Hi from the Netherlands.. with a large interest in (Australian paddle) steamers

[Jeroen]

Dear all,

Happy to introduce myself to this Paddleducks website which existence I discovered only yesterday evening!
My name is Jeroen van den Worm from the Netherlands and since many years I am an active ship modelbuilder; As a free time "pensionado" hobby, I design and publish cardboard shipmodels. These models can be ordered  through my personal website http://www.worldofpaperships.nl

What is the relation between Paddleducks and World of Paperships? Well..have look at my website and you will discover two Australian Murray River paddle steamers which I think might be of interest to many of you, the PS Alexander Arbuthnot and the PS Alexander Arbuthnot. Both models even have a steam engine which is visible through the open hold. The models were designed with the  assistance of the Port of Echuca. Lasercut cardboard sets with eg. open paddle wheels, paddle box sides and railings are either included in the kit (such as with the PS Pevensey) or can be ordered seperate. Later this year a third paddlesteamer may be published (if my freetime allows...), the PS Adelaide. The models are at scale 1: 100 and can be built in simplified or detailed form. The last version delivers you a model that can hardly be distinguished from a wooden model! Hope to hear from you!

[Roderick Smith]

This is interesting news and information.
I have no time to model, even with a kit, and no space to store or display.
My last boat model was produced over 50 years ago: an Airfix polystyrene PS Great Western, of quite small scale.

The Australian boats make good originals for paper modelling, as they tend to have only single curvature.
How does paper as a medium cope with double curvature?

Do these models run to the chine, or are they cut off at the waterline, and so can sit on a shelf?

Roderick B Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor