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💬 Re: JUANITA STERN WHEELER
18 hours ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly (
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Excellent work Chug!!!
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📝 Sterling boat models
1 day ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Admiral)
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Jet! Send pix!!!
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💬 Re: Suncoast Scale Model Boat - March 15, 2026 meet
1 day ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Admiral)
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Lew! This is great!!!
When you have a moment can you post a picture of the rudder and prop set-up you've used Elena? Or is it in your harbor or build blog? I have a trawler in my future.
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When you have a moment can you post a picture of the rudder and prop set-up you've used Elena? Or is it in your harbor or build blog? I have a trawler in my future.
Many thanks!
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💬 Re: Mast detailed, exhaust pipe on funnel installed, bar over the winch done
1 day ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Admiral)
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PS: don’t be surprised if I come whining to you for a mast someday!
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💬 Re: Mast detailed, exhaust pipe on funnel installed, bar over the winch done
1 day ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Admiral)
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Damn! What a wonderful job Cash!!!!
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📝 Sterling boat models
1 day ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Admiral)
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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,” is still in drydock! And yes, there is a certain beauty and worth to these old Sterling kits; despite the battles to build them.
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Thanks so much for the spectacular pix! They are an inspiration, as my version, done up as Matson's "Pacific Trader,” is still in drydock! And yes, there is a certain beauty and worth to these old Sterling kits; despite the battles to build them.
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📝 3D Printings...
2 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Admiral)
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Trimmed down to a sloop rig the Emma C. Berry is still at Mystic Seaport fitted out as a "well smack." She was given to the seaport in 1969 and is over 150 years old. And the big, schooner rigged, Sterling kit is about 4 feet long if memory serves. I lost my Emma C. in the house fire in 2009. I hope someday to build her again.
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📝 3D Printings...
2 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Admiral)
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Ian!
Your last paragraph making the distinction from "beginner" to "experienced" was spot on! I had a good laugh and it made my day!
And yes, I am still a fan of the old Sterling kits, even their airplanes. For someone who openly bitches about the oldies I have three Dumas kits built and on display and two Sterlings either built or NIB including Airplanes!!!
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Lew! The Emma C. Berry is highly prized today and fetches HUGE $$$. Post a pix or two please!!!!
So, in essence, I am full of you know what...from time to time.
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PS: I will always try to keep it "light" considering the crap we are going through right now both nationally and internationally.
Your last paragraph making the distinction from "beginner" to "experienced" was spot on! I had a good laugh and it made my day!
And yes, I am still a fan of the old Sterling kits, even their airplanes. For someone who openly bitches about the oldies I have three Dumas kits built and on display and two Sterlings either built or NIB including Airplanes!!!
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Lew! The Emma C. Berry is highly prized today and fetches HUGE $$$. Post a pix or two please!!!!
So, in essence, I am full of you know what...from time to time.
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PS: I will always try to keep it "light" considering the crap we are going through right now both nationally and internationally.
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📝 3D Printings...
3 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Admiral)
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Hi Roy!
Truth be told, the Sterling American Scout exhausted me and while the effort can be it’s own reward, I’ve hit the wall either way with the rigging. So, I will move it up to the lake and complete the booms and rigging there.
As far as Sterling goes their boats and ships build so much better than their aircraft kits and their instructions are usually quite good with excellent illustrations. But, what’s drawn and what is reality is an issue. Especially the “now take the 4” square balsa block and sand to shape your bow.” Yow! lol!
This is in stark contrast to many of the Dumas kit instructions which are lacking in so many ways. How did Dumas fix this? With the easy-way-out catchphrase “for experienced builders!”
Uggh, that was always like a poke in the eye with a sharp stick to me, if I say so myself!
All in all days work. 🤣🤣🤣
Truth be told, the Sterling American Scout exhausted me and while the effort can be it’s own reward, I’ve hit the wall either way with the rigging. So, I will move it up to the lake and complete the booms and rigging there.
