Boat Crazy

Another photo showing the schooner, ferry, small fishing boats and another vessel on the removable river:

Arnold

Looks great, Arnold!

Arnold

In order to hide the black support bars of the Bascule bridge, I took a piece of brown paper from a brown paper bag, painted it with a blue, white and gray, and after it dried, I gave it a thick coat of glossy Mod Podge.

I may repaint it because the shade of blue does not quite match the blue oo the rest of the river, and then I will give it another coat of Mod Podge. Arnold

Arnold

Love your "low bucks" approach to your modeling. Shows that you can have a great time and railroad without having to have deep pockets and lots of space.

@Arnold D. Cribari posted:

In order to hide the black support bars of the Bascule bridge, I took a piece of brown paper from a brown paper bag, painted it with a blue, white and gray, and after it dried, I gave it a thick coat of glossy Mod Podge.

I may repaint it because the shade of blue does not quite match the blue oo the rest of the river, and then I will give it another coat of Mod Podge. Arnold

Love it, river speed bumps for a no wake zone.

@Danr posted:

Love it, river speed bumps for a no wake zone.

Instead of speed bumps, I  think of them as waves at Spuyten Dyavil (Spirit of the Devil). LOL, Arnold

Arnold- I am curious as to why you didn’t just remove the black support bars.  I like your selection of boats. JohnA

My wife was not pleased when the railroad called and told her that the new boat I had ordered had been delivered to the local team track and was now ready for pickup...

Here we go!

Jon

Fantastic work everyone.  You have to have boats

This is very much a work in process, I have become interested in paddle boats, and so am developing a tourist attraction for paddle boat rides.

@KOOLjock1 posted:

Here we go!

Jon

Impressive detail with the anchor rope.

Rick

@KOOLjock1 posted:

Here we go!

Jon

Nice cruiser.  Who made it?

The guy setting the anchor was actually holding a shovel.  I cut off the shovel and drilled through where the shovel handle was to run the anchor line through.

The kit was an H.O. cabin cruiser from Model Tech Studios.  I figured that the Bascule Bridge housing is about H.O. so it was "close enough".

Jon

Here are some photos of my (incomplete) harbor scene with a lobster boat and tug.  Had my grandkids help with the pour for the water and constructing the tug.

Note the different views of the tug show 2 of its 3 names.  Each grandchild gave it a different name.

After my grandson and I did the resin pour, we blew on the surface to get rid of the bubbles as directed.  We were not totally successful, and I first I was disappointed, but then realized they look like a wake.   Could not do that if  we tried!

Finally, as noted by John A, I just removed the black bar for the Bascule Bridge.  Made sure tracks on each end were secure. Bridge works fine.

Michael

@Don Winslow posted:

My wife was not pleased when the railroad called and told her that the new boat I had ordered had been delivered to the local team track and was now ready for pickup...

Another example ....... USN....

@Don Winslow posted:

My wife was not pleased when the railroad called and told her that the new boat I had ordered had been delivered to the local team track and was now ready for pickup...

No problem, Don, just tell your wife that she will love it once she takes the plunge and becomes O Scale.

Mike- that water scene looks great! Love that tugboat.  Bridge looks so much better w/o those unnecessary black bars. JohnA

@Michael Pags posted:

Here are some photos of my (incomplete) harbor scene with a lobster boat and tug.  Had my grandkids help with the pour for the water and constructing the tug.

Note the different views of the tug show 2 of its 3 names.  Each grandchild gave it a different name.

After my grandson and I did the resin pour, we blew on the surface to get rid of the bubbles as directed.  We were not totally successful, and I first I was disappointed, but then realized they look like a wake.   Could not do that if  we tried!

Finally, as noted by John A, I just removed the black bar for the Bascule Bridge.  Made sure tracks on each end were secure. Bridge works fine.

Michael

I just got a tug that looks very much like yours and am wondering if the deck fits inside the hull?  Never worked with resin before but it looks great.  Even came with three figures so I don't have to pick up land lubbers and teach them the ropes.

fantastic, everything looks great guys

Tom,

Yes, the deck fits inside the hull.  It is a model to put together.  Here is the source for that tug: https://sylvanscalemodels.com/kits/O-3122.htm.

Hope this helps,

Michael

I bought the Sylvan HO scale tug and added O scale doors. So, it’s a small (selectively compressed) boat.  Now I see they have O scale crew members, I will order some.  JohnA

@Michael Pags posted:

Tom,

Yes, the deck fits inside the hull.  It is a model to put together.  Here is the source for that tug: https://sylvanscalemodels.com/kits/O-3122.htm.

Hope this helps,

Michael

That's the one I got.  It's still a couple of projects down the list, but it looks like it should go quickly.

Thanks.

Tom

Arnold, the support bars are only needed on a temporary layout where the tracks are not screwed down.

Lots of great bascule bridge pics have been posted here without the support bars.

Here is mine:

As to boats, you can see the small barge I made hiding behind the bridge

Alan, the removable river came out great. Just look at how busy that waterway is.

Marty track the harbor details, bulkheads and outfalls are incredible.

Soon, I will have a big surprise to post here, ir maybe under Breaking News. In the meantime, some nautical photos I recently took:

Love this steam schooner that reminds me of the Lucy Evelyn on Long Beach Island, NJ:

NY Central Tugboat at dusk bringing into harbor a barge carrying a PRR gondola:

April 15, 1912

OMG. Titanic strikes iceberg! Titanic is going down!  Titanic is going down!

Alert the Carpathia!

@Tranquil Hollow RR posted:

Alert the Carpathia!

Will do!

Thanks to you, Jay, I just Googled the Carpathia and learned a few things about it. Arnold

Carpathia?  Someone alert Californian, and get her captain out of bed

Lionel Bascule Bridge and Draw Bridge: they have risen.

Comin' through:

Gorgeous pics!  Stunning layout!