974 and I have never seen worse driving than what I am seeing now...nationwide. Makes no difference where, Idaho, Cali, Minnesota, Chicago, Kansas, Omaha, NYC, it sucks everywhere. So we are super attuned to going easy and letting the psychos go on their way.

I promise to report in every now and again. 👍

That looks like a nice project. I believe you will actually enjoy the kit bashing required.
That is something it seems I have to do on any building project. I believe we all enjoy
doing a little of our own thing when building.
Barry