USS Blueback restoration

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Driver is leak free, all control rods are in, including Fairwater planes! and I'll have to add some foam. but she may be ready for shakedown on Satur...

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The driver needed to be put back together and the lower hull had some chunks missing where the upper and lower hulls join. Hull repaired and driver is...

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I was recently lucky enough to acquire a special little boat. I'm hoping to get her in fighting shape in good order pretty quickly and now that I've learned...

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Here she is finished with SEM products 1K HS Matte clear. I'm sure she will be great in the water and awesome due to being 20 foot scale (looks ok from...

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Due to the hull being printed and not doing the proper prep work to smooth it out, I hand painted the outlines best I could and when I did the waterline,...

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After the first layer, I wanted to do some rust streaks, but got a bit heavy handed, but was able to clean up my mess with the airbrush and carried on...

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After her Maiden, I had a great time floating her and eventually decided that I need to learn ton detail the boat so it doesn't just look like a shadow...

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Sorry to hear about your loss. Prayers to you and family.

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Thank you all!...

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Will keep you in prayers sir

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Thanks for the heads up! I’ll check.