Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat

[popeye the sailor]

wow!  you've made some great progress    the third tier and pilot house looks great.......nice bit of detail.  finding the right mix of people is hard....even for the period it's based on.  color and a few adjustments will work in your favor 

[vossy]

1 hour ago, popeye the sailor said:

wow!  you've made some great progress    the third tier and pilot house looks great.......nice bit of detail.  finding the right mix of people is hard....even for the period it's based on.  color and a few adjustments will work in your favor 

Thanks mate, she is coming along slowly. Most of the people are just sitting on there, courtesy of my sister. I intend to paint them all different colors and put them around the boat so to the casual observer they appear to be different people. Already I have a few of the same figures on permanently, but because they are painted and in such different area's of the boat I doubt many will realize they are in fact the same figures. The Captain at the helm is the same figure as the guy with the lantern in the horse bay area, and the guy leaving the wheelhouse is the same figure as the guy opening the forward starboard door on the main deck. I just painted the wheel house guy's clothes black to make him out as a bit more important crew member. All up I have about 36 people, but only 6 of them are unique, so the trick is to try to make each look a bit different by painting and positioning I guess.

 

Chris

 

 

[cog]

Can't you do something with the angles of extremities?

[vossy]

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A dodgy update is better than none i guess?

 

[Emmet]

Looks good. I will spend some time with this at another point

[Michael4479]

Thank you for sharing the photos I have just purchased the kit, and was wondering were to start.

[Michael4479]

On 1/12/2018 at 5:54 AM, edmay said:

Hi ,very nice neat workmanship , could let me know were you purchased the figures ,thanks , Edwin

Try www.detailedminiatures.co.uk

[Andrew brown]

Hi all, my dad started building this amazing river boat a few months ago, but sadly he passed away just a few weeks ago so unfortunately never got around to finishing it 😔. Would anyone be interested in this to buy to complete or for parts for their own riverboat? Thanks in advance 

[Cathead]

Andrew, I'm so sorry to hear that. I've been in the same position of trying to find purpose and value in the things a loved one leaves behind. However, this thread probably isn't the best place to ask your question as it's devoted to a single build of this model and hasn't been updated in almost a year. You might consider posting in this thread, a general discussion of all riverboat-related items, where you're likely to find a larger audience of people interested in such models.

 

Also, have you considered trying to finish it yourself as a tribute to, and memoriam of, your father? You'd find a lot of support here if you did.

[vossy]

Hi all. After a long break for various reasons I intend to begin to update my log for the Riverboat. I have done a little bit more to her since last post about 3 years ago.

I will post more pics soon, and hope that people who were following along are still here.

 

Sorry for my absence.

 

Chris

 

[drobinson02199]

Still here, Chris.  Glad to see you back.

 

Regards,

David

[cog]

On 7/5/2022 at 6:07 AM, vossy said:

Hi all. After a long break for various reasons I intend to begin to update my log for the Riverboat. I have done a little bit more to her since last post about 3 years ago.

I will post more pics soon, and hope that people who were following along are still here.

 

Sorry for my absence.

 

Chris

 

Yupz, still here, and sometimes there ... hope you are doing well, Chris

[Jor-el]

Chris, I've been following this build since you began, and thought I'd bump to see if you've made more progress. Hoping all is well with you. Great build!

Carl

[drobinson02199]

Yes, Chris -- agree.  Have you done more?