mississippi steamer SystemX Customizing !!!

[kaethe]

hi richard
the colorado queen i suspect might be more of a working boat with a few passengers aboard to bring extra money to buy liquor to keep the crew content and working.  the sandra belle, seems a bit more classy, with what appears to be private rooms, that's why i was wondering what sort of activities were going on inside.  thanks for the view of the colorado queen.
kaethe

[Richard]

hi richard
the colorado queen i suspect might be more of a working boat with a few passengers aboard to bring extra money to buy liquor to keep the crew content and working.  the sandra belle, seems a bit more classy, with what appears to be private rooms, that's why i was wondering what sort of activities were going on inside.  thanks for the view of the colorado queen.
kaethe

You are correct, Kaethe ...

There are TWO major Colorado Rivers in the United States. One flows through Texas to the Gulf of Mexico (894 miles) and the other flows from Colorado to the Gulf of California (1450 miles).

The Colorado Queen was a working boat that was berthed in Colorado.

Before the dams were built, you could travel from western Colorado, through southeast Utah, western Arizona (along the Nevada and California borders), through the Grand Canyon, into Mexico and finally to the Gulf of California (Pacific Ocean).

It was probably a much more exciting trip than a steamboat ride down the lazy Mississippi ...

All the best,
Richard

[Martin Milner]

I guess I wont be swimming in those waters very soon.

M

Or at least, not for very long...

Fantastic customisation! The bustle and industry going on aboard brings the whole thing alove, but the bare ship would still stagger me.

I can see how, given a particular theme you want to build, you can go a long way with existing sets and parts, but you've got to be pretty familiar with the choices available, and have the $$$ to invest. I shudder to think what all this would have cost in the UK if one was building from scratch.

[Timotheos]

The custom steamboat is fantastic.

I think System X is not bad--I just don't have enough of it to do anything interesting, whereas I have a lot of steck...

-Tim

[Dan]

With not too much effort, the Colorado Queen could become a Nile gunboat manned with Victorian sailors and marines......mmmmmmmmm  interesting thought!
http://www.melik.org.uk/gunboats.htm

[Richard]

Hello, Dan ...

With not too much effort, the Colorado Queen could become a Nile gunboat manned with Victorian sailors and marines......mmmmmmmmm  interesting thought!
http://www.melik.org.uk/gunboats.htm

Great idea !!!

And, a great article (link) !!!

THank you very much,
Richard

[Jimbo]

 8}Wow! Those Nile gunboats have PLAYMOBIL written all over them .
Inspiration, inspiration!
Jimbo