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Lackawanna

Gravman

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I have always liked this tug so when Dumas came out with their new kit I jumped on it. Sorry no actual construction photos really but here is what I have.

I added some figures to the model. There seems to be an issue with a broken ladder rung.

I had the Blue Jacket kit at the time so I added some details to the main cabin roof based on the BJ kit.

The First Mate did the letters for the life rings and the stack emblem. She mixed the color for the stacks and did the detail painting on the figures. I am very lucky to have had her as my building partner for the past 48 years. We work well together.

I will add a few photos to this thread shortly.

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Very nice. I wish you had more pics of her on the water.
 
A highly interesting model with the two stacks - very special appearance
And very well executed - Very good model
 
That's a lovely piece of work!! Congrats! I was thinking of building this model, but I have only done one previous RC model. I notice from one of your photos of the engine room that there is a lot going on. My previous RC model (Ulisses by Occre) was quite simple - one motor, one battery, servo. So, given my newbie experience with RC, I'm wondering if I can get away with something similar for the Lackawanna. Also, how do you remove the upper portion cabins to expose the mechanism? It looks like the mast and stays get in the way??

Again, a lovely job. It's a beautiful model!
 
Thank you, she looks good on the water. You can certainly do the boat with just rudder and speed control. That is just what I have working on my boat. It looks complex because it is older technology.

The cabin and both masts are a single piece. The cable stays are elastic cord. This is not the elastic you get at the fabric store. You can use the fabric store stuff but it won’t last over time. The turnbuckles are just hooked into eyelets on the deck and bulwarks.

The trick was getting the ballast in the right place. I used ingots with Velcro to keep them in place. The battery placement with depend on what you decide to use.

You should have no trouble building the kit. Focus on getting the the hull joined along the keel.

Let me know if I can help you with your project.
 
Thanks Graman,
I do like to looks of this boat. I have never built a kit by Dumas before. I have had great luck to have had excellent instructions, photos, drawings with my many Occre kits (mainly trams and trains), but I did a lot of head-scratching with some of the Billing Boats kits, where the instructions are so minimal. Can you tell me how you fared with the Lackawanna instructions?
 
Sure, I will be the first to say that historically Dumas instructions were pretty bad. This changed fortunately a few years ago. The instructions for the kit were very good. There is always room for improvement but the only issue I had was with the rail bending pattern for the cabin roof. The kit I got had a hull half that was not molded properly. They replaced the kit no problem. The kit provided enough planks for the main deck but if you want to do more you gotta use you own planks.
 
Graman said:
Sure, I will be the first to say that historically Dumas instructions were pretty bad. This changed fortunately a few years ago. The instructions for the kit were very good. There is always room for improvement but the only issue I had was with the rail bending pattern for the cabin roof. The kit I got had a hull half that was not molded properly. They replaced the kit no problem. The kit provided enough planks for the main deck but if you want to do more you gotta use you own planks.
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Thanks Graman. It seems like this might be a good choice. I'm torn between doing another kit, such as Lackawanna, or doing something that's scratch built. I have done several scratch-built models, a caboose, a fantasy flying machine and recently the Abbas a Nile sidewheeler c. 1880. I do enjoy the scratch building, even through they tend to be a bit rougher than the kits where everything is finely prepared and cut. On the other hand, I would like to have another RC boat. So...decisions, decisions!! By he way, where did you source the elastic thread? On some of my previous models, I have used thread, or wire, to varying degree of success. Cheers, carl
 
TheDonMI said:
Very nice model and well photgraphed. How did you do the "pudding" on the front of the boat? Was it included in the kit?
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I had to make the pudding because there was not anything included in the kit to make it. I made a small frame and covered it with very thin plywood. Then I just added the cording 1 piece at a time. Thank you for the kind words.
 
Carleroo said:
Thanks Graman. It seems like this might be a good choice. I'm torn between doing another kit, such as Lackawanna, or doing something that's scratch built. I have done several scratch-built models, a caboose, a fantasy flying machine and recently the Abbas a Nile sidewheeler c. 1880. I do enjoy the scratch building, even through they tend to be a bit rougher than the kits where everything is finely prepared and cut. On the other hand, I would like to have another RC boat. So...decisions, decisions!! By he way, where did you source the elastic thread? On some of my previous models, I have used thread, or wire, to varying degree of success. Cheers, carl
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Hey Carl,

I understand the choosing of a new project can take time. Enthusiasm plays a part for sure.
I got the cord on Amazon. It works well and has stood up to use for several years. I do release all the stays when I put the boat back in the box.

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I am currently working on the Dumas Fast Response Cutter…I like white boats. I worked for several months on just the mast and pilot house. The kit has been a real cluster at times.

I am also working on the Trailways Medicine wagon. I just spent about 3 hours sanding char off spokes and rims. I hate that part of these kits.
 
Graman said:
I am currently working on the Dumas Fast Response Cutter…I like white boats. I worked for several months on just the mast and pilot house. The kit has been a real cluster at times.

I am also working on the Trailways Medicine wagon. I just spent about 3 hours sanding char off spokes and rims. I hate that part of these kits.
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When you say the kit has been a "real cluster", what do mean? Instructions? materials? Cheers, carl
 
Carleroo said:
When you say the kit has been a "real cluster", what do mean? Instructions? materials? Cheers, carl
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There is a contradiction about what you need to do while building the hull. I knew there was a problem and I had to resort to a different approach to getting the hull done. It looks like they made a change to the construction process without changing the instructions. I had to resort to lego to get it done.
 
Graman said:
The cabin and both masts are a single piece. The cable stays are elastic cord. This is not the elastic you get at the fabric store. You can use the fabric store stuff but it won’t last over time. The turnbuckles are just hooked into eyelets on the deck and bulwarks.
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I love your idea of using elastic.
And that the cabin and masts are all one piece.
Yes there are still plenty of tricks to learn.
 
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