As far as Sterling goes their boats and ships build so much better than their aircraft kits and their instructions are usually quite good with excellent illustrations. But, what’s drawn and what is reality is an issue. Especially the “now take the 4” square balsa block and sand to shape your bow.” Yow! lol!
This is in stark contrast to many of the Dumas kit instructions which are lacking in so many ways. How did Dumas fix this? With the easy-way-out catchphrase “for experienced builders!”
Uggh, that was always like a poke in the eye with a sharp stick to me, if I say so myself!
All in all days work. 🤣🤣🤣
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📝 Paint and Chassis
3 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Admiral)
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Hello Friends!
Just a quick update.
I managed upper and lower painting on the Pay n Pak hydro on our first warm dry day of the winter.
Rustoleum "Low Odor" rattle can Gloss White: a shockingly great paint. And a heavy coat of exterior Rustoleum Aluminum brush paint on the undersides, which happily proved (in a few tests that I did), that it actually dried level without brush marks. Will wonders never cease?!!!!
I also managed to install a Traxxas Spartan chassis and stuffing box that I pulled from another wreck that I got from my buddy Dave in a trade. Of course this involved using the Traxxas transom and creating a "V" extension to account for the flex shaft. Also with the wreck, I managed to score a sea worthy red Spartan (in the background of the second picture) just to go a bit crazy once the lake house is opened next month.
With these speed demons and my Bluebird K-7, I will stumble away from the terrors of speed and go with something a bit more manageable, like a nice cruising Chris Craft Corvette or the ancient Graupner Chris Craft Holiday runabout I managed to stumble upon. More on the those later!
As per usual... More to follow!
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Just a quick update.
I managed upper and lower painting on the Pay n Pak hydro on our first warm dry day of the winter.
Rustoleum "Low Odor" rattle can Gloss White: a shockingly great paint. And a heavy coat of exterior Rustoleum Aluminum brush paint on the undersides, which happily proved (in a few tests that I did), that it actually dried level without brush marks. Will wonders never cease?!!!!
I also managed to install a Traxxas Spartan chassis and stuffing box that I pulled from another wreck that I got from my buddy Dave in a trade. Of course this involved using the Traxxas transom and creating a "V" extension to account for the flex shaft. Also with the wreck, I managed to score a sea worthy red Spartan (in the background of the second picture) just to go a bit crazy once the lake house is opened next month.
With these speed demons and my Bluebird K-7, I will stumble away from the terrors of speed and go with something a bit more manageable, like a nice cruising Chris Craft Corvette or the ancient Graupner Chris Craft Holiday runabout I managed to stumble upon. More on the those later!
As per usual... More to follow!
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📝 3D Printings...
3 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Admiral)
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LOL Ron! You got that right! Wood dust, splinters and everything that comes with my three day running knife fights with my old Dumas and Sterling kits.
Gary! Thanks so much for your kind words! Best to keep it light as from time to time as I wake up screaming at night thinking of ballast issues! And that's with the boats and not my gall bladder!
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Gary! Thanks so much for your kind words! Best to keep it light as from time to time as I wake up screaming at night thinking of ballast issues! And that's with the boats and not my gall bladder!
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📝 3D Printings...
3 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Admiral)
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Well, on the subject of 3D Printing, one of the larger FB pages for RC Boats I've noticed the explosive trend of new independent and small outfits producing nice (?) stuff...albeit pricey.
Trying not to get too bummed out by this trend (and the Dumas closing) as I consider myself something of a "dinosaur" builder and purest. And something of an a--hole from time to time. Yes, I do recognize my short-comings.
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This outfits stuff is worth a look...
Trying not to get too bummed out by this trend (and the Dumas closing) as I consider myself something of a "dinosaur" builder and purest. And something of an a--hole from time to time. Yes, I do recognize my short-comings.
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📝 Dumas Closing
5 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Admiral)
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Chug! Many thanks for this update. I am a bit surprised by all of this. Perhaps, their kits will have some sort of half-life down the road.
