1 internal seating, also showing the deck lights and coal hatches on the deck. The deck light were in fact sky lights giving daylight to the lower deck and engine room.
2.Side screens made from plasticard and portholes fitted.Portholes glazed with clear hot glue.The brass porthole is placed on a greased metal slab and the hot glue gun applied to the back of the porthole. The cold metal slab cools the hot glue and the grease allows the porthole to be removed easily. This gives a glazed porthole with a smooth glass like finish to the outer face of the porthole.
3 One of the stairways in place. The purists might want to call them companion ways but this is strictly not correct according to the dictionary terms.
4. Bow section with anchor and davit together with the anchor winch. The davit is just fashioned from bent coat hanger wire and I'm afraid I bought the anchor ready made.

1. The main deck now finished and the supports for the prom deck all in place.
2. Prom deck cut to shape and stairway access holes cut out. No planking yet on the prom deck.
3. The tricky bit was to get the holes just right, as the prom deck has to be removed for access leaving the stairways in situe, fitted to the main deck.
4. Getting the bits ready for the top deck. The funnel was made from an empty silicon sealant tube. The banding was done with masking tape cut into thin strips. The whole thing painted in black and white. Ventilators were made from plastic tube fitted to the white metal cowls, or plastic vented tops. The ventilators where very long on the ferrys so no commercially made fitting were suitable The rescue dingy was purchased, (sorry about that) the cover was made from cooking foil and painted to suit.

Sorry guys these photos are not very good. (my camera wont focus so close)
1,2,3. The stanchions were from a firm called modellingtimbers.They are 20mm 4 rail and I make them in 1 metre lengths by fitting onto a drilled out wood strip. They are then removed from the wooden template and spray painted white and fitted to the boat on completion bending to shape as require.
I sometimes use the 5 and 4 rail stanchions from Display Models in Northumberland which are brass split pin and considerably cheaper option to the solid brass types.
Photo 4 shows the stern of prom deck with rails and stairway rails fitted.The deck has been planked at this stage.
The square upstanders are to support the prom deck cover which was a wooden weather cover for the upper deck passengers as you will see on the completed model.(If I can retain your interest till the end)

1. Work commences on the bridge.
2. One of the navigation cabs on the bridge.
3. The central cab housing the wheel, binnacle and telegraph.
4. Showing the docking post cab and central cab on the bridge. The earlier ferries had open pods on the deck exposed to the weather, which can be a bit rough on the Mersey(see my avatar)

1. You will notice a round hole behind the central cab where the funnel is to go. it was at this stage I decided to fit the sound unit here instead of my updated smoke units.
2. The sound unit.
3. The sound unit fitted.
4. The alternative small home made smoke unit fitted at the top end of the funnel.

1.The top prom deck on this ferry was covered giving the passengers some weather protection. The orginal was wood and 1/8 light ply painted grey serves the model OK.
2. The rescue dingy fitted at the stern with home made davits again. The cover on the dingy in this model was duct tape and painted matt green, cotton lacing finishes off the dingy.
3. Another view of the prom deck cover unpainted.
4. Lifebelts in place.

1. Plenty of vents; all very long tubes.
2. A closer look at the vents.
3. Closer look at the dingy.
4. Closer look at the bridge and the fore deck.

1. Completed model with smoky In action.
2. Completed, ready for launch.
3. Gently does It.
4. And she's off; all works OK.
Well lads that's the end of this build blog hope you liked It and possible got a few tips.
It took about 3 months to build.