Scratch-Building from Scratch! - Page 3

**whulsey** · #21 12-23-2007, 11:54 PM

I love it, suffering from the odd old cars version of ADD myself it's always interesting to see the process others go through tracking down that unusual piece of info just to get one more view.

**Oliver Weiss** · #22 02-02-2008, 07:05 AM

I found another bit of information on the Golden Rod ex Meteor: In 1906 it was sold to a NY Doctor for "South America" - at the time that meant the Carribean. I don't think there'll be any more information on the Meteor's fate, now... I just imagine her sleek hull rotting on a palm-strewn beach somewhere. Isn't that how they found one of the long-lost Civil War Submarines recently?

Cheers,

Oliver

**Brooker** · #23 02-03-2008, 09:08 PM

Hi Oliver,
Saw these URL's while surfing. Just copy and paste the links into your browser:
http://www.3dcadbrowser.com/preview.aspx?ModelCode=5078

Steamship Meteor
http://www.google.com/custom?hl=en&c...ch&sitesearch=

Richard

**diggiedog** · #24 02-11-2011, 02:37 AM

I'm knocked out, your 1/2 half hull is beautiful. So elegant. I am Laurie (Watt) Lopez. I found this website while researching my Great Grandfather Thomas L Watt and Great Great Uncle Archibald Watt Jr. It is so gratifying that someone would care so deeply about something that had been the center of my family's attention 115 years ago, but long forgotten now. Where would either of us be without the internet? Can we share research? I don't know if I have anything to help, but I'd love to aid your herculean effort! Which I had the money the family used to have!

Laurie

**Oliver Weiss** · #25 06-15-2012, 03:44 PM

I'm warming up this ancient thread because I have two new items to add...Leslie's Illustrated Magazine from 8/14/1886 carried this illustration of the Meteor, now with masts. I've seen photos of a very similar painting. Possibly the engraving was made from it. I was also able to obtain a hi-res version of a picture of the Meteor as "Golden Rod" that I showed further up in the thread. (this is obviously a reduction). It clearly shows the initials in the bow scroll to be GR. At first I was a bit puzzled by that, expecting the initials of the owner. But of course it just stands for the name of the ship. The note at the bottom of the photo states that it was taken Oct. 11, 1892.

Cheers,

Oliver

**whulsey** · #26 06-15-2012, 09:57 PM

Oliver, good to see this thread pop up again. Gives me encouragement that some of my long dormant projects will come to life with new info.

**Golden Bear** · #27 06-15-2012, 10:10 PM

That says it!