I'd like a boat

[stavanzer]

Pat. I know you've already found a boat, but the Coronado just would not let me sleep. I found the original page from Round2 showing it coming.

https://www.collectormodel.com/round2-models/3013-lindberg-model-kits-1959-century-coronado-boat/

And, as ZTony mentions it is an old kit with tons of flash. I want to say somebody on the board in Oz, (Alan Barton??)Built the thing and posted pics. He did a Great Job on it!!

[landman]

17 hours ago, keyser said:

Those boats were really tiny. Large jet-ski tiny. The old jet-ski Revell did in the last 15y? had small trailer too. A start point for the hull. Could look in toy dept too, suspect 1/32 speedboat good start point.

Old River Rat kit had small boat and outboard. RMCM does the Westcraft out of the 64 ElCamino kit too. Chris-Craft is great kit, as are the early AMT and Revell kits. But way too big. 

Still, for inspiration, Mr. Boyd has a boat fetish, as do many. He finishes stuff though

https://public.fotki.com/funman1712/tim-boyds-124th--12/boyd-model-boats/boyd-boats-/?view=roll

Wow, that quite the collection. Very nice work.

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[keyser]

 

[tim boyd]

On 5/18/2020 at 7:01 AM, landman said:

Wow, that quite the collection. Very nice work.

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Pat and Keyser....thanks for the comments!  TIM 

[tim boyd]

On 5/17/2020 at 3:50 PM, espo said:

He has some beautiful looking boat builds. This is one I built a few years ago based on the same kit.

David....a great looking boat!  Congrats and thanks for posting the image, too.  TIM 

[tim boyd]

On 5/14/2020 at 11:47 PM, High octane said:

That AMT Ski-Drag Boat is rare and expensive. I've built two and have another waiting to be built. I had bought it several years ago and it was pricey back then. I only see these kits on the average of every 8-10 years. Here's a pic of the one I had built back in the early 80's............................................

NIck...don't recall seeing pix of your boat models beore but I am sure liking this one.  Cool paint fade and matching tow vehicle, too.  

And for others reading this thread, take note of Nick's comments about the Rayson-Craft kit; completely agree with them.  Several of mine I built from partial build-ups sold on eBay.com, was able to piece them together using some of the carryover kit parts from the later c. 1968 AMT "Hull Raiser" Kindsvater hull kit, most recently available in the Model King 1970 Pontiac Bonneville/Drag Boat combo of the mid 2000's.  

TIM 

 

 

[Jack L]

On 5/17/2020 at 3:03 PM, keyser said:

Calnaga for the win. Managed to score some great Rayson Craft decals off ebay too. I've got a few R-C's, mib and couple complete builders. Killer.

Great build. Like the colors. What'd you do up around the cowl? I like that.

Haven't seen that trailer built in a long time. Always wondered if a 1/72 airplane strut would work as a nose wheel for trailer. 

did you narrow the revell kit ?

[Paul Payne]

Guys, I really like boats displayed being towed. Must be the Yankee in me (Gloucester, Mass). I have a stash of cedar cigar wrapper I will eventually use for the hull and deck of the AMT 3 in 1 (my first model in 1959). For the fin version in your photo, perhaps a junk Chrysler from the fifties would be a good start for those wild contours.

[High octane]

8 hours ago, tim boyd said:

NIck...don't recall seeing pix of your boat models beore but I am sure liking this one.  Cool paint fade and matching tow vehicle, too.  

And for others reading this thread, take note of Nick's comments about the Rayson-Craft kit; completely agree with them.  Several of mine I built from partial build-ups sold on eBay.com, was able to piece them together using some of the carryover kit parts from the later c. 1968 AMT "Hull Raiser" Kindsvater hull kit, most recently available in the Model King 1970 Pontiac Bonneville/Drag Boat combo of the mid 2000's.  

TIM 

 

 

Thanks Tim.