And what I mean by that is which one of you ship lovers and history bufs out there would love to see a model kit like that just think a 36 inch hull all of the above deck housing done up in white and paddle wheel covers already done up in their golden color. The 57 chevron shaped paddles and paddle supports can be spray painted red and the red curtains can be pre made into decals. The hull can be white and only the bottom could be painted red it'll just have to be taped off on the side so it can be done. The walking beam of course the walking beam engine will have to be made operational for those of you who love converting a static plastic model into rc the Portland plastic model replica will have to be made easy for rc installment. For those of you who don't know what the Portland is I can explain it to you. The paddle wheel steamer Portland was built for the Portland Maine steam ship company she was built entirely out of wood and was built for traveling in between the protected harbors of Portland Maine and Boston Massachusetts she was struck down in a major storm on November the 27th and sank with all lives lost. 30 bodies were recovered along with several pieces of the ship that washed up on shore
