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Riverboat John W. Cannon, Kit bashed with components of an old Scientific Models Robert E. Lee kit, as well as many custom parts CAD designed and laser cut (thanks to friends with the equipment and expertise) and the research librarians of the Floyd county Indiana Library and the curator of the Steamboat Museum near by in the same county.
Thus the John W. Cannon model came about. Who knows? Maybe the only example.
I had built the Revell Robt. E. Lee Kit as a kid and got nostalgic when the old Scientific kit came available. But when I decided to start it , the t kerfuffel in Charlottesville, 2017,reared its ugly head, so I decided that there were probably enough Robt. E. Lee models in the world collecting dust already and decided to see if I could use what I had to build something else.
Google University unearthed the John W. Cannon. Captain Cannon was the builder of the Lee (three of that name, actually). He piloted her to Victory over the "Natchez" in the famous New Orleans to St. Lewis race. He also Built the bigger, more elegant purpose built passenger cruise ship. Note the promenade fore castle extension of the saloon deck as well as the two tiered "Texas House" of state rooms on top, with the skylight above that, not beneath it as on the Lee. One of the old photos of the Cannon that I used for reference appears below. Aside from the afore mentioned differences, the two ships shared a great deal in common, making the project possible. Once again..."Better to be lucky than good."
Thus the John W. Cannon model came about. Who knows? Maybe the only example.
I had built the Revell Robt. E. Lee Kit as a kid and got nostalgic when the old Scientific kit came available. But when I decided to start it , the t kerfuffel in Charlottesville, 2017,reared its ugly head, so I decided that there were probably enough Robt. E. Lee models in the world collecting dust already and decided to see if I could use what I had to build something else.
Google University unearthed the John W. Cannon. Captain Cannon was the builder of the Lee (three of that name, actually). He piloted her to Victory over the "Natchez" in the famous New Orleans to St. Lewis race. He also Built the bigger, more elegant purpose built passenger cruise ship. Note the promenade fore castle extension of the saloon deck as well as the two tiered "Texas House" of state rooms on top, with the skylight above that, not beneath it as on the Lee. One of the old photos of the Cannon that I used for reference appears below. Aside from the afore mentioned differences, the two ships shared a great deal in common, making the project possible. Once again..."Better to be lucky than good."
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