I’m Rick Caceres, and I’m a retired Master Chief Petty officer.  I retired in 1998 as Command Master Chief of the USS Mitscher DDG-57. I now reside in Covington Georgia.

First of all, I want to thank my dear friend Roger Harper for this wonderful web site. Any modeler who just looks at the pictures here owes him a huge debt. This site is the best of it’s kind on the web. If you want to know about model shipbuilding and R/C, Roger is the standard by which others measure their success. Besides, he’s my buddy. Roger is THE MAN!

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Ok, I served on many ships in 22 years in the Navy. I may one day build a model of each ( I hear Roger in the background laughing at me). All I need is time. Even thou I’m retired from the Navy, I still work full time at GE as an engineer, and I have a wife I am duly obligated to love an entertain.

I served on the USS Tacoma PG 92, USS Briscoe DD 977, PBR’ at special boats, USS Antrim FFG-20, USS Halyburton FFG-40, USS Taylor FFG-50, USS Barry DDG-52and USS Mitscher, DDG-57. By far, my favorite ships are the FFG’s, but to fight a battle, the Arleigh Burke DDG is the meanest ship afloat, bar none.

I am currently building the USS Constitution by Revell. It’s the large scale one. It’s an OK kit, I’ll do the wooden kit next. I love OLD IRONSIDES. She never lost a battle. How cool is that!?

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I built the 1/32 Lindberg PT109 kit and tried to R/C it and got BAD rudder and motor fluctuation. I’m waiting for roger to build his so I can finish mine. I’m sooooo lazy!


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I also love PT boats because my hero of all time was Admiral John Duncan Bulkeley. I could fill a main frame on his accomplishments. If you like PT boats, you owe it to yourself to read " The Seawolf", it’s the story of the greatest Naval hero in modern time, John Bulkeley. Also, watch the movie Starring Robert Montgomery and John Wayne, " They were Expendable" Also about Admiral Bulkeley. I plan to also build the Dumas 48" and 33" inch version of the PT boat. Can’t say enough about those mosquito boats.

The picture of my Shadow box sums up my navy career, given to me by my Chiefs on the Mitscher. Thanks brothers. 
 
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The Crockett ( Tacoma )

PT boats

Sterling Cabin Cruiser

Sirmar FFG

PBR

Rick