Steamer Kearsarge of 1894, 1/200 scale - Page 3

**Michael Mash** · #21 10-26-2015, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Royaloakmin

Hi Mike, it is a simple story, my great-grandfather was her captain for nine years, and my grandmother made many trips on her as a child. My father and grandmother paid a last visit to her in 1946 as she lay at Detroit waiting to be cut up for scrap.

Very poignant ship to build. Good story Fred.
It connects very well with your own work and time spent aboard Great Lakes ships.
Mike

**Seascape** · #22 10-26-2015, 02:25 PM

Hi Fred,

Interesting how you're building this model. Like the use of original plans. Will be following the build.

Fred

**Royaloakmin** · #23 10-27-2015, 06:28 AM

Pictures of the coal bunker in process, and completed. A picture of the blanks that the rib sections are cut from, 1mm card, and with some of the ribs in place. Also a test fit of the deck structures. The ribs are spaced about 2.5cm apart.

**Don Boose** · #24 10-27-2015, 08:34 AM

It sure is fun to watch this ship take shape. I really like the approach you are taking.

Don

**Royaloakmin** · #25 10-28-2015, 07:23 AM

Today's pictures show how the rib sections are measured and cut from the blanks, work on the anchors and deck furniture, an d the hull with all the ribs installed. Kearsarge had a clipper stern, which was the norm for cargo ships of that era. This will be the hardest part to get right with the plating.

**Don Boose** · #26 10-28-2015, 08:05 AM

Good approach to the small fittings.

Don

**Michael Mash** · #27 10-28-2015, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Don Boose

Good approach to the small fittings.

Don

Yes, and the hull frames look good.

**Royaloakmin** · #28 10-28-2015, 10:03 AM

Thanks, you can see that the hull form is basically a box, with tapered ends. The square cross section was to maximize cargo capacity in the narrow channels and shallows of the Great Lakes.

**John Lewis** · #29 10-29-2015, 04:18 AM

Hi Fred,
Very clean work. Well photographed.
John

**Royaloakmin** · #30 10-29-2015, 07:17 AM

Continuing on, the rudder is wrapped in a layer of card to give it a better profile. You can also see the pieces for the forward cabins, all cut from the same part of the drawing. then we have the jig for inscribing the hatch sections. I have gone with eight sections, as being about right, the drawings lack this detail. The last image is a simple jig for cutting the bollards from plastic rod.