Ships and Boats for the HO Waterfront

Ships and Boats for the HO Waterfront Mat Thompson ocrrnet.ipage.com Oregon Coast Railroad Waterways  Portland is Pacific Ocean Port  Portland water front served by railroads  Small Fishing harbor outside Hoyt Street  Railroad follows Columbia River 100 miles  Astoria is Pacific Ocean port  Tillamook is fishing port What I think I Know…  Ships and boats are purpose designed and purposes are local…  …but if it floats, somebody always has a scheme…  Sails gone by World War I…mostly  Wooden boats until mid 50s, then steel  10% out of scale probably works  1/96 ship – OK  1/72 – probably too big  Manufacturers careless about scale  Old boats - wreaks or abandoned

What I think I Know…  Waterline models are best for layouts  Wash resin in soap and water  Resin requires filing and trimming  Solid wire for lines (Tichy .010, .015, .020)  European work boats = colors, U.S. = white Oregon Coast Railroad Wharf

• Wharf – Sheet & strip styrene painted concrete • Notice cleats and bitts and wooden snubbers RATING THE MODEL INSTRUCTIONSOregon NA Coast Railroad Wharf MATERIALS GOOD DIFFICULTY EASY APPEAL GOOD

• Wharf – Sheet & strip styrene painted concrete - wood snubbers • Notice cleats and bitts - Seaport Models OCR Seawall

• Mr Plaster Seawall • FOS Models construction barge Campbell Piers

Campbell

• Currently available – $90 • All wood construction, great template • Wharf has tracks • Decking is panels - stripwood looks better • Other craft kits makers have released wood piers Walthers Pier

Walthers

• Currently available – crane pier $75, pier $22 • All plastic construction • Piers have tracks – connect track to land • 12 x5 – expansion sections available • Piers can be perpendicular or parallel to land Sylvan Ships

Laker Class Steamer Great Lakes Freighter

West Coast Lumber Ship Great Lakes Lumber Ship OCR Tramp Steamer – Victory Ship

• 36x 7 soft resin kit (260 scale feet) • Brief instructions, 3 piece hull, no rigging diagrams • Available - $300

RATING THE MODEL INSTRUCTIONSOCR POORTramp Steamer – Victory Ship MATERIALS FAIR DIFFICULTY HARD APPEAL GOOD

• 36x 7 soft resin kit (260 scale feet) • Brief instructions, 3 piece hull, no rigging diagrams • Available - $300 • “The Lakers”, Mainline Modeler, Aug to Oct 1998

OCR Freighter - Artitec

• Small Freighter – 160 feet • Highly detailed resin casting and brass parts • Available - $200 RATING THE MODEL INSTRUCTIONSOCR EXCELLENTFreighter - Artitec MATERIALS EXCELLENT DIFFICUTY HARD APPEAL EXCELLENT

• Small Freighter – 160 feet • Highly detailed resin casting and brass parts • Available - $200 Painting

• Assemble major parts • Spray paint primer • Spray paint major color • Use micro brushes for details 65 foot Islander – Seaport Models

• River steamer/mail packet/buy boat - 65 feet • Nicely detailed resin casting and brass parts • Available - $90 RATING THE MODEL INSTRUCTIONS65 foot EXCELLENT Islander – Seaport Models MATERIALS EXCELLENT DIFFICUTY MEDIUM APPEAL EXCELLENT

• River steamer or mail packet - 65 feet • Nicely detailed resin casting and brass parts • Available - $90 If I had a million ($, hours, space) Deans Marine 1/96 scale offerings Howard Lloyd article “Rail lines to the seashore” Model Railroader, March 2005.

Ship is kitbashed S.S. Melanie II

Size: 36” by 5” Cost: app $375 Dean’s Marine OCR Tug Boats - Walthers

• Large Harbor Tug – raised pilot house to see over car float • Plastic – hardest fitting is upper deck railing • Pilot house lowered by trimming along inside cut line • Available - $50

RATING THE MODEL INSTRUCTIONSOCR GOODTug Boats - Walthers MATERIALS EXCELLENT DIFFICUTY MODERATE APPEAL EXCELLENT

• Large Harbor Tug – raised pilot house to see over car float • Plastic – hardest fitting is upper deck railing • Pilot house lowered by trimming along inside cut line • Available - $50

Pete LaGuardia NYC

Walthers Tug Boat AMB Covered Barge NYC Historical Society Paints OCR Tug Boat – Seaport Models

