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I have 2 USS Missouri models. they make a fiberglass hull for it. with such old kits you would have to replace the balsa wood. I have a Lumba Lumba boat to build yet, ill never get to the Missouri
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Lew! Thanks so much for the spectacular pix! They are an inspiration, as my version, done up as Matson's "Pacific Trader,โ is still in drydock! And yes, there is a certain beauty and worth to these old Sterling kits; despite the battles to build them. ๐
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I remember my Sterling Chriscraft Buccaneer from the hazy annals of my youth. If I remember correctly it had a thick balsa base with a balsa double hull on the sides.๐ค
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My uncle and I both built the Scout freighter. Mine was set for RC but perished in house fire. I inherited his when he passed last year. He made his static. Iโll post pics. Not as great as your build but good. Iโm building a case for it. I built the Missouri n in agreement the wood wasnโt great. I think I sold that one years ago. I have my Dumas Creole Queen just needs railings done. Motor, RC and smoker all done. This is my 4 th build of it. Previous were sold and one and the same house fire. For years these were the only kits I built. Then European vendors got bought n built. Your Scout is wonderful to see.
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In regards to previous posts (Sterling Models, their freighter), I am creating a new subject...
I was talking to fellow SSMBC member Jim at the meet today (March 15, 2026) about the Sterling models. He has two "Sterling Models" that I know of, the American Scout freighter and battleship USS Missouri. Some of his comments: - The freighter took him about four months to build. - The high use of Balsa wood is the down side of Sterling models. - On the Missouri he replace almost all of the Balsa with other wood.
Jim goes into great detail with his models. I'm posting a few of the photos of these two models I had taken at previous SSMBC (Florida, USA) meets.
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