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📝 American Scout C-2 Freighter
13 hours ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly (
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Thank you for the kind words guys!!!
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And being a styrene junky from 60 years of "plastic fantastic" building and restoration I am seriously considering go the route for the topside work Tora. Or, at the very least, a combination of wood and styrene.
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And being a styrene junky from 60 years of "plastic fantastic" building and restoration I am seriously considering go the route for the topside work Tora. Or, at the very least, a combination of wood and styrene.
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📝 American Scout C-2 Freighter
16 hours ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Commodore)
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Alessandro...somedays in my shop my mind tends to wander! I assure you she stays the same.
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📝 American Scout C-2 Freighter
21 hours ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Commodore)
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Hull in primer. It's amazing, but for a few minutes I thought this hull might make a super nice clipper ship. Such are the lines, especially the sharp entrance. Or, I might just be losing my mind.
Paint is next then in go the electronics before I set this monster aside and start work on all the topside gingerbread.
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Paint is next then in go the electronics before I set this monster aside and start work on all the topside gingerbread.
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📝 Making an Emma Jr.
1 day ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Commodore)
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Awesome Ron! And she’s built to last!
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💬 Re: Surgery Break
1 day ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Commodore)
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Good news Jock! Yet, anything invasive is a big job. Lay low and heal for a bit. It’s good to have that project to jump back into. It’ll aid in recovery; worked for me every time!
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💬 Re: Sailing yacht "SAUDADE"
1 day ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Commodore)
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She looks fast sitting still CDE! Beautiful!
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💬 Re: Alice Upton a Rother Class lifeboat
2 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Commodore)
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Simply…
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💬 Re: Billing Boats Boulogne Etaples
3 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Commodore)
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Phil!
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💬 Re: NEW GLASS ON FOAM CATAMARAN PROJECT
3 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Commodore)
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Dang! Looking good JB! I wish I had a sunny day to spray paint, but it's -2 degrees here this morning! 😭
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💬 Re: Billing Boats Boulogne Etaples
4 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Commodore)
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Museum scale I like to call it! Excellent!!!!
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💬 Re: Paint issues
4 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Commodore)
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Stay looped in and best wishes on a solid surgery and speedy recovery Jock!
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💬 Re: Paint issues
4 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Commodore)
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Hey there Jock! Fantastic hull, I only hope my American Scout can be as smooth!
On styrene I'd give the Krylon Fusion line a shot. Smells to high heaven, but drys hard with a high gloss...will require multiple light coats as opposed to the Rustoleum line of Painter's Touch paints which cover well in one shot.
I am a fan of the Tamiya paints, but not of the Testors spray paints, although they do have decent coverage. It's the least they can do considering the can size.
As per usual, always do test strips and let everything gas out completely. Any gloss clear top coats should be tested on whatever you use to avoid any horrible unforeseen mishaps. Remember, if you think it's dry, it's not.
On styrene I'd give the Krylon Fusion line a shot. Smells to high heaven, but drys hard with a high gloss...will require multiple light coats as opposed to the Rustoleum line of Painter's Touch paints which cover well in one shot.
I am a fan of the Tamiya paints, but not of the Testors spray paints, although they do have decent coverage. It's the least they can do considering the can size.
As per usual, always do test strips and let everything gas out completely. Any gloss clear top coats should be tested on whatever you use to avoid any horrible unforeseen mishaps. Remember, if you think it's dry, it's not.
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📝 American Scout C-2 Freighter
5 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Commodore)
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Thank you Alessandro!
I am going to try a 540 35T with a slightly over scaled prop...but not too big. Should be interesting to see if it cruises calmly. Considering the beam I am a more than a bit concerned.
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I am going to try a 540 35T with a slightly over scaled prop...but not too big. Should be interesting to see if it cruises calmly. Considering the beam I am a more than a bit concerned.
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📝 American Scout C-2 Freighter
5 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Commodore)
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Foredeck in place as well as motor mount. The mini stone bathroom tiles under the foredeck were installed with a trial fitting of the motor and electronics aft when I was balancing the center of gravity. More will be required, but it's still early.
