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Nils, I wish I could find old pictures of my boat being built as you did of yours. And then you post them and say they are your build. I won't tell. She's a great build with unbelievable detail. Bob
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Hooray, I finally did it. Try, try again they say, so I did. I ended up throwing the first three tries away, but I kept the fourth. The part is the little deck house on the lower rear deck. You can just see a part of it in one picture, but luckily the plans are of the boat as built in 1903. Some time ago the deck house was removed and the rear area of the lower deck was enclosed all the other pictures of the Mariefred show her this way. I just went back and looked at the pictures I posted earlier and they are all of the more recent boat. So here is a picture of the Mariefred as I will be building her. Bob
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Lawrence, Popeye, Thanks for the well wishes. Bob
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Be careful not to press too hard on the wood to sand faster. It is easy to get the dust too hot and it will look a darker color than the original. Bob
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Not only have you put up all the guy wires, but you even added the two wire clamps at the end of each one. Here you are building at 1:144 while I am finding 1:100 difficult. Lovely detailing, Nils. Bob
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I guess I've been away from RC too long. I've never heard of sealing the deck that way, but it's a lot easier than what I used to do. Good job. Can't wait to see her in the water. Bob
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Lawrence, thanks for stopping by. I wish I were farther along but due to chronic family health problems, I only get to work on the boats, 1 - 2 hours a day, if that. The rest of the time I'm the care giver, cook, House cleaner and . . . Enough of that. The Mariefred is a riveted steel boat. And I like Nils I hope to plate her, something I've never tried before. The other problem is figuring out what to use for some of the parts. The upper deck supports and seating frames are 35 X 35 mm angle iron or 1.38" at scale that is .0138. I have seen other models where they have used larger material for these parts and they end up looking bulky and out of scale. Ah well that's the kind of problem all model builders go through. I know, I'll set up a foundry and extrude my own material. (Pardon the humor). Bob
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Thanks, mike for the offer of help. I agree Kees. I love the looks of the turn of the century boats. Dr. Per, I really don't mind others entering information of my log, as long as it is pertinent to the build. Bob
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I've seen this boat from kits but never from scratch. Bob
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Thanks Per. I Think I have found about 25 or 30 pictures of the Mariefred and about the same number of close up detail shots or interiors. But the one you picked is the way I want to build her. Most of the pictures are more recent. You can tell because the boats on top have been replaced with canister inflatables. Bob
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I agree the early boat is what I will be going with. Bob
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Steamboats and other rivercraft - general discussion
captainbob replied to Cathead's topic in Nautical/Naval History
In Marietta, OH. On the Ohio river, there is an origination called "The Sons and Daughters of Pioneer Rivermen". They have quite a museum. You might check with them. Bob- 281 replies
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Yes Nils, It has a lot of good detail, even shows the metal plating on the hull. I do have to be careful with the dimensions, most are in MM but some are in inches. Thanks, Keith. There are a lot of lovely boats out there, you just have to find them, and the hope there are plans. Bob
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Congratulations on finding and getting the drawings. Now to start the build. Bob
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That's what I thought but it helps to be sure. Thanks. Bob
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There are a lot of you how said you are familiar with the Mariefred and offered to help if I had a problem. This has to do with the drawing not the boat, but I need help. There is a mark that looks like a strange "Z" on one of the drawings. I think it is for millimeters but I'm not sure. I have circled several of these symbols on the drawing below. Bob
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She's beautiful and almost done. Fantastic. Bob
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That's what happens as we get older. Welcome to the club. Bob
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Walt, Good to hear the wife is doing better. It will be nice for you to have her home. I used to work in 3D SolidWorks. It's great for designing. But for drawing parts and checking plans, I find 2D cad to be enough for my models. Bob
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