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📝 Update on my Sterling Corvette
3 days ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay (
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I believe it is in the Chris Craft directory (Blue Book). I have recently moved so all my books are not unpacked, but I will let you know when I find it.
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📝 Update on my Sterling Corvette
3 days ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Warrant Officer)
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There is only one in existence, because Chris Craft only built one. All the other hulls were built as 42’ Express Cruisers.
Sterling issued a plastic kit of the Express Cruiser, and Marx released two - the first as a ‘toy’ with a clockwork motor, and the second as a free running electric powered model on the same hull with few modifications.
Sterling issued a plastic kit of the Express Cruiser, and Marx released two - the first as a ‘toy’ with a clockwork motor, and the second as a free running electric powered model on the same hull with few modifications.
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📝 What do these resemble?
5 days ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Warrant Officer)
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The original post seems to have disappeared , so I can’t really comment. I see an image of two objects, but only the comments messages come up when I click on it.
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💬 Re: Another Clyde Puffer
8 days ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Warrant Officer)
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Very lovely build! Enough to set off anyones shelf or mantel. I have several plans awaiting attention, and you certainly provide inspiration!
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📝 Slo mo
8 days ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Warrant Officer)
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I used Floquil model railroad paint over a fiberglass finish on my trawler, and it has lasted over 35 years. The fiberglass can be considered to be just your waterproofed. If you sand it to give a little ‘tooth’ to a subsequent finish, it should be fine.
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💬 Re: 100 years plus
8 days ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Warrant Officer)
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Is it a family heirloom? Is that where the “100 years plus” comes from?
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💬 Re: Typhoon progress
23 days ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Warrant Officer)
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Very beautiful and graceful. She will be a stunning sight on the water!
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📝 Motor for paddle steamer, advice needed
28 days ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Warrant Officer)
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Dumas’ running gear set for the Creole Queen has a 60.5 reduction on the motor. Should do the job.
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📝 Robert (Bob) Rice
29 days ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Warrant Officer)
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💬 Re: Typhoon final clear
1 month ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Warrant Officer)
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Beautiful finish! Raising the Bar for the rest of us!!! 🤗
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💬 Re: Finishing touches RTTL 2755 finally complete
1 month ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Warrant Officer)
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Very nice - looking forward to seeing her on the water!
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💬 Re: SM UB-10
1 month ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Warrant Officer)
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When you have to print the submarine’ hull, what does the ‘kit’ consist of? Printing software and other parts? Just curious. 🤔
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💬 Re: Electric ducted fan Bluebird
1 month ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Warrant Officer)
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The video of her at speed is most impressive!
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📝 I could use help identifying a couple boats.
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Warrant Officer)
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That drawing came from the Mariner’s Museum at Newport News, Virginia. Through their website, I reached their Chris Craft contact, who provided a liaison of drawings. I have gotten numerous drawings from them.
Although I have enlarged a number of the drawings on a large scale printer at a copy center, I did this one on an office copier and taped the pieces together, which saved a lot of money.
The Chris Craft ‘Bible’ (Blue Book) and catalogs on the Chris Craft society website have also been very useful.
Although I have enlarged a number of the drawings on a large scale printer at a copy center, I did this one on an office copier and taped the pieces together, which saved a lot of money.
The Chris Craft ‘Bible’ (Blue Book) and catalogs on the Chris Craft society website have also been very useful.
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📝 I could use help identifying a couple boats.
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Warrant Officer)
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The last boat is actually a 36’ Commodore, which has an aft cabin, instead of the open deck of the Commander. The cover’ in the photo is the roof of the aft cabin. It could be built with a modification of the Dumas kit.
Here is a side view of the Commander from the Maritime Museum in Virginia, as well as the open deck of the Commander.
Here is a side view of the Commander from the Maritime Museum in Virginia, as well as the open deck of the Commander.
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📝 I could use help identifying a couple boats.
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Warrant Officer)
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Actually, I got that wrong. The kit I was thinking of is the Dumas kit. And I do believe that the 37’ model was the following year. 🙄
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📝 I could use help identifying a couple boats.
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Warrant Officer)
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Could very well be based on the Stirling kit. If so, it should be 37”, as both models were the same length. Craftsmanship is outstanding!
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💬 Re: Clyde Puffer
3 months ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Warrant Officer)
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Go to ramrcandramtrack.com. They have a series of sound systems, and the steam system can be synchronized with prop rotation.
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💬 Re: Police boat
3 months ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Warrant Officer)
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Looks like a very clean build. Looking forward to further progress.
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📝 Navigation lights
3 months ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Warrant Officer)
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What scale? There are fittings available in the larger scales, but I have wrapped colored LED’s with trim tape to simulate the bottom and top of a light bulb and painted the ends.
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📝 Fairly huntsman grab rails
4 months ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Warrant Officer)
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Wow! Beautiful job, even though not a boat or ship! 👍😉😁
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📝 Your thoughts please.
4 months ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Warrant Officer)
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Yes. Primary mission was shore bombardment, but we did have air control of our fighters. New Jersey came on duty during my second deployment.
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📝 Your thoughts please.
4 months ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Warrant Officer)
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I was on the USS Canberra for two years and we never had the portholes opened. Certainly reduced the time to set Condition 3 or General Quarters.
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📝 I found a good source for LED lights...
4 months ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Warrant Officer)
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Nice to see they are on my side of the pond. 😊
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💬 Re: Building the USN Garcia DE1040 5 ft RC
4 months ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Warrant Officer)
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Looking good. I was on the successor class (USS Connole DE 1056) from 1969 to 1970. Shipyard through shakedown and home port in Norfolk.
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💬 Re: Santa Monica outboard
4 months ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Warrant Officer)
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What kind of motor is that? Looks like it turns up pretty good!
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📝 Happy Birthday Stephen(Fireboat)
5 months ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Warrant Officer)
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Have a great one!
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💬 Re: HMS Verulam R28 Refit Part 1.History and strip down.
5 months ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Warrant Officer)
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Looks like an interesting project. Will be watching.
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💬 Re: RC Tyne Paddle Tug
5 months ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Warrant Officer)
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Very lovely. I have quite a few photos of her type in my future projects group.
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💬 Re: Boat Names
6 months ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Warrant Officer)
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You have a beautiful fleet. The new names clearly fit in and highlight them!
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