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    Hello All, Thanks to wefalck and Roger for the comments and thanks to everyone for the likes. In response to welfack I intend to use clear sheet for the windows. My windows will be flat, I think that Roger is correct in that the windows themselves were flat and the frames in which they slid up and down were fitted to the curve of the pilot house walls. I will probably have a few of my windows at least partially (faked) down. In order to put off, for a while, the tedium making these windows I have started to fabricate some 'furniture' for the pilot house and winch control room. At least the wheel should be visible through the windows, but I can't stop there. Thanks for looking, mcb
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    Hello everyone, Sorry to have not kept this log up to date lately. I had some long-deferred maintenance to attend to at home. Thanks everyone for the comments and likes. Thanks Al S for bringing that info to my attention. I never had any idea. It is still somewhat amazing to me that anyone else has ever heard of this obscure subject. The stairs/ladders have been installed in the deckhouse, though in the pictures they look a little clunky. I may have to build a new fixture with a lesser tread spacing. I have begun the pilot house assembly which will be on top of the winch control room. The pilot house was raised at some point (after the photos at the beginning of this thread) above what became the winch control station. I will probably put in some sort of interior details in the pilot house and winch room. The pics show the attempt at window layout and the fancy? wood siding that goes on the pilot house. I think I will have to build windows next. Not my favorite job. Thanks for looking, mcb
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    Its good to see this one again.
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    Looks great. You really get a nice square cut using your method. mcb
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    I have to agree with the posts above. Well done, thanks for posting. mcb
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    Hello all, Thanks for the comments, Keith Black, Canute, wefalck, and Roger Pellett. And thanks to everyone for the likes. I have the deckhouse almost ready for primer. I drilled locating pins down into the hull so that I can easily remove and replace it on the deck when needed. The openings in the upper deck are for a ladder way or stair well down to the main deck. I will have to make stairs for those as the commercially available stairs are not steep enough. The layout of the doors is very odd as the doors on the lower level are short and there is a rather large step from the upper door. Under the upper door there appears to be a smaller access door with steps on it. Behind this door is a grill which will be shown in the view of the port side. Any way here is how it stands now, a little rough. Thanks, mcb
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    Thanks for that Roger. It looks like there are a lot of useful items there. Good news.
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    Hello again everyone, Thanks for the comments Keith Black, Jim Lad, Canute and Wefalck. and thanks for the likes. I am sorry it has been so long since I have done anything on this model. I had begun to build the forward /main deckhouse and foolishly cut the openings in the wrong places (short attention span). I put the model aside and decided to finish rigging the old AL Blue Nose II model I had started not long ago. Well, when I started with the rigging I couldn't stop and so I finished that Bluenose II case and all. Anyway, I intend to get this Blairstown up to the point of the derrick and booms before the next break. (That would be a MS Kate Cory 1:64 and I will start a build log when I go back to it). First pic shows the deck house on the hull (reject hull in background), the second pic is the current state, needs a little clean-up. Thanks for looking, mcb
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    Hello Schaye, Its funny, I recently completed the same old kit. I had fun with it. I am pretty sure that I disposed of the cloth sails that came with the kit but I will look again. I agree with what Alan said above about silkspan. I would get more than you think you need as it is relatively inexpensive. I made about 20 silkspan sails to get 8 that I liked. The thing does look nice with sails though. Just don't look too closely. Good Luck. mcb
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    Nice, neat work, As for roof paper, I have, in the past, used facial tissue AKA 'Kleenex' cut into 3' wide strips (or whichever width is appropriate for your era) and simply painted it on the roof surface with, usually, flat black. it should have more a slightly pronounced texture than silkspan. This works out in 1:160 scale for my eyes. I think it would work in 1:48. Good Luck, mcb
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    Well done! Congratulations. mcb
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    Hello again everyone, I thought I would post an update of progress on this, such as it is. I am working on the hull while trying to make drawings of the superstructure. The last picture should be as it sits today. I have to touch up some damage which was caused by the masking. Thanks for looking, mcb
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    Well done from a Lackawanna fan. mcb
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    Hi Everyone, Thanks for the comments Keith Black, Canute, Roger Plett and Richard R. Thanks everyone for the likes. I remain puzzled by the 'clean' stacks. It is amazing to me that someone (Richard R) turns up with a connection to this vessel. There is an encyclopedia of knowledge on this forum. I would appreciate any info or photos of Blairstown as my sources are few. The build has slowed down lately due to the climate in my basement. I may post a couple of photos of the hull ready for paint soon though. Thanks again, mcb
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    Welcome, Pretty sure I met you at a train show, probably a few train shows. You'll like this place. mcb
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    Thanks for the tip, I will have to remember that one though I am usually cutting plastic on the Chopper II. mb
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    Hi, The color of the water looks perfect and the joint where the hull meets the water is not noticeable. Well Done mcb
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    Well, the fairlead turned out well. Is that 1/4" x1/16" stock? I'm sure you'll get the boat figured out. Good Luck, mcb
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    Nicely done.
