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58 blogs · Page 2 of 3Canceled fishing boat style
by GARTH
Built a small model that was static so I will copy that small one & make my balloon buster a copy of photo & R/C model it also .
Balloon Buster
by GARTH
Balloon Buster is no more will make a 21 inch fishing boat Ran model Thursday at Leander used clear Hockey tape to hold deck on it ran we…
Winter Project
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Picked up a free hull it was a Dumas Boat SKDADDLE- Too was a high-speed racing model boat The model was designed for a gas motor & outri…
Winter Project
by GARTH
Sure don't feel like winter was 8c today so decided to put a little paint on the Andrea Gail . Paint helps to see all the flaws on the hu…
winter project
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Had a chance to show my winter project to club members last Tuesday while I was doing a little talk on it to members Noticed that the bow…
ZWARTE ZEE
by GARTH
I just can't stop myself Our club had a swap & sell meeting on Tuesday And I spotted this uncompleted tug the Zwarte Zee for $ 30 Canadia…
African Queen
by GARTH
My son gave me a flat bottom sail boat that he found on the street on garbage day . I wondered how I would fix it as the masts had been b…
Dumas Harbor Tug
by GARTH
I can't find my original built Blog. It's been a while since I posted anything & we all know why . With all the stuff happening right now…
H.M.S. Saber
by GARTH
Haven't posted in a while running gear in & a little paint applied seems my Photos aren't downloading . Seems that things change all the …
H.M.S. Saber fast patrol boat.
by GARTH
Haven't posted for a while & forgot my blog title so started another . The last few weeks we have had snow storms ,weather alerts for col…
Tiny H.M.S Scimitar
by GARTH
I know the builder of the great looking H.M.S. Scimitar He is a also a great builder I've seen that model in action this summer & mention…
Dumas U.S. Army Harbor Tug Kit# 1256
by GARTH
I got this model at a club swop meet & plan on taking my time with the build .Someone had started the kit so first think to check was hul…
Billings Santa Maria 1492
by GARTH
I have several model boat builder friends .One such friend had started the Billings Santa Maria years ago and didn't want to finish the m…
Smit Nederland
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I have a new project the Smit Nederland Billings kit # 528 which I'm sure there's a few of them around . I did not start the build a frie…
HMS Victory
by GARTH
I got this cut away of the HMS Victory from a fellow club member a few years back , which had been started but uncompleted. I planned on …
Pilot 40
by GARTH
The club I'm in started a project last year before all the problem started & it's been idled & it kind off looks like Ontario Canada aren…
Pilot 40
by GARTH
Just making repairs to the hull on the Pilot 40 the hole for shafts where very large so needed to be filled in with some Bondo glazing pu…
Chris Craft Constellation
by GARTH
Weather is great here in Ontario Canada but we still need to work on a model as the pool in Burlington isn't open yet . Had to put my min…
Chris Craft Constellation
by GARTH
Well I haven't posted for a while & I haven't gotten sick either It was the dam windows that have taken me so long .The upper deck curved…
Chris Craft Constellation
by GARTH
I think my Chris Craft is becoming a piece of furniture as I like the stained wood look rather than painted .Remade rudder as it was to s…
Chris Craft Constellation
by GARTH
It's been raining since early this morning & hasn't stopped so decided to build a rudder & put rudder tube in the boat my next chore will…
Chris Craft Constellation
by GARTH
I kept looking at the plans & realized that the aft deck is higher than the fore deck so made a raised section & while I was finished wit…
Chris Craft Constellation
by GARTH
Been a while but have put 2 coats of finishing epoxy on hull & bathtub test went well I have been a little stumped on the cabin as plans …
Chris Craft Constellation
by GARTH
May last photo was of hull which I built from balsa wood scraps as I usually us bass wood for hulls then I happened to find some craft st…