MrSnudge
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What a lovely craft and you have really done her proud. Having just read your entire review of the kit with your excellent pics, I really wanted to build a similar craft, just for the joy of it. I ordered the last one they had at Great Hobbies and received it yesterday. Apart from some parts getting a bit mangled due to very poor packaging; the kit offers much potential. I have a standing commission from a regular customer to build a boat, with the remit of "surprise me". He wants something that he can put on a shelf and that can also be ran at his cottage in the Kawartha lakes area. I had pondered on large high speed coast guard vessels, PT boats, Schnellboots and even the "Bluebird of Chelsea" on offer from a Chinese supplier. A boat needs a good locale to set it off, the Typhoon will fit in perfectly where it will live. I caught a glimpse of the Typhoon for the first time only last week in a Botham's auction catalog, which then lead me to the Dumas kit and your excellent building log. I am not a specialist model boat builder, but rather a pro modeller that mainly does architectural models, historical replicas and transportation models, so I am rather pedantic when it comes to getting things just right. I pride myself on a good job well done and many of the insights that you have shared are invaluable, and I thank you for them. When finished, I'll post a few pics.
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