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07-05-2021, 08:33 PM
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Bushnell's 1776 Turtle Submarine
David Bushnell’s 1776 Turtle Submarine
Turtle was the world's*first*submersible*vessel*with a documented record of use in combat.* Ordered from Ecard models Printed Turtle Sub parts pages on 110 and 67 Lb letter size card stock. BP 
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07-05-2021, 11:11 PM
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That's great Bob.
I have always fancied this be and wondered what it would look like made up! looks great! But far bigger than I thought. 50% maybe for me if I ever make it! His other submarine model - the CONFEDERATE CCS PIONEER is also very appealing.
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07-06-2021, 09:55 AM
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Submarine history is interesting and that is a nice representation of that chapter in it.
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07-06-2021, 10:05 AM
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Me, too, but Bob handled it well. Nice looking model
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07-06-2021, 02:13 PM
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Great model, Bob. I don't see any part numbers written on the reverse of the parts, either!
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07-06-2021, 03:31 PM
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Howdy Folks,
Except for the cereal cardboard round discs, yes, the parts were numbered in pencil on the back side. The penciled numbers do not show in the photograph. Many times I am in the mood to just spend an evening cutting parts that are then put in a plastic zip lock bag waiting for me to slap glue on them in a day or so. BP
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07-06-2021, 08:32 PM
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Hi All,
And hi, Bob Penikas. That's a sharp looking build of Bushnells’ Turtle. From your photographs, it looks like the kit has two choices for the exterior of the wooden hull. The first is the wood planking printed on the cardstock parts used to skin the various sections, and the second is the individual vertical planks you installed over the built up hull. I think the second option looks best as it eliminates the hull’s unrealistic horizontal seams. As there is still some question as to what the actual submarine looked like, I’m including a line drawing that shows a slimmer hull section than the one presented in your model. As to which is more accurate, who can say? But in either case, the wooden hull of the Turtle is a masterwork of the cooper’s art...and the paper modeler's art, too. Well done all around. Score and fold, Thumb Dog
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