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📝 Are there any kits of this Scottish fishing vessel?
4 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly (
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Billings Bosts makes a number of similarly hulled kits.
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📝 Three Springers at the SSMBC meet.
4 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Vice Admiral)
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Yessir Dave, and an incredibly rugged and beautiful part of America. Wonderful driving it as well.
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📝 Three Springers at the SSMBC meet.
5 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Vice Admiral)
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Lew! Is that dam on the Snake River? Drove by it last Summer.
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📝 Three Springers at the SSMBC meet.
5 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Vice Admiral)
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Great news and wonderful boats Lew!!! Perseverance wins the day!
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💬 Re: A month long running knife fight
8 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Vice Admiral)
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Absolutely Outstanding David!!! And many thanks for the good wishes! What an inspiration!!! I only hope I can achieve just a portion of what you and the builder have here. This made my DAY!!!
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I believe at a meter she’s 1/8th scale, mine is 1/10 at 30.5 inches. When you have the time let us know your means of propulsion? Dying to know if it’s like Earnie Lazenby’s.
Again, many thanks for your posting!
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I believe at a meter she’s 1/8th scale, mine is 1/10 at 30.5 inches. When you have the time let us know your means of propulsion? Dying to know if it’s like Earnie Lazenby’s.
Again, many thanks for your posting!
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💬 Re: A month long running knife fight
9 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Vice Admiral)
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Thank you Bob and Alessandro!
Your kind words mean so much to me.
When I next return to the bench I will send more pix of these latest developments.
I know this particular build is off the beaten path for me, being a 3D print, that's why I am approaching it as a "grand experiment." The idea being that I would try to achieve a semi-scale speed with a decent "rooster tail" and get it on film.
It'll take some doing and I'd like to start a traditional large scale Chris Craft build and finish the rigging on my freighter, but the quest continues.
It's good to keep my brain engaged and working!
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Your kind words mean so much to me.
When I next return to the bench I will send more pix of these latest developments.
I know this particular build is off the beaten path for me, being a 3D print, that's why I am approaching it as a "grand experiment." The idea being that I would try to achieve a semi-scale speed with a decent "rooster tail" and get it on film.
It'll take some doing and I'd like to start a traditional large scale Chris Craft build and finish the rigging on my freighter, but the quest continues.
It's good to keep my brain engaged and working!
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📝 A month long running knife fight
9 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Vice Admiral)
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Hello Me Hearties!!!
Well, after multiple tests, endless recriminations, bitching, sleepless nights, and too much booze I decided to paint my new K7 the same color I used on my lost Touchwood Models K7. I know the folks at Coniston Water won't approve, but the RAL coded paint they used was just too dark for my taste. I suspect there is a mixing mis-match between here and there...I hope you guys like it!
Then I powered up the Lipos and much to my horror found that the ESC that was in the drivetrain I pirated from a busted up Traxxas Spartan was toast. But the good folks at Traxxas tested and replaced the ESC and bench tested it too. It's due back today or tomorrow.
Then I had an absolute brawl properly vacuum-forming a scale canopy for the beast. The 3D printed canopy was opaque so I made a mold and made a plaster casting. A good idea for a while, but didn't use an adequate release agent and trashed the plaster casting. Fortunately, the mold was still good, so I used Hydrocal (dries like stone!) for my next casting and ordered a proper silicone release agent designed for high temperature vacuum-forming. Finding just the right temperature to soften the clear PETG plastic was not a walk in the park, but through trial and error I managed to get it done. I have to clean the oven now or it's a one way ticket to divorce court. Just kidding, Whew!
When the drivetrain goes back in with the new ESC and all that, I'll get this K7 back in the water for leak tests and ballast adjustments before a full maiden voyage. Which won't amount to much as fully loaded she's going to weigh over 8 pounds!!! That will mean a ton a performance parts to get her to plane.
Sheesh, what have I gotten myself into?
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Well, after multiple tests, endless recriminations, bitching, sleepless nights, and too much booze I decided to paint my new K7 the same color I used on my lost Touchwood Models K7. I know the folks at Coniston Water won't approve, but the RAL coded paint they used was just too dark for my taste. I suspect there is a mixing mis-match between here and there...I hope you guys like it!
