Boat 'stanchions' needed

[FramFramson]

Hello there,

it's scratch-built following a plan of the Gowerian, an english coastal Steamer built in 1921. The raw build is according to plan, but I used ready-made details offered by several manufacturers wherever possible. For the winches i bashed a Graupner kit for an electric anchor winch. The basic frame is made from a cd-case, the shafts are brass tubes, the cylinders dowels. The conical drums at the sides, band-brakes and chain-nuts are taken from the kit, the gears from a small Tamiya gearcase-kit.
I had to make them myself because the wonderful winches by Calder Craft would have been to big. Besides, building myself resulted in the same level of stylization on the whole model.

Amazing work then. I'll have to figure out something similar when it comes time for me to make a ship from plans. But that's a ways off, to be sure.

[cataphractarius]

If it's 1/72 scale, then Vectorcut stanchions are an option as well:

http://www.vectorcut.com/FencesandRailingsHO.htm

They are fairly inexpensive - you get 100 for 12,75 USD - and while they are two-dimensional, once painted up they don't look too bad. They are lasered in a slightly flexible plastic material that takes super glue well and are on the whole fairly easy to work with.

Here is a closeup - once you look at the ship from a normal distance, it's hardly noticeable that they are, well, flattish. On the plus side, they are fairly close to scale.

[The Dozing Dragon]

Thanks all. PortCharmers that is one 'wow' build!

I picked up some bamboo toothpick ones but ended up adding a handrail type thingy...probably grab some of the Tin soldier bits for future use though!

[cataphractarius]

Very nice woodwork, that really looks the part!

The recoil of the gun will turn the deckhouse to matches, though... 

[warrenpeace]

Dragon, that's a magnificently ornate cannon. Where did you get it? Who makes it?

[The Dozing Dragon]

warrenbruhn - it's from The Assault Group - a Janissary Cannon I believe in their Renaissance range? Their site is down for maintenance at the moment though....

http://www.theassaultgroup.co.uk/

cataphractarius - chocks to be added at some point 

[PortCharmers]

Well, that looks pretty much at home on your ship. Good stuff!

Is there anywhere ahere I can have a peek at the whole boat? It looks very interesting.

Those plastic railings look great, too.

[The Dozing Dragon]

Well, that looks pretty much at home on your ship. Good stuff!

Is there anywhere ahere I can have a peek at the whole boat? It looks very interesting.

Those plastic railings look great, too.

Thanks. I keep updating the blog post..... http://deartonyblair.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/dwarf-steam-cannon-most-definitely-work.html

[Thargor]

Lots of different ones here....

http://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/