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    Hello again everyone, Thanks Keith Black, and thanks to all for the likes. I am sorry that I took so long to answer you Keith. I don't know how those stacks look so clean, I suppose the ferry especially could have just had maintenance, but I doubt it. Anyway, here are some pics showing recent progress. I am currently installing rubbing strakes. I hope to be a little more careful with the hull on this one. Unfortunately, it will look much the same as 'Isis' until the superstructure is well along. I promise that the next one will look much different although still 1:160. Thanks for looking, mcb
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    Hi, Nice anchor and the railing turned out well too. Good Luck, mcb
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    I think the cover and boat look very good as well. You really were able to get a nice on the edge. I have used tissue paper like that, but I don't think I could get a clean-cut edge in place like that. I usually just cut out squares as tarps and drenched them in thin paint. The gig looks quite delicate. Excellent, mcb
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    This just gets better all the time. Excellent. Thanks for showing it. mcb
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    Hello Again, Thanks to Keith Black, mtaylor, von_bednar, Jim Lad, and Canute. And thanks to all for the likes. I had to start this thread since I was mired in indecision about which subject to start next. Once I start the thread I am committed and motivated. Below is a photo of the progress so far, roughing in the bulkheads. I hope to improve a few things compared to the last one. Also, below is a picture (NPS/ Watson B Bunnell) of another, older and smaller steam derrick lighter, 'Bangor' so that you can get another view of these steam lighters. This is a crop of larger photo. As Canute said above these glass plate negative images can show a lot of detail of the subject and the background as well. Note the laundry drying on the clothesline! Believe it or not that is a common sight in these images. I was surprised to see the clean appearance of the inside of the funnel of the 'Bangor' as well as the almost white funnel of a (paddle wheel) ferry at the bottom edge of the pic. There is an interesting thing in the background of the first pic in the first post too Thanks again, I will be back after the hull is faired and skinned I hope. mcb
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    Hello everyone, Here is the start of another NY Harbor waterline model. 'Blairstown' was operated by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad in New York Harbor from approximately 1914 to the early 50's when it was sold. She was an open decked, self-propelled, vessel equipped with a derrick boom rated for 35 tons. These lighters, being self-propelled as opposed to ordinary 'stick' lighters, were used to transfer important cargo from the railroad piers to ships around the harbor. 'Blairstown' will be built from photographs for the most part as was my previous model 'Isis'. I am preparing a crude drawing to work from using a good broadside photograph. I may paint this model as she was after she was sold to a non-railroad lighterage firm (and still working in NY harbor at least into the 1960's). The sources I am using are the same ones I used to build 'Isis' which I will list at the end of this project. Unfortunately, I only have a couple of photos that I am able to post which are of the 'Blairstown' soon after being built. My model will have among other things a pilothouse added above its former location, a narrower engine house etc. Photos below are from National Park Service, Steamtown DL&W glass plate negative collection, Watson B Bunnell Thanks, mcb

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