Billy 1938 by Keith Black - 1:120 Scale - Homemade Sternwheeler

[John Ruy]

31 minutes ago, Keith Black said:

Looks pretty stinkin' close to the press photo, while no means perfect I'm pleased with the way Billy has turned out. 

Amazing Keith, truly a work of art. 😎

[Keith Black]

26 minutes ago, tmj said:

That's pretty darned amazing! Those wheels, and everything else look fantastic! Captain Engel would feel both honored and proud!   

 Thank you, Tom. I hope ole Engel looks down kindly. 

 

22 minutes ago, vvvjames said:

Stunning work Keith. I saved one of your pictures and put a black and white filter over it, I gotta say It looks quite close to the original. Can't wait to see it with the weathering

 Thank you, James. I was going to do the black and white filter thingie but Steve beat me to it. 

 

18 minutes ago, Coyote_6 said:

Wow Keith!  Beautiful.

(Fixed it for ya!) 😜

 Thank you very much, Steve. 

 

4 minutes ago, John Ruy said:

Amazing Keith, truly a work of art.

 Thank you so much, John. Those liddle biddy wheels required 27 pieces each to construct. 

[Paul Le Wol]

Keith, Billy looks Superb! If you decide to do a new build, I hope you choose to stay on this path. These builds have been very enjoyable 

[Glen McGuire]

Looks fantastic, Keith!  Great work on those wheels.

[Keith Black]

22 minutes ago, Paul Le Wol said:

Keith, Billy looks Superb! If you decide to do a new build, I hope you choose to stay on this path. These builds have been very enjoyable 

 Thank you very much, Paul. After Billy is finished I'm going back to working on the Tennessee. Hopefully I'll have enough time to get in a couple more workboats before I have to hang up my CA bottle. 

 

20 minutes ago, Glen McGuire said:

Looks fantastic, Keith!  Great work on those wheels.

 Thank you kindly, Glen. I'm really looking forward to your new project. 

[Cathead]

Building on @Coyote_6:

Keith, if you take a photo at the same angle as the original, I'll redo this and really fit it in nicely. 

 

[Coyote_6]

@Cathead  That is so darn cool!

[LJP]

Absolutely incredible! Your detail in such a small scale is unbelievable. Love the wheels!

 

LJP

[Canute]

Well done, Keith. The B&W photo looks good and the adaptations from the gang really show their appreciation for this little jewel. I look forward to seeing more of your projects.

[clearway]

😁

[Jim Lad]

She really looks the cat's meow with the paddle wheels completed, mate!

 

John

[BANYAN]

Nice job on Billy Keith, as others have said you pretty well nailed it for scale and look.  Looking forward to the final little details which will really set off this miniature 'beauty'.

 

cheers

 

Pat

[Keith Black]

On 1/18/2026 at 8:50 PM, Cathead said:

Keith, if you take a photo at the same angle as the original, I'll redo this and really fit it in nicely. 

 Thank you for your willingness to do that, Eric. If possible I'd like to wait till Billy is finished? 

 

19 hours ago, LJP said:

Absolutely incredible! Your detail in such a small scale is unbelievable. Love the wheels!

 Thank you very much, LJP. 

 

18 hours ago, Canute said:

Well done, Keith. The B&W photo looks good and the adaptations from the gang really show their appreciation for this little jewel. I look forward to seeing more of your projects.

 Thank you, Ken. I am humbled by the warmth of my MSW family. 

 

11 hours ago, clearway said:

😁

 Thank you, Keith

 

9 hours ago, Jim Lad said:

She really looks the cat's meow with the paddle wheels completed, mate!

 Thank you kindly, John.

 

8 hours ago, BANYAN said:

Nice job on Billy Keith, as others have said you pretty well nailed it for scale and look.  Looking forward to the final little details which will really set off this miniature 'beauty'.

 Thank you for the most kind comment, Pat.