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Sunday, October 4, 2009

The Maiden Voyage of the Firecracker!

Many of you will remember this post last April about the pinup girl I painted on hubby's remote-controlled speedboat that he was building. He didn't have much time to work on it due to job commitments, so it took him until now to get the boat finished. On Saturday we went to a favorite pond not far from our house in the Loess Hills for her maiden voyage. We were so excited to see it in the water!

She is powered by a weed-eater mower. Jason is getting ready to start her up!

And away she goes...

Giving her some gas...

The Loess Hills in Autumn is breathtaking!

Full throttle!

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Hope you enjoyed the ride! :-)

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15 comments:

  1. First Draught FarmOctober 5, 2009 at 8:44 AM

    How fun is that?! Beautiful artwork to boot!

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  2. CarolineOctober 5, 2009 at 9:12 AM

    Yes, I remember watching your art in progress! It looks like you had a lovely outing and she goes like a bomb too!

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  3. Scout and FreyjaOctober 5, 2009 at 9:24 AM

    That is so COOL! We want onea' those☺

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  4. WATERBABY CHRISTINEOctober 5, 2009 at 12:28 PM

    WooHoo! She floats!

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  5. Mona Diane ConnerOctober 5, 2009 at 6:45 PM

    What a wonderful post! Thanks for sharing it Kathleen.

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  6. marnie vollenhalsOctober 5, 2009 at 6:54 PM

    Your art is just beautiful Kathleen.
    Marnie

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  7. DoloresOctober 5, 2009 at 7:14 PM

    Ha! So nice to see her in action. Thanks for the update on her.

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  8. UnknownOctober 6, 2009 at 1:59 AM

    Great to see she made it back in one piece))

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  9. Pussycats and AngelsOctober 6, 2009 at 5:33 AM

    Hi Kathleen
    Gosh is it that long ago, how time fly's. Looks like you both had fun.
    Beautiful pond!
    Great photo's Kathleen, look's lifesize.
    Hope you and Cloud are well?
    Warm Wishes from England.
    Juliexx

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  10. CaroleeOctober 6, 2009 at 8:55 AM

    I remember when you were painting her - very cool! And what a beautiful setting for her maiden voyage! :)

    ~ Carolee

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  11. Five O'Clock SomewhereOctober 6, 2009 at 4:30 PM

    I didn't know the boat was actually ever going to go in the water, I thought is was just for decoration! Looks even better in the water!

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  12. T. EdlinOctober 6, 2009 at 6:33 PM

    Awesome! She looks GREAT!

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  13. artbyakikoOctober 7, 2009 at 5:46 PM

    This is awesome! She looks even sexier after the adventure. :)

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  14. Dean GreyOctober 9, 2009 at 4:45 PM

    Kathleen!

    Of course I remember that pin-up gal! I sure hope she's varnished!!

    If only I were three inches tall I could give that boat a ride. Looked like great fun!

    -Dean

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  15. cezzJuly 1, 2010 at 9:15 PM

    Hi!
    nice blog and very interesting post...
    keep it up...

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