Hello David,
Thanks so much David. I really would appreciate any material about the Great
Eastern.
I am slowly planning on how to make the 1/350 model. I probably will do
plank-on-bulkhead for the hull. There are no sharp curves on GE's hull, so
that should prove to be fairly easy. I can easily get turned brass masts.
They wouldn't be cheap, but within a reasonable price range for the GE as
she has many non-tapered parts which don't need turning. Round brass rod
will do. In a larger scale I probably would use wooden masts.
I know all general measures and I have enough material to make the hull. I
still need to figure out how to make the paddle wheels (custom photo etched
brass?

) very expensive.
What I (actually my fellow modeler and me) need is good rigging plans and
those that show deck detail and the correct funnel size and shape. The
funnels are round in the paper model but we suspect that they where oval
shaped.
Any photography is very welcome also. I can accept JPEG, GIFF and Word
docs.
I am still using the computer at my workplace. Soon I'll have my own. I'll
forward my new email address to the Paddleduck group as soon as I am online
at home.
Thanks you very much for your attention David. by the way I LOVE rivets
myself. I am also a model railroader. I model and collect rolling stock of
the PRR during the early 1950s. Lots of heavy duty steam locos and riveted
first generation diesels here.
Cheers and happy modeling
Christian Schonberger, Lisbon Portugal