Caledonia (1817) Boulton & Watt

[rheintrutz]

Hello AlistairD,

This is a great Keyword. If i google for "Danske Dampskibe Caledonia" i got some hits.
It is a colored version of the Picture of Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Caledonia_-_first_Danish_steamship.jpg

The colored version is here:
http://www.leonhards-minder.dk/gallerier/b_caledonia_2.htm

Here the sides are yellow.
Also the hull looks a little bit green. Maybe verdigris of copper 

The Book of Eduard Büngden i have here (lend from our library)
On Page 143 there are only some little facts about the Caledonia.
Much less information than DJCF was able to find out.

So i have now new informations to go on on painting "My Caledonia".

Thanks a lot.

regards
Holger

[rheintrutz]

Hey! While goggling around, i found a German Magazine that has in its actual issue
an article about the Caledonia:

***Journal Dampf Heissluft***

I immediately went to  the Train station (because they got a larger range of magazines)
an bought one. A very nice eight pages arcticle.
Now i'm trying to contact the author via the publishing house.
Maybe he can help in some detail questions 

[rheintrutz]

Long time goes by, but now it is finished.

After the release of the Steam-Magazine, i contacted the publishing house.
They made a contact to the author and we was able to talk about the Caledonia
by telephone. That was very interresting.

After that i finished the construction, the coloration and tested if everything fits.

An now you can download it on our Homepage for free.

http://www.kallboys.de/mondorfer-bastelboegen


I have to say thank you to all of the writers here in this Thread. Without your
help it were not possible to realize that Model.
Of course I have given the Paddle Ducks Forum in the note of thanks of the description as a source.

[Eddy Matthews]

That looks nice Holger....

Thankyou for sharing the plans with us! There is a lot of other models on your website that took my interest as well!

Regards
Eddy

[greateastern]

Holder, if you look more at the picture gallery, there are about 8 other engineering drawings of the caledonia.

[rheintrutz]

@ Eddy
Thank you for the praise and acclaim of our Modells.
It was natural to share the Modell - especially with the Paddleducks - because all their helpful hints.

@greateastern
Yes, i know them. There are a total of 10 drawings of the Caledonia on Imeche.
They was very helpful for the contruction.

[greateastern]

Holger, sorry to "provide" information you already had. Somehow, I missed page 2 and didn't see that you had progressed so far.  Your finished model looks really fine, you have done a great job.
dave

[rheintrutz]

Never mind 
Thank you for the praise of the Model.

Many greetings from the River Rhine.
Holger