King of the Mississippi by Adrieke - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:80 - with LED lighting

[popeye the sailor]

very nice Andrieke.....closer to the big finish......

[mobbsie]

An absolutely superb job Andrieke, she looking splendid.

 

Not far to go now mate.

 

Be Good

 

mobbsie

[dragzz]

yes adrieke u was right  on with that pic i lined up the deck3 with deck 2 i hve to move back such a simple fix that i did see that tys for the help   ps keep up the great work

 

[Adrieke]

thanks Joe i l be posting daily updates til she is finished

 

thanks Popeye very close now

 

thanks Mobsie i am always good :mellow:

 

no worries dragzz glad i could help

Edited December 4, 2013 by Adrieke

[Piet]

Hello Adriaan,

 

Wow, what a difference!  She's looking really great, realistic enough to expect smoke coming out of the stacks!

 

Cheers,

[mtaylor]

I'm hearing calliope music and the gentle splash of a paddlewheel coming on....

[Adrieke]

thanks Piet

 

Mark    

 

as promised the daily update picture :

 

all cabling has been done now.

 

with a bit of luck and time I might be able to finish her this weekend

[popeye the sailor]

.....just let  me know when the bar is set up.........OK 

 

 

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[Shazmira]

She is looking quite beautiful Adriaan, the wood work actually shines in the pic above, and she is picture perfect. Glad to see your broken mast is holding together as well!

[Anja]

A wonderful build Adriaan.

I'm really looking forward to the finished pictures of her.

 

Anja

[Micklen32]

Really wonderful job Adriaan

From doing my version I know they are not an easy build

Yours looks very fine indeed

Well done

How much longer do you think???

[robert1965]

You are almost there Adrieke just a little work to finish the schip.

Really nice.

[Adrieke]

Popeye if you d go back to some of the earlier pages you ll see that the bar was already set up for Sjors and Robbyn  so come on in

 

thanks Robbyn   yes its holding but the breaks are too visible top let it like that. this weekend i ll have a count of the dowels for the GF and see if i can pinch one . i l have to stain it but might be better then what it is now

 

thanks Anja it wil be soon , i am just checking everything to make sure i am not forgetting anything

 

thanks Mick   this weekend she will be atleast mostly done (unless reall life interferes too much as it usualy does on weekends for me) but wiht luck i can finish her

 

thanks robert

 

 

 

[Rick]

Adrieke,

 

She is a beauty. You will have to break out the champagne when you finish. I hope my boat will look as good as yours.

 

Rick

[Adrieke]

thanks Rick

 

from what I have seen so far of your build Rick it will be even better and the working paddle wheel is awesome

 

ok the daily update pictures :

 

railings are done on one side

 

I have also added the capstan

 

this pictures shows more clearly the 2 breaking points above the deck and less visible the break I fixed before the mast was put in place

 

but I have good news. OcCre has put a whole extra dowel in of the correct size in the GF kit. a try with some of the oak stain I have cam out ok. not completely the same color but close enough

 

so tomorrow I will make the new one : tapered and stained before I ll rip the other one out (just in case I change my mind)

 

what is left once that is done:

 

- railings on one side

- rig the mast with the gangplank (which is already constructed)

- inspect all the railings and triangles and touch up any spots unpainted

- varnish the railings, masts and gangplank

- and finally hoist the flag

 

 

 

 

Edited December 6, 2013 by Adrieke

[popeye the sailor]

railings look good .........nice to hear you have a replacement mast.  keep going Bud!

[Shazmira]

Adriaan, I am amazed at the depth of this ship...especially that bow shot that lets you look deep inside to see the stairways going to the upper decks. It is very easy to imagine oneself climbing the stairs, walking along the railings etc....now need some animal figurines for that stable area....

Glad you found a dowel for the borken mast, I am sure you will be happier once it is replaced!

[Adrieke]

thanks Lawrence   the deck planking was a lot of work an di did make a mistake which I was able to cover up . the wire I used was the smallest they had in the store and as I am not an expert I thought its better to have it thicker then necessary. if I do lights in the future I will be looking more at some of the other options like optic fibre . anything to not have to solder too much lol

 

thanks Popeye

 

thanks Robbyn recently I did some searching for Tblacks scratch build of the vinal haven. he needed a eagle statue. I found some railroad websites and find out HO scale is pretty close to the scale of this ship. so maybe, once I got some budget again, I ll see if there are some figures and horses I can find for her

[Micklen32]

She looks lovely Adriaan

I have said it before but I will repeat myself

You have to be very proud

Congratulations

[Sjors]

I'll be waiting for the finish Adriaan       

 

A few more hours......

 

[Adrieke]

thanks Mick yes I am happy

 

not long now Sjors

 

last update picture before she is finished

 

 

[mobbsie]

Adriaan, you can be very proud of yourself mate, she's a very very fine lady indeed.

 

You have done her the justice she demands my friend. Well done.

 

Be Good

 

mobbsie

[popeye the sailor]

she looks super........finish line...........never felt so good !  I'll drink a brew in your honor!

[Adrieke]

on 8/12/13 at 2:30 PM I put the last piece in place

 

I started this build august 2012

 

I had 2 months of no building due to hull planks being off the wrong size which meant there weren't enough of them

 

during the build I decided to add led lighting which added a lot off extra work

 

a few months ago I also had almost a 2 moth break because of an infection and allergic reactions

 

during this build I also lost a good friend who was also building this model

 

finishing the model at times was partially sad and frustrating but I was determined not to give up

 

now that she is finished I feel a load has lifted and although with every look I take I see the many mistakes I made I feel proud

 

here a few quick pictures, I will take some better pictures including with lights on for the gallery

 

 

 

[mtaylor]

Adriaan,

 

Congratulations and a hearty "well-done".  Indeed it has been a journey, and the result is that she looks great!.   Celebrate and enjoy the finish line.

[robert1965]

Congratulations Adrieke the ship has become very beautiful

 

[Sjors]

Congratulations Adriaan !!!

 

She's a real beauty and you can be proud of what you have done !

It was a long journey but the result is great !

Mission complete !

 

[Anja]

Hello Adriaan,

 

Congratulations, you have completed the ship despite the setbacks.

And losing a dear friend made it that much harder for you, but you succeeded.

 

You deserve to be proud of her, she is a real beauty.

 

Anja

[popeye the sailor]

congrats  my friend!  you've done a great job...she looks fantastic!

[Adrieke]

I have uploaded some images to the gallery

 

see my signature