We’ll see, but we shouldn’t hold our collective breaths either.
We’ll see, but we shouldn’t hold our collective breaths either.
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💬 Re: Möwe - Trawler
5 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Admiral)
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She’s a sharp looker Kevin! Excellent work!
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💬 Re: Let's see how it looks.
5 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Admiral)
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Nice Wolle! You just can’t keep a good man down!
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💬 Re: Construction report "Pilot Cutter Britannia" 1 : 24
6 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Admiral)
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Wolle!
Went I get hit with a setback, I keep it I try and keep it light and refer to the S. Hunter Thompson quote:
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."
Such is my nature.
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Went I get hit with a setback, I keep it I try and keep it light and refer to the S. Hunter Thompson quote:
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."
Such is my nature.
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💬 Re: New Moth MKII semi scale yacht
7 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Admiral)
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Tis' A Beautiful Thing JB!!!!!!!
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📝 Wood glues
8 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Admiral)
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I am a medium CA guy with an accelerant handy. I also always cover decks with a oil based spar varnish.
Everybody has their own way of doing things, but as my friends here know I test strip EVERYTHING before jumping in with both feet.
Keep us looped in as to how it goes WW.
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Everybody has their own way of doing things, but as my friends here know I test strip EVERYTHING before jumping in with both feet.
Keep us looped in as to how it goes WW.
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💬 Re: Upper wheelhouse liferaft racks, ships boat carrier and a proper greasing tube!
9 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Admiral)
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Stunning build Cash! And those railings are worth the price of admission! The detailing is superb. This is an inspiration for a future tug build. Well done brother!
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💬 Re: JUANITA STERN WHEELKER
11 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Admiral)
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Great Workmanship Chug! And interesting results with various products. Sorry for jumping into this discussion so late.
I am a huge fan of the ipn coatings and Minwax polycrylics, but only on upper deck areas as I do not feel they hold up against wet applications in the long haul, overtime water-based products always fail due to immersion.
So I use a oil-based spar varnish on hulls or anything that's going to sit in the water for extended periods of time. Minwax Helmsman is a good product, but I really like the Varathane Spar Varish. There is another upside to these oil-based products, they dry very hard and are helpful in deflecting the odd ding or bump; for folks as clumsy as me!
I also have grown to be distrustful of both the Krylon and Rustoleum clear topcoats. They have contributed to my absolute obsession with test squares of exactly what work I have done using the exact same paint on the same piece of scrap wood etc. I have a bag of failed experiments lying around. I am a glutton for punishment you could say. LOL!
And always remember the old rule, If you think it's gassed out it hasn't, and if you think it's dry it's not!
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I am a huge fan of the ipn coatings and Minwax polycrylics, but only on upper deck areas as I do not feel they hold up against wet applications in the long haul, overtime water-based products always fail due to immersion.
So I use a oil-based spar varnish on hulls or anything that's going to sit in the water for extended periods of time. Minwax Helmsman is a good product, but I really like the Varathane Spar Varish. There is another upside to these oil-based products, they dry very hard and are helpful in deflecting the odd ding or bump; for folks as clumsy as me!
I also have grown to be distrustful of both the Krylon and Rustoleum clear topcoats. They have contributed to my absolute obsession with test squares of exactly what work I have done using the exact same paint on the same piece of scrap wood etc. I have a bag of failed experiments lying around. I am a glutton for punishment you could say. LOL!
And always remember the old rule, If you think it's gassed out it hasn't, and if you think it's dry it's not!
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📝 Dumas Closing
13 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Admiral)
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Hey Kenny: Model Expo does market Dumas Kits and it seems they will continue to do so until they are gone. As far as taking over production...nobody knows.
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📝 Dumas Closing
13 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Admiral)
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Yessir Trev. It's been horribly depressing as we've all been hitting hard since yesterday. A sad day.
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📝 Fiskebaten Trawler?
13 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Admiral)
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Great stuff Ian!!!
