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Cathead reacted to usedtosail in HMS Speedy by usedtosail - Vanguard Models - Scale 1:64
Thanks Tom and Mugje and the likes. More progress to show.
I finished making the fore and main courses, then carefully cut them off the frame. The topsails will be next to be made.
I painted the Captain Cochraine figure, although I have never painted anything like this before. I think it came out respectable. I used a disc sander to remove most of the base, then an X-Acto knife to cut the rest away from around the boots. Here he is just placed on the deck temporarily, wondering when the rigging will get done. He has been put away until much later. I gave him yellow hair as a nod to Captain Aubrey.
Finally I have competed the anchors. I made all four but have decided to only put two on the ship. I picked the two best then wrapped line around the rings (puddened?). These have also been put away until later.
Work continues on the yards. I have the PE parts installed on all of them and am in the process of painted them black. I will then add the blocks and man ropes to them. I have also been making rope in preparation for rigging the shrouds and backstays. It is all starting to come together now.
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Cathead reacted to TBlack in HMS Sophie by TBlack - kit-bashing Jack Aubrey's first command from the Vanguard Models HMS Speedy
I meant to mention that Ron Neilson (Hollowneck) seems to be our resident interviewer, and he deserves a lot of credit for the aforementioned interview. I wonder if he went to England to conduct it?
On other fronts, I've finished the hardware on the main masts. None of the masts are glued together yet.
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Cathead reacted to brunnels in HMS Beagle by brunnels - OcCre - 1:60 - first build
Haven't posted for a couple weeks, father in law passed away, and my Australian Shepard who has shadowed my side for the last 14 years has been in pretty poor health and required nearly full time attention. I have actually been working on the model quite a bit to take my mind off of things, but I haven't been very good with pics, so sorry for the lack of progress picks but here are few shots of the whole ship to show my progress.
I finished the masts, and have started on the standing rigging. I decided to replace my rope with rope from Syren, the difference in quality is staggering. Since this is my first ship model I have been focusing on how the rigging works and what the purpose of each rope is and I am not quite as focused on making sure all the correct knots are being used and everything is whipped etc., but I am trying to add those things and learn how they should be done where I can if they aren't too much effort.
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Cathead got a reaction from mtaylor in Steamboats and other rivercraft - general discussion
Yep, Roger, I have those plans you gave me and they're in the someday mental file! I definitely thought of them, and you, as soon as I saw that model.
I've been hoping to take a trip on the Badger someday.
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Cathead got a reaction from mtaylor in Steamboats and other rivercraft - general discussion
I'd have no trouble believing that!
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Cathead got a reaction from mtaylor in Steamboats and other rivercraft - general discussion
Neat examples, wefalck! Steamboat ferries were fairly common on the Missouri River for a period of time, before bridges were finally built. But in winter they couldn't operate, so in some cases where the river froze solid enough, tracks were laid directly across the river ice, as in these examples from North Dakota:
1879 photo (University of Washington libraries)
1879 wood-cut print (North Dakota Heritage Center). Notice the steamboat drawn up on the bank for winter.
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Cathead got a reaction from mtaylor in Steamboats and other rivercraft - general discussion
This thread has gone a bit dormant but I'm going to revive it with a very neat model I got to see recently. I was actually attending a model railroad convention, which included some personal layout tours. One fellow, in addition to a spectacular layout, had a scratchbuilt model of a real rail ferry that operated across the Missouri River at St. Charles (near St. Louis) in the early days of railroading. He gave me permission to share some photos here.
This vessel operated until 1872, when a bridge was completed and its services were no longer needed.
This is in HO scale (1:87), the same scale as my current build Peerless (see signature). And for reference, here's one view of his layout, depicting Moberly, Missouri in extraordinary and highly accurate detail. This is on the same rail line as the ferry above served, though the layout is set almost 100 years later.
He's been writing a detailed article for the local railroad historical society and I told him about the NRG and encouraged him to submit the article to the NRG journal as well.
I thought you all would enjoy this!