Then I powered up the Lipos and much to my horror found that the ESC that was in the drivetrain I pirated from a busted up Traxxas Spartan was toast. But the good folks at Traxxas tested and replaced the ESC and bench tested it too. It's due back today or tomorrow.
Then I had an absolute brawl properly vacuum-forming a scale canopy for the beast. The 3D printed canopy was opaque so I made a mold and made a plaster casting. A good idea for a while, but didn't use an adequate release agent and trashed the plaster casting. Fortunately, the mold was still good, so I used Hydrocal (dries like stone!) for my next casting and ordered a proper silicone release agent designed for high temperature vacuum-forming. Finding just the right temperature to soften the clear PETG plastic was not a walk in the park, but through trial and error I managed to get it done. I have to clean the oven now or it's a one way ticket to divorce court. Just kidding, Whew!
When the drivetrain goes back in with the new ESC and all that, I'll get this K7 back in the water for leak tests and ballast adjustments before a full maiden voyage. Which won't amount to much as fully loaded she's going to weigh over 8 pounds!!! That will mean a ton a performance parts to get her to plane.
Sheesh, what have I gotten myself into?
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📝 Good Bye Scotland
9 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Vice Admiral)
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In general, Paxlovid is free and is covered by insurance stateside, especially with Medicare. Out of pocket it can cost upwards of $1300. There is a government program to apply for help for the uninsured. Under our current administration that may not last though.
Two of my kids took Paxlovid at separate times and both complained of the awful sense of taste in the mouth during the treatment. My oldest Max who was 34 at the time, also had the slight rebound of Covid symptoms after the Paxlovid run was over. My oldest daughter (31) did not have the rebound effect. Both say they would never take it again for the "taste" issue.
My sister-in-law (59) had the terrible taste in the mouth side-effect with a general nausea for the first couple of days and had a rebound effect too, but it did help with the overall Covid effects.
In general, for over 65 folks it can cut down on the severity of the Covid infection and is highly recommended with most general practitioners.
BTW: My wife and I just got vaccinated last week.
Two of my kids took Paxlovid at separate times and both complained of the awful sense of taste in the mouth during the treatment. My oldest Max who was 34 at the time, also had the slight rebound of Covid symptoms after the Paxlovid run was over. My oldest daughter (31) did not have the rebound effect. Both say they would never take it again for the "taste" issue.
My sister-in-law (59) had the terrible taste in the mouth side-effect with a general nausea for the first couple of days and had a rebound effect too, but it did help with the overall Covid effects.
In general, for over 65 folks it can cut down on the severity of the Covid infection and is highly recommended with most general practitioners.
BTW: My wife and I just got vaccinated last week.
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💬 Re: The Maiden Voyage
9 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Vice Admiral)
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Tis’ a beautiful sight! Well done!!!
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📝 Good Bye Scotland
9 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Vice Admiral)
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Uggh!!! Hear you Ron! It has reared its ugly head again. Lay low and take it easy!!!
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📝 Good Bye Scotland
10 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Vice Admiral)
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Great stuff Ron! Bet you didn't want to leave after seeing that collection!!!
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📝 Bloody AliExpress
10 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Vice Admiral)
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Have had my ups and downs with AliEx. In general everything I've received comes within a month, with customs being a problem. However, I have not made an AliEx order since the "small order" tariffs kicked in on August 25th. So, I probably won't place any orders as everything stateside is so volatile now. I not sure what company or what country it may be coming from I can trust.
In essence, it's a mess over here.
Direct orders of replacement parts from manufacturers in China is an extreme hassle. One horrible experience with Trumpeter took 13 weeks to sort out. What helped with that was my almost constant bitching. So it helps to keep after them Pat. Generally the order will be fulfilled when some careless sob, who was probably responsible for the order in the first place, finds it and moves it along the shipping "chain of pain."
In essence, it's a mess over here.
Direct orders of replacement parts from manufacturers in China is an extreme hassle. One horrible experience with Trumpeter took 13 weeks to sort out. What helped with that was my almost constant bitching. So it helps to keep after them Pat. Generally the order will be fulfilled when some careless sob, who was probably responsible for the order in the first place, finds it and moves it along the shipping "chain of pain."
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💬 Re: Ville Class Tugboat
11 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Vice Admiral)
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What a great boat Ronald!!! Thanks for posting these! When I get to a tug build someday this could definitely be an inspiration!
