These are all plastic kit conversions done by Pat Tritle
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showp...&postcount=122

And Here TonyO documents a typical conversion process.
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...hlight=trawler

There were two 1/350 Tamiya kits that a local area modeler converted for rc, the Missouri, and the Enterprise. They always looked great when the two were sailed together.

Go Crazy!