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Cathead got a reaction from Ian_Grant in Peerless 1893 by Cathead - 1:87 - sternwheel Missouri River steamboat
Sorry for lack of progress, haven't touched the model since my last update. But I did have a pretty cool model-viewing experience recently, getting to see a fantastic scratchbuilt Missouri River rail ferry from ~1870 at a model railroad convention. I wrote a full post about it in the Steamboats and Other Rivercraft General Discussion thread so as not to clog up this one, but here's a teaser image to encourage you to go over there and check the whole thing out. This is at the same scale as my Peerless (1:87).
Hoping to get back to Peerless soon, but other commitments have had to take priority lately. Thanks for your patience!
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Cathead got a reaction from Ras Ambrioso in Peerless 1893 by Cathead - 1:87 - sternwheel Missouri River steamboat
Sorry for lack of progress, haven't touched the model since my last update. But I did have a pretty cool model-viewing experience recently, getting to see a fantastic scratchbuilt Missouri River rail ferry from ~1870 at a model railroad convention. I wrote a full post about it in the Steamboats and Other Rivercraft General Discussion thread so as not to clog up this one, but here's a teaser image to encourage you to go over there and check the whole thing out. This is at the same scale as my Peerless (1:87).
Hoping to get back to Peerless soon, but other commitments have had to take priority lately. Thanks for your patience!
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Cathead got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Peerless 1893 by Cathead - 1:87 - sternwheel Missouri River steamboat
Sorry for lack of progress, haven't touched the model since my last update. But I did have a pretty cool model-viewing experience recently, getting to see a fantastic scratchbuilt Missouri River rail ferry from ~1870 at a model railroad convention. I wrote a full post about it in the Steamboats and Other Rivercraft General Discussion thread so as not to clog up this one, but here's a teaser image to encourage you to go over there and check the whole thing out. This is at the same scale as my Peerless (1:87).
Hoping to get back to Peerless soon, but other commitments have had to take priority lately. Thanks for your patience!
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Cathead got a reaction from mtaylor in The San Marco mosaic ship c. 1150 by Louie da fly - 1:75
While I've enjoyed this discussion as a novice in this area, I think Steven nails it at one point in observing that some small details that may or may not be in error act as discussion points for the knowledgeable and will not be noticed by the casual viewer. I certainly have a few on my models and it's actually a thrill when someone notices one in person and it sparks an informed discussion. Well done Steven and carry on!
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Cathead reacted to Roger Pellett in Steamboats and other rivercraft - general discussion
A wonderful model! Eric, I believe that you have a set of drawings for a similar railroad ferry in your stash. Perhaps a future project?
Railroad car ferries also sailed on the Great Lakes, particularly on lakes Erie and Michigan. On Eastern Lake Erie they transferred cars filled with Ohio mined coal across to Canada.
Lake Michigan was a different problem as its axis is North South. This means that it blocked railroads moving freight from Michigan to Wisconsin, Minnesota and points west. Going around the south end of the lake meant that trains had to negotiate the crowded Chicago rail yards, an unacceptable solution. Two railroads, therefore, operated very large purpose built car ferries across the lake. These ferries operated year round, breaking winter ice. As least two were lost in winter storms. The last two, SS Badger and SS Spartan were built in the early 1950’s. Both still exist although only Badger sails. Today, she hauls passengers and their vehicles across the lake; no railroad cars. Badger is the last coal fired reciprocating engine steamship sailing on the lakes.
There were also a number of paddle driven railroad car ferries that shuttled cars across the Detroit River. The paddle wheels were driven by massive horizontal steam engines. I remember seeing them in the 1960’s.
Roger
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Cathead reacted to Louie da fly in The San Marco mosaic ship c. 1150 by Louie da fly - 1:75
Thanks, Eric. I'm afraid I'm a bit of a show pony in that regard. I enjoy trying for a bit of extra interest in my builds to spark the attention of those in the know.
