The Building of the USS Alligator - by David Merriman III

[Antoine]

[Antoine]

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[Antoine]

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[adriaticsea]

Hi all,

thanks Antoine for sharing

Hi all,

thanks Antoine for sharing with us these wonderful photos of David Merriman III's work.
I'm amazed by the skills of this extraordinary craftsman.
At least for me, these photos are really inspiring to improve my modelling skills (knowing, of course, that I'll never reach his level of craftsmanship!!! ).
BEST REGARDS MAURO

[boatbuilder1]

once agaon I am blown

once agaon I am blown away by Dave's work outstanding
just more of the reason why I call him mentor

charlie

[adriaticsea]

Hi all,

I was re-watching the

Hi all,

I was re-watching the photos, and a question arose...is this model for RC or just for static display?
On a first look I assumed the photos depicted the building of a master for a hollow GRP hull, but now I'm not so sure...anyway, it's amazing to see how Merriman managed to build an ovoidal hull without carving the shape entirely out of seasoned wood (that, I think, would've required a HUGE amount of sanding and filling!!)
BEST REGARDS MAURO

[Antoine]

FINAL REPORT !

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/antoine.lenormand/Images/Merriman/finalrep1.jpg

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http://perso.wanadoo.fr/antoine.lenormand/Images/Merriman/aAlligator1.jpg

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FINAL REPORT !

[Antoine]

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/antoine.lenormand/Images/Merriman/aAlligator9.jpg

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http://perso.wanadoo.fr/antoine.lenormand/Images/Merriman/aAlligator11.jpg

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[novagator]

Simply amazing work. I am

Simply amazing work. I am blown away by all his works.

I can't wait to see the subs on the show next year.

[tmsmalley]

http://www.rc-submarines.com/Alligator_Junior/1641c210.jpg

I have some shots of



I have some shots of Dave's and my subs in operation on my website.

Alligator Project Website

Mssr. Merriman will be offering Alligator sub kits for sale soon.

Tim



Edited By TMSmalley on 1100099782

[slats]

Holy cow!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is there anything with

Holy cow!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is there anything with RC subs that Dave does badly?
I don't care if I'm feeding his ego. The benchmark for the wow factor keeps on rising.
Dave you are a credit to our hobby.
I'm totally blown away yet again.
Fantastic!!