P.S. Pevensey.

[darter]

I read somewhere in these pages about a model of a Murray River paddle steamer named P.S.Pervensey designed by Jeroen van den Worm and produced by WORLD OF PAPERSHIPS in the Netherlands.
A little research, a little money and a little wait and it was on my bench.
I purchased it through Fentens of Germany, very fast service and fast post.
This is to be my first ever card model kit although I have been modelling in other mediums for a while.
The quality of the kit and single small laser cut sheet impressed me.
2 pages of photos, 1 of history, 4 of very clear instructions, 1 of exploded views, 9 of parts including a sheet of modified parts and a small sheet of laser cut parts.
She can be built as either the PS "Pevensey" or as she appeared in the Australian TV series "All The Rivers Run", the PS "Philadelphia".
Both vessels offer a simple or a detailed version.
I shall aim for the detailed version of the.... dunno yet.
Following the advise I have read on other threads I have copied and printed the parts sheets. I used card the same thickness as the original, 250 & 300 gsm.
It is my intention to show the build for the benefit of those who may wish to build the same and for the curious.
It is not my intention to "showcase" my work because I pale into insignificance compared to the abilities of many others and when I look at the POTW every week I can only hope that one day I could be a fraction as clever as those guys. But at 57 I'm leaving it a bit late.
I will post as progress allows as I have only limited time in which to model.

[Robert Woolley]

That is a very nice looking kit. I look forward to seeing progress.

Robert

[darter]

I'm finally off and running with my first card kit although I am using the pages I copied.
Just couldn't bring myself to make a mess of the originals.
The great hunk of pine is temporary, the hull is merely spot glued to provide rigidity.
All parts fitted just as they should and it was a most enjoyable build.
There is a mistake in the instructions half way into the first stage.
It reads "cut out hull spine parts B1 and B2".
It should be parts A6 and A7.
Already the build is different for the easy version or the detailed.
It is important to fully understand the instructions before committing card to scalpel and glue
as a step missed or done wrong will be very difficult to correct later.
I'll let her fully dry and do a bit more on the weekend.

[Wyvern]

Neat little ship! Will watch your build with interest.

Wyvern

[Don Boose]

Good start on this trim craft.

Don

[darter]

That was a longer break than expected.
Apparently working around the house is more important that modelling.
Hull is done finally.
Having no previous paper kit experience to gauge it by I'm unable to say if this kit is good or not.
That said, so far all the parts have fitted well, it looks fine and I'm enjoying building it.
What else matters?
The frame covering (sides) consisted of four main pieces and their joining strips plus eight doublers for the rubbing strake and waterline.
Joins will be behind paddle wheels and unseen.
Edges touched up with marker pens and holes punched for anchor chain.
Hole making tool in photo, brilliant, a must have. You can make holes or small discs of six different sizes.
Decking comes next after mowing, splitting firewood, planting trees etc etc.

[elliott]

This looks very good. Neat, clean and orderly - appeals to my military heart.

[Tim Crowe]

Looking good

I like the base

Tim

[darter]

Fore and aft decks along with their joiner strip sit beside the lowered deck piece.
Because I choose to build the detailed version there are steps to be taken that would not otherwise be done.
The forward deck planking is removed to facilitate the fitting of a lowered cargo area as well as sections of the engine room as there will be a detailed steam engine installed.
Do not cut out the slots for stem and stern posts yet as instructed.
The deck sections are butt joined with a stiffener underneath. No options here.
Now by test fitting the deck on the hull frames the stem and stern posts can be cut out accurately to fit perfectly.
Some how my engine room was offset to starboard by a couple of millimeters and there was a gap at the top where the deck fitted. Dunno how cos all bulkheads were cut exactly to the lines.
Easily fixed by gluing in a thin strip on the engine room cut out as can be seen in the 5th photo. None of this is detrimental to the model nor will it be seen, however had I checked prior to cutting out the engine room section a fix up would not have been necessary.
Now the lower cargo area, as can be seen in the photos it needs folding up and tabs bent over. Then after the two filler pieces are glued in, the assembly is glued under the deck. Poor instructions here. It was never going to look right, and slightly in the wrong place and it would need scrapping.
I cut all the glue tabs off and butt glued it together. Then I sat it in its recessed section of the hull frames and positioned the deck above it.
After a few slight adjustments and I was happy with the location of everything, I lifted the deck off, ran a bead of glue around the top of the cargo areas sides and refitted the deck. Gently running my finger around the edge till the glue had grabbed.
Simple matter then to lift off the deck assembly, run glue on top of bulkheads and hull sides and refit it. I kept rubbing my finger over the deck for a minute or two until the glue had a good grip.
A couple of minor problems but easily corrected, watch what you are doing and think ahead.
I'm happy with her so far and enjoying the build.
I found a new glue, well new to me anyway.
Aleene's Turbo Tacky Glue. Very fast and very strong. Seems like a PVA type. Made in USA. Love it.

[darter]

Hull removed from building board.
Side deck supports cut out and positioned.
Mostly they are wrong in length as they must end flush with the deck edge.
A card strip ( bulwark ) is to be glued along the deck edge and the ends of the supports.
Easily fixed, I'll cut a length of card strip and simply extend them, trimming when dry.
However, I should have realized sooner that they needed to go right to the edge.
Concentrate.