JKC27

Hello and welcome aboard from a fellow Ontarian (?)

The other style hatch cover that @Roger Pellett is mentioning that are used on the new US build Mark W Barker, as well as a few here one some Canadian lakers namely Spruceglen and Kaministiqua, are called McGregor hatches I believe? See these commonly on the "salties". Large hatch openings for large size cargoes, as opposed to the hatch farms typically seen on the boats that carry grain or taconite.

How I just found this, I don't know, but I will say that this is breathtakingly amazing.........and RC even! Love the fittings, and the windows......top notch! Your attention to the minute details is just fantastic. This ship almost reminds me of the smaller versions we have on the great lakes, that carry petroleum related products. This type of ship is very close to my main interest, as well as style of build. Great job!

Woodland Scenics makes nice dry rub lettering/numbering in different sizes/fonts. I used it white lettering on a dark blue background on my 2 builds (one is posted on here, the other I didn't do a log but will post pics when done). https://woodlandscenics.woodlandscenics.com/show/category/DecalLetters

Thought this may be of interest to many folks on here. Thanks to my daily perusing of the good ol' www.boatnerd.com https://boatnerd.com/boatnerd-news-december-7-2023/

Thanks Gregory - PM sent

Welcome aboard Deyson! Great resources here, and even greater people! I too took up the hobby when the pandemic first raised it's ugly head.

For my current build, which I didn't create a build log for......sorry folks...... I am almost done, but need to print the company logo for each side of the stack as well as at the bow of the ship. I need the interior part mirrored, so it's facing the other way. The bear always faces forward, so the image below would be on the starboard side of the bow and stack. I need to rotate the interior only. I tried it with my previous build, but was unhappy with how it turned out and honestly took more time than it should have. I can't figure how to do it in paint, and I'm not well versed on this type of software. Resizing isn't an issue. Suggestions on how to best do this?

Also.....just curious how the ship is mounted to the base or acrylic?

Wow...this looks fantastic! Great job on this. Sure makes me want to explore this as a possibility for my lake freighters.

Thanks Andy......I'm doing a model of the Tim S Dool and they have an anchor windlass for their single stern anchor on the boat deck I think. Is it close to this or should i just use one of these....

How do you assemble this.....No instructions provided....

Call me crazy, and I can't find it anywhere, but I am pretty sure I remember someone on here posted a while ago about making deck lights using a certain type of nail or pin, and just bending the head? Trying to replicate modern deck lights, just won't be illuminated of course. Anyone remember this????

Looking great! I sure wish I had the capability/knowhow to 3D design/prints parts. Great attention to detail and again a build I a following closely.

I think I am coming along with this one now. Never started a build log this time though, supposed I could and get caught up on that! Waiting on my prop and other fittings to arrive to make sure I don't have to make any adjustments before I sealing things. I did end up grabbing a can of the sanding sealer posted above and some find grit paper too. Been working on other parts of the ship and a Spitfire plane kit. Hoping I can get this ship done for the model show coming up in September!

Never used it before..... might just have to give it a try

Been having some PC issues, and time (not enough of it) issues...... I am working on another great lakes freighter. I am again using basswood for the hull, and it is coming along nicely. I am getting to the filling in any gouges, gaps, etc on the hull stage. Sanding and filling with wood filler. This time around, when I paint, I want my hull to have a much smoother appearance so the grains of the wood are not visible, giving it a look of steel (smooth). My other laker build (Algoma Strongfield) turned out pretty good, but upon close inspection it still looks like painted wood - could be the clear coat I used??? Any suggestions, tips....?

Welcome to MSW, from the deep south (Windsor)

Welcome aboard! Chris said it best above......... I would say point 3 is, in my opinion, the most important. Find something that you are interested, and happy searching! Do you want to do a sailing ship.....a warship....sailboat....cargo ship....etc., then what era? There are a ton of resources on here, plus online as well.

Roger, Saw this on the daily boatnerd Today in Great Lakes History today: https://boatnerd.com/today-in-great-lakes-history-april-27-2/ Today is the anniversary of the sinking of the Benjamin Noble in 1914.

I subscribe to the Kingston marine museum's newsletter and heard about it late last year, plus I visit boatnerd.com daily to keep up on the latest freighter news, and they also are very good at updating other related news stories around the lakes. I was hoping the timing would work out to be able to get down to the waterfront after work, and it worked out good - plus the weather was nice too. Seems like my luck usually has something like this happening and the ship goes by at 3AM.

LOL - apologies on the blurry pics....apparently I am still getting used to the camera on my phone....... sorry about the rotated and blurry images.

Here are some pics and a short video I got just before sunset. There were a few people there taking pics as well. Got to love apps like marinetraffic. 20230426_193310.mp4 20230426_193625.mp4

From what I have read on this ship, it is possibly the last remaining Edwardian era passenger steamer left in the world?

Some Great Lakes related news that might be of interest to everyone on here...... SS Keewatin is a passenger steamer that used to haul people and cargo across Lake Superior from Fort William (current day Thunder Bay) and a small port town in Georgian Bay on Lake Huron, called Port McNicoll. This route lasted until the mid 1960s once the Trans Canada Highway was completed, essentially eliminating the need for this service, and also basically killing the town as most ship jobs left, as well as not needing the rail jobs that at one time terminated here to be transferred to ship. Built by Fairfield Shipbuilding in Govan, Scotland - launched July 6, 1907 - maiden voyage Sept 14, 1907 - in service Oct 7, 1908 until Nov 29, 1965 Original owner - Canadian Pacific Steamship Company Port of Registry - Montreal Length: 336'7" (102.6m) Beam: 43'8" (13.3m) Draught: 23'7" (7.2m) Tonnage: 3856 GRT Installed power: 3000 hp Propulsion: Quadruple expansion steam engine - 4 coil fired boilers - single screw prop - max speed 16 knots Capacity: 288 passengers Crew: 86 Keewatin ran until 1965 and then bounced around different owners serving as a museum on Lake Michigan, and then finally going back to it's home port of Port McNicoll in 2012. It was to be used as a museum and even centre. In it's time back at Port McNicoll it was even used as a set for maritime related movies, documentaries including Titanic, and Lusitania and others. Late 2020 saw plans for the owners to donate SS Keewatin to the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes in Kingston, ON, and this was made official this winter (2022-23). The tow to Kingston started this week, and sailed by not for from my house yesterday afternoon. Here is a link to the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes page on SS Keewatin: https://marmuseum.ca/ss-keewatin Pics I got yesterday to come....the park I took these from is 3 blocks from my house, so as you can gather from my interest area and other posts, the ships that ply the Great Lakes (from all over the world) as been a part of my life.