Creole Queen by wim500 - 1/82 - sternwheeler

[wim500]

Taking a deep breath and starting all over again with this buildlog.

Luckily Ik kept a log on Donnie's site .

 

After 4 ships out of the box (kit) it was about time to build a ship from scratch. I decided to build the Creole Queen riverboat, a commercial paddlesteamer from New Orleans. On a scale of 1/82 the total length will be about 85 cm. I ordered some plans from Dumas for their RC-kit and started to draw my own plans. I will take a lot of time for this build.

 

The original:

 

Dumas drawings, nice but not for the hull, no details on the plans.

Their plans were meant for RC-models and not for scratch-build.

 

Making my own drawings:

 

Keel and frames:

 

Middle and stern almost fixed:

 

"Planking"

 

 

To be continued in part 2

 

Wim

[wim500]

Part 2:

The deck (1 mm plywood):

 

 

Sanding, putty, sanding, putty, sanding, painting;

 

For constructing the windows of the cabins I made a mould:

 

First cabins, also 1 mm plywood:

 

 

White painting and some shutters and doors made out of plasticcard:

 

 

 

 

[wim500]

Part 3:

 

Pics and not so many words.

 

 

 

Rudders:

 

Dry transfer decals:

 

Second deck:

 

 

 

 

 

The open deck:

 

 

Wim

 

[wim500]

Part 4:

 

 

Dryfitting railings:

 

 

 

 

Dryfitting sternwheel:

 

Some tests for the top of the chimney:
1 = 160 grams paper
2 = 80 grams paper double with alu-foil
3 = 160 grams paper double with alu-foil
4 = sodacan (0,14 mm)
5 = brass (0,12 mm)

 

 

1, 2 and 4 are not firm enough.
3 is firm, but it became very thick.
So it will be the brass I will use for the chimneys.

 

 

This is as far the build is now.

 

With a short break it took me not even an hour to update .

[amazone]

good the c you back wim 

[michael mott]

Catching up again, great to see that you are back at it.

 

Michael

[cog]

Nice to see this scratch build again, as there were not many in this forum.

 

Veel succes

[Sjors]

Hi Wim,

 

Great to see you!

I will looking over your shoulder.

Great job!

 

Sjors

[wim500]

Dear all,

 

Thank you for your nice words, it's appreciated and motivating.

 

@Sjors, sometimes while modeling I feel some eyes staring, now I know this must be you .

[Sjors]

I confess Wim 

 

Sjors

[rdsaplala]

I'm pleased to see your Creole Queen log restored to her former glory, Wim, she's looking great, I'm looking forward to more updates

[Anja]

Hello Wim,

 

Welcome back.  It's great to see your build back here.

I see the 'Wuppie' is still here too, nice 

 

Looking forward to your updates.  She is becoming a real Queen.

 

Take care,

 

Anja

[wim500]

Thans for the nice words Aldo and Anja.

@Anja

We lost the competion but the "wuppy" refused to believe that and kept smiling .

[wim500]

I continued with the both paddlewheels, the Creole Queen has indeed two paddle wheels with each three wheels.

 

The six wheels are loose yet, so I needed a jig for preventing them to turn around.

I hope a picture tells more than words:

 

 

 

 

I had forgotten to tell you how I've made the wheels:

Wheels are made out of 1 mm plasticcard, one piece of 5mm brass rod, some pieces of 6 mm brass rod and some metal rings.

 

 

 

 

I hope the pictures will tell the story.

[cog]

Looking good. Why the washers between the brass tube and the wheel?

[wim500]

Hello Carl,

Thanks, I used the washers (that's better than metal rings ) for more support to the wheel and to keep it better right-angled.

Without the washers it was a bit flabby.

[wim500]

A small but crucial update for me.

I finished the construction of the paddlewheel and positioned it at the stern.

After the glue has dried I need a little putty, sanding and painting.

 

[mtaylor]

Nice work on the wheels, Wim.  Seems we spend almost as much time doing touch up as we do building, doesn't it?

[Sjors]

That looks good Wim,

 

In a short while she can in the water 

 

Sjors

[wim500]

Thanks Mike, you are absolutely right .

Thanks Sjors, I will send you and Anja an invitation for her maiden trip.

[Anja]

Thanks for the invitation Wim,

 

Should be a great voyage.

 

Nice job on the wheels, well done.

 

Take care,

 

Anja

[riverboat]

nice! work Wim....... I've always been a fan of your work ..... and I see this is going to be another "Wimmer" for you !! ( just a little pun )

Thanks for the comment on my build.

Frank

[Pete38]

Just found your build log and I must say I am impressed with your work.  I will be following this with interest. I have ordered the plans to the Belle Of Louisville. Thinking about a build later on for it.

Looking forward to much more and thanks for posting.

[wim500]

@Pete38

Thanks for looking in and your nice words.

At the moment I'm focussed on the Turtle ship, but in a few weeks I hope to continue with this one.

Have only made a mistake at the paddlewheel, there's too much space between blades/paddles 3 and 4.

But in my opinion the total view is good, so I'm not gonna change that.

 

The Belle of Louisville is another beautiful riverboat, If you gonna start the build I will follow that closely.

Have fun with the preparations .

[wim500]

Haven't done much, so only a small update.

 

Placed the name of the ship at starboard and port and changed the letters "CQ" by larger ones.

 

 

Placed windows and red curtains in the cabin of the 3rd deck.

 

 

A first layer of green on the open deck.

 

 

Preparing the last deck for the wheelhouse.

 

[Sjors]

Hi Wim,

 

very nice update.

But is that green not to green?

Or when you give it another layer, it change colours a bit….

 

[wim500]

Hello Sjors,

 

Thanks for looking in.

I think you are right that this green is to green.

It's indeed the first layer and the next layer I will mix the green a little bit with a drup of grey.

[Sjors]

Hi Wim,

 

I shall wait for the result.

 

[wim500]

First wooden chimneys are gone in the trash, almost impossible to line the both different diameters.

Started again with cupper pipe for waterworks (15 mm), then ducttape around the 10 mm wooden rod and it fits better than before.

 

Decorations between the stacks were made of a wooden rod and brass. This was a hell of a job, only after several hours of suffering I was satisfied with the result.

 

 

 

 

 

[michael mott]

Wim that looks really sharp, nice brass work.

 

Michael