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Seabee's At The Store

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Seabee's At The Store! November 26, 2022 Out of complete coincidence, on July 9th, 2022 (The day we picked up our Seabee), Hallmark released their 2022 Hallmark Keepsake ornament series, which included a Republic RC3 Seabee . I had assumed that these would only be sold in limited quantities, and only in the U.S., but I was delighted to see that they had one on display when I entered my local Hallmark store today. I searched the boxes and was pleased to see that they had many in stock (10 boxes to be exact) but also pleased to see that many had already been sold! I believe that Hallmark's choice to create an ornament of such a unique and historic aircraft will help to bring more attention, enthusiasm, and interest back into the Republic RC3 Seabee and hopefully help further grow the Seabee community. Sculptor Lynn Norton was in charge of making this design and I believe that he did an excellent job at recreating every single detail the Seabee has to offer (he even included hull

November 2022 Updates

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  November 2022 Updates November 12, 2022 As of the date of publication, we have: -Acquired a handful of new parts including, control surfaces, cowling parts, seats, hull parts, and much more. -Installed and connected the water rudder -Started paint stripping -Fully cleaned the inside of the aircraft and have begun removing seat rails and electrical cables ...as well as much more behind the scenes that will be revealed shortly!