HO Steamboat - first submission

roughneck · 05-14-2008, 08:39 PM

Hi
This is my first submission to the Hobby Forum. I would like to share a recent project in HO scale for a Maine style river steam boat. I started with plans from a large scale magazine and reduced them dowm using Photoshop Elements and printing them out on my home printer. The hull was made as a water line model. I began with a block of balsa and attached a paper pattern to the top of the block showing the hull outline from the top down and also attached a paper pattern to one side showing a hull profile. I used a scroll saw with a tilting table to first cut the top pattern and then the side profile. After "LOTS" of sanding and balsa wood sealer, wet and dry paper and many coats of paint I had a hull. The hull was used for a pattern to cut the deck, oversized and sanded to a final size. The pilot house was layed out flat on thin styrene and bent around a jig to get the correct shape. Passenger area was plain straight forward flat construction. The stern area open deck does not show yet but will be covered with a wood deck, railings and seats for passenger comfort.

Thanks for looking and feel free to comment and suggest

David F

logicman · 05-14-2008, 08:48 PM

That's a beautiful little ship.
It's coming along nicely, and a fine, clean build.

Are the plans available to buy, or was this a magazine article?

nachoman · 05-14-2008, 09:10 PM

This is coming along quite nicely! What are your plans for the ship when completed?

Kevin

**Ralph** · 05-14-2008, 09:40 PM

VERY nice David! Welcome, by the way!
Ralph

slekjr · 05-14-2008, 10:06 PM

David, welcome to the forum.
A very nice job. I envy your patience.
Kevin, I'll bet he isn't going to send it to Ralph,

although it would fit right in wouldn't it Ralph.

Charlie

**Ralph** · 05-14-2008, 10:26 PM

Oh my, but that would look good next to my car float!!!

Ralph

bigsteel · 05-15-2008, 08:07 AM

very nice looking boat ya got there! i wish i could do that (although i did chose MRRing not boat building

) --josh

roughneck · 05-15-2008, 08:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by logicman

That's a beautiful little ship.
It's coming along nicely, and a fine, clean build.

Are the plans available to buy, or was this a magazine article?

Thank you logicman, The plans did appear in a magazine that I reduced to HO scale. I will check and see if I still have the reduced plans saved and let you know if I can email to you.

David F

roughneck · 05-15-2008, 08:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nachoman

This is coming along quite nicely! What are your plans for the ship when completed?

Kevin

Kevin
The boat will be located on my HOn30 module at Fish Camp, a freelanced New England village with a small port.

David F

logicman · 05-15-2008, 08:56 AM

Quote:

I will check and see if I still have the reduced plans saved and let you know if I can email to you.

Thank you, David. I'd appreciate that.

roughneck · 05-15-2008, 08:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ralph

VERY nice David! Welcome, by the way!
Ralph

Ralph
Thank you and I do feel welcome

David F

roughneck · 05-15-2008, 08:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigsteel

very nice looking boat ya got there! i wish i could do that (although i did chose MRRing not boat building

) --josh

Josh
Me too, but I needed a boat!

David F

roughneck · 05-15-2008, 09:04 AM

Here are two more pictures showing the next stages of construction. I'm also using this same technique to build two lobster boats to add to a dock I'm scratch building on a new module for my home layout.

bigsteel · 05-15-2008, 01:42 PM

the progress looks great! cant wait to see'er painted and weathered up

--josh

**MasonJar** · 05-16-2008, 10:54 AM

Nicely done!

Andrew

05-14-2008, 08:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
logicman Greybeard Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Kent, UK. Posts: 666	That's a beautiful little ship. It's coming along nicely, and a fine, clean build. Are the plans available to buy, or was this a magazine article? __________________ Relax, it's just an opinion. Stay safe - get site safety ratings > http://www.mywot.com/ http://www.siteadvisor.com/

05-14-2008, 09:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
Ralph Remember...it's for fun! The Gauge Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: St. Paul, MN Posts: 6,474	VERY nice David! Welcome, by the way! Ralph __________________ Now interchanging with the freelanced KINGS PORT & WESTERN

05-14-2008, 10:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
Ralph Remember...it's for fun! The Gauge Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: St. Paul, MN Posts: 6,474	Oh my, but that would look good next to my car float!!! Ralph __________________ Now interchanging with the freelanced KINGS PORT & WESTERN

05-15-2008, 08:07 AM	#7 (permalink)
bigsteel Call me Mr.Tinkertrain Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cincinnati,Ohio Posts: 1,370	very nice looking boat ya got there! i wish i could do that (although i did chose MRRing not boat building ) --josh __________________ i am a man,but i can change,if i have to...i guess--Red Green josh waddle--Avid/insane C&O modeler...

05-15-2008, 01:42 PM	#14 (permalink)
bigsteel Call me Mr.Tinkertrain Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cincinnati,Ohio Posts: 1,370	the progress looks great! cant wait to see'er painted and weathered up --josh __________________ i am a man,but i can change,if i have to...i guess--Red Green josh waddle--Avid/insane C&O modeler...

05-14-2008, 09:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
nachoman Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,570	This is coming along quite nicely! What are your plans for the ship when completed? Kevin

05-14-2008, 10:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
slekjr Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Work SCHENLEY, PA HOME E Palestine, Ohio Posts: 768	David, welcome to the forum. A very nice job. I envy your patience. Kevin, I'll bet he isn't going to send it to Ralph, although it would fit right in wouldn't it Ralph. Charlie

05-16-2008, 10:54 AM	#15 (permalink)
MasonJar It's not rocket surgery The Gauge Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 6,637	Nicely done! Andrew __________________ Check out The Gauge's Modular Layout Forum Questions? Visit The Academy at The Gauge for all kinds of How-To's Planning a layout? Try the Givens and Druthers form

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