Steven
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Cathead got a reaction from davyboy in The San Marco mosaic ship c. 1150 by Louie da fly - 1:75
While I've enjoyed this discussion as a novice in this area, I think Steven nails it at one point in observing that some small details that may or may not be in error act as discussion points for the knowledgeable and will not be noticed by the casual viewer. I certainly have a few on my models and it's actually a thrill when someone notices one in person and it sparks an informed discussion. Well done Steven and carry on!
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Cathead got a reaction from Canute in Steamboats and other rivercraft - general discussion
This thread has gone a bit dormant but I'm going to revive it with a very neat model I got to see recently. I was actually attending a model railroad convention, which included some personal layout tours. One fellow, in addition to a spectacular layout, had a scratchbuilt model of a real rail ferry that operated across the Missouri River at St. Charles (near St. Louis) in the early days of railroading. He gave me permission to share some photos here.
This vessel operated until 1872, when a bridge was completed and its services were no longer needed.
This is in HO scale (1:87), the same scale as my current build Peerless (see signature). And for reference, here's one view of his layout, depicting Moberly, Missouri in extraordinary and highly accurate detail. This is on the same rail line as the ferry above served, though the layout is set almost 100 years later.
He's been writing a detailed article for the local railroad historical society and I told him about the NRG and encouraged him to submit the article to the NRG journal as well.
I thought you all would enjoy this!
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Cathead got a reaction from Altduck in Steamboats and other rivercraft - general discussion
This thread has gone a bit dormant but I'm going to revive it with a very neat model I got to see recently. I was actually attending a model railroad convention, which included some personal layout tours. One fellow, in addition to a spectacular layout, had a scratchbuilt model of a real rail ferry that operated across the Missouri River at St. Charles (near St. Louis) in the early days of railroading. He gave me permission to share some photos here.
This vessel operated until 1872, when a bridge was completed and its services were no longer needed.
This is in HO scale (1:87), the same scale as my current build Peerless (see signature). And for reference, here's one view of his layout, depicting Moberly, Missouri in extraordinary and highly accurate detail. This is on the same rail line as the ferry above served, though the layout is set almost 100 years later.
He's been writing a detailed article for the local railroad historical society and I told him about the NRG and encouraged him to submit the article to the NRG journal as well.
I thought you all would enjoy this!
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Cathead got a reaction from KeithAug in Peerless 1893 by Cathead - 1:87 - sternwheel Missouri River steamboat
Sorry for lack of progress, haven't touched the model since my last update. But I did have a pretty cool model-viewing experience recently, getting to see a fantastic scratchbuilt Missouri River rail ferry from ~1870 at a model railroad convention. I wrote a full post about it in the Steamboats and Other Rivercraft General Discussion thread so as not to clog up this one, but here's a teaser image to encourage you to go over there and check the whole thing out. This is at the same scale as my Peerless (1:87).
Hoping to get back to Peerless soon, but other commitments have had to take priority lately. Thanks for your patience!
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Cathead reacted to wefalck in Steamboats and other rivercraft - general discussion
The Dutch company Artitec makes some resin-kits of small German railway ferries around the island of Rügen (I think) in HO- and N-scale:
https://www.artitecshop.com/en/railroad-ferry.html
https://www.artitecshop.com/en/wittow-ferry.html
https://www.artitecshop.com/en/ferry-fehmarn.html - This one I remember seeing in operation, when we spent our summer holidays with may grandparents up at the Baltic coast.
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Cathead reacted to wefalck in Steamboats and other rivercraft - general discussion
I seem to have read of similar examples from Russia, where tracks were laid across frozen lakes to provide short-cuts, rather than going around the lakes.
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Cathead got a reaction from Paul Le Wol in Steamboats and other rivercraft - general discussion
This thread has gone a bit dormant but I'm going to revive it with a very neat model I got to see recently. I was actually attending a model railroad convention, which included some personal layout tours. One fellow, in addition to a spectacular layout, had a scratchbuilt model of a real rail ferry that operated across the Missouri River at St. Charles (near St. Louis) in the early days of railroading. He gave me permission to share some photos here.
