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USN Crocket Dumas ship build
Posted some time ago Hiw I was doing on hill n fiberglassing. Now getting superstructure work done. Lots still to do. Hull painting n deck is next then I can add the metal parts n railings. Very time consuming but fun!
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Just got hull delivered DE1040 Garcia
The hull made by scale shipyard in California arrived n it is perfect. This is the ship I served on 65-67 right after it was built n moved to east coast. I worked ECM on the ship. I will build it as it was after changes made at Boston shipyard. It will be RC powered. I have a lot of pictures of details from a cruise. Suggest anyone looking fir scale ship parts n hulls go to scale shipyard in California.
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Creole Queen by Dumas build
Slowly sanding n glueing. Figure several more months work. Iโm in California for the Grammys February so Iโll loose one or two months on west coast. I will glue main deck to hull next. Then set up paddles. Once that is done Iโll paint the cabins and attach them. Next will be railing n stairs ( assembled stairs already). I might get to pick material fir window curtains today. Hull came out nice. Iโll put rudder tubes in tonight. It is a lot of work. I need to clean shop floor of wood n dust accumulation tonight. Best model to build fir winter months. I still work as I own company but find relaxing on ship at night relaxing. I did ladders last nite while watching tv.
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Forgot to post pic from a few years back my Uncle Sam
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My uncle passed a few months ago. We were in Navy together years ago. He passed day after 96 birthday. He and I built the Scout. Mine got destroyed in house fire. In a week or so Iโll visit my aunt. She wants me to have his Scout. Also to sell a lot of his ships he built. He got me into model building as a kid. He built last years multi sail old ships. One kit he had took him a month to build n rig one mast. It was first time he got kit with all instructions were on a CD. He had his grandkid print it n drawings out. Could not deal with screen n not paper, old school. When I was a kid he was building airplanes. Control line or free flight with gas ( not glo) engines like O & R ones. He never got into RC just liked building. I like this pic of scout. Iโll try to add some of the things I saw like railings n paint colors. Great job on it.
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1965 the USN Garcia de1040 had that bow which housed the sonar array
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๐ USN Crocket Dumas ship build
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Posted some time ago Hiw I was doing on hill n fiberglassing. Now getting superstructure work done. Lots still to do. Hull painting n deck is next then I can add the metal parts n railings. Very time consuming but fun!
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๐ American Scout C-2 Freighter
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On my Scout( it was lost in house fire from Lipos) I used stretchy black thread. Used for making bracelets. I had a metal pin hook at end. That way the antennas n such can unhook to take superstructure off. FYI Tnx all
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๐ American Scout C-2 Freighter
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What battery did you use?
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๐ Dumas Crockett build
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Bad Tacoma class frigate added some cast resin parts found a foam ball that simulates a radar dome I saw on a pic of the ship. I attached the pic. I might finish this ship this week and put it on Facebook n eBay.
Need done primer spray n more Bondo putty for the Crockett to move on. Building mast using tubing not wood. Debating on lighting the mast now with hollow tubes. If I can get it primary painted this week if weather holds.
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๐ Dumas Crockett build
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Keep filling in hull now itโs ready to do primer again. Then paint. Added some more parts to the cabin structure. Iโll start railings next and keep gluing on the cast bits. Once hull primed n a final fill touch up Iโll glue deck hardware.
Also have the BAD model moving along. Deck glued on. I had to make an extra cut out to reach motors from top deck. I could be ready for priming too shortly. The BaD ship will be set to sell once done. No room for these long boats. Lots of saw dust cleaned up too.
Gyro copter is being sold on eBay n Facebook. That will open a garage bay for my other car. Creol Quess will be last to get finished after the Navy ships. After that only small models.
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๐ Dumas Crockett build
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While waiting on 3rd epoxy coat over fiberglass I went back to the BaD shop. The hull was ok after gladding. Not a lot to clean up. So I put rudder n servo in the ship. Then glued diwn the rear deck section. Masking tape held it until glue dried. Went Bach and trimmed deck when glue was set. Started touch up with bondo patch tube. Iโll sand the bondo tommorow. Then glue front deck. Add detail parts and if lucky do a primer gray spray. Touch up on sanding. Then paint n detail, add windows n hand touch diff color paint where needed. Once done propellers attached and done. Then Iโll sell that one. The Crockett needs another day to set the epoxy. Then sand n fill time again.
Gyro is on Facebook marketplace
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๐ Dumas Crockett build
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Well I just put it on Facebook marketplace for sale. Iโm flexible on price but Iโll never fly it. It was the biggest model I ever built haha. I replaced every bolt, designed n had a machine shop built a plate to hold mast n motor mount. Replaced so much on it. It was fun to use hobby skills.
On the Crockett I have done 2 epoxy coats so far. Once it hardens Iโll do light sanding. Fill if needed. Then a 3 rd coat or go to primer paint.
In between I am working on the BaD model. Iโll attach decks soon. Then details n paint. Then Iโll sell it
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๐ Dumas Crockett build
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Did both sides of glass. Temp is still too low. Iโll try tommorow to epoxy if temp gets warmer.
Meanwhike Iโll take some time on the bad frigate ship. Maybe I can sand the epoxy glass hull n attach the main deck.
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๐ Dumas Crockett build
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Started to lay cloth on wood used 3m spray to hold it. Doing half hull at a time. Iโll do other side next. Once done I mix epoxy n go. This way I smooth the glass. Once epoxy goes on I will use an old credit card as a trowel to smooth the glue on the glass. If I get it right my sanding n filling is a lot less. If I find depressions or holes to fill Iโll use the tube of Bondo patch. Hopefully the hull will be done this week.
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๐ Dumas Crockett build
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๐ Dumas Crockett build
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Final sanding last nite Iโll cut the glass cloth n stick it with 3m glue spray. Epoxy it this week. I glued front half of deck last nite too. Rear half to flat. Trim n sand deck then that is done. Also put in rudder blocks n drilled pilot hole while rear deck is off. Enough room to get rudders done when deck on. If not Iโll do some sawing
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๐ Dumas Crockett build
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๐ Dumas Crockett build
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๐ Dumas Crockett build
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Wonder if any of you drive coaches for touring bands? My kids toured Europe several times this year. I always ask then to visit hobby shops to see vintage kits.
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๐ American Scout C-2 Freighter
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One at keast mistake I had was an Esc that had no reverse. It was for aircraft ship went fine but not backwards when I tested it. Scout looks great
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The Lear Jet looks like a fun project build n fly too
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๐ Half Hull
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Scout is a wonderful build. I did two RC and my uncle did one for display. I used for boom ropes was stretchy material with a pin hook. Made it easier to remove parts for Rc access. In last one I fiberglassed hull. On first one hull got dings. The balsa is soft under the paint. I wish I had added smoke to it, sound and lights. Good sailing
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Always do COD
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Nice build
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Fun boat to build. I still have lots of leftover wood n parts. It comes out well for a display ship. Good find
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