1880's-1890's Sternwheeler by Ferrus Manus - 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.