190=foot River Towboat

[Lee Anne]

This is a quick thread that shows development and construction of a 190-foot Dravo river towboat, circa 1975. As this is one of the largest river towboats ever built for the Mississippi River system, I named it after myself, giving it a homeport of my hometown.

[Lee Anne]

Here is the original drawing on the computer screen, along with a couple of views of the pieces I created in Adobe Illustrator.

[Lee Anne]

Initial construction, followed by 2 views of the yard inspector doing his thing - the sniff test. The model is in HO (1/87) scale, so measures out to almost 26-1/2 inches.

[Lee Anne]

This was the status, as of Feb. of last year. It's been sitting, gathering dust, but I'm back on finishing it, as well as doing some extra detailing.

[bob neill]

Having grown up next to the Mississippi near St. Louis, I have seen a puppies like this. I know a few HO gauge model builders that might be interested in adding one to their layout.

Bob Neill

[Lee Anne]

Since the files were created in late 2013 and early 2014, turning it into a kit wouldn't take a lot of effort. I also have an N scale version.

[nscaletrain2008]

Nubble

[Don Boose]

Great project, good-looking watercraft, excellent model, and very nice cat.

Don

[fleetsailor1981]

Looks great,if you kit it I will have to get one.

[Lee Anne]

Originally Posted by Don Boose

and very nice cat.

Don

Thanks, Don! I'll pass that on. He's a 7-year old Maine Coon, given to me by a good friend who was a Maine Coon breeder.