Old Virginia by VLEVASSEUR - 1:50 - sternwheeler

[VLEVASSEUR]

Hi guys !

 

Hereafter some pics of the first steps on building steamboat.

I work with a plan of Marieville , archeologic file of the Bertrand , the book of Alan L.Bates Steamboat Cyclopoedium

and so many pictures find on the web ( University of Wisconsin / La Crosse web site )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[VLEVASSEUR]

Thanks Brian

 

Ready for main deck works

 

 

 

Beginning of planking

 

 

It's the current stage of construction

 

Vincent

Edited May 7, 2014 by VLEVASSEUR

[VLEVASSEUR]

Hi everyone

 

The construction of the planking is very long ( model is 4 feets long ) . It is necessary to treat the wood (pear), to dry it, and to cut it. The sticking is realized on an adhesive what facilitates the work and avoids the tasks.

 

 

 

Vincent

Edited May 8, 2014 by VLEVASSEUR

[harvey1847]

Hello Vincent!

 

Those guys on the deck make me realize the enormous size of these ships. She is looking beatiful. I do like the different colours of the 4 feet long planks of ther deck.

 

I´ll follow your log.

 

daniel.

[ofencer29350]

hy vincent!

 

i know these two guy but where i saw them?

good starting

[VLEVASSEUR]

Thanks Daniel , those guys are working night and days to finish the deck !

 

Salut Bruno , content de te retrouver ici !!

Edited May 8, 2014 by VLEVASSEUR

[gjdale]

Looks like an interesting build Vincent. Think I'll pull up a chair and follow along.

[captainbob]

I love the riverboats.  If you follow Allen Bates you can't go wrong.

 

Bob

[VLEVASSEUR]

Thanks Grant & Bob

 

News from the riverboat

 

 

[traxman007]

HI,

 

my father is a big fun of building ships from scratch, just the blueprint and wood, rope...

I'm trying to find him a blueprint of somekind of mississippi river boat.

queen, king of miss., marieville or something like that.

 

can you please tell me if know, where can I find those blueprints? I see you got I nice blueprint on first few pictures :-)

I'm interrested in any way to get them, just the pictures/scans and I will print them at work on A2 format or already printed.

Just if they are not too expesive :-)

 

any help or info is welcome!

 

thanks,

Marko

[captainbob]

John Fryant is probably the foremost provider of riverboat plans.  Google “paddle wheel and props”.

 

Bob

[chborgm]

I am just following along, But want to thank you for the reference to John Fryant's as a source. I love paddle wheelers, and as soon as I finish the kit I am about to start I am going to try the "from scratch' approach

Clarence

[chborgm]

What scale is this build? Also what is the diameter of the paddel wheel? 

[chborgm]

Sorry about the scale question. I just saw it in the title.