Radio Control Model of the Lone Star Steamer

Radio Control Model of the Lone Star Steamer, a tow boat used on the Mississippi River until 1968, and now on display at the Buffalo Bill Museum in LeClaire, Iowa. Detail of Build and finished product.
I started with the Dumas Myrtle Corey kit as a base for this model and scaled the Lone Stars dimensions to it. I used the vacu-formed hull, paddle wheel, and lower deck, the rest was scratch built on top of that. The model includes an on board sound system from Model solutions of Canada, a Harbor Models smoke generator, and stacked gear reduction drive. It took me 3 years to build off and on, and Ive finally gotten up the courage to put it on the water, and thankfully it didn't sink.. Many thanks to the staff at the Buffalo Bill Museum for all their help with this project.