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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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    "this is the challenge and,...the fun of it." Well said Ras. Scratch building, it seems to me that one must build the kit but also build the instructions. Very nice work. Good Luck mcb
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    Hi Keith, Rigging looks great. The ratlines turned out fine in the end. mcb
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    Its really starting to come together now. The 'gun pit 'is beautiful. I hope some of it will be visible in the end. Excellent work. mcb
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    Good to see this project back. That bulkhead looks indestructible. Nice ladder fixture. mcb
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    Hi Dave, I think you may be looking for the original Bluenose so this may not apply. I am knocking together an old AL Bluenose II right now. I made my bowsprit match the hull in a very dark blue very similar to the color on hof00's nice Bluenose II build log. I believe someone posted a pic here of the real Bluenose II like that. Inside the bullworks I made it white. Gammoning strap and chainplates I made flat black, but I am doing this to please myself rather than for accuracy. I looked through some of your log again. Very nice work, now I think I want to make my own ship's wheel. Good Luck, mcb
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    Looking good. Be careful with the box. Good Luck, mcb
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    More nice work. The blue and green blend well. Very convincing. MCB
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    Hello Again All, Thanks Keith Black, Canute, KeithAug, Roger and Grandpa Phil, I will be building 'Blairstown' soon, but I just might put up a build log of my Bluenose while I am getting ready for 'Blairstown'. I will probably make a crude drawing of 'Blairstown' as I don't think I have any pics of her that should be posted. Roger, I appreciate the info on the 'Lakers', I thought you would know. It lets me feel better about using it. I was originally going to use it as a place holder until I could build a more suitable larger ship, but I doubt that I would ever get to it. One of the pics in the above mentioned Flagg book shows what appears to be a Liberty Ship dominating the floating grain elevator that is loading it. Thanks Again Everyone, MCB
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    Hi Keith, No log for Bluenose yet, it is pretty far along, hull almost done. I am not sure if you folks need another Bluenose II build here.🙂 There are many nice ones already. Canute I guess it will be Blairstown next then. I have some pics (Taber, Flagg etc.) and a couple of different #s for length. Thanks Guys, MCB

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