A little project for Hydro Junky or anyone else

[Mike Hughes]

I came across this on facebook today. A dude was building these models and painting them up. They are the size of a dollar bill. What I want to know is, what boat is he trying to represent. I think it might be the '72 The Walther Special U-77. I know it is not scale. I jsut like the paint scheme. If you look at the 71 Country Boy, you can see the cowl and the tail feathers have the same paint scheme. I cant get on David's site to check. Striking out with google too. So here it is on old IW.
Mike

 

[Ray Sametz]

..................................never mind lol

 

[Joe Wiebelhaus]

Kinda like this................. #7177

 

[Hydro Junkie]

Nice catch, Joe. I was thinking Country Boy or Redman, just couldn't place the paint scheme.
Mike, if you go to the HARM, there is a case hanging on the wall with at least 30 boats of similar size in it. I'm sure David Williams can tell you who made them, might be the same person

 

[Mike Hughes]

Yes, like your 5th picture Joe. I see it says 71. They must of changed the color during the season.
Mike

 

[Jarcaines]

Yeah, 71 Country Boy. I believe it ran with the painted hull at the season finally in Dallas after they blew up a Merlin through the finished wood deck at the previous race in Oregon.

 

[Jarcaines]

…and it later became the Redman II

 

[jwo]

The painted version never ran. It was a new build. Sold to Bernie and converted to a rear seat and ran as the Bud. The wood deck was the later Redman.