Ship Model: Admiral Graf Spee

Model Built by: William Terra (ME - USA )
Kit Manufacturer: Scratch Build
Scale: 1:20

Additional Information
 
The model is scratch built like a canoe using 1"/4" bass wood strips & then covered w/fiberglass.
Estimated weight: 700 lbs
The beam is 52"
The length is about 30'
It can carry 2 persons.
The model is powered by a 15 hp outboard engine under rear gun turret.
It can sail 15 mph

 Furthermore the mode l has a built in music system.
While William Terra cruises the lakes of Maine he enjoys listen to Wagner (How appropriate ... LOL).
The Commander-in-Chief in the photographs below is William Terra.
William Terra would like to see more models built in this scale.
 
Construction time: 4 years (so far). It is estimated to require at least 2 more years of work to make the model c! omplete .
 
The Model - Status 2002