Lula by Keith Black - 1:120 Scale - 1870s Sternwheeler Supply Boat for Floating Pile Driver

[LJP]

Keith,

 

Great job!

 

But your "Valuable lessons learned should I have the opportunity to make another sternwheeler. " should read WHEN I make the next sternwheeler...

 

LJP

[Cathead]

I should be used to your standard of work by now, but my jaw literally dropped when I saw that wheel. Better than any I've ever built and in a much smaller scale. Just fantastic.

[Keith Black]

5 hours ago, LJP said:

Great job!

 

But your "Valuable lessons learned should I have the opportunity to make another sternwheeler. " should read WHEN I make the next sternwheeler...

 Thank you, LJP.  Given there's enough sand left in the glass I'd like to do another working sternwheeler. It would be shame to have gained a little knowledge to only use once.

 

3 hours ago, Cathead said:

I should be used to your standard of work by now, but my jaw literally dropped when I saw that wheel. Better than any I've ever built and in a much smaller scale. Just fantastic.

 Thank you, you're much too kind, Eric. I feel privileged to be able to stand on the shoulders of giants such as yourself in trying to model Lula. Without your numerous builds to reference and learn from I'd be deep in tall grass.

[Jim Lad]

Looking good, Keith! Maybe you should try a side wheeler for a change! 😉

 

John

[Keith Black]

49 minutes ago, Jim Lad said:

Looking good, Keith! Maybe you should try a side wheeler for a change! 😉

 Thank you, John. I'm not enamored with side wheelers for whatever reason? Please don't get me wrong, there are numerous great side wheeler builds and their history is fascinating but they're just not my cuppa to devote the time and energy to build one. 

[Cathead]

5 hours ago, Keith Black said:

I'm not enamored with side wheelers for whatever reason?

I prefer sternwheelers too. Three of my four steamboat builds have been sternwheelers and the only exception was because Arabia was too good a local project to pass up.

[Jim Lad]

I'm probably biased as all our local historical paddle steamers were side wheelers with the notable exception of one, which was designed by and American living over here! 😀

 

John

[Keith Black]

 

11 hours ago, Cathead said:

I prefer sternwheelers too. Three of my four steamboat builds have been sternwheelers and the only exception was because Arabia was too good a local project to pass up.

 

9 hours ago, Jim Lad said:

I'm probably biased as all our local historical paddle steamers were side wheelers with the notable exception of one, which was designed by and American living over here! 😀

 Leave it to a bloody American. 

 

 

 I've always associated side wheelers as passengers first and cargo second vessels. With few exceptions sternwheelers were just the opposite, cargo first and passengers second. I guess because of the dirt under my fingernails background I've always been more attracted to those gritty little get it done sternwheeler workboats. 

 

 

[lraymo]

Wow, the wheel is looking great!  but I am so sorry you and Maggie have been sick, and even more concerned about your slip on the ice!  Yikes!  I hope you have both recovered from illness, and since you are working on the wheel, i assume this means your arm is better.  But at any rate, rest up as needed!