wim500

That's good news Anja, congratulations.
Now the nerves are down, you're maybe able to think about building the Half Moon again.

Thanks for looking in Grant.
I hope to give an update next week .

Taking a deep breath and starting all over again with this buildlog.
Luckily Ik kept a log on Donnie's site .
 
After 4 ships out of the box (kit) it was about time to build a ship from scratch. I decided to build the Creole Queen riverboat, a commercial paddlesteamer from New Orleans. On a scale of 1/82 the total length will be about 85 cm. I ordered some plans from Dumas for their RC-kit and started to draw my own plans. I will take a lot of time for this build.
 
The original:

 
Dumas drawings, nice but not for the hull, no details on the plans.
Their plans were meant for RC-models and not for scratch-build.

 
Making my own drawings:

 
Keel and frames:

 
Middle and stern almost fixed:

 
"Planking"

 

 
To be continued in part 2
 
Wim

Wim, another great built and 'as usual' you give it a personal touch.
 
Have fun,
John

Making and colouring own sails:

 

 
Rigging:

 

 
Two big stones were used to keep the mast steady:

 

 
Sewing the sails:

 
 

 

 

 
Oars:

 
And finished:

 
More pictures of the finished model are in the galery.

Hi Wim,
 
Again a build that I never see…..
Where do you get those kits?
You travel around the world and see what they have?
Looks funny and nice.
 
Sjors

this is a cool ,model. i like the use of rope.

I've got you Wim,
 
You are not building this vessel because it looks fun but there is not much planking! 
Very nice replica.
 
Sjors

I would have thought it's because there are no ratlines. 

HI Wim: ...... You certainly  do some interesting builds, this should be right up there with your Chinese  Pirate Junk, I'll be keeping tabs on your progress, I enjoy your work.
Frank

Already a few years ago I was looking to a documentary (Discovery) about the battle between Korea and Japan. The Turtle Ship had the leading role and at the end I know that I had to build this ship. I have made searches on the internet and could only find one kit from Young Modeler (South-Korea). There is also a 1/100 scale kit, see the nice topic about this ship from Mike Szwarc – it's because of this topic I could not let the box closed anymore .
 
Some wikipedia: (full text: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtle_ship )
 
"The Turtle ship, also known as Geobukseon(거북선), was a type of large warship belonging to the Panokseon class in Korea that was used intermittently by the Royal Korean Navy during the Joseon Dynasty from the early 15th century up until the 19th century.
The first references to older, first generation turtle ships, known as Gwiseon (귀선; 龜船), come from 1413 and 1415  records in the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, which mention a mock battle between a gwiseon and a Japanese warship.
However, these early turtle ships soon fell out of use as Korea’s naval preparedness decreased during a long period of  relative peace.
Turtle ships participated against Japanese naval forces that supported Toyotomi Hideyoshi's attempts to conquer Korea from 1592-1598. Korean admiral Yi Sun-sin is credited with designing the ship. His turtle ships were equipped with at least five different types of cannon. Their most distinguishable feature was a dragon-shaped head at the bow (front) that could launch cannon fire or flames from the mouth. Each was also equipped with a fully covered deck to deflect arrow fire, musket-shots,
and incendiary weapons. The deck was covered with iron spikes to discourage enemy men from attempting to board the hip. Claims that it was iron-plated remain controversial."
 
A replica is shown in the War Memorial in Seoul.

 

 
Controversial or not, I will build her covered with the iron spikes.
 
Some pictures of the box and its content:
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
And started already with a dryfit - total length will be 60 cm:
 

 

More weathering:

 

 
Sails.

 

 

 
Coloured with tea and coffee.

 
First batten.

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
FINISHED:

 
This kit was great to build !!!
 
More in the galley, see my signature.

Nice work on the wheels, Wim.  Seems we spend almost as much time doing touch up as we do building, doesn't it?

I'm pleased to see your Creole Queen log restored to her former glory, Wim, she's looking great, I'm looking forward to more updates

Hi Wim,
 
Great to see you!
I will looking over your shoulder.
Great job!
 
Sjors

Nice to see this scratch build again, as there were not many in this forum.
 
Veel succes

good the c you back wim 

Catching up again, great to see that you are back at it.
 
Michael

Well, help is not necessary anymore, you fixed it as smooth as possible.
 
Don't forget that the real period ships were also not so smooth .

Part 4:
 
 
Dryfitting railings:

 

 

 

 
Dryfitting sternwheel:

 
Some tests for the top of the chimney:
1 = 160 grams paper
2 = 80 grams paper double with alu-foil
3 = 160 grams paper double with alu-foil
4 = sodacan (0,14 mm)
5 = brass (0,12 mm)
 

 
1, 2 and 4 are not firm enough.
3 is firm, but it became very thick.
So it will be the brass I will use for the chimneys.
 
 
This is as far the build is now.
 
With a short break it took me not even an hour to update .