FS: 1/8th Scale Turbine Pay Pak, 8401/8700 built frame, and Velasco cowling

[Mike Luszcz]

I have a few 1/8th scale hydroplane items to sell, so here goes.

1) '80 Turbine Pay Pak 1/8th scale finished hull. I restored this hull as a hull I wanted to just display in my house, but here lately it seems to mainly display dust. It's a full new dupont base/ clear repaint, with new Thunderboatgraphics.com decals. Hull only ever had minor chips and bruises before the restoration, no major damage had to be repaired, just wanted it looking nice. I did make it where FE can be run, but it is also at a stage where nitro can still be done as well. Buyers choice. The cowling mounting technique will need to be finished. I had planned on doing a velcro system for easy removal with FE. It also needs a turbine tube. It does have strut installed with tube. No rudder, but existing transom holes were filled with west system/ silica mix, so its good and strong. Basically its a fresh build that buyer will need to finish up. Stand is included if wanted. Asking $550 plus exact shipping. I already have a box that will handle the hull, and I can ship the stand in a separate box.

2) ML Boatworks 8401 (late style with jones sponsons)/ 8700 (again, late model rounded sponsons) built frame kit. To make the 8700 you will just add on the non trip extensions to the transom to make it the 8700. Selling for $210 shipped in the continental usa. The sponson strakes (the 3 frames that slide into the sponson ride pad area) have not been glued in yet, just slipped in for the pic, so buyer can easily modify framing if they want. Frame is built, batten sticks added, and bottom pan added.

3) Velaso "108" cowling. $60 shipped in the continental USA.

 

[Mike Luszcz]

 

[Mike Luszcz]

Here is another pic of the 8401/8700 hull that I used on my website:

 

[Mike Luszcz]

If more pics are needed of anything, please just ask. All of these except the last 8401/8700 pics were taken with my camera phone, so I know they are not the best. I can pull out my wifes DSLR and show how slick the paint is on that Pak! Oh wait, here is another of the Pak:

 

[Rudy Formanek]

I would like to buy the Velasco Cowl.(I got a kit and cowl, now, but an extra would sure be nice.) Can do Paypal. Zip 95827

 

[Mike Luszcz]

Rudy, my paypal is [email protected]. i will box it up tomorrow night and ship it wednesday. Thanks, Mike

 

[Rudy Formanek]

Money sent. Rudy

 

[RonShaw]

Mike,

I have never owned a finished scale, but if I ever do, it will be one of those Winston "Lobster" boats in the middle of the pic above!!!!!! That is one smoking hot boat!!!!!! Great building and quality my friend!!!!.....

 

[Mike Luszcz]

Thanks Rudy, cowl sold to you. Thanks Ron for the nice words! Offers welcome on the remaining items!

 

[hgatjens]

I hate to disparage your scale work however, your Dominos is nowhere close to the real boat.

I saw it at every race it went to and it was never that clean and or shiny!

Looks good though.

 

[Mike Luszcz]

Haha, i know the real boat always had a dull look to it. I saw Brian Andersons Dominos at tri cities and the imron i think he used probably closer matches the full size. I wish when he gave me pics and codes he would have let me know shiny is not correct!

 

[hgatjens]

I was commenting more about how they never kept the boat clean than about your choice of paint.

 

[Mike Luszcz]

Oh ok, you know that boat made its way back to the hydroplane museum and will be restored back to the Squire Shop?

 

[hgatjens]

Oh ok, you know that boat made its way back to the hydroplane museum and will be restored back to the Squire Shop?

Yes, I saw it outside a couple of weeks ago. Still the same paint

 

[SayMikey]

Most models look way better than the orginal real boats. Hell we repaired the 71 Madison during the Movie and used porch paint on it

 

[brad nichols]

Mike I am iterested in your 8700 frame, but I will contact someone south to bring it to me

 

[Don Ferrette]

Mike I was really surprised to see you put the turbine Pak up for sale but I'm even more surprised it's not GONE yet at that price. Folks this boat is super nice and can do FE or nitro in the current build point it is at. Buying primer, paint, clear and graphics for a new build would be as much as his asking price.

 

[Hydro Junkie]

Most models look way better than the orginal real boats. Hell we repaired the 71 Madison during the Movie and used porch paint on it

It's the same way with restorations as well. Ted Jones and Chip Hanauer both said the restored Slo-Mo-Shun V(Ted said this to me about the "MO" while at the Tacoma Dome boat show when the Mo was "unveiled") and 82 Atlas(Chip was reported to have said this about the Atlas when he saw it after the restoration was completed) looked better after they were restored than when the boats were new. Being personally involved with restoring the Slo-Mo Shun V, I know that crew chief Roger Newton wanted the boat to be as close to perfect as was humanly possible. I guess we made Roger, Ted and Chip happy with the results

 

[Mike Luszcz]

Brad just let me know and i can get it whereever you need it to go stateside.

Don, with all the scales I am building that I plan to actually run, its tough to hang on to one I restored to hang out in the office! I thought i would keep it longer too. Your right tho its very clean and a shame it has not sold. Just.so everyone knows i offered it to someone on OSE for $570 shipped and will extend that offer here. Shipiing costs me about $65.00 of that. Let me know if anyone would like it for that.

 

[Mike Luszcz]

Frame kit for 8401/8700 sold to Ken stribling. Thanks, Mike

Pay Pak still available!