Great Eastern

[ManxmanParticipant @manxman]

Your going to have your work cut out there Bob, trying to fit all of them in !

Ken

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hello there Ken

It`s nice to know there`s someone out there lookin` in!

Working on the paddle wheels at the moment and they are progressing well…….Just posted the first paddle wheel……it`s looking a bit too chunky……might have to slenderise it

Just been having a look at my battery powered electric drill….could make a suitable motor…….eh? …..and they`re dirt cheap!

Bob

[ManxmanParticipant @manxman]

Hi Bob,

Been keeping a close eye on the progress and was impressed with the wheel – looked really good.

The drills are good, you can pick them up for £14 or less now days, an unusual place to look are the supermarkets, Tesco-Asda always competing with each other !.

They come with nice powerful motors (small) gearbox if required, and you can select the ratio,  its own battery & charger – when you think about it, they are a good source of power supplies.  You may even get a few drill bits thrown in for good measure.

I got my "Mouse" sander from Tesco for under £10.oo (ok it was on offer) its a matter of keeping your eyes open and spotting the offers as they appear.

Keep going …. Ken

[carlmtParticipant @carlmt]

Hi Bob,

just discovered your thread…..

have you considered purchasing the 1:200 scale card model of the Great Eastern? £43.95 from Marcle Models……

if you have the facilities, you can scan / scale up the sheets to 1:100 – this will then provide you with a multitude of parts to either assemble directly or use to create templates…..

my dad is currently doing this with the GPM card kit of USS Lexington to produce an rc version at 1:144 – he is using the card pieces as templates to cut out in wood and plastic..

thats my fourpennyworth…………….for what its worth!!!

regards

carl

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

That`s a good idea Carl……………Why didn`t you mention that earlier?……..only joking, but it would have been very helpful at the design stage

It`s a bit  late now unfortuneatly………I`m too far into my idea of what the ship looked like!

Is the Marcle model over 40" long then?…….in card?………The full size ship was 690 feet…….at 100th scale, that makes it 6.9 feet 

Bob

[carlmtParticipant @carlmt]

the blurb says that it is 1070mm long…………whatever that is in real money!!!!!

it also says that it is suitable for rc!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sorry i didnt mention it earlier – only just noticed your thred……..dont get as much time to read the forums as i would like to these days it seams…

carl

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Carl…………………1070mm is 42 inches!……..that is correct!

That would have been the ideal starting point!…………..but I did ask round before starting the build!

Thanks anyway!

Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Brunel`s ship

[hutchParticipant @hutch73959]

Hi Bob

I do not have the kit as yet I was just asking for more info from Chris Marcle of Marcle Models UK.

have alook at his web site.

I do know its 1070mm long and cost approx 54 pounds $80.00 aud

cheers,

Hutch

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hello Hutch

However did you find this long lost thread?

I thought it was erased a few years ago!

At 1070m long, it will make a nice mantelpiece model

Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Another GE Thread for James

It appears that the mammoth build story has been erased recently……Which is a pity

The photo gallery is still available though

The build story was also described in an early issue of ModelBoats Magazine….Dec 2008

Bob

[James GensmerParticipant @jamesgensmer42664]

I suppose it's a bit late in the day but I have a list of photo sources on a website called Model Ship World, under scratch building and plans. Be warned: the Russell deck plan is not how the ship was built. There is an excellent description of the ship in the June 1860 issue of the New York Times, available for free on their 'Archive' site. Don't try to look it up by subject or you'll get everything including the kitchen sink: look under the date, and you have to go in a ways to find it. It's a couple dozen pages long but I copied the whole thing. It also gives a refreshingly positive view of the Great Eastern for a change.

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Thread retrieved from the archives for reference

It's strange that the pictures are missing?

This happened when the Magazine new ownership took place, the photos are still available if required

Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Saved for easy access

Bob

[Richard SimpsonParticipant @richardsimpson88330]

Bob, Was there an article in the magazine on this model a few years ago?

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hello Richard

There are three magazines with the Great Eastern story

They are my prized possessions

Will post front covers shortly

Bob

[Richard SimpsonParticipant @richardsimpson88330]

Thanks Bob, I was sure I has seen a picture of it on a cover but was a little apprehensive of going back through all the last 15 years of them!

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Here are the magazine front covers

Mag 2 describes the build and practice sailings at New Brighton

Mag 3 Describes the actual filming at Hoylake Boating pond

With the stars of BBC Coast Program, Mark Horton and Cass Newland and not forgetting Jonathon Hare,the Electronix Expert and Hoylake Club members who hoisted the Stars and Stripes and the British Union Jack

The Dave Wooley photographic facility

And The Crosby Brass Band of course

Bob and Geoff Abell

All in all, we had a wonderful memorable day, sadly, my Brother Geoff has since passed away

A very exciting day

[Richard SimpsonParticipant @richardsimpson88330]

Ah, I remember them now! So that was your model Bob. I remember very clearly reading the articles and thinking was a stunning model it was.

Do you still have her?

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Sadly Richard, one month later, I was diagnosed with something very serious, and thinking my time was about up

Most of my models and gear was disposed of

That was ten years ago and I`m doing fine now

Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

I seem to have omitted to post the cover of Mag One, somewhere along the line

Sorted now

[Richard SimpsonParticipant @richardsimpson88330]

….and there's a great picture of a beautiful steam plant on the same cover. I wonder whose that is?

Great shame you got rid of her but things get in the way sometimes. Do you still see it or did it go a long way away? I hope it has been well looked after!

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Brace yourself Richard for the bad news!

The models took up far too much space, as we live in a small bungalow

So it went before the Axe!

As did JDAW

As did Silver Mist

As did the big Slo Mo

Don`t really regret my actions

My enjoyment comes from the building really

Bob

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

You are a ruthless man Bob, but that comes from building models you have no room to store. Pity you couldn't have sold Great Eastern though.

Colin

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Thank you Colin

A damp Garage is not the best place to store wooden and card models

They soon loose their charm

Bob

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