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"day ain't over yet-"
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Been on "Sabino" too Charlie, and was surprised at how small she actually is.
 Somehow, I'd visualized a larger boat---. 
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Feb 19, 2009, 11:08 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Garden Grove, CA, USA
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Opening alarmed me, thought maybe he had passed. I used to rub elbows with him in the Maritime Modelers, a really nice and talented guy.
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Feb 19, 2009, 11:36 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: 5th & Main, Los Angeles, CA
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All the decorative lights on Bobs' Sabino work too.
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Feb 19, 2009, 12:54 PM
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5 copies for my mother...
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Motor City
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Feb 19, 2009, 02:12 PM
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"day ain't over yet-"
Join Date: Jun 2005
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Pat, I can see where the thread title could be taken the wrong way, and rattle a few people.
 If I hadn't been on the phone with him recently, I would have gotten a little bent out of shape as well---.
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Feb 19, 2009, 02:35 PM
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r/c ships and workboats
Join Date: May 2006
Location: bellingham, wa
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Thanks for the flashbacks on bobs models in the magazines. Remember them well. now where did those copies go................................
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Feb 19, 2009, 04:14 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Norcal
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Oh, all very nice models! Thanks for sharing!
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Feb 19, 2009, 05:39 PM
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5 copies for my mother...
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Motor City
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Bogene
Another little work boat... Bob saw her on a trailer near the Columbia River, stopped to take pics and measurements. With that in hand, it's easy to make a model!
How many details here I don't have a clue how to make myself... |
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Feb 19, 2009, 05:45 PM
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5 copies for my mother...
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Motor City
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Elite Dredge
Not sure if there was an original for this self propelled salvage barge. Looks like original grunge though!
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Feb 19, 2009, 06:30 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Eagle Rock, Ca.
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Here are a couple of shots of Bobs Brusco Tug.
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Feb 19, 2009, 06:35 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Eagle Rock, Ca.
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And two more of his lil fishing boat.
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Feb 19, 2009, 06:45 PM
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5 copies for my mother...
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Motor City
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Monterey Clippers
Bob may be best known for his Monterey Clippers- the little boats that plied the waters around Monterey and San Fransisco for salmon, crab, and anything else catchable. Bob grew up in the City and remembers how the lines for a new Clipper would be chalked out on the alleys next to boatbuilders down near Fisherman's Wharf.
Here is Isabelle again, built from his Pandora Models kit. |
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Feb 19, 2009, 06:46 PM
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And here's a little more of his smaller Clipper in gpzy's post above.
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Feb 19, 2009, 06:48 PM
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5 copies for my mother...
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Bob has done small display models too. The African Queen has a sound unit built into the base, and is usually under glass.
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Feb 19, 2009, 06:52 PM
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Location: Motor City
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Hicks
Powering most Clippers was a one or two cylinder Hicks gasoline motor, built right there in San Francisco. Bob's Clipper models included one of these animated gems along with digital sound- really advanced for a modeler back in the early 90's!
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