Glencoe BB3 Oregon Build

Toms had the PE as of June anyway.  That's were I bought mine.

I do live in Columbia County.  Scappoose is 8 miles up river from St. Helens.  We became somewhat famous for a NFL quarterback named "Derrick Anderson" and Playmate of the Year 2007 or 8 "Sara something".  Don't remember her last name.  The mast is still on the water front.  I've also read of a smoke stack park further up river that has both smoke stacks.  Don't know if thats true yet.

I'll look forward to your build and progress pics Gregg!

Where did you get the crew figures?  Were they Z scale railroad figures?

Beautiful job!  I built the Glencoe Oregon and got an Honorable Mention from the Nautical Research Guild for a contest they had at the Washington Navy Yard O so many years ago.  I gave the ship to a friend whose great  grandfather served on the Oregon but I still have the trophy.  I loved the model as my avatar gives evidence to. I just got my shipment of my Trumpeter 1:200 Arizona and in a word, AWESOME!!  For openers, it's giHUGEic and its 900 plus parts will be a pleasure to spend this winter mating to each other.  I plan to build her as she looked in 1941 (Big surprise!) but rigged for Radio Control with seperate throttles and operable turrets and sound effects.  This is going to be fun!  Who said Christmas cannot come on All Saints' Day!

On a personal note:  It is with no small sense of pride that I announce the promotion of my brother John Richardson to the rank of Vice Admiral and VADM Richardson assumes command of US Naval Submarine Forces effective Friday, November 5, 2010.  "Attention on deck! Submarine forces arriving!"

  I completed the Glencoe BB-3 several years ago, and it came out pretty decent. I used the blueprints I got from The Oregon Historical Society for some details, but the biggest and best reference I had was a copy of an old "Scale Model Warships" (Vol. 1, No. 2 of summer 1985). The man had scratchbuilt  OREGON in an unspecified scale, and the article contains many B/W and color photos, plus a short construction narrative. He indicates that the model is on permanent display at the Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria (as of 1985).

  I'd like to get another BB-3 kit and try again, using some of the advanced techniques I've learned over the years. Hopefully, Tom's Modelworks is still offering the P/E set for the Glencoe kit.

  Looking forward to some WIP photos.

Gregg, if that's Couumbia County in Oregon (St. Helens?), you should know that the Oregon's foremast is preserved, on display at Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland, right opposite where the sternwheeler Portland is moored. A memorial to a gallant warrior that came to a sad end.

OK it worked!  Here's the site that I been following.

http://modelshipwrights.kitmaker.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=SquawkBox&file=index&req=viewtopic&topic_id=122972&ord=&page=1

Pictures of mine will come shortly.  Sorry for the lack of regular entries.  I'm coaching a soccer team, we've had visitors on the weekends and I just have not had free time.

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I'll try again to add a picture.  These two pictures are from the site I'm following.  The Oregon [View:/themes/fsm/utility/:550:0]build by Marcos Serra.  [View:/themes/fsm/utility/:550:0]

I plan on doing the Oregon sometime in the near future. so I will be following your posts. I plan on doing pre-Spanish American War era. What era will you be doing, and what happened to the photo?

Thanks,

And here's my first attempt at adding a photo

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Welcome Gregg,

You are already posting, so next up is to get pictures posted. Go to "Community Assistance aka forum help" on the home page and do a search for "posting pictures". It's a common question for the newbies. Not too difficult. You need to set up an account on a photosharing site. most of the folks use "photobucket". It's free, and easy to use. Then follow the advice on our forum. Gets to be a snap to do.

That's a classic kit. I would recommend you hang out in "Ships". Nice people.