robert e lee

Steve 5;

   Your photo didn't come through . Good Luck and I just know there has to be somewhere in Perth , Brisbane or Adelaide , that you can get supplies at . If not, Evergreen will do overseas mail orders . Catchya Mate !    T.B.

is this what you had mind tanker ,I intend making more and better one's , but I like your idea , we don't have hobby lobby in australia , looked them up on google , they don't seem to make those lamps anymore , it's a while before I get to that stage , so I'll think of something ,

thank's for the history , they would have to been pretty adventureous to take a paddlesteamer out into the ocean

steve5

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Steve5;

    Your welcome ! My profession finds me building many riverboats .Some from that era especially .If you can , there's a steamboat Museum , I believe in Dayton Ohio. It's my understanding they have the last Boat I built before I left Arkansas .The " Edgewater Princess ". To be displayed at the entry to the Edgewater Lounge in the Convention Center in Little Rock .

    There was a simpler one I built for the Capitol Display group that was in the Legislative Library for a while .I don't know where it is . These were both Stern-Wheelers . The clients wanted stern-wheel boats specifically . The nice part about your boat is this , you can use it as a " Go By " .You can Buy Evergreen sheet and strip plastic , Faller Wrought Iron, in H.O scale and build a 1/87 scale model of any boat you want . You could also do it in " N" scale which is 1/160

 There are very interesting " Snag " boats, Survey Boats , Tow-boats ad infinitum . Here's a piece of history you may appreciate .One of the J.M.Whites ( The Palaces ) of steamboats ( Missippi Trade ) and the  freight boat Weatherly ( Ohio River trade) , wound up in the Sacramento Delta during the Gold Rush .Yes , they made the dangerous ocean voyage and survived many years .  Hope you do more . Tanker - Builder

Morning,

I've built that kit many times for my clients in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. The only part of the kit that will give you grief is the railing around the radius corners on the second deck  - touch too short; you can fix with styrene and filler. I've also add smoke via puffed cotton balls, painted appropriately as well as steam leave the vent stakes mas on the cover.

The turnbuckles provided in the kit are just goofy, you need to order new and correct one from any of the ship model supply houses. While considering that, purchase some scale rigging as well. Coat and Clark brand button and carpet thread is a PERFECT scale. The deck detail is generally ok, but could use some more detail. The wood pile ‘fuel for boilers’ are neat, BUT, if you feel up to it replace with real wood.

cheer's mate

steve5

gaf

don't suppose you have any photo's , sound's an interesting build

Steve,

Unfortunately, no photos.  That was over 25 years ago.  I think I ended up giving it and a 15mm Albemarle model to a friend.

Good luck with this one!

Gary

gaf

don't suppose you have any photo's , sound's an interesting build

these wheel's were a mini build on their own , still have to finish weathering , and adding some slime and grease and such , I have never tried this style of weathering , see how we go ,

Ah, that brings back memories!  I actually built one of these and converted it into a Civil War "tinclad" for 15mm wargaming.  Some use of plasticard and 15mm cannons and she was the terror of the riverways! 

Gary

a really good modeler gene1 , told me to go through google , it give's you clearer picture's , you can sharpen them up too . sorry you can't get my pic' though .

thank's tanker builder , you've given me , a lot of food for thought . really appreciate the idea's , I think I'm a bit slow on the creative side lol .

 steve5

Steve ;

     I know that Kit and it's sister the " Natchez " .Both from the same mold except the paddle boxes . The kit is probably over fifty - five years old .

    I always preferred the " Natchez " because of the tan decks and the green and gold highlights . This kit was the reason I have no fingerprints on my left thumb .

    My foster parents gave it to me for my birthday with my first X-Acto knife . In trimming the many large pour gates from it I slipped and cut my thumb to the bone . I still finished the Natchez and was darned proud of her .

 My Mom finally asked me after they returned from a Florida vacation what I had done with my thumb . I told her it was a slight cut when a blade broke . I don't think she really believed me though .Great kit and can be fun to build .

  Take some cotton balls .Two to a bale and wrap the outside with paper towels and put thread around them leaving the cotton exposed top and bottom and stack them to the bottom of the second deck rails with hard cargo in cases around the fore deck alongside the stairways .

 Go outside and find tree limb dropoffs that are the size of what the wood piles would be .Band together and cut to length , fasten to  Evergreen .010 plastic strip .Then seal with craft clear flat and there you have the fuel wood stacks .The real thing .

    There's a lot you can do with her .Spend a little time and the wheelhouse will pop too . If you want , go to Hobby Lobby and find the little decorative hurricane lamps they have .Find the tiny ones .The piece of brass fine work that holds the chimney will look great as stack crowns .    T.B.

Steve, I am interestedd in following your thread; but I am getting question marks instead of images. What service are you using to download your photos?

this is an exmple of the flash I talking about

you into planes jon lol

Hmm needs a 37mm turret & a 75mm sponson gun or two?

will be interesting and different, good luck

coloured the wood pile's left them darker to stand out agains't the deck , found some cargo in my spare's box , don't know if I will use them yet

got the deck's coloured , used david's , MM tan , with burn't umber oil wash .

don't suppose , anyone has a better set of instructions . these aren't that great