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Missouri River steamboat Arabia (1856), 1:64

American "Western River" steamboat that operated on the Missouri River between St. Louis and the state of Montana. She was built in 1853 and sank in 1856 near what is now Kansas City, MO (more on her history here and here). She was rediscovered in the 1980s, partially excavated, and became the subject of a beautiful museum near the Kansas City riverfront. This scratchbuilt model is based on the remnants on display at the museum and a fair amount of modeller's license based on other period vessels as no contemporary photos or drawings are known. The general appearance was also built to follow a painting by Gary Lucy commissioned by the museum, since this is the public image of Arabia. See more Gary Lucy art hereBuild log here.

 

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Havelock

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Fantastic build! Looks so good. I want to build a riverboat like this someday for sure. They have so much character!

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