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Cathead

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  1. I don't know that there would be all that much smoke and fumes (noise, on the other hand...). Vessels like this used tall chimneys to carry away smoke and create sufficient draft for the firebox. I have no knowledge of whether there might have been gratings, but most of these boats (likely including original Lula) were so lightly built that there wouldn't be anything between the pilothouse floor and whatever's below other than some thin oak or pine planks. I'd go with the assumption, suggested by others, that there were steam pipes/radiators run up from the boiler immediately below, especially given the configuration you're using. Possibly with some kind of shut-of valve since the last thing you want in July is a hot radiator up there! Whatever boiler heat passes up there in winter, also passes up there in summer!
  2. Lynn, thanks for your interest. I'm not currently working on a nautical model, taking a break from that to work on a model railroad project. Not one I'm writing up on MSW for now, though every now and then I get the itch to share, though I also enjoy the break from having to photograph and write up everything.
  3. Great improvement! One subtle detail for the rest of the deadeyes: in the triangular pattern of holes, the "triangle" should be upside down, with two holes even across the top and the single one at the bottom. Lots of people don't realize this and put the deadeyes in any which way. It's the kind of detail only pedantic people notice, but it will make rigging a bit easier to have the holes oriented properly and reduce lines tangling or crossing over one another. The opposite is true for the deadeye that will eventually connect to this one. See this diagram posted elsewhere on MSW.
  4. Great answer, Keith, that's exactly why I phrased it as a design question rather than a "you did it wrong" question. And I had entirely forgotten about those boxes along the walls. Thanks for indulging me.
  5. Keith, great to see you getting "a head" on this model... Question about the engine maintenance doors: I'm curious why you chose vertical ones rather than the horizontal hatches common on many steamboats (since they provide full lengthwise access along the engines' horizontal extent in tight spaces). Not implying you should re-do it, just legitimately interested in the design discussion. See below drawing of Bertrand for an example of what I mean. And it just occurred to me that you could still add a version of these forward of each vertical door, if you wanted. Would add even more visual interest to the engine room walls.
  6. Not just a long-ago problem. I based my 1850s steamboat Arabia in part on a modern painting of the vessel (artist's interpretation since no contemporary images exist), and while the guy is a wonderful historic artist, he's not a steamboat expert and there are a few blatant errors including one almost M.C. Escher level one that can't work in the real world even though it looks nice on canvas. All part of the fun of recreating history from art!
  7. It means a lot to see you able to return to this project. Thanks for keeping us a part of it.
  8. Keith, you owe me a new thesaurus, mine broke when I tried to come up with proper new praise for your work.
  9. On an American riverboat it'd go main deck, boiler deck (the one above the boilers, don't ask why), hurricane deck, Texas deck, with the pilot house on top.
  10. Between your project and Keith's, I think I'm retiring from steamboat building. The bar has been set too high, LOL.
  11. I prefer sternwheelers too. Three of my four steamboat builds have been sternwheelers and the only exception was because Arabia was too good a local project to pass up.
  12. I should be used to your standard of work by now, but my jaw literally dropped when I saw that wheel. Better than any I've ever built and in a much smaller scale. Just fantastic.
  13. Given that those are listed as stanchions with one hole, I'd bet they'd work just fine as long as the vertical dimension is correct. And I'd agree they look better than pins.
  14. I can't tell what you're showing in photo 2, so have no way to answer whether that item has a hole in it or whether it would work. I assume it's some kind of after-market product you found online? More context would really help with offering advice. As a broader answer, this kit makes a nice-looking model but it isn't even remotely accurate as a scale model of a Mississippi riverboat. So you're free to choose whatever visual theme looks best to you, and if you like the look of the item in photo 2, you should feel free to use it (assuming it's physically capable of the role).
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