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07 Oct 2008 09:58 PM

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Ok Here we go with the California Build. Pt1

The California. Hull made by Ralph Cole



















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Tags: USS California, USS Tennessee, Ralph Coles, fiberglass
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08 Oct 2008 02:49 AM
Sweet! cant wait to see more.
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08 Oct 2008 05:08 AM
good job Curt that looks like the old tenny after john recut the windows to make her legal.
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24 Aug 2009 10:45 AM
I started peeling off the tape in preparation to clean up the burrs from the windows.
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27 Aug 2009 11:39 AM
Ok finally. All of the Tape is peeled off.
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28 Aug 2009 02:13 AM
Building three ships at once?
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28 Aug 2009 08:47 AM
Nope more than that. Bismarck(REFIT)Konig, VDT, Graf Spee, Pow, California. Nagato, Tirpitz, as runners, Mighty Mo on order. Warspite. I was made an offer to buy it from the owener soo I am thinking about that one.
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28 Aug 2009 12:49 PM
Stokomoto,
I have to ask. Are you married?
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28 Aug 2009 03:11 PM
I was.. till the ships took over... got a GF now and she supports the hobby and my projects. I am building one for her and she has used the PE to battle my Yamato. She's good at it.
My projects are in her Dad's workshop shed and some at my place.

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28 Aug 2009 03:28 PM
Sounds like a good plan.
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28 Aug 2009 06:01 PM
Your ship building sounds like me and my bike riding. You spend time building, I spend hours a day on the bike. Both I'm sure are enjoyable.
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03 Sep 2009 01:44 AM
Yeah but I need to spend time on the BiKE so I can lose weight.
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14 Feb 2010 07:44 PM
The California will now be the Tennessee build and will be updated on both this page and the Atlantic radio controlled page.
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14 Feb 2010 10:45 PM
Great!!
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15 Feb 2010 01:05 PM
While my other parts are en route, I am planning on building a subdeck of 1/4 balsa around the hull. it should hold the 1/8 inch sintra deck.. Once the deck is resting on the rails i will put cross braces to help support the deck.
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15 Feb 2010 02:24 PM

Just in case anyone is interested I now have the MOULD for this hull

so it is, yes, still in Canada...

 

 

Need any help let me know!

 

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16 Feb 2010 01:02 PM
Looks good!!
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22 Feb 2010 05:53 PM
Parts have arrived. I will be picking up tomorrow. The first step is to get the shafts marked for installation this week. Once the shafts are placed then time to work on the placement of the internals
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22 Feb 2010 08:22 PM
I suggest that you use pine for the subdeck formers not balsa. Cut strips on a table saw.
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22 Feb 2010 09:54 PM
The table saw will be a problem. I do not have access to it. Do you have any other suggestions?
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