1/96th (15mm) Coastal Barge/Japanese 'Steel Truck'

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On-and-off project since July.








These are the 'inner hulls' of those Robert E Lee riverboat steamer kits, each about 13" long.

Tell me the lines don't look oddly familiar and at 15mm scale, are right about in the neighborhood of a Steel Truck.



For what it's worth, I'd originally been thinking of something like this - British steel coastal freight KYLERONA (1908)





1/24th scale tractor trailer sidewalls being cannibalized.




Finally got around to the irritating task of mating the deck (1/24th scale tractor trailer siding material) to the hull, fixing the mainmast and framing out the deckhouse.

[Quincy]

Nice work!





Bob Pink.

[MareNostrum]

Clever, innovative, imaginative, resourceful! I have a fondness for the unsung "workmen" of the seas.

[Story]

Thanks, gentlemen, for the kind words.

Still building this by dead-reckoning.

Bridge deck swiped from a SHELL WELDER kit.

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Wasn't thrilled with the proportions of the original mast and boom, tore that out and replaced with one about 80%.










For those in need of smaller versions, see Shapeways.com

http://www.shapeways.com/product/22SG4UU9H/ijn-coastal-freighters-quot-sea-truck-quot-1-1800

http://www.shapeways.com/product/CBHAWXCXH/ijn-coastal-freighters-quot-sea-truck-quot-1-1250

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Nearing the home stretch. Touch-up painting, lifeboat, anchors & chains, standing & running rigging to be fitted.

[Capit�o Norbert]

very good

[Neptune]

Looks awesome. The colour really made a big change.
Big scale allows you to put a lot of details as well. Hope to see some update soon

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Started working on the standing rigging.


Nestled against some other waterlined 15mm builds (a junk from an old PYRO War Junk kit and a Nationalist/Chicom patrol boat built salvaged from an old PT109 kit)