Hi . Here's some chuckles and facts .
Have you ever gone into the toy section of any store and seen the Neoprene or whatever Plastic boats ?They're cute in they're own way .Little bright red, green blue and yellow tugs, cabin cruisers and ski boats .Hmmm .
Did you notice they All had the same kind of hull ! Trouble is they can't be used for any modeling . Why ? well , the nylon or whatever plastic they are made of takes a licking and keeps on ticking ( Somewhat ) but no glue known to man will stick to them !
For something that is sold as unbreakable, why are the small parts of the cabin ground into your carpet then ? Talking about this .Does anyone Remember the " Texaco Tanker " For a fill-up and five bucks your Dad could get you this toy . Yes , some had wheels too ! Years later you find it in the attic or storeroom and you round file it or use it as a bedraggled nuther floating toy for the Grandkids .
Mine is still in the box. Mine , made By Wen-Mac ( The model airplane engine folks ) made some for Texaco that were motorised .Funny , I must've known it was valuable because mine has NEVER touched even water in the TUB.Unlike most mine still has all the good parts on it .
This brings me back to toy boats of a special nature . How many of you have passed on or built Lindberg's Cape Class Coast Guard Cutter ? Guess what? I found a motorized one at a train show . It's not a Cape , but a mix of both classes with a civilian liner over narrow stack . The Depth Charge racks ,There's still one , look like ladders with round treads on the deck . The deck is where my other post went Snap .So I will try to get this done .The deck has raised lines for planks .You cant see them till you are really close .The Boat was made by ELDON in the year 1957 . Eldon did do some models , but I think they were cars . Good hull and runs , even now , like a ski boat . T.B.