1/700 USS Potomac. FDR's floating White House.

[Rhino]

Boats, depth charge racks, stacks you don't need, ventilators and companionway deck shelters (?) Housings (?) weather covers(?) Whatever. 2 are included in the castings.

USCGC Nemesis forward superstructures, wheel house and radar shack for the afterdeck for WWII service.

USCGC Icarus and Electra forward superstructures and wheel house.

Waterline hull and main deck.
Depending on which Thetis class 165-foot (B) cutter will be modeled, this should be enough bits to cover this subject from 1934 to 1960.
A special "Thank you!" to Mark Karolus who went above and beyond on references for the 3 US Coast Guard 165' WPC's built at Manitowoc Wisconasin.

These are the first castings of the fresh mold. I was worried about how the thin complex spray shields on the bridge would cast, but I have to admit I'm quite pleased with the results!
After I make one more hull, I can start on the USS Potomac masters. Among other details, there's a big comfy couch that runs all the way around the curve of Potomac's stern, for relaxing Presidential cruising.

In other dinky-scale news, the 1/700 Helicopters cast well too! I made the US Navy MH-53E Sea Dragón. The Chinook is not honestly my intellectual property. The two fastest Eggbeaters in the Service!

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[moon puppy]

Wow, check out those dinky choppers!

 

[Rhino]

Conversion to USS Potomac begins. With out an overhead line drawing, I sent the good folks that operate the ship in San Francisco an email about the teak decking on the fantail.

My buddy Mark is interested in the Manitowoc Wisconasin WPC's. The dinky decals cover all three Thetis-class cutter that were built there.
It's only a test shot kit for Mark, but I wanted to include the USCG decals .
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[Gator]

Very nice!

 

[Rhino]

Mark's "model ship Thank You" package arrived in good order. I asked about the British tramp steamer he's making. It's a modification of an ancient kit, rather than a scratch build. It looked like a good candidate for molding and casting I believe it is the 1945 Megow Tramp Steamer kit! I don't know what scale the old Lady is. The other is the old FroG Royal Navy Battle Class DD kit.
There may come a day when TLAR Models can properly appreciate key contributors like Mark in a monetary fashion, but it is not this day.

No news from USSPotomac.org about the length of the teak decking aft, so far.
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[Rhino]

This arrived last weekend. I now have the reference I needed. Autographed by Captain Jaffe hisownself!
USSPotomac.org has been mum on any forth-coming details about the ship they work on everyday. I did everything but make a huge donation. Turns out this was cheaper than the donation sum I had in mind. Their loss!
Every detail I could wish for is in the book.

 

[Rhino]

Based on Captain Jaffee's book, USS Potomac's teak deck is applied to the after part of the ship. Adding Franklin's generous curved couch on the fantail should be interesting!

Working from plans and reference photos to make an actual historical vessel curbs my boundless imagination.
It is still a lot of fun to Create. Shapes and shaping is all it is!

 

[moon puppy]

 

[Rhino]

I thought this lil' Lady deserved some attention.
USS Potomac's forward superstructure got the fitting it needed and i found the bridge deck was too narrow amidships. It fits the doubled-up lower railings now.

Both AG-25 and Wild Goose are going through the process of hull Sharpie/filling/sanding/grinding. Progress is almost impossible to see, but that's what Dork Goggles are for!
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[Gator]

Nice work Chris.