Airfix 1:440 Great Western paddle steamer
The vintage box from 1976 - teenage memories!
The kit deck and the PE grating I used for the stern windows
Some helpful generic and leftover PE
The deck replacement from Evergreen stock is not to scale, but finer and maybe even credible
Remade superstructure and the crudely modified paddle wheels
The homemade masts and the new deck
The subassemblies are ready for painting
The deck has its first coat of paint, USMC Sand
PE railing is being installed
The lower hull was painted with AK Interactive´s True Metal
The masts are painted and weathered/accentuated
The furled sails are made from Apoxie Sculpt
The vessel is ready - the rigging is mostly thin wire.
Upon the suggestion of an Australian fellow modeler, I added a lookout ...
The completed vessel on its base
Comments
3 9 March 2019, 16:57
Dirk SchefflerFantastic work, unbelievable to see this model in this perfection.
10 March 2019, 20:08
Cliff JonesSuper work! Now, how am I going to make my 1/180 one look that good?
11 March 2019, 01:10
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A small vintage kit picked up at a show made a fun build.
