Mercuryman54 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 I’m starting a build post on the AMT boat kit. The kit is based on a Chris-Craft boat. Some of you may have already seen some pictures of my boat in progress. Some in the post about th reissue of this kit, the one I’m building is from the Buyers Choice issue. There are also some pictures of it in my 1954 Mercury Woody Workbench post. Thanks for looking. Dennis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercuryman54 Posted October 24, 2017 Author Share Posted October 24, 2017 Here are the woods I used building the AMT boat. The deck consists of 3 types of wood. Perimeter is 1/8” Mahogany. The center strip is Maple. The “ boards” are Canary Wood with iron on Maple veneer strips between the Canary Wood “boards”. Thanks for looking. Dennis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercuryman54 Posted October 24, 2017 Author Share Posted October 24, 2017 I set up a fence on my band saw and cut strips of the Canary Wood. Each strip of Canary Wood got a strip of heat activated iron on Maple veneer. Then they were glued together to make up the blanks to go in the perimeter of Mahogany on each side of the center Maple strip.Dennis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercuryman54 Posted October 24, 2017 Author Share Posted October 24, 2017 Here’s a few pictures of the construction of the deck. The hull of the boat looked too shallow to me. I added 1/4” to the depth of the boats hull and wrapped it in Mahogany veneer. Dennis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Man that look nice...! This is a great kit in my opinion...think I need a couple...LOL.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercuryman54 Posted October 25, 2017 Author Share Posted October 25, 2017 A few more pictures of the progress. Bottom of the hull painted, pinstriped and polyurethane. Deck interior and engine panels cut out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Wow that's some project and lookin' REAL good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Only one word for this....Beautiful ..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Beautiful wood work!Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnslow Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 That is fantastic looking wood work . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10thumbs Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Excellent finish Dennis! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perspective Customs Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Beautiful!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelyEd Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 (edited) She is Beautiful!!!, I did one like this with a similar wood treatment. What engine are you going to use? Hoping not to offend you in any way, here are a couple shots of my version, I used .10 square plastic rods between the planks. Edited November 4, 2017 by SteelyEd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jairus Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 (edited) My only problem with that kit is the scale. It seems like it scales out to a 14' boat to me making the layout wrong. 18" to 24" would be more correct for a duel cockpit boat.I started one myself turning it into a proper 14' fiberglass boat with an outboard and four close seats circa late 50's.As a stand-alone project, the hull looks BEAUTIFUL! But the scale is closer to 1/28th if you go measure a real one. Edited November 5, 2017 by Jairus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrucha Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 (edited) Looks good so far. I can't wait to see this build finished. Edited November 25, 2017 by carrucha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eshaver Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Both of these Boat conversions are wonderful folks !!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterNNL Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Simply wonderful work all around! Thanks for sharing your process with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samdiego Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 (edited) Awesome stuff! I didn't take it nearly as far, but this is mine. The bottom one is covered in mahogany veneer Edited December 19, 2017 by samdiego Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercuryman54 Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 This may be the script I use on the back of the boat. Hopefully I’ll get back to work on it soon. Dennis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 On 12/19/2017 at 12:00 PM, samdiego said: Awesome stuff! I didn't take it nearly as far, but this is mine. The bottom one is covered in mahogany veneer Nice boat builds Sam and I really like that "Cracker Box" racer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 So, Denis. Did you ever finish this? It looks outstanding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 The decking is especially nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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