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    Graupner Ton 12 Krabbekutter
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    ๐Ÿ“ Starting to look like a boat nowโ€ฆ.
    10 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Trident73 ( Midshipman)
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    Deck glued in place. Shell of the main superstructures added.

    ๐Ÿ“ Graupner Ton 12 Krabbekutter
    11 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Trident73 ( Midshipman)
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    Last year I was given a well-worn but mostly intact Graupner Ton 12 Krabbekutter kit by a neighbour clearing out his parents old home. I have decided to start it. Much of the wood is brittle and fairly well warped (but should be ok with some love and attention). The packs of smaller deck fittings were missing but I managed to purchase them on ebay (amazing that someone had the unused bags of fittings up for sale on their own). It is the first time I have built an ABS plastic hull. I have fitted a small MFA 2.5:1 geared motor I had aside for another project and a 2mm propshaft to a 30mm 3 blade prop. I will be using 6v and an initial test in the hot tub shows this will probably be fine. Iโ€™m not going to rush this project as I am also completing an RC plane at the same time but I will post pictures as the various elements take shapeโ€ฆ so far I have installed the gear, built the wheelhouse shell and framed the underside of the deck.

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ Re: Graupner Ton 12 Krabbekutter
    11 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น AlessandroSPQR ( Admiral)
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    It's much harder to fly a model airplane than to sail a model ship, well done.
    You need to have a lot of experience to build and fly a Lightning.
    Thanks for sharing the photos.
    If you want you can post more photos of the Lightning on PM and give me a Youtube link for the videos if you have one.
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    ๐Ÿ’ฌ Re: Graupner Ton 12 Krabbekutter
    11 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Trident73 ( Midshipman)
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    Thanks Alessandro for your comments. I came late to model boats as I have always been an RC plane builder and flyer for about 35 years, so that was my first passion I guess. Appreciating that this is a model boat site so I wont overdo it on photos but I just completed a ducted fan English Electric Lightning (flies well but very fast) and am now working on an RBC Kits P47โ€ฆ
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    11 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น AlessandroSPQR ( Admiral)
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    You are lucky to receive this wonderful gift, Trident. It will surely make a wonderful model.
    Why don't you show us some photos of the plane too? I am also passionate about planes.
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    11 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ jumpugly ( Vice Admiral)
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    It's gonna be AWESOME Trident! Keep us looped in.
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    11 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Michael L1 ( Recruit)
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    Graupner were such a sad loss, when I was model boat building I built a few of their models, sadly all have gone to pastures new.
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    11 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Trident73 ( Midshipman)
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    Hi Wolle. Those pictures are great! Thanks very much. It is all going well so far although I suspect what I have done so far is the easy bit as I have not yet started the masts and rigging ๐Ÿ™‚
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    11 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Wolle ( Commodore)
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    Hello, I hope you enjoy the Tรถn12. I also built it a good 30 years ago. That was my first ship and I still have it and it also drives regularly.
    I posted a few pictures here. The first picture is an original crab cutter, taken on the East Frisian Islands
    If you need more pictures, let me know.
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    11 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Mike Stoney ( Rear Admiral)
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    Hello Trident 73!
    What luck! You can call yourself lucky. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘
    Good crafting!
    Best wishes for building,
    Michel-C.
    Ps: Oh, I read you have aeroplanes too, I have an old Bleriot . . .
    It's also waiting for restoration . . .


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