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Miniatures Adventure => Old West => Topic started by: ichwillauch on 13 June 2019, 03:29:46 PM

Title: trying to build: a small paddle steamer
Post by: ichwillauch on 13 June 2019, 03:29:46 PM

Start trying to build a small stern wheeler paddle steamer for my upcoming wild west collection.

Part one: printing the wheel and the iron frame

(https://i.imgur.com/rWrqQz8.jpg)

Title: Re: trying to build: a small paddle steamer
Post by: FifteensAway on 14 June 2019, 10:49:44 PM

You didn't specify target scale - as in 15 mm (the very best!  lol) or something larger.

Title: Re: trying to build: a small paddle steamer
Post by: zippyfusenet on 15 June 2019, 01:11:33 AM

Luck wid dat. Here's a little theme music for ya:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFgqDSBba1g

Title: Re: trying to build: a small paddle steamer
Post by: ichwillauch on 15 June 2019, 06:13:19 PM

Thanks for the comments and the music:

The scale is 28mm. Today I shaped the hull and started with the upper structure.


(https://i.imgur.com/hB8nUNy.jpg)

Title: Re: trying to build: a small paddle steamer
Post by: FifteensAway on 15 June 2019, 06:24:57 PM

By the way, I live in the town where the sister to the Delta Queen resides, the Delta King - and the delta in the names refers to the Sacramento/San Joaquin rivers delta, not the Mississippi (some miscreants 'stole' our other boat and moved it to the wrong river!  :o). 

Just google Delta King for images.  You'll want the paddles a lot more inboard of the stern - though I realize that is only a temporary layout.  Smokestack should - absolutely - be further back, behind the wheel house, ditto temporary layout though.  Why?  Pilot can't see through the smokestack, some had two smoke stacks forward of the pilot house but the gap between gave the boat pilot a view ahead.

Good progress.  Awaiting the finished product on display in a game. 

Title: Re: trying to build: a small paddle steamer
Post by: ichwillauch on 20 June 2019, 06:04:55 PM

Hi,

thank you very much for your interest and infos, if there are any plans or pictures in the web, please tell me.
I have now finished the overall layout of the steamer.
(https://i.imgur.com/nGuYGA4.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/RIEZA4P.jpg)

Title: Re: trying to build: a small paddle steamer
Post by: Elbows on 20 June 2019, 08:57:44 PM

Looks good to me.  I don't think you need to worry about historical accuracy on something this fun.  It looks the part, and that's what matters. 

Title: Re: trying to build: a small paddle steamer
Post by: FifteensAway on 21 June 2019, 02:20:50 AM

Nice progress - though I predict some nasty wrecks are in the future for this river boat!   :o  lol

Pilot won't be able to see dead ahead, shaft to the wheel is going to be a mechanical nightmare.  I speak as a US Navy machinist's mate once upon a very long time ago.

Title: Re: trying to build: a small paddle steamer
Post by: ffrum on 16 July 2019, 12:23:30 AM

These are some I built for gaming that are on this  site.

I built three 28mm scale river paddlewheelers and the Hunley for a ACW scenario where the Union attacks a Confederate shipyard where the Hunley is being completed, to prevent it from being launched.  I do not have pictures of the largest riverboat (Allegheny), but the two smaller ones are seen below.

The roofs and upper decks all lift off to place figures inside.

Pictures of the Edwin Stokes (steamer) and the Intrepid (tinclad) are attached.  I sketched plans and used a band saw to cut the hull/deck pieces for all three.  Ask if you have any questions about the construction/features.

https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=51005.msg601124;topicseen#msg601124