Raining

Rain here so rather then hit the Chicago Jazz festival, I am working on something a bit different. My harbor scene needs some in water action. i did a lot of searching and found the narrow guage equivilant in shipping. The Clyde Puffer. 34’ with a 12’ beam will fit my wharf nicely.Just a little smaller then the one shown. There are prototype “Clyde Puffers” half this size so I’m in the ballpark. My ship size will be decided by what fits 8.5”X11” on O scale and will be a waterline version.

I finished the computer model and unwrapped it. It looks promissing and fun.

Comments

[Dave Rarig]

Hi Thom, hurry up and make it a downloadable kit, i could use it. Thanks

[Thom]

It's coming together quickly. Very interesting model so far. I think it will require a bit of skill but if carefully done should be eye catching. I test built the HO hull and deck to nice results but the hull has some very small folds. The O scale one will be easier and a very substantial model.

[John Fleming]

Thom, I find the model very eye catching but wonder if you have any info that indicates a ship of that type was used in North America. It looks European to me. I would love to take a stab at it as a V Scale model. The harbor at Port Stanley Ontario is kinda empty and i would like to place it there with the lumber hooker "Rhoda Emily".

[Paul Mitchell]

The model looks good. You might also want to look inok into modeling barges and lighters. They are fairly straight sided and would make good card model subjects. Barges come in a wide variety of sizes and arrangements, flat decks, open holds, houses. Wood and steel construction.

[Bill]

Thom, I think you just opened up a whole new area of card stock modeling, rail-marine. I suggest you look at the Rail-Marine Information Group (RMIG) website http://trainweb.org/rmig/. The RMIG is a forum for information on all things related to the railroad and marine industries interface with each other. From 1993 to 2006 the RMIG published a regular newsletter, the Transfer, that contained detailed articles, photos, and drawings of barges, tugboats, lighters, shore facilities, transfer bridges, etc. Back issues of the Transfer are available from the RMIG website, the older issues on CD for a modest price. I have the complete set in hardcopy of all issues of the Transfer and if there were specific articles you would be interested in, I could do some research for you.

[John]

Thom,

There is a similar model on the market that was produced by Scheiber-Bogen. The model name is "Selma" and is in 1/100 scale. I purchased my copy back in 2005 from Lighthouse Model Art.

I bring this model to your attention only so that you may get some ideas on mast and riging.

I am looking forward to your model along with the other sea-front models.

John

[Bill Fornshell]

HI,

Another source of ship information is the yahoo group - waterfrontmodeling:

I have a photo album on that group with a card stock ship I made a couple of years ago:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/waterfrontmodeling/photos/album/1734039286/pic/list

The card stock ship is one of mine and the laser cut ship is one of Ed Weldon's.

[Dave]

Bill, Really wish I could see the pix however the link is to a "restricted group" with no option to join. I know we all get so used to accessing our groups that we might forget that outsiders are blocked but lets all try to be sure that the material that we want to share is available. I've had a couple of frustrated folks write to me about this and now I understand their frustration.
If you can send the pix Bill, I'll put them right up. Sounds real interesting.

[Ian Guild]

The Clyde Puffer as popularise in the Para Handy books and UK tv series.
There are a couple in preservation (Gogle Vital Spark)
Langley models in the UK do resin versions in OO and O

[Dave]

Also the British admiralty built the VIC series used as service ships that were based on the Clyde Puffer design. They were mostly steam powered because of a shortage of diesel engines and an over abundance of steam capability.

[Thom]

Also the British admiralty built the VIC series used as service ships that were based on the Clyde Puffer design. They were mostly steam powered because of a shortage of diesel engines and an over abundance of steam capability.