Would I be correct in thinking that this scene was inspired by the recent movie "The Finest Hours"?
Great use of space!
Jim
Thanks Jim. No, I had already started this scene before that movie came out,so just a coincidence. I had decided to go this way because (as most model railroaders do) I was running out of real estate. Half a boat is better than none, right? Also, by using the rear "third" of the Sylvan Great Lakes Freighter in this scene at the Grain Elevevator, I could use the front two thirds elsewhere in the harbor (painted to represent another laker), just docking to load Iron Ore. That way, I got two scenes for the price of one boat (and didn't have to wrestle with a second resin boat kit!!!) If you check my Agate Bay Elevator pix from March of this year you can see the front half of the boat posed in the slip on the opposite side of the Grain Elevators.
Ahhh... so it is. Nice work!
I too did the Sylvan kit a few years ago for my Great Lakes themed layout. I found it more difficult than a styrene kit. It just took me longer, there were no gap problems. I was not able to get the "sun visor" for the pilot house to bond. I called Sylvan direct, they sent me a new one and it worked fine. I elected not to use their stanchions. To much work so I omitted them.
My layout is freestyle Ann Arbor so I purchased a Wright Trak resin caboose kit. I ended up paying for someone to build and paint the kit. I was subsequent able to find brass AA cabooseS.