Wee Lorne Build

[Eddy Matthews]

That's a shame Clark, I always thought it was a particularly attractive colour scheme....

Eddy

[djcf]

Yes Eddy, I like it also, as long as it was fresh. It did get a bit tatty quickly, apparently, especially on the car ferries.

This view of the Lorne shows different vents aft, (post war).

[sandystrone]

The Model Boats magazine article on the Marchioness of Lorne can be found in the Downloads area at: http://www.paddleducks.co.uk/smf/index.php?action=downloads;sa=view;down=54

Sandy

[PeeWee]

cheers for the pointer

[sandystrone]

Another stern view showing different vents

[sandystrone]

Had to get this one in!     a piece of useless information -

I knew the LORNE well in my youth as she was the regular steamer on our Holy Loch run, and our house overlooked Strone pier, before we moved round to Blairmore.
Hence my email address of - sandystrone
                                                                  well I did say it was useless information!

[Talisman]

Great photos again..... running out of excuses for not getting the detail right ...


A change is as good as a rest ?

I was out and about today after a visit from the postman with my vents etc....

First stop the guys doing the hull .... all going well

Next the CNC man to pick up bits for next projects all went well until he told me he forgot to include the identification marks on my formers 
So now i have a 160+ piece jigsaw puzzle ahead of me ...

Hull No. 1 due to be released from mould next Wednesday
(Do you want pics ??)

Superstructures being cut on Monday morning and wheel drawings almost complete.

Were getting there ....
Regards,
Kim

[Eddy Matthews]

I particularly liked the last photo - The first packet clearly says "small fairlead" - It's so small it's invisible!!

Sorry Kim, I just couldn't resist!

I'll get my coat.....

Eddy

[Talisman]

Kim .. Attention to detail is the key to retail .... an old boss used to say to me. Must remeber to put it into practice lol

Have just checked there in there just under the label.
Kim.

[fv24]

The vents at the aft end of the promenade deck were changed from the cowl type in 1948, probably at the same time as her wheelhouse was added. Another change appeared on MARCHIONESS OF LORNE following her post-war reconditioning in 1946 - the companionway on her foredeck leading down to the crew accommodation was turned around (hopefully the ladder leading down from it was too!). Pre-1946 it had the door on the starboard side, but following her refit it was then on the port side. It appears that at the same time the two chimneys for the coal-fired ranges below decks were lengthened as well. I'm sure that there were other details that changed, but those are possibly more apparent than others.

[fv24]

Just scanned and sent a number of pics of MARCHIONESS OF LORNE to Kim, and here are a couple of them showing a detail that had escaped my notice until now. Like all CSP/LMS paddlers, the 'Lorne' had the twin gold lines around her hull at the top of the black part. But tonight I noticed that there was a difference in the gap between them, depending on whether I was looking at a pre-war or at a post-war picture. Before the war, the bands were closer together, and the lower one ran straight as it went round the paddlebox. After post-war reconditioning, it was lowered, and had to be stepped up as it crossed the face of the sponson and ran over the top of the spring beam.

A small detail, but one that will make a difference in the finished article! Now, where's my anorak???

[djcf]

Hi John
I hadn't noticed the difference in the lines before....I think I prefer them further apart.
 Also, and I can't remember where I read this, but i'm sure the lines changed from gold to yellow sometime late 40s - early 50s, Maybe yellow paint was cheaper!

Has anyone decided whether they are modelling her pre war or post war?

Clark

[Talisman]

Hi All,
Might be worth saying that the kit will be produced as per her entering service.
I don't think she suffered the same window changes as other boats.
(Big sigh of relief here!)
I have cut the Bridge as per drawings (i.e. no wheel house only canvas dodgers) fairly straight forward to put that right if building to another period in time.

Great help guys with all the detail - did you notice the large water container between the destination boards? there were two when built.

Devil is in the detail ....
And so i would like to make apologise now if i don't get every last detail right in my build.
For me the fun is producing a reasonably accurate model that sails well and gives me fun on the water. Hell if you didn't have to build this type of model from scratch I would have a massive fleet by now. One of my motivations to do what I'm doing. (just don't tell the wife I'm aiming to have a fleet of paddlers) 

Having said all that please do keep the details coming i appreciate them.
Cheers,
Kim

[sandystrone]

Reckon mine must be a bit of a mish mash as I didn't know about the gold lines, thanks FV,     Sandy

[PeeWee]

All these pictures will be a great help to all of us building Kims kit