SS Klondike II by John Ruy - 1/8” = 1’ (1/96 scale) - Sternwheeler Riverboat

[Jim Lad]

Looks great, John.

 

John

[John Ruy]

Finishing the Cargo Deck…

Lighting, doors, windows and stairs completed on the Cargo Deck. 

Main (Cargo) Deck complete.

 

Onwards/Upwards to the Saloon Deck. 
 

Cheers 🍻 

Edited January 13 by John Ruy

[Ian_Grant]

John; maybe I missed this, but what LEDs are you using? I took a look just today for my new build and am bamboozled by the multitudes of products on offer......

[John Ruy]

11 minutes ago, Ian_Grant said:

John; maybe I missed this, but what LEDs are you using? I took a look just today for my new build and am bamboozled by the multitudes of products on offer......

They are called fairy lights. Got mine at “The Dollar Store”. Cheap…. 

 

Here are some on Amazon with a remote.  
 

https://a.co/d/dAwlqKf

 

 

 

Edited January 13 by John Ruy

[Keith Black]

 She looks so cool, John. Those lights are an impressive touch. 

[Jim Lad]

She looks huge! Very impressive, John.

 

John

[Jond]

I love the look of real lights.   Thanks for the link to amazon.  I think I want to try these on my next build. 

cheers 

[John Ruy]

Saloon Deck completed…

Paddle Wheel mount…

Paddle Wheel completed… 

 

Next up… The Saloon and Cabins

 

Cheers 🍻

 

Edited Sunday at 09:56 PM by John Ruy

[Kusawa2000]

10 minutes ago, John Ruy said:

your progress is impressive! wow is all I can say.. Congrats on getting this far with the amazing results

 

MIKE

[Keith Black]

 The deck looks great and it's nice to see the winch in place, John. Seems like a long time ago when you built that winch. 

[Knocklouder]

That's fantastic work,   

Knocklouder 😁 

[John Ruy]

1 hour ago, Keith Black said:

 The deck looks great and it's nice to see the winch in place, John. Seems like a long time ago when you built that winch. 

September 29, 2024 Post #50…

 

Yep, it’s been a minute or two ago. 
 

Thanks Keith for your continued encouragement. 
 

2 hours ago, Kusawa2000 said:

your progress is impressive! wow is all I can say.. Congrats on getting this far with the amazing results

 

MIKE

Thank you Mike for your encouragement and support as well. How’s the weather in Whitehorse? We are in a Nor’easter right now at 13 degrees F. Expecting 20 inches of snow by the end of tomorrow. 
 

John

[Jim Lad]

Looks great, John. That paddle wheel is something else!

 

John

[Dr PR]

Great work. It's looking very nice!

[Kusawa2000]

13 hours ago, John Ruy said:

September 29, 2024 Post #50…

 

Yep, it’s been a minute or two ago. 
 

Thanks Keith for your continued encouragement. 
 

Thank you Mike for your encouragement and support as well. How’s the weather in Whitehorse? We are in a Nor’easter right now at 13 degrees F. Expecting 20 inches of snow by the end of tomorrow. 
 

John

John: We just got out of 3 weeks of -30c and its now a balmy -20c. we have been getting a lot of snow as well. I think the system that is moving through your end of the country was what we got a few weeks ago.. its nasty.. we are back to our more seasonable temperatures... 🙂

 

Love the work you are doing on the SS Klondike. Not too many people take on building a model of the paddlewheelers up here.. its sad that we only have two left as the others have succumbed to fire or mother nature. My personal favourite was the SS Whitehorse (the boat on the right in the attached picture).  She was on the Whitehorse waterfront until the 1970s when she was burned down with the Casca. 

Edited yesterday at 02:39 PM by Kusawa2000

[John Ruy]

13 hours ago, Kusawa2000 said:

its sad that we only have two left as the others have succumbed to fire or mother nature. My personal favourite was the SS Whitehorse (the boat on the right in the attached picture).  She was on the Whitehorse waterfront until the 1970s when she was burned down with the Casca. 

