Sea Trials

Went for her second sea trial today at the Bellevue WA park pond along with the NW RC Ship modelers Club. Loaded the boat with the batteries, CO2 container, and weights.  I’m estimating it weighs about 50 pound but it didn’t have any ammo aboard.  It was a struggle to get it OUT of the pond as it felt heavier wet!  Inspected and there was very little water in the tub.  Had the sounds working though they could hardly be heard over the roar of the waterfall.   To save space here I put a couple of short videos up on You Tube for viewing.  Take a look at this link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOclc2sPQAA

Deck Fittings

In an attempt to be ready for a model show in Mt. Vernon I put some time into some of the deck fittings.  Here you will see the hedge hog launcher just forward of the quad 40mm AA gun.  Neither are finished but it is moving along.  Also a view of the port side and the stack decorated with a decal that was the “mascot” of the later day W41. I’m not sure of the origins but I took artistic license and posted it on the stack.

Anchor Deck done

Finished the anchor deck and both anchors.  Now on to the ladders and making smoke come out the stack.  Targeting a shakedown cruise in early March.

Anchor Deck

Work on the anchor deck almost completed. Building going aft from there.

Welcome

This is the story of the building of a 1:48 scale Coast Guard Cutter from 1943 that I served on in 1967 – 1969.

Decks and guns

Work continues on the deck fittings and the guns.  Some pix included.

April Update

Electronics and gun systems have been installed. Guns work fine and just going through the punch list for electronics.  Some fine stuff from Active Electronics in England yet to be installed. 

Will be once again on the water in May and June, with test firing of the guns “at sea”.

Update

Now that I’m RETIRED more work is in progress.  With Capt Schaar’s fine work the hull blast shields have been installed; the guns are now rigged and operate with no gas leaks (unlike me).  Construction of deck adornments and smaller guns are now a work in progress.

Gunz all painted up

Few pix of the 5" guns with  paint and tub barrel covers.

 

5 inch gun mounts

 

Progressing S L O W L Y on the big gunz for the W41.  They now rotate but elevation will be determined with fitting of the tubes and other mechanicals.   These pix show the mounts getting closer to a finish.