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jumpugly United States Gold

Fleet Admiral  · 10,029 pts Woodstock, United States Member since May 2023 Last online 15 hours ago

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Blog reply Starting to really take shape Ahoy Mateys: Detailing continues, albeit slowly, but happy with the results so far. May stop with the window dressing for now to focus on the mechanicals for a… 21 Forum reply Re: SHIP MODELING: WHICH MODEL COMPANIES ARE STILL ACTIVE? WORLD OVERVIEW, CHARACTERISTICS AND PECUL @AlessandroSPQR Hi Alessandro! I may be generalizing a bit… Collectors, especially plastic kit collectors, always prefer kits unbuilt NIB; “New In Box.” Built … 11 Forum reply Re: SHIP MODELING: WHICH MODEL COMPANIES ARE STILL ACTIVE? WORLD OVERVIEW, CHARACTERISTICS AND PECUL Alessandro: As promised. Here is my 1984 release of the Otaki "Long Beach" sailing yacht. It was part of their "exact scale" line of sailing yachts which start… 11 Blog reply Re: build blog @EdW I worry about such things too especially with my 50 mph Spartan just about ready for it's lipo charged run, but build we must Ed! What rises from the ashe… 3 Forum reply Re: SHIP MODELING: WHICH MODEL COMPANIES ARE STILL ACTIVE? WORLD OVERVIEW, CHARACTERISTICS AND PECUL Roy! What a great looking ship and a worthy project! Keep us looped in on this one, it looks fun and will be rewarding! Alessandro: I will pull out my original… 11 Forum reply Re: SHIP MODELING: WHICH MODEL COMPANIES ARE STILL ACTIVE? WORLD OVERVIEW, CHARACTERISTICS AND PECUL I forgot to mention that the Eidai-Grip "West Wind" yacht molds were also licensed to Bandai. A truly wonderful kit and highly prized. Pix attached. 11 Forum reply Re: SHIP MODELING: WHICH MODEL COMPANIES ARE STILL ACTIVE? WORLD OVERVIEW, CHARACTERISTICS AND PECUL @AlessandroSPQR I am also huge fan of the large plastic Otaki sailing yachts. In the right hands they can be converted to r/c. I still have one from many years… 11 Forum reply Re: SHIP MODELING: WHICH MODEL COMPANIES ARE STILL ACTIVE? WORLD OVERVIEW, CHARACTERISTICS AND PECUL Hi Alessandro: The Opty is an exceptional kit, albeit small. The 7.5" hull is one piece and sturdy, no bends with no warps. The two sprues are quite fine and m… 11 Forum reply Re: SHIP MODELING: WHICH MODEL COMPANIES ARE STILL ACTIVE? WORLD OVERVIEW, CHARACTERISTICS AND PECUL I still have an old Opty kit by Mirage! A very nice little kit. 11 Forum reply Re: I have a HMS Victory 83"L x 53" H Good Lord! What a treasure! It’s as big as an old Warner Brothers movie prop from Captain Blood! I once saw a equally sized museum piece of the clipper "Sea Wi… 11

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