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Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Scifi and Fantasy => Topic started by: Antonio Sobral on May 29, 2013, 06:29:46 PM

Title: Tiny Little Steamboat...in a steampunk kind of way
Post by: Antonio Sobral on May 29, 2013, 06:29:46 PM

Hello everybody


This is a tiny little project that I did a few months ago: a small steamboat that I later used as an accessory in a bigger steampunk diorama.

The scale is N (1:160 or so), which is a good thing because you have plenty of figures to choose from, from the scale modelling railroad world!


The original hull was savaged from a lifeboat stolen from the "La Superbe" ship (Heller).

(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Steamboat/stboat-03.jpg)


The rest is just bits and pieces of plastic and metal scratchbuilt into something that remotely seems like a steam engine and related stuff:

(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Steamboat/stboat-02.jpg)


(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Steamboat/stboat-04.jpg)


(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Steamboat/stboat-05.jpg)


(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Steamboat/stboat-06.jpg)


(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Steamboat/stboat-07.jpg)


(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Steamboat/stboat-08.jpg)


For those not familiar with the 1 Eurocent coin dimensions, it is roughly 15% smaller that the US penny :)


The painting phase photos will follow shortly!

Title: Re: Tiny Little Steamboat...in a steampunk kind of way
Post by: Jeffry Fontaine on May 30, 2013, 12:50:22 AM

Welcome to Beyond The Sprues. 

What kind of steam plant powers this little boat of yours.  Is it a nuclear reactor or a conventional fossil fuel fired boiler?  There is certainly a lot of detail in your little model boat. 

RE: 1 Eurocent.  Is that coin close to the German Pfennig in size?

Title: Re: Tiny Little Steamboat...in a steampunk kind of way
Post by: GTX_Admin on May 30, 2013, 02:14:49 AM

Nice work.

Title: Re: Tiny Little Steamboat...in a steampunk kind of way
Post by: father ennis on May 30, 2013, 05:09:13 AM

What a great build !!!!!!   An outstanding idea !!!!!!!    Can't wait to see more  ...

Title: Re: Tiny Little Steamboat...in a steampunk kind of way
Post by: Brian da Basher on May 30, 2013, 08:35:03 AM

Quite fantastic and what attention to detail!

Welcome to Beyond the Sprues, Antonio!

Brian da Basher

Title: Re: Tiny Little Steamboat...in a steampunk kind of way
Post by: elmayerle on May 30, 2013, 10:58:51 AM

Truly a beautiful little piece of work.

Title: Re: Tiny Little Steamboat...in a steampunk kind of way
Post by: finsrin on May 30, 2013, 12:22:11 PM

Small size with big character built into it.   :)

Title: Re: Tiny Little Steamboat...in a steampunk kind of way
Post by: Antonio Sobral on May 30, 2013, 02:53:05 PM

Thanks guys!

And here it is, with paint:

(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Steamboat/Steam21.jpg)

(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Steamboat/Steam22.jpg)

(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Steamboat/Steam23.jpg)

(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Steamboat/Steam24.jpg)

(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Steamboat/Steam25.jpg)

(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Steamboat/Steam26.jpg)


And the last one, with the proverbial coin again :)

(just to answer to Jeffry, the german pfennig dissapeared in 2002, when the euro replaced the german mark,
mas it had exactly the same dimensions as the current euro-cent).

(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Steamboat/Steam27.jpg)


I hope you enjoy it!

This tiny little one will appear shortly  as an "adornment" in a bigger diorama
featuring a XIX th century US made Portuguese ironclad ship (also with a steampunk twist, of course).

I still have to translate to English the ficcional story that I invented to locate the action.

Title: Re: Tiny Little Steamboat...in a steampunk kind of way
Post by: GTX_Admin on May 30, 2013, 03:04:25 PM

Cute. :)

Title: Re: Tiny Little Steamboat...in a steampunk kind of way
Post by: Brian da Basher on May 31, 2013, 04:15:15 AM

A prize-winner all the way, Antonio!

You've got a real talent for perfect weathering!

Brian da Basher

Title: Re: Tiny Little Steamboat...in a steampunk kind of way
Post by: apophenia on May 31, 2013, 07:01:13 AM

Beautiful  :)  Looking forward to that diorama!

Title: Re: Tiny Little Steamboat...in a steampunk kind of way
Post by: Frank3k on May 31, 2013, 09:26:22 AM

Welcome to BTS, Antonio! That's a great looking little steamboat. It reminds me of The African Queen (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_African_Queen_%28film%29)

(http://www.doctormacro.com/Images/Bogart,%20Humphrey/Annex/NRFPT/Annex%20-%20Bogart,%20Humphrey%20%28African%20Queen,%20The%29_NRFPT_06.jpg)