Just some ideas - continued from the VSF thread

[Col.Stone]

Very clever, looks good too

[Argonor]

Well, the fabric was just a lucky find.

I have been thinking of usng some blue velour (of the 'nervous' kind - sorry, but thats what we call it in DK) - and combining with clear plastic just may make the whole difference...

[warrenpeace]

Simple and effective. Where is the paddle steamer from?

That looks like a John Jenkins "28mm River Launch" to me:

http://www.johnjenkinsdesigns.com/28mmDAB.htm

And thanks for posting the pictures of the Mega Bloks ships.  I bought some of those but haven't done anything with them yet.  These pictures provide some good ideas!

[twrchtrwyth]

Thanks for that.