Chris-Craft 27’ Triple Cockpit Barrel Back 1938 by rookie - Dumas

[rookie]

I decided to start my Chris Craft kit to take a break from the Morgan

 

this is a Dumas kit that ends up just over 13 inches

on inspection seems the frame and first plank layer is balsa wood, will see how that goes

 

[rookie]

Here is kit pieces and the frame I already assembled 

 

kit has lots of planking and bag of resin parts like horns, prop, wheel etc

also decals , I think I will see if I can make some of the details like step areas instead of a decal

 

 

[rookie]

Installed the chines 

used elaborate string work to hold them in place

the balsa is too flimsy to clamp, basically turns to mush 

onward and upward to the sheers

those will require soaking and bending at the severe twist in the stern, barrelback section

 

[rookie]

One more step complete

with more string, I attached the sheer pieces

quite a twist in these, soaked them first 

on to the false deck then I can pull it off the stand and start the balsa planking 

 

 

[Ian_Grant]

Hey man, I didn't know you had a Proxon! Congrats!

 

Looks like an interesting small model.

 

Remember my old Lumba-Lumba which was balsa? ... not ideal for an RC boat; too soft. Still has a ding where George's boat hit her. 🤨

She's still in the basement drydock. Here are two of the fleet which you may remember.

[rookie]

I can’t believe you still have the box for Lumba Lumba

i had forgotten about the cabin cruiser

 

i have the cheap Proxon, no tilt, no height adjust

should have gotten better saw

 

[Ian_Grant]

Oh, HaHaHa!   I don't have the box from the 70's; I just found that image......

 

No tilt, no height adjustment?  That's very limiting in a saw, all right.

Edited January 31, 2024 by Ian_Grant

[rookie]

Another update

i added the mahogany walls to three cockpit areas

started sub planking with balsa

 you need to be careful with finger nails to not damage this soft wood

also imagination required to clamp it in place

 

 

 

 

[rookie]

I am working on balsa layer of planking

 

 

i saw a picture of actual boat that shows the planking has a bit of an upward sweep at the shear as well as quite a weird shape at the bow , that deep cut or twist below the chines

seen here 

not obvious in the instructiions

 

Edited March 28, 2024 by rookie
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[rookie]

I finished the balsa layer of planking.

still some shaping to do then I move on to mahogany layer.

 

i also put together the seats. I have been thinking of ordering faux leather or real thin leather for the seat cushions to make it look more interesting.

 

[rookie]

Managed to do a bit of the mahogany layer on bottom over the summer

 

going about it in a strange way likely but I find the flat bottom quite different to the usual ship hull 

 

9I also had an idea to add the engine and have the compartment open

spent time looking at Chris Craft engines from the late 1930’s 

seems to be inline 6 usually

 

I searched for 3D inline 6 engines and found a few sinam printing sample parts to see if they will work

gone back to my Morgan for a change of pace for now