1880's-1890's Sternwheeler by Ferrus Manus - FINISHED - Lindberg - 1/64 - PLASTIC - A quick build of a Western barge-pusher

[Ferrus Manus]

The boat's ring bolts have been added: 

[Ferrus Manus]

The ship's boat is now finished, having gotten oarlocks, oars, and an exterior paint job: 

[Cathead]

Very nice job upgrading ol' #616. I love this kind of modeling!

[Ferrus Manus]

I'm not quite done with 616, Eric. I plan to give the hull some disgust and abuse, give the bottom of the hull some gloss paint, and a little something special as well. 

[Ferrus Manus]

#616 is now most of the way to being complete, minus the reconsideration of the oar positions and the stand. You see, when I built this little skiff, I encountered a problem I am all too familiar with when building at such a small size- the lesser the size of the contact area, the much less effective most adhesives become. When gluing a plastic (painted) oar to a metal oarlock, one of the only things that works is CA. Having broken off the oars from the oarlocks and the oarlocks from the hull several times, the CA began piling up into an unsightly mess that can be seen in the first few pictures. So, I took the oars off of the oarlocks, sanded and repainted the affected areas, and replaced the oarlocks. Here is the result of my efforts from yesterday and today: 

[Cathead]

I love that you're doubling down on the #616 joke I started. Boat looks great.

[Keith Black]

 Ferrus, knowing of your admiration for working boats I direct your attention to the link below.

 

  

 

[Ferrus Manus]

Keith, that thing is the work boat to end all work boats. While my interest lies mostly in the 1890's-1900's British sailing work boats, this is also incredibly interesting. It seems to be made from wood and cast parts. For something not much larger than my steamboat, it seems pretty expensive. 

I have done some significant work on my steamboat, with the middle deck in and some of the upper works partially painted and dry-fitted into place. 

[Ferrus Manus]

Keith, another point- I hope your April 30th went well, and no drastic action was needed. 

[Keith Black]

2 hours ago, Ferrus Manus said:

For something not much larger than my steamboat, it seems pretty expensive. 

 Everything seems expensive to me these days but there's a lot there IMHO. 

 

2 hours ago, Ferrus Manus said:

Keith, another point- I hope your April 30th went well, and no drastic action was needed. 

 Thank you, Ferrus. The CT Scan went okay but have not received the test results, hopefully I'll get those today. 

[Ferrus Manus]

I fully expect the unabridged report when it becomes available, as do many of your other shipmates. Take it easy, and rest well. 

Edited May 5 by Ferrus Manus

[Ferrus Manus]

Keith, I am glad that your doctor is not worried about your condition. 

Moving forward on the steamboat. I have gotten the upper works painted and glued into place, with the painted deck resting atop it. I have taken all of the railing stanchions and dry-fitted them into their supports in the deck. They will be painted and put in place tomorrow. After that will be either the miscellaneous fittings or the wheelhouse, I have not decided. 

[Ferrus Manus]

Today, the railings went in. Tomorrow I will work on the miscellaneous fittings. So far, I have been able to keep the "white and black" color scheme pretty spot on for how I wanted it to look. This scheme is based on @Keith Black's Lula. 

[Ferrus Manus]

I've gotten all of the deck fittings and rope work done in the past few days. 

[Keith Black]

 Ferrus, and you thought post# 37 was expensive!.........

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/197231829986?_skw=sternwheeler+model&itmmeta=01JV68ATGDPPQ7F0G65YAHYKRW&hash=item2debeee3e2:g:c2cAAOSwVEtoBDox&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA8FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1dXzjYaMntF1odS%2Bt5rG7ZV3l1hCEk3MT%2Ba1pap1Hu9hUM5e7R%2FOJgVZ6jg3b8E9PFLr%2B1fMWRJG3TcP1KwEwJwRseSpSSMApxpWY11M3rCa%2FYTBobLLBSiog0F01U5VukWDcCSvTUvGy1%2FNVkLxg3rKnH2Nq4P46AxKBtFiiCT3TT3yuVRZqYfrIrLHPZqwx1Gi2BJY70Awlbe%2BATnteCAaltoWUSgD%2BKQxTk4Sz7hi2WtO4aaWx%2FVCnSdcKmuvU2OINIsDx7xFwsUSFJKxIl9YdivLo4FfeiVlv%2BQz3%2FJYw%3D%3D|tkp%3ABFBMrKiryNll

[Ferrus Manus]

@Keith Black WOW!! I got mine for about 30 bucks! 

[Keith Black]

4 hours ago, Ferrus Manus said:

WOW!! I got mine for about 30 bucks! 

  The seller can ask whatever price they want but finding a buyer at that price is a whole different matter. 

[Ferrus Manus]

Throughout the previous two days, I have put some barrels on the deck, made and furnished the pilot house, made the stairs and their railings, and  made and painted the ship's and boat's stand. 

I tried to paint a convincing speed gauge, and dealt with the fact that one of the wheel's spokes broke off. All the parts for the pilot house were absolute crap, but I made do. 

[Ferrus Manus]

I'm now calling this build complete. Here are the finished photos: 

[Keith Black]

I like the stand for the dinghy, Ferrus. How does the sternwheeler look amongst the rest of your navy? 

[Ferrus Manus]

It doesn't look like anything amongst the rest of my navy, because it doesn't sit amongst my navy. I built it for an elderly friend from church who I have become good friends with. Her name is Carol, after whom the ship was named. 

[GrandpaPhil]

Congratulations on the finish!  Very nicely done!

[Keith Black]

46 minutes ago, Ferrus Manus said:

It doesn't look like anything amongst the rest of my navy, because it doesn't sit amongst my navy. I built it for an elderly friend from church who I have become good friends with. Her name is Carol, after whom the ship was named. 

 Good on ya, Ferrus. 

[ccoyle]

56 minutes ago, Ferrus Manus said:

I built it for an elderly friend from church

 

A noble and kind gesture! The model turned out well -- I'm sure she'll like it.

[Ferrus Manus]

Next will be Imai's Chinese Junk, which is currently sitting atop my stack of boxes. I have not started yet. Currently doing some research. 

[Knocklouder]

Nicely done, Congratulations,  

Bob  M.

[Cathead]

I managed to overlook this update somehow, but a belated congratulations on finishing. You've done a nice job bringing this kit to life and it's a lovely gift for your friend.