28mm Pulp Tramp Steamer - Project Finished !

Ladies & Gentlemen

It gives me great pleasure to announce that the Steamer 'Katie Jane' has finally left the dockyards !

Believe it or not I haven't worked on this project since February of this year and everytime I enter the shed the dear old boat stares at me wanting its finishing touches.

So once the working week was done I decided to get this done - afterall the boat is integral to my dockside build and the game I am planning for BLAM in October.

The start of this project can be found here...

from the beginning

and is a shot of progress made in February

So what's been added...

the ship needed its name plates....

The Air vents  - these were purchased online through a model boat builders - perfect for those pulp hideaways !

Stairs have been added to allow access to the bow and stern decks

I  have then added some masts - just simple dowel rods

 

and a flag (both made up on the computer and printed)

throw in some life-rings and the ship is complete.

I give you the Steamer Katie Jane...

The crew is mustered...

Oh and why the Katie Jane ? Well that is the name of my wife...she is chuffed to bits that the boat is named after her

you look nothing like Leonardo