Duke Maddog
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More magnificent work!
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1/700 MV Wild Goose. John Wayne's Yacht '62-'79. TLAR #124
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Rhino
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1/700 Wild Goose' Masters are done. The underpinnings for the afterdeck put me in mind of 3D Printing. This part goes in a separate shallow, flexible mold to make it easier to remove the intricate, thin part. She had dual anchor winches up forward, but carried only 1 Danforth anchor. I made a 16' speedboat for her out of a 1/700 Chris Craft. It ain't too bad!
Her aft swim platform will be a p/e part.
Thanks fer (sigh)................lookin' in, Pilgrim.
Nice job Chris!
Rhino
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Thanks Pup!
Duke Maddog
Well-known member
That is beautiful! The Duke would be proud!
I was just looking at the big one, you know the 1:350 one.
Rhino
Super Moderator
I cleared the newest molds after 12 hours. All 3 went pretty good, save the upgraded 1/700 SS Minnow. RTV stuck fast to the afterdeck under the overhang. A dousing in isopropyl should have released the RTV, but didn't help. It did dissolve the Future holding the P/E parts to the Master. This Minnow is a total loss and headed for the burn trash to the "Chunks of LPP used to fill short-poured or larger molds" bin.
NOT a big deal! Wild Goose' Masters emerged perfectly, as did the other 1/700 minutia in the molds. Tonight's first casting will prove the molds and then I get to build The Duke's boat!
AND! So do you guys!!
Thanks for looking in again!
Rhino
Super Moderator
I cast the 3 new molds at 2045 hrs. last night. I set an alarm to clesr the molds 2 hours later, but blissfully slept through it. I theorize that if the upper afterdeck had not cured completely, demolding it while still a little soft, would have gone flawlessly. As it is, repairs were needed. Not a disaster!
The script for the upcoming "Rio Lobo" picture is on Duke's desk in his grand cabin, but he is enjoying a respite from Hollywood with family and friends on his Wild Goose yacht.
I can almost hear the tinkling of libation glasses.....................
"Manuel, fix me another one of those you made me before, wah-ha."
The aroma of grilled fresh-caught salmon wafting up from the galley...............
The cheery sounds of friends playing Bridge on the afterdeck, while in chilly 1969 Alaskan waters.
My Grandma Rhiner would approve.
This vessel, my friends, is, and has been a labor of love.
I hate to say this outloud but I don't think I've seen that one.
