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Save the Delta Queen! 
Support our campaign to save the historic steamboat Delta Queen. YOUR action is needed. Please read about the details at the Save the Delta Queen Campaign's website and sign our > online petition. |
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Save the Delta Queen!
Support our campaign to save the historic steamboat Delta Queen. YOUR action is needed. Please read about the details at the Save the Delta Queen Campaign's website and sign our > online petition. |
If you consider building a model of a paddlewheel steamboat, think of doing a lot by yourself. There are no model kits or elaborate step-by-step instructions. But if you're an somewhat experienced model builder, you'll find some excellent resources from passionate model builders like John Fryant (John Fryant's Riverboat Model Plan Service) and Alan L. Bates (Alan Bates Steamboat Plans), including books and model plans.
To build an authentic steamboat model, plan to spend a lot of time in research before you even think of starting the build process itself. Find pictures of the boat you're thinking of. Check plans and books for specific features of the boat and find out what colors most likely had been used for this boat. Take in account that the boats did change their appearance all the time, so you also will have to make a decision about the time period from which you're building your model. We highly recommend to find a copy of Alan Bates' Western River Steamboat Cyclopoedium which is the most comprehensive resource of information about every piece and part of a steamboat, especially written for model builders. If you're lucky, you'll find a copy at eBay.
When you're finished with your model, you'll find out that you became a steamboat expert and know everything about your specific boat.
If you're not passionate enough to spend hundereds if not thousands of hours for a well sized model, probably even remote controllable, consider a plastic or paper model. You can improve these models, too, to be more authentic. It just doesn't cost as much time as a "real" model boat.
We do have a website (sorry, only in German language) with long lists of model building resources specifically for steamboat and paddlewheeler models. including sources for model kits, plastic models, paper models, model plans and books: www.steamboats.de
Steamboats.org recommends ...For bookings on Majestic America Line and Riverbarge cruises, please contact our favorite travel agent, Phyllis Dale. She is a specialized expert for river travel. www.phyllisdale.com phyllisdaletravel @cfl.rr.com Note: Phyllis does not book day excursions. |