Thanks Mike, You said there are 2 left! The Klondike and another? I hadn’t seen anything about the other one. What is its name and is it going to be restored like the Klondike? I would like to get some more history if possible on these Great Paddle Wheelers. 
 

John

[LJP]

I am aware of a few sternwheelers.

 

S. S. Klondike, Whitehorse 

S.S Nenana, Fairbanks

S. S. Moyie, Kaslo, B.C.

S. S. Sicamous, Penticton, B.C.

 

I am certain there are others but these are the ones I am aware of.

 

LJP

[John Ruy]

34 minutes ago, LJP said:

I am aware of a few sternwheelers.

 

S. S. Klondike, Whitehorse 

S.S Nenana, Fairbanks

S. S. Moyie, Kaslo, B.C.

S. S. Sicamous, Penticton, B.C.

 

I am certain there are others but these are the ones I am aware of.

 

LJP

Thank you LJP, this list is helpful for my research. 🧐 

[Kusawa2000]

7 hours ago, John Ruy said:

Thanks Mike, You said there are 2 left! The Klondike and another? I hadn’t seen anything about the other one. What is its name and is it going to be restored like the Klondike? I would like to get some more history if possible on these Great Paddle Wheelers. 
 

John

John: There is another paddlewheeler in Dawson City also managed by Parks Canada. Her name is the SS Keno. She is bigger than the Klondike and very impressive! I have attached a pic of her in Dawson as well here is the website S.S. Keno - Klondike National Historic Sites . The Keno is in better shape than the Klondike is.. Parks Canada did a massive restoration of her pre COVID and now its the SS Klondikes turn. There is also a great book titled " The Klondike Gold Rush Steamers by Robert Turner -you can find it at The Klondike Gold Rush Steamers: A History of Yukon River Steam Navigation: Turner, Robert D.: 9781550178876: Books - Amazon.ca -its a great purchase.. some amazing pics of the paddlewheelers. 

 

There are also two grave yards in the Yukon that I know of that have the wrecks of the paddlewheelers -one at the north end of Lake Laberge at Hootilinqua and one across the Yukon River at Dawson in a area called North Dawson and wrecks all along the Yukon River. I have also attached three pics of the original SS Klondike that was accessible last summer when we had low water levels on the Yukon River.. you were able to walk on her decks -this hull is pushing 100 years old! She broke her back on the Yukon river during the paddlewheeler era and they took all of the hardware off of her and transferred her to a new hull which now sits in Whitehorse. 

 

MIKE

[John Ruy]

7 hours ago, Kusawa2000 said:

John: There is another paddlewheeler in Dawson City also managed by Parks Canada. Her name is the SS Keno. She is bigger than the Klondike and very impressive! I have attached a pic of her in Dawson as well here is the website S.S. Keno - Klondike National Historic Sites . The Keno is in better shape than the Klondike is.. Parks Canada did a massive restoration of her pre COVID and now its the SS Klondikes turn. There is also a great book titled " The Klondike Gold Rush Steamers by Robert Turner -you can find it at The Klondike Gold Rush Steamers: A History of Yukon River Steam Navigation: Turner, Robert D.: 9781550178876: Books - Amazon.ca -its a great purchase.. some amazing pics of the paddlewheelers. 

 

There are also two grave yards in the Yukon that I know of that have the wrecks of the paddlewheelers -one at the north end of Lake Laberge at Hootilinqua and one across the Yukon River at Dawson in a area called North Dawson and wrecks all along the Yukon River. I have also attached three pics of the original SS Klondike that was accessible last summer when we had low water levels on the Yukon River.. you were able to walk on her decks -this hull is pushing 100 years old! She broke her back on the Yukon river during the paddlewheeler era and they took all of the hardware off of her and transferred her to a new hull which now sits in Whitehorse. 

 

MIKE

Mike, This awesome… Thank you very much. 
 

John