Thank you for this information!!!
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Thank you for this information!!!
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📝 Dumas Products closing down!!!
14 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Admiral)
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Cash! I wonder as well. At the very least Model Expo would be smart to continue the Dumas Chris Craft line of kits, as well as the tugs. imho.
A good case in point is Atlantis. They have done quite well buying all the plastic molds (i.e. Revell, Monogram, Aurora) they can get their hands on and doing very selective re-releases. They've got people (myself included) screaming for more. Their re-issue of the Red Baron Show car is a hit.
We shall see.👍
A good case in point is Atlantis. They have done quite well buying all the plastic molds (i.e. Revell, Monogram, Aurora) they can get their hands on and doing very selective re-releases. They've got people (myself included) screaming for more. Their re-issue of the Red Baron Show car is a hit.
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💬 Re: Suncoast Scale Model Boat Club - March 1, 2026 meet
14 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Admiral)
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Lew!
Your Elena is beautiful!!! Love it! And thanks for the video! Great stuff!
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Your Elena is beautiful!!! Love it! And thanks for the video! Great stuff!
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📝 Dumas Products closing down!!!
14 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Admiral)
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I'm with you Cash!
I just ditched my Coast Guard Utility boat in a trade because the instructions were awful, the wood was bone dry and twisted. The instructions for the Pay n Pak (my current build) were the worst I've ever seen in a large kit and the wood was brutal in everyway.
It's a miracle that I got it just reasonably straight.
Great bunch of folks to deal with when you needed a part, but their biggest mistake, imho, was almost never making full sized plans to match what you were building. You'd think they'd learn by watching Sterling's plans and instructions. But, every now and again they'd hit a home run, like with the Chris Craft runabouts and the shovel-nose hydros, but then they'd falter elsewhere. Their inconsistency was maddening!
No matter what, I'll grab something before they blow the place up. Probably a shovel-nose for old times sake or their new Great Lakes freighter, maybe a tug. IDK
Just still bummed about it despite their problems. Damn!
I just ditched my Coast Guard Utility boat in a trade because the instructions were awful, the wood was bone dry and twisted. The instructions for the Pay n Pak (my current build) were the worst I've ever seen in a large kit and the wood was brutal in everyway.
It's a miracle that I got it just reasonably straight.
Great bunch of folks to deal with when you needed a part, but their biggest mistake, imho, was almost never making full sized plans to match what you were building. You'd think they'd learn by watching Sterling's plans and instructions. But, every now and again they'd hit a home run, like with the Chris Craft runabouts and the shovel-nose hydros, but then they'd falter elsewhere. Their inconsistency was maddening!
No matter what, I'll grab something before they blow the place up. Probably a shovel-nose for old times sake or their new Great Lakes freighter, maybe a tug. IDK
Just still bummed about it despite their problems. Damn!
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💬 Re: Second run of primer...
15 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Admiral)
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Chug!!!!!
Thank you for your suggestions!!!
And the ride is simply…
Thank you for your suggestions!!!
And the ride is simply…
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💬 Re: Dole Aztec complete... Well almost!
15 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Admiral)
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Chris!!!!!!!!!!!!
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📝 Dumas Products closing down!!!
15 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Admiral)
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After 75 years! 'Tis a sad day. They just sent an eblast. Damn!
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📝 Fiskebaten Trawler?
15 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Admiral)
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IG!
Thanks so much for this information about "Nordic Class Boats."
It is always interesting to find out some history and I am happy one "Svea" made it's way here in the New York area.
Here is a drawing from Turkmodel's catalog.
PS: Ron, I think Svea is a generic name as I could not find a specific Fishing Boat boat named Svea.
Thanks so much for this information about "Nordic Class Boats."
It is always interesting to find out some history and I am happy one "Svea" made it's way here in the New York area.
Here is a drawing from Turkmodel's catalog.
PS: Ron, I think Svea is a generic name as I could not find a specific Fishing Boat boat named Svea.
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