Fun with Tunnels

[Jerry Dunlap]

lookie

IMPBA Internats at Jackson, TN. At least I think that's the event.

JD

 

[Grimracer]

2005.. yes..

 

[Brandon Atwell]

Man....

Those guys are lookin old now!

 

[Jarcaines]

Some of my dads tunnels from district 8 in the 80s and 90s

 

[MarkScott]

A friend sent these to me, stating they are 81-82 pics.

A Steve Muck designed tunnel with a K&B 11cc

A Ed Hughey foam/wood tunnel.

 

[TUNLBOTR]

Come on down to SOWEGA Mike.

I still have a ty wrap or 2 in the truck......

The Bandit.

 

[Grimracer]

RATS..lol... those are some DAM tough ties..lol

Miss my buds!

 

[RonShaw]

I still have a Newby Craft Tunnel in my shop!!! I will have to take some pics to share.

 

[Grimracer]

Sweet.. lets see it!... I dont think Steve Newby is with us anymore... I might be wrong tho..

Grim

 

[Jarcaines]

So over Christmas I went through a box of my dad's old boat pictures (1976-98) and scanned over 70 of them in. Here are a few more classic tunnel hull shots.

My JD 3.5 tunnel from the mid 90's, first boat I raced with the "grown-ups":


Some of dad's early 3.5 tunnels:



Some of his 7.5 - 11 tunnels:

 

[Jarcaines]

I have a lot more where that came from, but I don't want to bore anyone or break the site with too many pictures...

 

[RonShaw]

Thats great stuff Joey. Had no idea you were a tunnelhead at heart as well!!!! Keep wm coming!!!!

 

[Jarcaines]

Ron, Im J.R., Joeys brother. Our dad ran tunnels for years with district 8. He even held the first A-Tunnel NAMBA record!

 

[RonShaw]

Thats really cool stuff JR. Looks like your whole family has been entrenched in RC boating!!! Keep those pics coming.

 

[Jarcaines]

Yeah, we grew up on the stuff! Ill upload some more on Monday.

 

[fred uftring]

Here is two 3.5 Tom` Cats before they came out in kits form . Also a 7.5 Tom`s Cat.

 

[Jarcaines]

Good looking boats, Fred!

Ron, you asked for it.

Here is a bunch of random tunnels from the 1985 Reno Nats.

 

[RonShaw]

Wow JR. If we had all of those tunnels back we could open a rc tunnel museum. Very cool stuff for sure. I see several I recognize. Thank you so much for sharing.

 

[LarryConrad]

Power Build...what.. 2004....lol

The power build photo has a few familiar faces in it. Ron Travis, Patrick Steele, Grim, not sure about the others.

 

[DeanJohnson]

After this thread perked my tunnel interest again, here's a rough mock up of my new 7.5 tunnel. The sponsons and center section need to be completed prior to marrying the two together, but it's getting there. I also need to build a radio box and figure out the cowl situation. The hull was designed by my father.