| Image Comments |
| deckape | 17-Apr-11 18:25 |
| My 16ft U.S.S. MISSOURI BB63 on our dinning tabe I built this 30 years ago |
| poppy | 17-Apr-11 18:29 |
| Holy Toledo!! It's a monster! A real masterpiece. It looks like those i've seen at mariner's museums. What is it built of? |
| BriandKilby | 17-Apr-11 19:04 |
| facinating, you could make a canoe out of it, i had a sterling missouri that i started to build, but i never finished. |
| deckape | 17-Apr-11 19:06 |
| Thank you Poppy, She is made of wood and fibre glass built for plans provided ny the floating Drydock scale 1/48 and she weighs about 135 lbs powered with 2 12 volt car battaries, the Electric motor is a blower motor off of a furnace 1.3hp I installed a reduction gear boz to slow down the revoloutions and it draws about 5 amps underway. I,m 71 years old now I cant lift it anymore it just sits in the back room, perhaps i can draft a couplr young kids to help me load it on the boat trailor i can take her out a sail. Thank you Poppy for your reply your builds exceptional to the high degree your Great Lakes special is a work of art Boats |
| deckape | 17-Apr-11 19:12 |
| Brian she is 4 times longer then the old Sterling kit I have one also, These old Sterling kits are worth their weight in gold to bad they went out of buisness. I was lucky enough to buy this one 17 years ago from Sheldons they told me in my invoice reciept they i purchased the last one. BUT there out there in Ebay. Thank you Briankilby. Boats I will post a picture of my Sterling kit it is not done yet But perhaps this year i will turn two on her and get her done |
| RTD89 | 17-Apr-11 19:23 |
| Wow! The size, the detail, and it still looks brand new! |
| frwyflyer | 17-Apr-11 20:47 |
| OH WOW!! That is NICE!! I saw her in Long Beach during her refit. Truly amazing |
| Roring40 | 18-Apr-11 00:36 |
| I bet it looked mighty impressive out on the lake Boats. You have enough quality models to open a museum. I for one, would pay to view - shame I'm in the wrong country ! |
| deckape | 18-Apr-11 00:59 |
| Thanks Fellas for your replie it means alot to this old man. I have a lot of models to many but I still cant get enough of them. My wonderfull first mate My wife Ruthie strikes up a conversation with me what am i going to do with these models when it time for the good lord to call on me. So far fellas I havent a clue. when it is time i will think of something. but for now i get the idea out of my head, I just build more models and enjoy my life and your replies keeps me young Boats |
