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

[clearway]

20 hours ago, Keith Black said:

At this point nothing a cat does surprises me and the laughter and love they provide is one of the treasured moments of my life......... stupid cats.   

i hear ya Keith- to think the Egyptians worshipped them as gods! Lula getting more and more character as she evolves.

 

Keith

[Keith Black]

11 hours ago, clearway said:

i hear ya Keith- to think the Egyptians worshipped them as gods! Lula getting more and more character as she evolves.

 Thank you, Keith.  You must have a cat hanging about? 

[clearway]

14 hours ago, Keith Black said:

Thank you, Keith.  You must have a cat hanging about?

oh yes- there is a pic of him pinching my shipyard chair on my pourquois pas build log.

 

Keith

[Keith Black]

 Thank you to everyone for the kind comments and for the likes. 

 

 

 I got the railing around the pilothouse installed. The balusters are 0.03125 (1/32) inches and the top rail is 0.9375 (3/32) inches. I drilled 0.031 holes in the top rail for the balusters. The top rail is about twice the width it should be but I needed the extra width for drilling the holes because the wood has a tendency to split if too narrow. The railing is pretty robust now that everything is glued together so I may try sanding the top rail width a tad narrower but I don't want to mess it up and have a redo. 

 

 I still need to add stairway handrails, some railing (very little) on the boiler deck, and make a mount for the stern lantern and hang it and that's it for construction.  

 

 

 

 Thank you to all for your support and for following along. 

 

  Keith

[Keith Black]

3 hours ago, clearway said:

oh yes- there is a pic of him pinching my shipyard chair on my pourquois pas build log.

 Now that you mention it I think I remember seeing him. I try to remember all of us that have cat friends.  

Edited Saturday at 10:07 PM by Keith Black

[Javelin]

Magnificent!

[TBlack]

Keith, If you hadn't mentioned the width of the top rail, it probably would have passed muster. Go easy on any unnecessary corrections!

TB

[Cathead]

That wide rail seems like a necessary piece of infrastructure enabling the stable placement of adult beverages as needed.

[Glen McGuire]

1 hour ago, Cathead said:

That wide rail seems like a necessary piece of infrastructure enabling the stable placement of adult beverages as needed.

That's exactly what I was thinking, Eric!  I think Keith made it the perfect width.

 

[J11]

Fantastic craftmanship Keith!

[Keith Black]

12 hours ago, Javelin said:

Magnificent!

 Thank you, Roel.

 

12 hours ago, TBlack said:

Keith, If you hadn't mentioned the width of the top rail, it probably would have passed muster. Go easy on any unnecessary corrections!

Tom, it's in my DNA to harshly judge of my own work. 

 

11 hours ago, Cathead said:

That wide rail seems like a necessary piece of infrastructure enabling the stable placement of adult beverages as needed.

 Funny you say that, Eric. The top rail is also referred to as the drink rail. 

 

10 hours ago, Glen McGuire said:

That's exactly what I was thinking, Eric!  I think Keith made it the perfect width

 Thank you, Glen. 

 

2 hours ago, J11 said:

Fantastic craftmanship Keith!

Thank you, Jonathan. You got here just in time to join the wrap party for this project. The light from the end of the tunnel is blinding.  

[Desertanimal]

Truly impressive work Keith! Nicely done. 

[Keith Black]

2 hours ago, Desertanimal said:

Truly impressive work Keith! Nicely done

 Thank you, Chris. 

[Ian_Grant]

What character in a model, Keith!  I love the lounging cats.....we too have always had one. Our current old man has been living with cancer for over a year after my wife the vet predicted his demise within weeks of diagnosis. She has him on prednisolone (sp?) and he's the same character though a little thinner. To get him to take the prednisolone, we crush the pill in a small bowl and stir it into a wee bit of vanilla ice cream. When we went away to Italy, my son messaged us worried that Ginger was suddenly refusing his medicated ice cream. My wife realized she had bought a different brand just before we left, so told Alex to go out and get a carton of "Kawartha Premium Vanilla" ice cream. Problem solved. 🙄

Edited Sunday at 05:04 PM by Ian_Grant

[Keith Black]

1 hour ago, Ian_Grant said:

What character in a model, Keith!  I love the lounging cats.....we too have always had one. Our current old man has been living with cancer for over a year after my wife the vet predicted his demise within weeks of diagnosis. She has him on prednisolone (sp?) and he's the same character though a little thinner. To get him to take the prednisolone, we crush the pill in a small bowl and stir it into a wee bit of vanilla ice cream. When we went away to Italy, my son messaged us worried that Ginger was suddenly refusing his medicated ice cream. My wife realized she had bought a different brand just before we left, so told Alex to go out and get a carton of "Kawartha Premium Vanilla" ice cream. Problem solved. 🙄

 Thank you, Ian. Sorry to hear about Ginger. Funny that he has a fav ice cream. Our cat Emma likes any ice cream as long as I share with her........goofy cats.  

[BANYAN]

My, what a little beauty you have created Keith, looking great.

 

cheers

 

Pat

[Keith Black]

4 hours ago, BANYAN said:

My, what a little beauty you have created Keith, looking great.

 Thank you, Pat. 

[Canute]

Well, that's cat-logic for ya.

 

Lula is looking great, Keith.

[Keith Black]

3 hours ago, Canute said:

Lula is looking great, Keith

 Thank you, Ken. 

[Keith Black]

 Thank you to everyone for your kind comments and for the likes. 

 

 

 I've finished construction on Lula. I still have to do the weathering which I plan on taking a couple of days to complete. I'm going to take it slow and easy and enjoy these last few days working on Lula. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you to everyone for following along and for you support.

 

  Keith 

[Glen McGuire]

Magnificent, Keith!!

[JacquesCousteau]

Excellent work!

[Knocklouder]

Awesome work, it perrrfect  thanks for posting this,  it was a real pleasure to watch it come together.  

Bob  M.

[Paul Le Wol]

Keith, I have enjoyed your wonderful build of Lula a great deal. Thank you so much!

[Keith Black]

17 hours ago, Glen McGuire said:

Magnificent, Keith!!

Thank you, Glen.

 

16 hours ago, JacquesCousteau said:

Excellent work!

Thank you, Jacques. 

 

16 hours ago, Knocklouder said:

Awesome work, it perrrfect  thanks for posting this,  it was a real pleasure to watch it come together.

Thank you, Bob. 

 

16 hours ago, Paul Le Wol said:

Keith, I have enjoyed your wonderful build of Lula a great deal. Thank you so much!

 Thank you, Paul.

Edited yesterday at 02:56 PM by Keith Black

[Jim Lad]

She really looks first class, Keith!

 

John

[clearway]

Pleasant, compact and interesting Keith- well done😁

 

Keith

[Siggi52]

It's a nice little ship you build, Keith

[Keith Black]

8 hours ago, Jim Lad said:

She really looks first class, Keith!

 Thank you, John.

 

1 hour ago, clearway said:

Pleasant, compact and interesting Keith- well done😁

 Thank you, Keith

 

1 hour ago, Siggi52 said:

It's a nice little ship you build, Keith

 Thank you, Siggi. 

[LJP]

Wonderful choice of subject and a great build!  How you can work on a scale this small always amazes me. Absolutely loved all the details - including the kitties.

 

LJP