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LJP

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    Southern Milwaukee, Wi Suburb
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    I am tired of kits of clipper ships - time to scratch build a sternwheeler of local interest.

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  1.    LJP reacted to a post in a topic: Sternwheeler From the Susquehanna River's Hard Coal Navy by Keith Black - 1:120 Scale
  2.    LJP reacted to a post in a topic: SS Klondike II by John Ruy - 1/8” = 1’ (1/96 scale) - Sternwheeler Riverboat
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  9. LJP
    Keith, Thanks for the support. It is coming along with lots more to do. Cathead, Thanks much. I am trying to provide better views. There are lots of detail that simply get buried because of my picture angles. LJP
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  16. LJP
    The stairs are now completed. JHC had a very utilitarian set of stairs. Many of the other early steamboats had a wonderful rounded double stair with an arched entrance underneath. JHC was simply squared off and angled. Early construction shows the sliding doors from the inside of the boiler room. I needed to repair one of the door slides which I had knocked off. The stairs stringers were cut to an 8-inch rise. A tread was then added along with a riser. The arrangement for the stairs was a short central stair to a landing and then a short course of stairs to either side. Two frontal views. The first shows an up close with the access doors to the coal chutes. The second view is a front on with a view through the access doors. The green hand pump is in the background. Time now to complete the rest of the underside of the boiler deck. Before I can add the carlines, I need to add both bells, the speaking tube, steering ropes and a bilge pump. I also need to complete the various water pipes. Lots of little odds and ends.
  17.    LJP reacted to a post in a topic: Sternwheeler From the Susquehanna River's Hard Coal Navy by Keith Black - 1:120 Scale
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  23. LJP
    Glad to hear the good news about your health. That is the most important thing. That said, I love that you choose topics that are more unique. And in the scale that you use is unbelievable. Take care, LJP
  24. LJP
    Had some time to spend on the model. Quickly installed the boiler panel. The bull rails were added. The forward one could be opened. I used Bates’ method where the rails could be inserted onto hooks. I also added the canvas coverings above the rails. Apparently, this was a common practice for passengers due to weather. Lastly, I included a gangplank. The gangplank was used where a finished dock was not available. Long and narrow, it was prone to accidents according to newspaper articles. There were several references to people falling in, women in hoop skirts, and a boy who broke his arm and sued the boat. Now I can get started on the stairs.
  25. LJP
    I completed the half of the panel entrance into the engine room and the single sliding door. Initially I thought that I could cement the hog chains and the stern wheel chains at a later point in construction. But I found out that would not work. So, I had to affix that panel and the starboard engine panel. The hog chain braces are still loose and will be cemented in at a later point in construction. Next steps will be working on the bow hog chains, affixing the boiler room panel and then the bull rails. Hopefully after that I can start on the stairs. But the way I keep changing the sequence once I get started, who knows what will be next.
  26. LJP
    Sorry about the delay, but I have been away. JacquesCousteau, Thanks much! I have gotten much better but will continue to improve my skills. This is in no small part to all of the information provided on MSW. The insights are invaluable. John, Still have much to do in the engine room. It continues to amaze me how they got all that stuff in such a small area. LJP
  27. LJP
    Hi John, Thanks much. II know my time working on the model has really been in fits and starts. It will continue to be sporadic in the near future. I have completed the engine room panel. As mentioned earlier, I will only complete an engine room panel on the starboard side and leave the port side off to allow better viewing of the engine room itself. This also means I will only complete half of the panel entrance into the engine room, and only a single sliding door. For the engine room “glass” for the windows, I used mica. My thanks to Roger Pellett & wefalck for their recommendations and discussion of the same in Cathead’s Peerless build. The thickness is much more to scale, and the imperfections in the mica replicate the imperfections in early glass windows. For the grids, I was able to find 1/32 x 1/32 strips, but I no longer remember where I got them from. The interior view is a bit more busy with all of the engine room detail. I still need to do lots here: more pipes, bells, some machinery and all of the boiler room carlines. I may do the stairs first and then the carlines as this will make piping placement much easier.
  28. LJP
    Keith, Thanks much for your praise! Really appreciate it! Cathead, Same question I had: how would these work in a boiler pit? My distance between the boiler and coal shoot is 6 feet. I actually used one of the tools (the "D" - see below) and it works if you start in the corner of the boiler pit. And a bit obsessive on my part... Not ideal but workable. This is where I got my info: Marine Boilers; Marine Engines; Western River Steamboats - International Library of Technology. (1902) Probably way too much information but hope this helps. LJP
  29. LJP
    I have been working on the boiler room. The outside panel is simple. The hand ropes are the only detail on the outside. Not certain what it is called, but on the main deck, a panel was added to keep people from falling into the pit. On the inside, there is the handles for the capstan and the fire hose. Although the capstan was steam powered, there seems to have been a habit of still including manual handles “just in case”. The panel is still removable and will not be cemented in until after the hog chains are finally set when the hurricane deck is in place. Lots of little (time consuming) details have been added. In the boiler pit, a coal shovel and the four firebox tools were made. Period publications listed the tools at eight feet tall - probably long enough to both stay away from a hot fire box but also to keep the handles cooler. On the opposite side is the ladder into the pit. The steam dome had several additions. Piping to the capstan, and the radiators in the men’s smoker and the pilothouse were added. Other stuff like finishing the water piping and spent steam vent to the chimney were also built. Now I would like to finish up the engine room. Again, sorry for the delays but life has gotten in the way.
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  31. LJP
    Hi Keith & John, Thanks for the comments! Life has gotten in the way and I have not been able to dedicate much time to the model. It may be awhile before I can again, but I will sneak in time when available. Take care, LJP
  32. LJP
    I have completed the stationeries and deck beams. Things are getting crowded. Nothing too exciting but now it is time for lots more piping and panels. The hog chain braces are only set in temporarily.
  33. LJP
    Wonderful choice of subject and a great build! How you can work on a scale this small always amazes me. Absolutely loved all the details - including the kitties. LJP
  34. LJP
    Simply EXCELLENT! LJP
  35. LJP
    Excellent news Take care and soon to be back modeling. LJP
  36. LJP
    Hi John, Engine rooms are really wild. I looked at several and simply could not make heads or tails out of them. I would need a complete set of pictures, a bit of luck, and two generous fingers of Bourbon. At least the Bourbon would help... Keith, Thanks for the encouragement, Having done this, I would adjust the intake & outtake pipes on the machinery so things would line up better. I have learned a lot since my last build but still have a long way to go. Eric, I appreciate the encouragement. I have tried to find out as much as possible but there is not as much nor as concise as I had hoped. Like everything else, I would suspect once you have seen one layout, you have seen only one layout. Thanks all, LJP

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