1949 Chris-Craft 19' Racing Runabout by gjdale - FINISHED -Dumas - 1:8 Scale - RADIO

[Papa]

Beautiful model.  Gosh, i love those old Chris Craft boats.

[src]

That is stunning Grant.

Where did you find hinges, lid stays and screws for this?

Sam

[gjdale]

Thanks Ragove and Sam,

 

Sam - the hinges and stays came from MACK products (http://www.mackproductsrc.com) ; the screws are from Jim Morris company (https://jimorrisco.com). 

 

 

[popeye the sailor]

super looking hatch Grant......do the inner guides fold away from the wiring?

[gjdale]

Thanks Popeye,

 

Good pick-up. Yes, it's a tight squeeze in there. I had to re-locate the position of the receiver on the port side so that the hatch stay cleared it as it went down. Starboard side is okay, but still tight.

[hamilton]

Hi Grant:

 

Late to the party here - this is some really incredible and exacting work - the metal work is especially impressive to me! 

hamilton

[gjdale]

Thanks Hamilton and welcome to the build - never too late for this party!

 

Another minor update of sorts. I had to re-visit the installation of the Engine Hatches as the hinge mounting failed. The hinges were initially epoxied to the hatches and then attached to the hatch frame with attachment tape (a type of double sided tape). The tape gave way, so I had to reconsider the whole setup. In the end, I made two shims from some scrap 3/64” thick Red-heart and epoxied these to the outboard side of the hinge flap. The shims were then epoxied to the hatch frame and held in place with map pins while the glue set. Once the pins were removed, I filled the holes with a few brass nails. Of course, the shims added just enough width to the hatch assemblies to prevent them from closing properly, so I then had to sand down the mating faces until the hatch would open and close properly. The photo below shows the completed “fix”, although touch up painting is still required.

 

 

I was then able to drill the holes for the 000-120 screws, which were then individually epoxied in place…..all 130 of them.  The heads of the screws were also aligned to the long axis of the trim piece, so that fore/aft trim pieces had screw heads aligned fore/aft, and athwartships trim pieces had screw heads aligned athwartships. It’s a little hard to see in the photo, but trust me…they are aligned!

 

 

And here’s an overall shot for perspective:

 

 

 

[Dan Vadas]

4 hours ago, gjdale said:

It’s a little hard to see in the photo, but trust me…they are aligned!

I wouldn't doubt it for a minute Grant .

 

  Danny

[popeye the sailor]

sweet look'in boat Grant

[gjdale]

Thanks for all the kind comments and likes folks. 

 

It seems a long time since the last update, but progress has been steady with all of the final fittings. I re-made a number of the fittings: The Exhaust, Gas Cap, Rear Flag Pole Base, and Hatch Cover Handles. With all of these, the castings were useable, but the time and effort to clean up the flash and then polish and potentially re-plate them meant that it was easier to re-make them. All were made from brass and chrome plated on completion. I added some knurling to the lid of the Gas Cap just for some extra interest (and because I hadn’t used the knurling tool on my lathe yet).

 

The Fwd and Aft Flagpoles were turned on the lathe from walnut stock, after first drilling them to receive lighting wires and/or brass locator pins. Another fairly straight forward exercise that posed no particular problems. Both the flagpoles have been made removable to provide some protection during transit to and from the lake.

 

I had ordered some replacement cloth flags from BECC but was a little disappointed in the product when they arrived – they are only printed on one side. So I used the kit provided flags instead and the “client” is happy with these.

 

Once the final soldering of the lighting wires was completed and tested, it was time to present the completed boat to the “client” for provisional acceptance. She was delighted with the final product. All that remains now is sea trials prior to final acceptance. Given that a successful float test has already been completed in the domestic testing facility, sea trials may need to wait until the weather warms up a bit as the manual recovery system says he doesn’t wasn’t to go swimming just yet! 

 

With that, I’m calling DONE! 

 

Here are a few glam shots of the final product.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Dan Vadas]

Absolutely wonderful Grant, you can feel really chuffed about the final product . Are you going to enter her in the Canberra Model Show this year? I'm tipping "Best in Show" .

 

  Danny

[gjdale]

Thanks very much Danny. Hadn't thought about the show. Hmmmmmmmm........ maybe..........

[Captain Slog]

Beautiful work Grant.  Hope you show some photos of the 'sea trials'

 

Cheers

Slog

[rafine]

That is a truly spectacular piece of work Grant. Congrats on a great accomplishment.

 

Bob

[donrobinson]

Beautiful, congratulations 

[Canute]

Beautiful work, Grant. Well done.

[Sjors]

Congrats Grant with  beautiful ship.

The details are amazing but one thing.....the stering wheel are at the wrong side 😄😆🙃

 

Sjors

[mtaylor]

 Sweet, Grant.  She's a stunning model and yes.. she should be entered in a show.   I hope the sea trials go well with no problems.

[gjdale]

Thanks very much Slog, Bob, Don, Ken, Sjors and Mark, and all the "likes". I hope to take a short video when we do eventually get to sea trials.

[mobbsie]

Hi Grant,

 

Simply stunning mate.

 

Dan is right, take her to the Canberra show and recieve and accept the plaudits owed to you.

 

She really is a work of art.

 

mobbsie

[gjdale]

Hey Mobbsie - nice to see you back here my friend, and thanks for the kind comments.

 

'bout time we saw some more sawdust from you ain't it? 😉

[src]

Grant, that is some outstanding work! if I didnt know better I would swear I was looking at a full sized boat in some of those pictures.

Sam

[gjdale]

Thanks Sam - very kind of you to say so. 

[Ensign]

Hello grant,

 

Words fail me, absolutely stunning work. Do the switches and gauges also work, wouldn't be surprised.

 

well done you

Gary

[DBorgens]

Grant, just caught up after not checking in for a long time. I love the detail work and such a beautiful finish.

Stunning craftsmanship!

[zappto]

This is a boat so good to look at, work put in is very solid! Enjoy it!

[gjdale]

Thanks very much Gary, Dave and Zappto.

[Mirabell61]

Congrats Grant,

to your elegant runabout beauty, a lovely boat...

 

nils

[Elia]

Grant,

 

Wow!  What a stunning runabout.  The time, approaches, and attention to detail you've put in have really paid off - this is such a beautiful model!

 

Cheers,

 

Elia

Edited August 28, 2017 by Elia

[gjdale]

Thank you very much Nils and Elia.