chugalone100
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Miami-Dade, Florida, United States
Member since Oct 2012
Last online 2 hours ago
Age 70
chugalone100’s build blogs
5 blogsJUANITA STERN WHEELER
A good hello to all members. Now that I finished The Fireboat, I would like to add to the forum my favorite build, one you are all famili…
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The Galilee Boat Circa 40-50 BC Scale 1:24
Hello everyone, I’d like to share a project I completed some time ago—a Galilee boat from around 40–50 BC, built at 1:24 scale. It was a …
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MODEL EXPO STEAM TUG "SEGUIN"
Hi guys, This will be the first entry in another of my build logs. This time I’ll be showing my approach to building the Model Expo Steam…
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Midwest/Model Expo Fireboat
Model Expo has confirmed that production will soon begin on a new Midwest kit: the Fireboat, presented at a scale of 1/2" = 1 foot. To cl…
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Midwest "Chesapeake Bay Flattie" Scale 1/32
This one of the few kits that Model Expo obtain the permition to build from Midwest Products. Its a quick and fun kit to build whenever w…
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Re: Ville Class Tugboat
Ronald, that is a really interesting tug! I love the fact that you built one hull and then created three different wheelhouses to represent actual Ville Class …
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Re: A Super Rapier?
Zooma, this is really interesting! I can see exactly what you mean about the Rapier hull looking considerably more modern than the original superstructure. Loo…
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Re: A question about model plywood
@ColRay Hi Col, From my experience building kit boats, the 3-ply used for decks and superstructures is usually 1.5 mm (about 1/16”) or 2 mm, depending on the s…
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Re: LesRo Sprite
@zooma That is quite a restoration project, Zooma! It looks like you've got your work cut out for you, but I really enjoy seeing an old model being brought bac…
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Re: Sailing ship "full rigged ship", "Af Chapman", now "Dunboyne".
@AlessandroSPQR very Elegant vessel. Thanks You for sharing those pictures.
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Re: Lobster Boat
@Fishercat Thanks for the additional information on the Swamp Buggy. I had a feeling it was a Dumas airboat, but I wasn't aware that it had been produced in se…
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Re: build blog
@ChrisF Chris, that is a great idea! Let’s all gather our thoughts and opinions on this project and make the best of it. I think Zooma and his friends have a l…
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Re: build blog
@zooma Zooma, talking to Fishercat just gave me what I think might be a great idea, and I’d love to hear what you think about it. Maybe you already know that I…
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Re: Lobster Boat
@Fishercat Fishercat, maybe you don’t know this, but Model Expo now holds the license to reissue all of the Midwest model ships. They already have a few availa…
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Re: build blog
@zooma Hi Bob, Thanks for the explanation. Now I understand the story behind the “swamp buggy”! It certainly is an interesting little model, and I can see why …
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