I got about 2/3rds the way through building the Cutty Sark

Then the 13 year old boy in me floated it out onto Smith Mountain Lake with an M80 in the belly which had its fuse resting on a burning cigarette (mom was a smoker, and gave me said lit cigarette).
After 5 minutes or so, I thought the cigarette had gone out and prepared to dive in and retrieve the ship.
Then 💥 ! Twas spectacular.

In response to this post by PhotoHokieNC

Posted: 03/12/2021 at 7:03PM

hobbiest peeps: ...what was your favorite Model as a kid; (or now)❓ -- bourbonstreet 03/12/2021 6:09PM

Used to build a lot of jets and race cars, still do now, but I used to also -- typed by ben 03/13/2021 3:18PM

I did classic muscle cars. ** -- YardBird 03/12/2021 11:58PM

1967 Chevelle ** -- ChazB 03/13/2021 06:34AM

An American Airlines 707 in the original 1958 livery. -- VToncologyNurse 03/12/2021 10:17PM

Another old aircraft I loved was the Sud Aviation Caravelle. Get a load... -- VToncologyNurse 03/12/2021 10:30PM

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Wowow! That's a helluva story. No GPS or airway beacons in those days! ** -- VToncologyNurse 03/12/2021 11:21PM

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My favorite model when I was a kid... -- Tank 03/12/2021 8:08PM

Used to check her out in the Sears catalogs. ** -- MikeVT85 03/12/2021 8:48PM

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See my post -- Spudnut 03/12/2021 9:19PM

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...nice tank-buster on the Eastern front too. ** -- bourbonstreet 03/12/2021 6:50PM

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Wowzers! ** -- ColoVT82 03/12/2021 7:23PM

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Cutty Sark and Thermopylae. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 03/12/2021 6:22PM

I got about 2/3rds the way through building the Cutty Sark -- Spudnut 03/12/2021 7:03PM

Thermopylae- -- PhotoHokieNC 03/12/2021 6:24PM

...that, counts. (quite a bit, actually). 🤝 ** -- bourbonstreet 03/12/2021 6:54PM

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I got about 2/3rds the way through building the Cutty Sark

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