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HMS Portland 1770 by Rustyj - Portland Scale Ship Co. - 1:48 - 50 gun 4th rate
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John: There is another paddlewheeler in Dawson City also managed by Parks Canada. Her name is the SS Keno. She is bigger than the Klondike and very impressive! I have attached a pic of her in Dawson as well here is the website S.S. Keno - Klondike National Historic Sites . The Keno is in better shape than the Klondike is.. Parks Canada did a massive restoration of her pre COVID and now its the SS Klondikes turn. There is also a great book titled " The Klondike Gold Rush Steamers by Robert Turner -you can find it at The Klondike Gold Rush Steamers: A History of Yukon River Steam Navigation: Turner, Robert D.: 9781550178876: Books - Amazon.ca -its a great purchase.. some amazing pics of the paddlewheelers. There are also two grave yards in the Yukon that I know of that have the wrecks of the paddlewheelers -one at the north end of Lake Laberge at Hootilinqua and one across the Yukon River at Dawson in a area called North Dawson and wrecks all along the Yukon River. I have also attached three pics of the original SS Klondike that was accessible last summer when we had low water levels on the Yukon River.. you were able to walk on her decks -this hull is pushing 100 years old! She broke her back on the Yukon river during the paddlewheeler era and they took all of the hardware off of her and transferred her to a new hull which now sits in Whitehorse. MIKE
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John: We just got out of 3 weeks of -30c and its now a balmy -20c. we have been getting a lot of snow as well. I think the system that is moving through your end of the country was what we got a few weeks ago.. its nasty.. we are back to our more seasonable temperatures... 🙂 Love the work you are doing on the SS Klondike. Not too many people take on building a model of the paddlewheelers up here.. its sad that we only have two left as the others have succumbed to fire or mother nature. My personal favourite was the SS Whitehorse (the boat on the right in the attached picture). She was on the Whitehorse waterfront until the 1970s when she was burned down with the Casca.
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your progress is impressive! wow is all I can say.. Congrats on getting this far with the amazing results MIKE
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Scrubbyj427: Thanks! I was going to paint them white but the more pics of other modelers as well as the original model and Chucks model I think I will leave them "au natural'. MIKE
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Everyone: I have a question for those who are further down the road with their Winchelsea than I am... Im at the point where Im working on the stern galleries and I wonder.. I cant find any information on whether or not to paint the window frames white on the stern galleries. I was thinking of staining/painting the frames white but looking at Chucks and other models, including the original model, the window frames appear to have been left in their natural wood colour. Any words of advice? While I have no problem in taking some artistic licence, I dont want to give the windows a "bug eyed" appearance. Look forward to any advice or pictures. Thanks Mike
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Glenn: Its not a lot of fun. I can tell you most definitely.. thankfully we have a run of warm weather right now and Im enjoying it.. and my wood shed is happy as well MIKE
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Gary: glad to be back working on her.. the break was what I needed... Mike
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Hey Everyone: Its been a while (actually a long while) since I have posted any progress pictures on MSW of my building the Winnie. The main reason is that I was hitting a bit of a wall with the hull planking and decided I needed a break to recharge. To keep myself busy I did manage to finish a brand new Woody Joe kit (Kofukuj/Goju-no-to -1/75 scale) which was extremely enjoyable even though I don't read a word of Japanese 🙂. That took longer than planned but it was the needed break I was looking for. I got back to the Winnie this fall and had to rip out some of the planking and took a second crack at it. Combined my renewed interest in getting the hull planked and three weeks of -30C outside, I managed to get the hull done to my satisfaction as well as 4 coats of wipe on poly buffed with cheesecloth. I wanted to get these pics posted to let everyone know that Im still have a active shipyard out there and have a renewed passion in getting the Winnie built. Here are some progress shot of the Winnie as of today and the completed Woody Joe pagoda. I will keep ya posted as I move onward to the stern galleries. Enjoy Mike Draper
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Chris: Thanks! That is exactly what I wanted to know Mike Draper
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Chris Watton and Vanguard Models news and updates Volume 2
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Chris: Love the idea of a three decker that no one has seen as a kit/project! Mike Draper
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Chris: I assume price lists and options will be available (e.g.. copper plates, etc.) before hand so we can figure out what we want to purchase? Thanks Mike Draper
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John: We are sitting at -42c this morning with a wind chill of -52c -Jeep is still running but we arent doing any sun tanning today! Kidding aside, if you do need more pics do let me know as the Klondike is still accessible for pictures. We are getting only 4 hours of daylight but I can get over there around lunch.. but keep the jeep running! 🙂 MIKE
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I really like the midship walls are looking... and thanks for not asking for any detail shots.. we are sitting at -38c right now.. MIKE
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I'm personally glad to hear you are including a flag package and give some thought to the accuracy of the flags. I always include a set of flags on all of my models. I find its that added detail that adds a lot to the final look. I also make sure that if my boat has sails that the flags are flapping in the direction that the sails are set. A personal pet peeve of mine. Thanks for including flags! I would have had to make a set when I get the chance to build your Vanguard model of the Surprise. MIKE
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Chuck: I decided to do some more digging for that Old Masters gel stain and apparently Amazon does sell it.. and its on its way from the sunny Canadian South.. problem solved. And thanks for the finishing tip.. Im just getting my hull full planked. Finished my Woody Joe temple model and now getting the planks on the hull full steam. I will be glad to get that chapter done and move onto the stern galleries. Mike Draper
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