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ModelEntry/Object ID
NA2024.39Description
Stancraft Torpedo model named "Serenity" built by Julius Faubel as the 2024 Builder in Residence project.
StanCraft launched a torpedo-shaped hull mahogany runabout in the 1950s. Over the following years the shape and length of the hull was changed. The bat wings added to the end of the hull in the 1950s are still unique for a runabout today.
The 1:6 model that is built by Julius as the 2024 Builder in Residence at ABM is not available as a kit.
The aim of the project is to show how motorboats were individually manufactured before the days of plastic and composite materials. Most of ABM’s boats were built in a similarly elaborate way.
Developed jointly by two StanCraft admirers, the model also represents the special effort that was necessary for the original builder in the 1950s to get this gem on the water.
The first layer consists of thin poplar plywood, the second layer is made of mahogany, maple and wenge veneer. The seats in both cockpits are upholstered with genuine leather, the metal parts are individually made of brass, soldered, polished and chrome-plated. Up to 9 layers of 2k varnish are applied.
All parts of the Torpedo are handmade and not available as parts from the model building market. Construction time for this model is approx. 6 months, 8 hours/day, 5 days/week.Location
Room
Small Artifact StorageBuilding
*Elizabeth & Bolling Haxall Building
