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Unknown engine
Nickthesteam, Yes a lot of the older engine makers done this and created many designs that were never recorded. My hope is that it was based on some engine plan that was in model engineering magazines of the past. What was puzzling me was a …
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The Chines.....
… t a major catastrophe! However, I see the 'skins' ahead and steaming and fixing them looks very daunting! Think I've downloaded the pics in reverse order...
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Old motors
… was time I put up a photo. It is me driving a 5 inch gauge steam loco about 5 years ago. Roy
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Modified Stiletto project
… ng developable surfaces, like a lot of older models- ie- no steaming required,) so will probably be attacking the other side tomorrow.
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Navigation lights
My question is did the Mount Washington steamer have navigation lights? When did that become mandatory? Should I put them on my current Mt project? Thanks Dave
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Work boat inland
… 85 motor belt driving prop with plastic pulleys using Mamod steam drive spring band thingy, have had one in similer sized puffer for 15 years works well, 10 amp Mtronicks , 2.4 reciever 8 x AAA cells made up power pack, flashing light and n …
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Planking the main deck
… th its card caulking. As the planks are curved I decided to steam enough planks and keep them in a jig until they were fully dried, this worked really well leaving very little force to secure each plank with wooden clamp with a pin holding …
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MMM Lady T
… ou may find the internal space tight for your proposed twin steam plant but access when steaming at the lakeside may be your main obstacle. This could be solved by removing much of the scale detail to make removal of the top much easier and …
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Re: Marian Belle' Empire class tug (Mobile Marine.)
… e is a large superstructure allowing for good access to its steam engine and boiler. A few more details built on the River Humber during 1941 and 1945 second World War, a Warrior class Empire Tug, scale 1:32, OAL 40" Beam 11". There you hav …
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The BIG St.Albans Model Show
… raction engines, boats, flying displays and rides on a real steam train. Download the Show Flyer for more details.
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Hectic weekend at Abergavenny.
Have just had a hectic weekend at the Abergavenny Steam and Vintage Rally. Thanks to Nerys for dropping in to chat with me. Here are the photos of my Saturday display. Got a few youngsters interested in building and sailing, so hopefully ne …
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Re: First time build.
… In order to get the bend on the stringer I used a wallpaper steamer and a piece of plastic waste tube to steam it for about 45 minutes. I restricted the steam from escaping from the end of tube with an old towel. Hope this helps. Cheers Dun …
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African Queen
… all set to go sailing at Our May 29 weekend at the Hamilton Steam Museum Our club Confederation Marine modellers haven't had a show here for 2 years so fingers crossed no more lock downs this year . But we still have to be carefull & keep g …
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African Queen
… d first so thats a beginning . Built a fake boiler & a fake steam engine from internet photo's I think there not to shabby .
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First Post . Paint Advice for 1900s tug
… lockdown time making reversing gear for it. As its my first steam boat I am feeling my way a bit but have just made a regulator and intend to start the piping soon.
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Electronics
Started working on the electronics. Lighting and sound. Steam Whistle and Calliope. I know the speaker boxes are a little hokey Trev
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Installing a Sail Winch.
… e horn” one in as there is not a lot of space left once the steam plant is in. The plans show 3 tackles attached to the aft end of the Mizzen boom, see photo. From my limited knowledge of Gaff rigs having these 3 tackles is not generally pr …
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Holding screws for hull gluing
… thods such as screws. First rule is to prepare the skins by steaming/dampening and bending to the approx required shape. This significantly reduces the stresses in the skin which may otherwise cause it to spring off the hull frames. Many fo …
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Wood stained and radio install
… ay. As y’all know, this was a failed project that was to be steam power. I have another kit to put the Midwest steam plant in, so I decided to make this and electric powered “diesel” boat with a forward half cabin. This necessitated that I …
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RRS Discovery
… details from the ship is a bonus. I located drawings for a steam whaler which the ship was derived from. I decided to build it upside down. The frame profiles were cut out of 4mm birch ply using enlarged prints of the profiles, stuck to th …
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Edina Model Yacht club - Parade of Boats
… s: including pleasure craft, ore carriers, paddle wheelers, steam powered, etc. 3:00-3:30 Tug Boats and Work Boats: Display of features and operating equipment on various boats. 3:30-3:45 Water Ski Show: Chris Craft type runabouts towing wa …
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Backward Step Then Forward.
… y I proceeded to start work on the Pin Rail and Knightheads steam bending some material roughly to shape. I ended up making a couple of these because there are quite large differences in the plans for the Pin Rails, one plan shows one lengt …
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The Northern City Lighthouse
… ibration inside the tower, amplifying the sound effect of a steam horn. It's built at 1:35 scale and stands 80cm tall.
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Back to the Bulwarks.
… spot then be pinned in position. Next I made up a former to steam the strips into something resembling the right shape, this former will be handy when I come to plank the bulwarks. Once this was done I could sight along the rail for irregul …
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Re: Little boat "Forelle"
… parts could not be bent with all my efforts. Attempts with steam, water etc brought nothing. Now I have exchanged the old wood for new. yes and lo and behold it can be bent much better. In the meantime I continued to work on the other boat …
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Planking progress
… tarted using mahogany planks but found it too stiff without steaming or soaking. So I changed to parana pine (an staircase handrail) this bent more easily. I was not too worried about the finish as I intend to fill with car body filler and …
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Twin props - different speeds
… ducks.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=6336.45 Lulonga is a paddle steamer, but I think a similar principle can be used to drive propellers. more videos you can view > google> lulonga model tomarack < I add next modification of wiring Tom
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Re: Riva Aquarama - extra bouyancy
… hat you can hardly bend them into the right shape even with steam. . The smaller the boat, the harder the processing of the hull. In addition, some parts are not correct, which makes the whole thing even more tricky! Poor grandson, I meant …