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Oh, I am so sorry I missed most of this. I was blasted pretty good last week with chemo and I am now getting around to things again.
This looks like a fine model so far. you are doing really well. It will be a great addition to any ACW fleet.
As to the paddle wheels, the biggest issues the Navies of the world had was not the ineffectiveness with the design (the walking beam in particular used a lot of fuel per mile) but was the fact that it used up broadside space that navy commanders would rather use for guns.
River navies though actually preferred the paddles to screws in the belief that the paddle wheels were less likely to snag up in shallows. I am not sure if that is true or not but river paddle boats were still being built into the 1920s.
As to the model, it is coming along great. I hope that you are having a great time along the way!
Corey
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