• Steam tug “Exeter” 78 feet typical harbor tug • Resin and brass fittings – good instructions • Available - $100 RATING THE MODEL INSTRUCTIONSOCR GOODTug Boat – Seaport Models MATERIALS GOOD DIFFICUTY MODERATE APPEAL EXCELLENT

• Steam tug “Exeter” 78 feet typical harbor tug • Resin and brass fittings – good instructions • Available - $100 OCR Tug Boat - Sylvan

• Great Lakes Steam Tug Boat 84 feet • Soft Resin, easy construction • Available - $60 RATING THE MODEL INSTRUCTIONSOCR GOODTug Boat - Sylvan MATERIALS GOOD DIFFICUTY MODERATE APPEAL EXCELLENT

• Great Lakes Steam Tug Boat 84 feet • Soft Resin, easy construction • Available - $60 Floats and Aprons

• Walthers – 18 cars and 3 tracks, turnout on apron

• Frenchman River – 8 cars and 2 tracks with gauntlet track OCR Float and Apron

• Walthers float with section left out – 12 car capacity • Walthers apron modified with 3 tracks • Use idlers cars to keep engine off apron Artitec

• Dutch Company – European prototypes – paint for U.S. look • Highly detail resin castings – few parts – painting is key OCR Artitec Models

Fishing Boat Wire lines White paint

Launch OCR Artitec Models

RATING THE MODEL Fishing Boat INSTRUCTIONS GOOD Wire lines MATERIALS EXCELLENT White paint DIFFICUTY HARD APPEAL EXCELLENT

RATING THE MODEL INSTRUCTIONS GOOD MATERIALS LaunchEXCELLENT DIFFICUTY MEDUIM APPEAL EXCELLENT French River

• Multiple locations for cabin • Net - military modeling camouflage netting

Log Bronc French River RATING THE MODEL INSTRUCTIONS GOOD MATERIALS GOOD DIFFICULTY EASY APPEAL ECELLENT • Multiple locations for cabin • Net military modeling camouflage netting

Log Bronc 63’ Sardine Carrier - Seaport

• Typical fishing boat • Soft Resin, wood, brass parts • Available - $70 63’ Sardine Carrier - Seaport

RATING THE MODEL INSTRUCTIONS GOOD MATERIALS GOOD DIFFICULTY MEDIUM APPEAL EXCELLENT

• Typical fishing boat • Soft Resin, wood, brass parts • Available - $70 Sierra West RATING THE MODEL INSTRUCTIONSSierra EXCELLENT West MATERIALS EXCELLENT DIFFICUTY MODERATE APPEAL EXCELLENT Get ‘em If You Can

Fine Scale Miniatures Pile Driver -- Sheepscot Barge RATING THE MODEL INSTRUCTIONSGet ‘ emEXCELLENT While You Can MATERIALS EXCELLENT RATING THE MODEL DIFFICULTY MEDIUM INSTRUCTIONS Ummm APPEAL EXCELLENT MATERIALS GOOD DIFFICULTY EASY APPEAL EXCELLENT

Fine Scale Miniatures Pile Driver -- Sheepscot Barge Revell

Harbor Tug Scale 1:108 Not waterline model Hull kit basking – 62 feet HO

New York Fire Boat Scale 1:87 Not waterline model Hull kit bashing – 150 feet HO Names and Markings  Left – Port – Red  Right – Starboard – Green  Names  Home Port – era  Funnel Figures

Preiser HO 10350 Industrial Workers and Dockers

Preiser HO 10351 Industrial Passengers Sitting

Preiser HO 10352 Merchant Sailors Ashore

Preiser HO 10353 Ships crewmen

Walthers HO 3153 Tug Crew Location Specific

Station Track Float – NYC, big city Clyde Puffer - Scotland

Menhaden – SE US Canal Boat - Europe Location Specific

Log Bronc– Sawmill Pond

Bump End Barge – Big City

Lobster Boat – New England

Tow Boat – River, Inland Waterway References  MODEL RAILROADER'S GUIDE TO MARINE TERMINALS AND WHARVES by Bernard Kempinski -  NORTHWEST LEGACY – Sail, Steam & Motorboats by Jeremy S. Snapp  WHERE RAILS MEET THE SEA by Michael Krieger  THE LAKERS by Eric Hirsimaki  “Rail lines to the Seashore”, Howard Lloyd, Model Railroader, March 2005  “On the Waterfront”, Paul Dolkos, Dec 2015 – Jan 2016 Model Railroader