Creole Queen by wim500 - 1/82 - sternwheeler

[Pete38]

Time well spent. Looks very nice

[Sjors]

Neat job Wim but I still see that green…….

 

[wim500]

Thanks for your comments, it's appreciated.

@Sjord

The green is not so green anymore, I mixed a bit of grey and green for the second layer.

[mtaylor]

Nice work on the stacks, Wim.

[wim500]

Thanks for looking in Mark .

 

I was askes how I bend the brass.

Take a wooden rod with the correct diameter. Take a piece of brass,

 

 

Take two pliers and force the brass around the rod.

 

 

Cut the brass, bit of sanding and that's it.

 

 

 

That's for the first ornament, the C and Q. For the second ornament I've bend the brass two times around the rod.

[john46]

A great job indeed Wim, must confess I didnot follow your scratchbuild, that's why it is called the darkside  

 

Will follow from now on with great interest (your turtle ship is in drydock I now understood).

 

Regards,

John

[wim500]

Thanks John, it's not mandatory to follow all logs .

As long I have inspirarion on the stacks of the Creole the Turtle has to wait for her next step. Can be one week or one month, I don't know yet.

[john46]

Wim, I will follow your log with pleasure, not as a 'duty'

 

Regards,

John

[wim500]

While still busy on the stacks I started with the wheelhouse.

I've tried to construct it with 1mm plywood but it went wrong with the windows.

 

 

After several tries I've made it out of plasticcard.

 

 

[john46]

The wheelhouse looks nice Wim. After planking or painting it makes anyway no difference which material you use.

 

Regards,

John

[Sjors]

Nice Wim,

 

I agree with John.

Planked or paint and you can use also cardboard       

 

 

[wim500]

Thanks for your support, John and Sjors.

After painting the wheelhouse the plastic, woord or cardboard is out of sight.

[riverboat]

She's looking good Wim.....as usual, excellent work from you!!

[Adrieke]

hi Wim

 

stumbled across your build log . looking good

 

are you still working on her ?

[wim500]

Hello Adrieke,

 

At the moment both projects (Creole and Turtle) are on hold, too busy on the job and so.

In July I have two weeks vacation....first some maintenance of the house and if there is some time left I will restart modelling ships.

[wim500]

She's looking good Wim.....as usual, excellent work from you!!

 

Thank you so much

[Geoff Matson]

Great job on the Creole Queen. I think your paddle wheel details were outstanding.

[Adrieke]

Hello Adrieke,

 

At the moment both projects (Creole and Turtle) are on hold, too busy on the job and so.

In July I have two weeks vacation....first some maintenance of the house and if there is some time left I will restart modelling ships.

no worries Jim

 

will wait patiently for any updates

[Anja]

Good morning Wim,

 

 

And many more to come. Have a wonderful day.

 

Anja

[Adrieke]

ne gelukkige verjaardag H(appy birthday) Wim 

[wim500]

Thank you so much Anja and Adrieke  .

 

Hope to be back soon, first a new floor in the living room.

[Sjors]

Hi Wim,

 

Also happy birthday from me !

Enjoy your day and good luck with the floor 

Nice work with this temperature…..

 

[wim500]

Hi Sjors,

 

Thank you so much, sorry for the delayed response.

I just finished the floor, it was too hot to hurry and also too hot for modeling.

Waiting no for some lower temp (not too low off course ).

[Sjors]

Hi Wim.

 

I know what you mean…..

I have the same problem 

To hot to do some modelling in the day time.

In the early hours I can do something and then it is over.

And next week it's gonna be higher….

Maybe in Oktober we can go back to the build.

 

[wim500]

Pffffff....a lot of dust pfffffffff.

A small update only to show you I continued the build of the Queen.

Started with the fench on the lounge-deck and continued with the steeringcabin.

Hope to show more in a next update (without waiting months).

 

[Sjors]

He Wim,

 

You still around here ?????

You've make a little progress I see.

Nice !

I'll be waiting for the next update ( If it not takes months   )

 

[wim500]

Sjors, I am still around

 

Further on with fenches and stairhouseroof...

 

 

 

Prep for light on the roof.

First time solder with my new Dremel tool.

 

 

Only some detailling and painting:

 

 

And some other lights for the roof.

Made from brass and some left over clear sprue.

 

[Sjors]

He is still alive       

 

Morning Wim !

 

Nice progress again.

What kind of Dremel do you have ?

 

[wim500]

Goodmorning Sjors.

 

This is since a short time my new tool:

 

 

Works fine for me:)

[Sjors]

Aha,

 

That looks good.

We have also a few new tool but then from Proxxon.

Lathe, figure saw for Anja.

The only thing that I still want is a disc sander......

And that one is also coming in the near future