Hi from Aberdeenshire

[Mercury]

Hi,

Just joined the forum after following the threads for a while. I live in Aberdeenshire and build steamers at 1:48 scale. Currently have a 1953 Arran and Maid of Argyll. I used to have a 1934 PS Mercury - now sold on. Just about to start a PS Waverley - yes another one. This model will be built on a scale draft hull with cut down Graupner paddles. I used this on the previous Mercury and it worked fine. Key was to minimise topsides weight in all areas.

My Waverley will be in 1947 condition - i.e. four lifeboats, LNER colours and extended bridge wings with canvas dodgers. I believe that there are no existing builders drawings apart from the hull lines. I have the WSN drawings which appear to be based on a proposal drawing as the windows are incorrect and the drawings show side screens as on Jeanie Deans. If anyone can point me in the direction of the original A & J Inglis drawings I would be very grateful. The best drawings I have found so far are in Charles Waines "Coastal vessels in detail" book. I have also checked Phil Thomas's paddle steamer plans list (the holy grail for finding Clyde paddler drawings in the official archives) without success as he only listed the lines plan.

I am also a member of the Model Steamer Club in Glasgow and attend most of their shows and displays.

[Eddy Matthews]

Welcome to Paddleducks Mercury...

It doesn't matter that Waverley has been modelled many times before, you still can't have enough paddlers!

Travelling from Aberdeen down to Glasgow is a fair old haul - You must be keen!

Regards
Eddy

[derekwarner_decoy]

Come on PD's......travelling from Aberdeen down to Glasgow is a fair old haul

  ...in OZ we would drive that distance just to attend a Church service on a Sunday morning........

Anyway.....welcome Mercury.... .....Derek

[greateastern]

Hi Mercury,
Not certain what the WSM is (Yanks are usually not quite so out of it) but there is a set of plans which may be the very ones you have by Alex Thomsom of the 1947 Waverley with acknowledgements to the Paddle Steamer  PReservation Society (do they have  additional drawings?). Plan 2283 Marine Modelling World Wide Plans Service. I don't have the accompanying magazine article which may clarify the origin of Thomson's material. Perhaps a take off when the PSPS   bought   the Waverley in 1971.

[steamboatmodel]

Come on PD's......travelling from Aberdeen down to Glasgow is a fair old haul

  ...in OZ we would drive that distance just to attend a Church service on a Sunday morning........

Anyway.....welcome Mercury.... .....Derek

Hi Derek,
Churches must be few and far between in OZ:
Distance from Glasgow to Aberdeen
Distance is 193 kilometers or 120 miles or 104 nautical miles
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/distanceresult.html?p1=90&p2=305
I would almost bet that pubs aren't that far apart.

To us in the former Colonies to drive 120 miles is nothing, but in the UK 650 miles would take you from one end to the other. In Canada we would think nothing of going 120 miles to go to a model regatta, but it is 5000 miles from coast to coast.
Regards,
Gerald

[marmion]

Hi Richard,

                I hope you have got through the rain OK. Ihave had a setback with the Madge Wildfire. I have built her too fine at the water line she is too unstable. Golden rule: If in doubt, build them wider! So I am about to make a new plug for a new hull, same paddle boxes, sponsons etc on the water by the spring? How is your 1947 Waverley going.

                                                    Kind Regards
                                                                   Gavin