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📝 Question of the Day?
14 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Vice Admiral)
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After three years in Hawaii when I was a boy while my dad was in Vietnam, if I’d gotten this one wrong my native friends would’ve been very angry with me! Mahalo!
My boyhood house with Mount Olomana in the background. 👍
My boyhood house with Mount Olomana in the background. 👍
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💬 Re: Second navigation (4 September 2025) to Lake Turano.
14 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Vice Admiral)
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What a glorious sight Alessandro!!! Absolutely…
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📝 Speedline Models is back in business!
14 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Vice Admiral)
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Congrats! Pix please!
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💬 Re: 25 3/4" Lesro Stiletto
16 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Vice Admiral)
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Have to love Cabin Cruisers!!!
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💬 Re: 42" Veron Fairey Huntsman 28
17 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Vice Admiral)
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A very sharp looker and definitely a worthy project!
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📝 Historic ships on the Baltic coast.
18 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Vice Admiral)
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Yikes! That’s 100 feet longer than our latest Aircraft carrier the USS Gerald Ford!
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📝 Historic ships on the Baltic coast.
19 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Vice Admiral)
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This is becoming a daily highlight Wolle! Thank you!!!!!!
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📝 Historic ships on the Baltic coast.
20 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Vice Admiral)
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The Galaxie 500 ragtop would get a pretty penny over here! Fantastic pix Wolle! Thanks for posting icluding that glorious yacht!
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📝 Question of the Day?
20 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Vice Admiral)
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The Flying Dutchman sail plan 1852...so if you have a boom for your spanker aft of your main mast, does that take precedent over fore of the mizzen? My head hurts now.
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📝 Question of the Day?
20 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Vice Admiral)
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Here's a great phot that I scanned from my "Tea Clippers" book by David MacGregor that shows the "Vanguard" (circa 1852) with a spanker fore of the mizzen, but is the correct definition aft of the main?
Will keep looking.
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📝 Question of the Day?
20 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Vice Admiral)
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Although I got it right, thank you Mr. MacGregor, I think the AI
may have thought a main mast spanker may have had something to do with the forward of the mizzen? Notice the layout on "Challenge" circa 1851? I will go through my MacGregor books and see if I can find a mizzen with spankers forward.
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may have thought a main mast spanker may have had something to do with the forward of the mizzen? Notice the layout on "Challenge" circa 1851? I will go through my MacGregor books and see if I can find a mizzen with spankers forward.
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📝 Historic ships on the Baltic coast.
21 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Vice Admiral)
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These are great Wolle! I love that ARN7 !!!
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📝 Historic ships on the Baltic coast.
21 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Vice Admiral)
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Wolle having all the fun. Dammit!
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📝 Interesting Robbe kit from years back...
21 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Vice Admiral)
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Remember this WenMac guy?!!!! To hell with the tether, just be prepared to climb a tree even if you were in an empty field. He'd always find the nearest tree!
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📝 Question of the Day?
21 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Vice Admiral)
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Mr. MacGregor himself would have beat me with his shillelagh if I had gotten this one wrong.
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📝 Interesting Robbe kit from years back...
21 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Vice Admiral)
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The Baby Bee was .049. I can still hear the scream!
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22 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Vice Admiral)
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Ed! I remember the dragster quite well! I picked up a dragster and a funny car years back for pure nostalgia. I still have them.
In the old days I remember nailing the wire into the street with masonry nails and having the dragster run down the wire like mad and hoping the parachute actuator would actually work… That’s if we could get the engines going. Which was always a bit tricky. We kinda enjoyed the challenge. After a while if we could get the engine running properly we used to let them just run wild without the tether string. A bit too destructive, then Hot Wherls came along and we went bonkers for those!
Ah, to be a kid again! But, I guess we’re still just big kids… And that’s why we’re here!
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In the old days I remember nailing the wire into the street with masonry nails and having the dragster run down the wire like mad and hoping the parachute actuator would actually work… That’s if we could get the engines going. Which was always a bit tricky. We kinda enjoyed the challenge. After a while if we could get the engine running properly we used to let them just run wild without the tether string. A bit too destructive, then Hot Wherls came along and we went bonkers for those!
Ah, to be a kid again! But, I guess we’re still just big kids… And that’s why we’re here!
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