Rcboater Bill
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Kit is SOLD. In case you are wondering why I posted about using the PM feature, here’s a story and lesson learned. I lost a sale and my prospective buyer lost $120. I recently had a different kit for sale on an RC forum. A few weeks later, a guy posted in the thread saying “I’ll take it.”. (He did NOT use the PM function to contact me, so I didn’t get notified.) A scammer promptly got back to him via email, and convinced him to send payment via Paypal Friends and Family to get a discount on the sale price. The (foolish) buyer did that, and is now out $120 with no recourse. I learned of this a few days later, when I was browsing the forum and found his comment on my listing saying he was scammed. (Admitting he screwed up.) From now on, I will explicitly add the comment about using the PM feature in any listing I create, and recommend others do so as well. (I later sold the kit for less to a local buyer, so my loss was only the $20 discount I gave to get rid of the item.) -
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Kit is still available. Please note- contact me via PM if you are interested. I will reply to that message using the pm function. If you post a reply to this thread here saying, “I am interested- please send me a shipping quote” and then get an email as the first reply, offering to sell the kit if you pay via Friends and Family- someone is likely trying to scam you. I will only reply to an initial contact via PM- that way you’ll know it is really me.
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I just found this thread, and am enjoying working my way through it. I have a question for you: Do the plans that come in the Occre kit have enough info to scratch build a hull? I would like to build an RC model of Endurance in 1/48 scale, and can’t find hull lines…. -Bill
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This is an “opened for inspection” copy of the lovely kit of the Mary Byrne, an Australian Colonial era brig from 1826. The kit is laser cut, with high quality fittings, and comprehensive plans and instructions. (There are a few build logs here on MSW showcasing this fine kit!) The kit sells for about $235 plus shipping new. I am selling my copy for $117, plus shipping from New Hampshire. I have only sold a few books here on MSW, but I have great references from Hyperscale, RCGroups, and Ebay I can share with anyone interested. I’ll take Paypal, venmo, etc.. I’ll use Pirate Ship to keep shipping costs down. Why am I selling it? Simple reason, I’ll never build it, and I want to buy a laser cutter! If you want any other photos, or me to check something in the kit- please ask. -Bill
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This is the 2000 reprint of the book. The entire book, including the dust jacket, is in very good conditions. No handwriting in or on the book. The going rate for this book seems to be in the $40-$60 range— I’m selling it for $30, plus shipping from New Hampshire. (I’ll do what I can to keep the shipping cost down.) Prefer paypal, but a USPO Money Order is OK too…. I’ll look for PMs here, and reply with my contact info… -Bill New Hampshire (This just my second time selling something here- I sold a trio of books here a few years ago with no problems.)
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What plastic ship kits have you done?
Rcboater Bill replied to Broadsides's topic in Plastic model kits
Another model built for a friend- this time a former crew member on the USS West Virginia (SSBN -736). Built from the Dragon 1/350 USS Florida kit- which is a modified Ohio class, but the kit still has all the original Ohio parts in the box. I made a custom wood base, and added a West Virginia Challenge Coin with the ship’s motto and a simple brass nameplate. I topped it off with an acrylic cover. The 1/350 scale model is about 19” long, and the base is 24”. Ohio class subs are huge!!! I am very happywith how it turned out, an my friend loves it!
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Thanks! There are sites online that sell modern hats with whatever ship name you may desire-- but finding an original Duane hat may be a challenge. Maybe try one fo the USCG veterans groups on Facebook?
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When underway, you always use the ratlines on the windward side to go aloft- when ship is sailing into the wind, and heeling over, the ratlines become less steep, and the futtocks are closer to vertical, making them easier to climb… (Former Eagle sailor)
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I’m always glad to see another USCG subject as a new kit! But at the same time, I am also a little disappointed that we’ll have yet another USCG subject in a one-off scale that is different from the common scales you find modern boat and aircraft models in. Personally, I would be much more likely to buy the kit if it was in 1/72 scale, so I could display it with my collection of other USCG helicopters and other similarly-sized boats. (PT boats, landing craft, RNLI lifeboats, Swift boats, Vospers, etc.) This is only my opinion, and you folks certainly know your potential market better than I do. No matter what the scale, I hope you sell a zillion of them, which leads to the release of more USCG subjects. “More USCG subjects as model kits” is always better than “ less”!
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Do you mean “Matchbox 1/72 Flower Class Corvette”? ( I never heard of Minicraft also releasing the kit.). When Matchbox got out of the plastic model business, Revell bought all the molds. The kit has been released by Revell a couple of times since, as “HMCS Snowberry”. There is LOTS of info online about the kits….
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Attn: ALL LINDBERG Model fans! (Test your knowledge?)
Rcboater Bill replied to BoSmith_12's topic in Plastic model kits
That model is clearly the Revell 1/305 scale USCGC Taney. (Not a Lindberg kit!). It was originally released as USCGC Campbell, a sistership. Built as kitted, it is a model of the Campbell in her Korean War-era fit. (The seven ships of the class went through a lot of changes over their 45-50 years of service!) I built that kit as the USCGC Duane, as she appeared ca. 1981, for an old friend and classmate who served on her. I documented my build here: FWIW, The Destroyer Escort kit looks like Revell 1/240 scale USS Buckley class. -
That’s actually what I was trying to do when I got the error. It seems the software won’t let you include a string that looks like a URL unless it ends in .jpg ( or one of the other supported image formats.). A string ending in .mp3 is rejected. I was hoping there was a trick that I just wasn’t aware of- hence my original question.
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I think that’s it! As a former ship driver, “Boats underway” = moving through the water. ”Project or build underway” = Construction has started. I personally have way more projects underway that I do boats! 😀
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That is very true- I see it in a number of modeling forums- especially older ones. Fifteen-plus years ago, many forums required you to use an external hosting site for photos. For example, there are now lots of useless threads out there, ones that now have no photos, thanks to the whole Photobucket debacle. But if the site didn’t allow/support native hosting of images back then, you can hardly blame people for using 3rd party hosting for images. (And the gallery still supports using them to this day!)
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