USS CALIFORINA BUILD

Discussion in 'Atlantic Radio Control Club' started by CURT, Jul 24, 2008.

  1. CURT

    CURT Well-Known Member

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    Hey guys since I have most of the stuff here for California I will proceed with a build thread on this ship.

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  2. bb26

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    Ahhh the Tennessee. The Americans built some ugly boats
     
  3. Chris Easterbrook

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    Man I have to agree with you Paul but I think all american boats are ugly.
     
  4. BoomerBoy17

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    Maybe they look better from the ocean bottom, just ask the Bismark, or the Yamoto.
     
  5. bb26

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    Although the tennesse does have it's charms. A nice football shaped boat
     
  6. BoomerBoy17

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    Kind of like the Pacer
    http://www.theweeklydriver.com/content_images/2/Pacer.jpg
     
  7. CURT

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    Lol good one BoomerBoy17 ask Bismarck or Yamato.
     
  8. Craig

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    any update curt..... :)
     
  9. CURT

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    Started peeling off the tape where I had it marked for cutting.
     
  10. bb26

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    have you cut the hull or are you putting it on the back burner
     
  11. CURT

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    The hull is already cut out, rudder post installed, shaft entry holes already cut out. No the projects are up and running again. I am attacking them by getting all the resining completed, waterchannels, shafts, rudders, subdecks and decks. and panelling. I will be sheeting them very soon. This includes VDT, Konig, Tennessee, Graf Spee and Pow. The hulls are already cut out.
     
  12. bb26

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    You are a machine. I still havent gotten the second half of the Graf Spee marked out yet. To be fair the heat wave sort of killed it for a bit. I will probabaly mark it out and hopefull start cutting this week.
     
  13. CURT

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    Cool Paul. I am right now installing my new switches in Roma. I just die electric greased the prongs on the switches.
     
  14. CURT

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    Looks like the California(aka Tennessee) will be going to bb26. So this thread will be closed very soon once the deal is finalized.
     
  15. bb26

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    And Hopefully that will be soon.
     
  16. CURT

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    Hppe so too Captain.
     
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    Well this thread will come to a close. The California/Tennessee is sold. bb26 bought it. He's going to use it for this years IRCWCC Nats
     
  18. bb26

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    The USS Tennessee arrived into it's new home port of Halifax unscathed. It got shipped from corner in a box for a 40" flatscreen tv. They had to open the box at St. John's airport to just see as it could not go through the screener for oversize luggage. It came in and not a scratch. Of course there was only about a dozen on the flight this morning.
     
  19. CURT

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    Excellent to hear Captain! Hope you can get it ready so I can sink you! at Nats
     
  20. rarena

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    I can help if you like!

    Congrats on the Cali, That's a good and forgiving ship. Plus it's nice and big inside to work on.