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Re: 5. Old Stern wheel steamer
Guten Abend zusammen, Before I continue building, the electronics must be completely pre-installed. Only then will I coat the entire fuselage with EK again and paint or spray it. Then it will slowly be time to improve details on the superst …
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Me again, At the request of my subcontractor (my wife), here are two installation aids for the applied blinds. If it helps me like this, I also have to respond to such requests. Not to mention the personal private . . . A pleasant help for …
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Good morning everyone, The snow has now arrived. Now it's time to get warm at home and get crafting. Here's another new challenge with the cross-flow rudder pumps. The bracket is designed so that a defective pump can be replaced without gre …
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What a weather! Today we first take the bus a few villages further on. A short hike with a coffee stop somewhere. But I couldn't resist solving my problem for a few minutes. . . The predecessor did some inaccurate work, well . . . As you ca …
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Hello friends, Now we're going forwards, not two steps forwards and one step back! This time it was five steps . . See for yourself. My favourite supplier has her hands full. I've designed a stove for the captain and a control panel for his …
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Hello, Piece by piece of the puzzle goes into the "assembly“-line, just like cars . . . Here is the finished drive, only the original axle with the end pieces and the external levers are still missing. These are offset by 90 degrees to each …
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Man oh man! Now the fuselage is straight again, or rather in alignment. I dared to attach 3 ribs at the bottom. The fuselage is still We'll continue tomorrow . . with setting the rudder guide tubes. BB, Michel-C. Ps: My bank factory has now …
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Steam Engine sound
Progress has been a bit slow on my build but have now added a sound generator.
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Hoppla, How cool is my wife's work? I have received strong competition. If she carries on like this, I'm going to run out of time with the Bull . . . But we're retired and have other hobbies that need looking after. Swissgerman AHV = Agenda …
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Hammer! My wife has finished her first part . . I have already provided her with more work! 🫢️ Guys, I'm happy! Michel-C
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Hi Hermank, It will be easy with the hull! Black is the colour used at the time because they were last painted with a mixture of paint and tar. But I will paint it with matt black and a light clear coat. It must not shine, this is important …
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Well, dear hobbyists, Before I work on the outer hull of the fuselage, I use an intermediate stop to prepare and adjust details. As I said, two steps forward one step back! So avoid and find old mistakes . . Best regards from a hobbyist Mic …
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Hello, here I am again Here are more parts for the drive unit. I have integrated my own ideas so that I can carry out repairs at any time. (which I hope not) These are held in place with small screwed angle profiles. I wonder what the model …
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Re: 5. Old Stern wheel steamer
Good evening everyone, So, more parts are slowly coming out of my laser cutter. Here are the first pieces . . The drive unit for the rear bucket wheel . . Waiting for the others . . . I cut 2 discs for the spur gears to secure the guidance …
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Ciao Alessandro, Hello to all, Alessandro, unfortunately I have to put you off for a moment. I have to devote all my time to the hull, as it has a few weak points that I need to repair first. Otherwise it would sink at the first water bapti …
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Hello all, Today, on this rainy and windy day, when everyone prefers to stay at home, I started the laser cutter again. Wait for the hull to dry in the cellar. But until then, let's put together the interior work. . . Here are a few picture …
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Re: 5. Old Stern wheel steamer
Aloe your model ship mates! Has anyone already retrofitted a centre guide keel and 2 side ones to an existing boat? Is gluing sufficient or should they still be nailed? Until now I had glued them, but with a length of 140cm (55.11inch) I'm …
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Ciao Alessandro! Thank you for your praise. I use the pumps instead of a ship´s bow rudder. It also looks more natural when casting off from the jetty. There are two pumps for left and right. The purpose is to suck in water on one side and …
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Hello all! again a low blow, since the assembly according to plan kpl anders gestaltet. Ok, I thought to myself . . then start the attempt on one side. Somehow I must be able to seal the 2 lines each. In any case, I will get this tight! As …
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Hello together! I wanted to install two small pumps instead of a transverse thruster and found out that the assembly does not correspond to the plans. Well, one more construction site. . We will continue this evening. . Bb Michel-C. Ps: I h …
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Hello ! The first replacement details are rolling in. . Crafting time has arrived! Hopefully it will rain for a few more days . . .🫢 Greetings Michel-C Ps: The pre-assembly, so to speak, where the small improvements are made. As already men …
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Mini Steam/Smoke Generator from Denes Design
One of my friend challenged me. This is the result
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Hello Everyone, Unfortunately, after making some improvements, I had to redo the whole interior design. I'm only making slow progress, as we also like to be on the road. Here is the new interior design. . Still some parts to laser, then it …
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Steamboat Paper Moon.
Wow what a great model oh wait it’s full sized. Even better. But you could Rc it? My full sized gyrocopter toy
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Friends, I need your help! How can I create light wood like the previous shade with a varnish? Does anyone have a tip for me? First picture : Plate made with the laser cutter Second picture : Old sample board of the broken back wall. Any in …
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Re: Steampunk Pike.
I think I just found a simple way to turn what you have done in your project into a good looking model. It has a similar body shape.
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Re: Steam Punk recycle ♻️ project
Here is another sample in how we could create art with stuff around the house.
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Re: 5. Old Stern wheel steamer
Hello together! Unfortunately, I have now decided to remove all the internal elements for good . . Had to be really careful with the hull, as a wrong handling would have torn a hole in it. I did it, fortunately . Now to assemble all the fus …