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

[Cathead]

This model is simply a cat-alogue of excellent work. Littered with interesting features, and the hull has lovely fe-lines. One might even say purr-fect.

[DanielD]

Wonderful work! Great job.

[GrandpaPhil]

Phenomenal work, Keith!

[Keith Black]

3 hours ago, LJP said:

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.

 Thank you, LJP. 

 

2 hours ago, Cathead said:

This model is simply a cat-alogue of excellent work. Littered with interesting features, and the hull has lovely fe-lines. One might even say purr-fect.

 Thank you, Eric. 

 

2 hours ago, DanielD said:

Wonderful work! Great job.

 Thank you, Daniel

 

32 minutes ago, GrandpaPhil said:

Phenomenal work, Keith!

 Thank you, Phil. 

[TBlack]

Nicely done; wonderful detail!

[Keith Black]

2 minutes ago, TBlack said:

Nicely done; wonderful detail!

 Thank you, brother Tom. 

[MAGIC's Craig]

Late to the celebration am I, but I add my appreciation for such delightful work and commentary, Keith. As my grand nephews would say, "you rock!!"

[mcb]

Congratulations Keith, well done again.

[Keith Black]

2 hours ago, MAGIC's Craig said:

Late to the celebration am I, but I add my appreciation for such delightful work and commentary, Keith. As my grand nephews would say, "you rock!!"

 Thank you, Craig. We're not popping champagne corks just yet as I still need to get the weathering done which I plan on taking my time doing. 

 

40 minutes ago, mcb said:

Congratulations Keith, well done again.

 Thank you, mcb. 

[wefalck]

This all begs the question: What next?

[Keith Black]

2 hours ago, wefalck said:

This all begs the question: What next?

 Eberhard, provided the visit with the vascular surgeon on the 19th of June is optimistic I'll be trying to build the sternwheeler from the Hard Coal Navy, see page 20 post # 595. 

[wefalck]

We keep fingers crossed then !

[Keith Black]

6 hours ago, wefalck said:

We keep fingers crossed then !

 Thank you, Eberhard. 

[lraymo]

Ditto, fingers crossed!

 

[lraymo]

Absolutely beautiful work!

[Keith Black]

2 hours ago, lraymo said:

Ditto, fingers crossed!

1 hour ago, lraymo said:

Absolutely beautiful work!

 Thank you, Lynn.

[Keith Black]

 Lula is finished.

 

 A special "thank you" to Kurt, @kurtvd19, for pushing me out of my comfort zone and challenging me to take on the project of building Lula. Also, a special "thank you" to Eric. @Cathead, for taking the time to show me how the sternwheeler sausage is made.   

 

 And a huge thank you to everyone for following along on Lula's journey and your most valued support, for your wonderful comments, and for the likes. You folks made this build an absolute pleasure to work on.

 

The base is nothing more than trying to get Lula elevated a little off the maple tabletop. It will not be used for Lula's final display and she and the pile driver will be displayed together. In the next week or so I'll post some photos of the two together in the Gallery section. 

 

 In person the weathering is much more pronounced. For whatever reason my camera is not picking up the weather well at all.  

 

 

 

 

 When I said I was through with construction, I lied. I added the chest on the boiler deck the holds the coal oil, replacement burners, and wicks for the lanterns. It also means not having to explain the why of the high lettering of Lula's name on the forward pilothouse wall. I think it's a perfect fit and addition. 

 

 

 

 I added green algae along the waterline. 

 

 

 

 It's not noticeable but I poly coated the hull, the wheel. and stern wall to suggest wetness. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Thank you, Lula.

 

  Keith

[Knocklouder]

Just awesome,,  thoughts and prayers my friend,  Thank you for this wonderful journey it was a real great adventure.   .   Thanks so much.

 

Bob  M.

Edited yesterday at 05:01 AM by Knocklouder

[Jim Lad]

Excellent completion of a fascinating project. Keith.

 

John

[Siggi52]

As I have seen, people don't need to take off their shoes anymore when they come to the ship 😄

[Paul Le Wol]

Congratulations Keith, what a great finish!

[Glen McGuire]

Such a cool subject and so well done.  Congratulations, Keith, on completing a remarkable build!  

[ccoyle]

Excellent work, Keith!

[Canute]

She's a definite stand out, Keith.

[Cathead]

I will need to dredge up more superlatives for this one. You've done such an amazing job of taking a really unique, interesting prototype and making it into something even more unique and interesting. I feel like I can review these photos over and over again, still finding new details to enjoy. This log has added a lot of joy to my life and I thank you for all of it.

[Desertanimal]

She looks amazing. Beautiful work. 
Chris

[GrandpaPhil]

Congratulations on the finish!  Excellently done!

[JacquesCousteau]

Congratulations! This has been a fascinating build to follow along with. The techniques used, on such a small scale, have really been something else, and the final result is stunning. Really well done. The model will look excellent alongside the pile driver.

[AJohnson]

Congratulations Keith, a wonderful and unusual build! 

[Keith Black]

9 hours ago, Knocklouder said:

Just awesome,,  thoughts and prayers my friend,  Thank you for this wonderful journey it was a real great adventure.   .   Thanks so much.

 Thank you, Bob.

 

8 hours ago, Jim Lad said:

Excellent completion of a fascinating project. Keith.

 Thank you, John.

 

7 hours ago, Siggi52 said:

As I have seen, people don't need to take off their shoes anymore when they come to the ship 😄

No, not anymore, Siggi. With the advancement of weathering products and techniques and the desire to add realism, workboats such as Lula can be displayed as they were seen in their everyday life. Thank you for following along on Lula's journey. 

 

4 hours ago, Paul Le Wol said:

Congratulations Keith, what a great finish!

 Thank you, Paul.

 

2 hours ago, Glen McGuire said:

Such a cool subject and so well done.  Congratulations, Keith, on completing a remarkable build!  

 Thank you, Glen.

 

2 hours ago, ccoyle said:

Excellent work, Keith!

 Thank you, Chris and thank you for taking care of the title change for me. 

 

2 hours ago, Canute said:

She's a definite stand out, Keith.

 Thank you, Ken.

 

2 hours ago, Cathead said:

I will need to dredge up more superlatives for this one. You've done such an amazing job of taking a really unique, interesting prototype and making it into something even more unique and interesting. I feel like I can review these photos over and over again, still finding new details to enjoy. This log has added a lot of joy to my life and I thank you for all of it.

 Thank you, Eric. I am both humbled and honored by your comment.

 

1 hour ago, Desertanimal said:

She looks amazing. Beautiful work. 

 Thank you, Chris. 

 

1 hour ago, GrandpaPhil said:

Congratulations on the finish!  Excellently done!

 Thank you, Phil.

 

48 minutes ago, JacquesCousteau said:

Congratulations! This has been a fascinating build to follow along with. The techniques used, on such a small scale, have really been something else, and the final result is stunning. Really well done. The model will look excellent alongside the pile driver.

 Thank you, Jacques.