This vessel operated until 1872, when a bridge was completed and its services were no longer needed.
This is in HO scale (1:87), the same scale as my current build Peerless (see signature). And for reference, here's one view of his layout, depicting Moberly, Missouri in extraordinary and highly accurate detail. This is on the same rail line as the ferry above served, though the layout is set almost 100 years later.
He's been writing a detailed article for the local railroad historical society and I told him about the NRG and encouraged him to submit the article to the NRG journal as well.
I thought you all would enjoy this!
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Cathead got a reaction from Harvey Golden in Steamboats and other rivercraft - general discussion
This thread has gone a bit dormant but I'm going to revive it with a very neat model I got to see recently. I was actually attending a model railroad convention, which included some personal layout tours. One fellow, in addition to a spectacular layout, had a scratchbuilt model of a real rail ferry that operated across the Missouri River at St. Charles (near St. Louis) in the early days of railroading. He gave me permission to share some photos here.
This vessel operated until 1872, when a bridge was completed and its services were no longer needed.
This is in HO scale (1:87), the same scale as my current build Peerless (see signature). And for reference, here's one view of his layout, depicting Moberly, Missouri in extraordinary and highly accurate detail. This is on the same rail line as the ferry above served, though the layout is set almost 100 years later.
He's been writing a detailed article for the local railroad historical society and I told him about the NRG and encouraged him to submit the article to the NRG journal as well.
I thought you all would enjoy this!
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Cathead got a reaction from Canute in Steamboats and other rivercraft - general discussion
Neat examples, wefalck! Steamboat ferries were fairly common on the Missouri River for a period of time, before bridges were finally built. But in winter they couldn't operate, so in some cases where the river froze solid enough, tracks were laid directly across the river ice, as in these examples from North Dakota:
1879 photo (University of Washington libraries)
1879 wood-cut print (North Dakota Heritage Center). Notice the steamboat drawn up on the bank for winter.
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Cathead got a reaction from Keith Black in Steamboats and other rivercraft - general discussion
Neat examples, wefalck! Steamboat ferries were fairly common on the Missouri River for a period of time, before bridges were finally built. But in winter they couldn't operate, so in some cases where the river froze solid enough, tracks were laid directly across the river ice, as in these examples from North Dakota:
1879 photo (University of Washington libraries)
1879 wood-cut print (North Dakota Heritage Center). Notice the steamboat drawn up on the bank for winter.
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Cathead got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Steamboats and other rivercraft - general discussion
This thread has gone a bit dormant but I'm going to revive it with a very neat model I got to see recently. I was actually attending a model railroad convention, which included some personal layout tours. One fellow, in addition to a spectacular layout, had a scratchbuilt model of a real rail ferry that operated across the Missouri River at St. Charles (near St. Louis) in the early days of railroading. He gave me permission to share some photos here.
This vessel operated until 1872, when a bridge was completed and its services were no longer needed.
This is in HO scale (1:87), the same scale as my current build Peerless (see signature). And for reference, here's one view of his layout, depicting Moberly, Missouri in extraordinary and highly accurate detail. This is on the same rail line as the ferry above served, though the layout is set almost 100 years later.
He's been writing a detailed article for the local railroad historical society and I told him about the NRG and encouraged him to submit the article to the NRG journal as well.
I thought you all would enjoy this!
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Cathead got a reaction from LJP in Peerless 1893 by Cathead - 1:87 - sternwheel Missouri River steamboat
Sorry for lack of progress, haven't touched the model since my last update. But I did have a pretty cool model-viewing experience recently, getting to see a fantastic scratchbuilt Missouri River rail ferry from ~1870 at a model railroad convention. I wrote a full post about it in the Steamboats and Other Rivercraft General Discussion thread so as not to clog up this one, but here's a teaser image to encourage you to go over there and check the whole thing out. This is at the same scale as my Peerless (1:87).
Hoping to get back to Peerless soon, but other commitments have had to take priority lately. Thanks for your patience!
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