Robt. E. Lee

[Glenn]

Yea,
  I know, it's not exactly modern, and has no cannons, but it is still an interesting ship. I bought this model back in 1978, and finished it last month! It's the old 'Life Like' model scaled at 1/160. Finished on a diorama, with crew and passengers, and a bit of smoke.
It sold for A$200, yea, loose change to you Canadians!
                                          Lyn

[Tophe]

It sold for A$200, yea, loose change to you Canadians!
                                           Lyn

200 A$, 189 CDN$, 156 US$, 81£, 115€ (thanks to Yahoo http://finance.yahoo.com/m3?u )
congratulations, rich Lyn...

[Alvis 3.1]

You know..cut those funnels down a lil bit..add a flight deck..and it's the new carrier for the RN!!!



Ok ok, I'm sorry....and.......now it passed!            


Alvis 3.1

[Captain Canada]

Wow, is that ever nice !

Great job, Lyn !

 

[Joe C-P]

You know..cut those funnels down a lil bit..add a flight deck..and it's the new carrier for the RN!!!

Alvis 3.1

Already been done; go look up USS Wolverine and Sable.  ^_^
Also USS Delta Queen and Delta King. Yes, that Delta Queen.  :ar:

Great job on the R.E.L., Glenn! Love seeing something other than another battleship or carrier.  B)  

JoeP

[John Howling Mouse]

Fantastic.

Now, some more photos (close-ups, in fact) would appear to be appropriate!

Whatdayasay?

[Captain Canada]

Yeah, let's see if David Wiclox is aboard, with a reefer in his hand !

 

[Glenn]

Actually, I did add an 'in joke' with the raft in the foreground, with Huck, Tom and Big Jim, and the author on one of the decks, behind the railings.
With the USS Wolverine, I am at the present, building a model of it. There are only a few photos of the carrier around, but I sent for plans of the S.S Seeandbee, to the National Aerospace Museum, and they sent me 'line drawings'. This is the hull, deck to keel, and showing the farings for the side paddles.
The only problem was, my model is 1/144sc, while the plans are 1/50. 1/50th would have been easier, as getting the 1/144 WW2 aircraft is a bitch. All I have so far is a F6F and a TBF.
JoeP, are there any other shots of Wolverine other than those in the US Navy pages?
Lyn

[The Rat]

Yeah, let's see if David Wiclox is aboard, with a reefer in his hand !

I'm sailin' away from my heartache,
On a riverboat fantasy.   :ar:  

[Captain Canada]

Amen, Brother Rat !

Geez he's got some smooth tunes, eh ? Never forget his live performances........3-piece band, and it sounded like there were ten of 'em up there !

Ah....the good old days !



" Can't think, can't drink anymore whiskey, I could have drunk a river dry "


"Mmmm, this old boat, she's just sittin' in the moonlight, catching that gleam in her eye "

 

[Nick]

One of Clive Cusslers books has Dirk Pitt driving a paddlesteamer after a bunch of terrorists, firing a muzzle loading cannon at 'em with the help of some Good old boys on a re-enactment weekend...
Forget which book it was! Nice model, BTW.

Nick B)  

[elmayerle]

One of Clive Cusslers books has Dirk Pitt driving a paddlesteamer after a bunch of terrorists, firing a muzzle loading cannon at 'em with the help of some Good old boys on a re-enactment weekend...
Forget which book it was! Nice model, BTW.

Nick B)

I believe it was Cyclops and that'd make for quite a diorama some time.

[Joe C-P]

JoeP, are there any other shots of Wolverine other than those in the US Navy pages?
Lyn

Lyn,

This museum has a big model of Wolverine:

Buffalo and Erie County Naval Museum
Perhaps they have plans and/or photos.

Navsource is usually a good source for USN photos:

Wolverine on Navsource
Sable on Navsource

I'd really like to see the model in progress, and especially finished. They certainly were a unique pair of ships.

JoeP

[Glenn]

JoeP,
  Thanks for the info and photo links.
Every bit helps.
Lyn