Keith Black Posted January 15 #31 Posted January 15 I love all that detail you included, LJP. Really nice work. mtaylor 1 Current Builds: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration
Jim Lad Posted January 15 #32 Posted January 15 Beautiful work on that boiler! John mtaylor and Keith Black 2
Cathead Posted Monday at 07:36 PM #33 Posted Monday at 07:36 PM That's glorious! Keith Black 1 Eric Missouri River craft (scratchbuilt): 1893 steamboat Peerless; 1853 steamboat Arabia; 1865 steamboat Bertrand; Lewis & Clark barge; keelboat; 1876 steamboat Far West; Nautical builds (kits): USS Cairo; NRG capstan project; NRG half-hull; Viking longship; US revenue cutter; 18th century longboat; Bounty launch
LJP Posted yesterday at 04:40 PM Author #34 Posted yesterday at 04:40 PM My major source for images of some of the machinery and the engine room is the S. S. Moyie (1898). Moyie is now a museum boat in Kaslo, British Columbia. It had an incredibly long life and ran Lake Kootenay until 1957. It has numerous YouTube videos, both of the ship as a museum, but also when it was still in operation. Several years ago, the museum website (which also has a Facebook account) had an interactive video (since discontinued, unfortunately) that afforded an true in-depth look at the boat. I have gotten screen shots from several of the videos. Moyie had two manual pumps that I replicated. In the engine room was a manual fire pump while in the boiler room was a manual feed pump. These are two photos of the fire pump. This is the build without the handles. Note a new dime – wore the other one out. The diameter of the dime equates to 3’ 8” in scale. I lightly glue small parts to scrap balsa to make it easier to airbrush or paint. That is what you see at the base of the part. Finished product, with arms. Ready to be placed in the engine room. I do not have a great photo of the manual feed pump but it still provides enough detail for a build. Another dime time before painting. And the finished product. This will be placed on the main deck in front of the boiler pit, just like Moyie. Next, onto the steam main and auxiliary feed pumps. davec, Keith Black and vossiewulf 3
LJP Posted yesterday at 04:43 PM Author #35 Posted yesterday at 04:43 PM John and Cathead, Thanks again for your kind words. Suggestions are always appreciated as I am no expert by any means. LJP Keith Black 1
Keith Black Posted yesterday at 04:44 PM #36 Posted yesterday at 04:44 PM Great looking pumps, LJP. Current Builds: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration
LJP Posted yesterday at 04:47 PM Author #37 Posted yesterday at 04:47 PM Keith, Thanks again for both of your comments. On a more serious note, take care. We do not bounce like we once did when we were younger. Hope to see more on your Lula. LJP Keith Black 1
Jim Lad Posted yesterday at 07:59 PM #38 Posted yesterday at 07:59 PM I agree with Keith - very nice pumps! John Keith Black 1
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