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Keith Black

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  1. Keith Black
    This has to be the quirkiest sternwheeler yet. This was a homemade sternwheeler built in 1938 by then 58 year old former ship carpenter "Captain" A.O. Engel of Pittsburgh, PA. His intent was to travel down the Mississippi towing a 62 foot barge carrying Engel's first boat, a 50 foot cruiser battered in a then recent Pittsburgh flood. Engel's plan was to repair the cruiser once he reached his destination. At the time, in 1938, Billy cost Engel $1,000.00 (approximately $23,000.00 in todays money) not including labor and was named for a grandson. I discovered this image on e-Bay, it was a listing for the original press photo with writeup on the back. You know I bought it, right?! I am drawn to these quirky sternwheelers like flies to a dead mule. The cruiser kinda looks like a converted canalboat and is every bit as ugly as Billy, maybe even more so. If that duo were to knock on your door after dark you'd call the police. This should be a kick in the pants. Keith
  2. Keith Black
    Beautiful work, just lovely. Congratulations!
  3. Keith Black
    The ship's boat and cook turned out spiffy, Glen. They look way cool. 👍
  4. Keith Black
    I wanted to share this unstaged image, the models are where I left them last night and this is what greeted me this morning when I walked into my work area.
  5. Keith Black
    Thank you, Keith
  6. Keith Black
    Thank you very much for the kind words, Kurt.
  7. Keith Black
    Thank you, Phil. Kinda funny we both finished builds at the same time. I guess it was in the cards.
  8. Keith Black
    Thank you very much, Roel. Caring for Maggie has left me with modeling as my only fun activity, that and interacting with my MSW family. You guys mean the world to me!
  9. Keith Black
    High praise indeed, thank you very much, Chris.
  10. Keith Black
    Thank you so very much for your support, Glen.
  11. Keith Black
    Thank you, Paul. Your work inspires me!
  12. Keith Black
    Thank you, LJP. A lot of what I learned from your builds went into this little project.
  13. Keith Black
    Thank you very much, Grant.
  14. Keith Black
    Thank you, Bob. I'm glad you found the journey enjoyable.
  15. Keith Black
    Thank you very much, Jacques. You've provided great painting tips that certainly helped me here.
  16. Keith Black
    Eric, thank you for the kind words and for putting my mind at ease regarding the material coloration.
  17. Keith Black
    Thank you very much, John. Now that this project is finished I get to sit back awhile and enjoy your Klondike build.
  18. Keith Black
    Thank you for the kind comment, Steve. You're much too kind.
  19. Keith Black
    Thank you very much, Craig. It was a fun project made so with the help of you and everyone else involved in this journey.
  20. Keith Black
    Thank you, John. I'm glad you enjoyed following along. I like off the beaten path subjects, hopefully I'm able to accurately portray a frozen moment in time. .
  21. Keith Black
    More little treasures, Ilhan. Beautiful work as always,
  22. Keith Black
    You had greater success with your material coloration issue than I did, Eric. Great looking road surface in both color and texture.
  23. Keith Black
    Man, that turned out super nice, John. It's going to look fabulous once the buckets are attached.
  24. Keith Black
    To all of you who have supported me during this build with your comments and likes, thank you. I have enjoyed each of you being part of the journey. TA DA! Tis done. I fought trying to get the color of the dredge material to what I thought it should look like. Eric, you know the Susquehanna better than most, I hope I'm close because it's too late now. It's crazy in that the colors change depending on the light, in fact you see evidence of that in the photos, one to another. I tried making the material at the ends and outside of the side wall look like drying sand while keeping the center of the load looking wetter. I made the barge floating lower due to load and the fact that it's a soggy ole barge, And so this journey ends, I hope you were able to find a smile along the way. Keith ps. I mentioned displaying Lula and the pile driver with the Susquehanna River sternwheeler and barge. Here are a couple of photos showing my thoughts. on that. Note the color of the material in these two photos.
  25. Keith Black
    You be makin' the penguins proud with them ratlines, Bob. 👍

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