Chris,
Yes thanks, I have those pictures already. The Rhiw site is particularly valuable as not only does it give one or two pictures of sister ships and one of the Doris Thomas herself but it gives some superb period pictures of ships of the same age particularly usefull for weathering and detailing.
For further information I would highly recommend:
"Steam Coasters and Short Sea Traders" by C. V. Waine and R. S. Fenton.
Not only does this book have an interesting plan of the Doris Thomas but it also has a wealth of period details to help with your construction. I used the drawing of a cutaway section through a coaster on page 24 for the guidance as regards riveting layout and the bulwark stays. When you get your kit and read the instructions you will notice that Frank Hinchcliff refers to Mr Fenton as one of his sources of reference.
I have collected other books from such sources as Ebay, mostly now out of print, to collect as many period pictures as possible to help with detail. To be honest such things as my hatch covers are a bit of a guess as to thier actual layout but based on many references of ships of the same type and period. The hatch boards in the book above actually has a completely different layout to those supplied with the kit. I have gone for a recessed handle and transverse boards which I don't think would be considered as out of place.
Anyway I'll post the next chapter soon so you can see a bit of how the model is developing.
If you would like any of the other pictures of my model and the set of the original Mountfleet model send me a PM and we can arrange something.
All the best
Richard |