lindemann06
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Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class · 328 pts
San Marcos, California, United States
Member since Nov 2022
Last online 15 hours ago
Age 78
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Builder of R/C scale boats and ships, specializing in live steam and military subjects
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The worst day at the pond is better than the best day at work.
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5 boatsClyde Puffer
This mostly complete steam Puffer has an auxiliary electric motor, driven by a belt off the prop shaft.
USCG Utility Boat
All-wood Dumas kit
Emma C. Berry
This is from an early Sterling EMMA C. BERRY 2 masted schooner kit. Scale: 3/4" (1/16). 49.5" length, 10.75…
US Coast Guard Utility Boat
1:16 Dumas USCG Utility boat 40-ft-class. I restored this old model from the 1970s. It's Dumas kit 1210. Al…
Saito Hercules (live steam)
I acquired this boat with a Saito T2DR twin steam plant installed. It had been stored in a garage for 20+ y…
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1/10 Model of Yamato
I visited the Yamato museum in Kure, Japan, to photograph the 1/10 model on display there. The museum was built around the model, which is 86 feet long. In add…
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My name is Rob Wood. I was born at the United States Naval Academy in 1948, where my father was teaching deep sea salvage and repair. I grew up on and around U…
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USCG Utility Boat
All-wood Dumas kit
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Live Steam Saito Hercules
Live steam tugboat on the San Diego Model Yacht Pond.
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1:144 Bismarck
Scratch-built model warship at the San Diego Model Yacht Pond.
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1:144 Bismarck
Scratch-built model warship at the San Diego Model Yacht Pond.
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1:144 Bismarck Meets 1:144 Hood
Two scratch-built model warships meet at the San Diego Model Yacht Pond.
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Re: Question ' How important is scale in today model boat world?'
Every scale model has missing elements. (How many rivets can dance on the head of a pin?)
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Clyde Puffer
This mostly complete steam Puffer has an auxiliary electric motor, driven by a belt off the prop shaft.
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Re: Question ' How important is scale in today model boat world?'
@ColRay You can do the math and determine the scale. If it's a scale model, it's scale - regardless of the dimensions. Speaking of puffers... mine's not finish…
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