Hello , You Great lakes freighter fans .
Do you want to have the "Eddie Fitz " in a smaller scale ? I recently , Well , Five days ago I ordered this Paper Model on , Yes , E-Bay ! I recieved this gorgeous model and was excited enough to start it .
It is Not like the standard Paper ship model at all . At approximately 1/700 scale it is very unique in the assembly procedures . You don’t build a Waterline plate , Keel and Frame assembly .
You build the bottom in the shape of a shallow box ( Open at the top . The sides are printed in color already . Oh , and the material you are building with is medium Cardstock !
The bottom and deck pieces are the forward parts to midships and the aft the same . The Deck assembly is the same EXCEPT the top sides overlap the bottom virtually making this a double thickness hull !
The support structures inside the hull are Triangular Bulkhead structures .You glue in place on one foot and using a supplied guage set the heighth and glue the other foot .
You put the deck assembly on that . The instructions are seven clearly printed ( a lot in upper case ) Well thought out , with Well Drawn diagrams of what to do and where .
I highly recommend this model , to any modern paper Model Ship builder . I could say that about Shipyard Models , But that is for another time .Happy Modeling . T.B.
Is this from Atlantic Scientific?How long is the model?
Philo 426 ;
She is 16-7/8 " long and 17/8 " wide . and yes it is from Atlantis . That’s all I can give you . It says on the Envelope " Manufactured for Atlantis".
Jim Clary , Marine Artist , States and I quote ." Best paper ship models I’ve seen "
They are " Made in Michigan U.S.A. " That’s all the info I have . I did buy it off of E-Bay.
Hmmm;
I would say , a very colorful Anchor Handling vessel for an Offshore Oil Rig ! They have deck fittings denoting tanks below for sweep up purposes . Nice job !
Yeah,I recently obtained a large quantity of Lego bricks that included several white plates and it seemed appropriate to join them together and make a barge deck.
Hi;
You probably have a " Bricks and Minifigs " store in your area . You can get nice nautical bridge stiff like wheel-house windows from them .
Not that I know of,do they have an online store?
You kidding ?
You are not I guess . Well , here’s some that will help . Bricklink . co. – .LEGO.com and also you can look in your phone book or - Type in " Bricks and Minifigs " and see what pops up for your area . There’s also " Brickworld "and more .
What state are you in ? there is bound to be a L.U.G.( LEGO USERS GROUP ) somewhere there . Try to find one and they can give you a whole lot of assistance .
I live in NE Ohio.Thanks for the info!
These paper models are designed by Bob May at “Lake Freighter Minis”.
Beautiful miniature models. Great guy to work with!!
https://www.lakefreighterminis.com/