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💬 Re: Static Sail Boat
6 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Commodore)
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Michel!!! That little brass crab has a back that flips up and was an ashtray which my dad would fill with butts in no time at all.
67 years of three packs a day. Yikes!
The doctors at the Veteran’s Hispital asked him to donate his lungs to science.
67 years of three packs a day. Yikes!
The doctors at the Veteran’s Hispital asked him to donate his lungs to science.
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💬 Re: Static Sail Boat
6 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Commodore)
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She’s a beauty Garth! Is she the Midwest or Bluejacket version of the Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack or perhaps she's the Bluejacket Friendship Sloop? The Friendship was based on the Smack, hence the similarities. Let us know.
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Bluejacket still produces a large scale rc version (46" long!) of the Smack and a 31" long Friendship.
Here is the 46" Smack my father started and I finished for him... covered in dust and mouse droppings at my grandfather’s garage.
It's still there and I've since cleaned it up, but is on my "to-do" restoration list for this year.
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Bluejacket still produces a large scale rc version (46" long!) of the Smack and a 31" long Friendship.
Here is the 46" Smack my father started and I finished for him... covered in dust and mouse droppings at my grandfather’s garage.
It's still there and I've since cleaned it up, but is on my "to-do" restoration list for this year.
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💬 Re: Plankety Plank
6 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Commodore)
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Looks great Neil!
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📝 Question of the Day?
7 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Commodore)
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After a solid week I have stumbled mightily the last two days. Must be the rum that got left behind by one of my kids during Christmas.
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📝 Baby Bootlegger
7 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Commodore)
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Hey there Jamie. Horizon Hobbies and Tower Hobbies both sell Midwest balsa and basswood. Blick Art and Amazon do as well.
Exotic strip woods can be found on both Etsy and EBay.
And I am with DW and Chum, you cannot top Callie Graphics for decals.
Exotic strip woods can be found on both Etsy and EBay.
And I am with DW and Chum, you cannot top Callie Graphics for decals.
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📝 Question of the Day?
9 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Commodore)
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On a hot streak, but how long before I screw it up?!
Oh wait…I have probably just jinxed myself. Dammit!
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Oh wait…I have probably just jinxed myself. Dammit!
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💬 Re: Model Slipway Tsekoa II
9 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Commodore)
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Wow! What an outstanding build. A great find Dave, and a very worthy restoration!
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💬 Re: HMS Medway Queen
10 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Commodore)
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Will wonders never cease!!!!!
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📝 American Scout C-2 Freighter
10 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Commodore)
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Trial fitting skeg, stuffing box, and rudder. Interior is spar varnished, as is my habit. So much more to do, but enjoying this quite a bit and for a brief moment thought of turning this hull into a clipper ship…such are the lines!!!
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💬 Re: Tri65 3D printed trimaran, converted to foils
10 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Commodore)
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I appreciate the time and effort to make this work and the green machine looks fast sitting still! Have you ever tried a monohull in a larger scale? My mind is racing now...
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📝 My newest sailboat project
11 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Commodore)
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Hi Tomarek! I use this scale converter. I couldn’t live without it.
Takes a bit of practice, but works beautifully.
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💬 Re: HMS Medway Queen
11 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Commodore)
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Whoa! That's a serious build! Keep us looped in Neil!
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📝 American Scout C-2 Freighter
11 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Commodore)
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You guys are the best!!!!
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💬 Re: MS Oldenburg
12 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Commodore)
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Nice Skippy!!! Very sharp looking boat and a worthy build.
Keep those pix coming of your progress!
Keep those pix coming of your progress!
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💬 Re: Graupner Glasgow paddle tug
12 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Commodore)
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What a Beauty Dave!!! Always great grabbing that one dream kit!
Just got me thinking…Did Krick grab all the Robbe and Graupner plans, patterns, and molds?
Just got me thinking…Did Krick grab all the Robbe and Graupner plans, patterns, and molds?
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📝 American Scout C-2 Freighter
13 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Commodore)
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No worries Tora! Putty, spackle, drywall mud too! 😂🤣😉
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