Story Posted December 29, 2016 Share #1 Posted December 29, 2016 (edited) Built up from scrap laying around, probably wind up in someone's 15mm WWII Pacific Wargaming collection. Started this back in June, slowing wrapping it up. These are the 'inner hulls' of those Robert E Lee riverboat steamer kits I mentioned, each about 13" long. Tell me the lines don't look oddly familiar and at 15mm scale, are right about in the neighborhood of a Steel Truck. For what it's worth, I'd originally been thinking of something like this - British steel coastal freight KYLERONA (1908) Edited December 29, 2016 by Story mtaylor and Omega1234 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Story Posted December 29, 2016 Author Share #2 Posted December 29, 2016 (edited) Finally got around at the end of October to the irritating task of mating the deck (1/24th scale tractor trailer siding material) to the hull, fixing the mainmast and framing out the deckhouse. 1/24th scale tractor trailer sidewalls being cannibalized. http://i.imgur.com/poODkoY.jpg http://i.imgur.com/iAYXbm0.jpg http://i.imgur.com/sljcsHh.jpg Edited December 29, 2016 by Story mtaylor and Omega1234 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Story Posted December 29, 2016 Author Share #3 Posted December 29, 2016 (edited) Pardon all the shadows, this was a hip-shoot pic. http://i.imgur.com/nHN7hZ0.jpg Slow going of late, as I spend more time staring at references and then the parts box and then the model (rinse/lather/repeat). I might just 'cheat' with the cargo deck hatches and make some trapaulin'd "close enough" squares (remembering, the end state is for wargaming so build durability is a consideration). Logically, I knew at least one ship's boat and the davits need to be on the fantail, along with some railings. There doesn't seem to be any stacks on the 'steel trucks' (unless someone can point out what I'm missing), but there'll need to be ventilators and gangways between the decks. Probably a tarpaulin rigged on the rear of wheelhouse deck. Edited December 29, 2016 by Story Omega1234 and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Story Posted December 29, 2016 Author Share #4 Posted December 29, 2016 (edited) Wasn't thrilled with the proportions of the original mast and boom, tore that out and replaced with one about 80%. Most of the upper wheelhouse was taken from a 1:130th SHELL WELDER kit. http://i.imgur.com/UIXM1GV.jpg Bow plating taken from the 1:72nd Revell Tugboat kit. http://i.imgur.com/HXsqulJ.jpg http://i.imgur.com/RnIUiFF.jpg Priming starts. Edited December 29, 2016 by Story Rudolf, omarcs, Tadeusz43 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jxtbone Posted December 29, 2016 Share #5 Posted December 29, 2016 Interesting historical build, and ingenious use of materials like the hull from another ship. I believe i have seen examples of these trucks being shot up in Victory at Sea which I've been watching. Nice work! Omega1234, omarcs, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Story Posted January 9, 2017 Author Share #6 Posted January 9, 2017 Coming down to the final stretch. Needs lifeboat, detail painting, standing & running rigging and some anchors. Rudolf, mtaylor, GrandpaPhil and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Story Posted January 9, 2017 Author Share #7 Posted January 9, 2017 Interesting historical build, and ingenious use of materials like the hull from another ship. I believe i have seen examples of these trucks being shot up in Victory at Sea which I've been watching. Nice work! Thanks, JXT! Omega1234 and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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