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Re: 5. Old Stern wheel steamer
Hello Roy, Hello all! It wasn't a stray, but my friend's clever dog. The older they get, the stranger methods they develop, such as pushing the door latch down with their snout! Now everything is clear, he caught him doing it at home. Now f …
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Re: 5. Old Stern wheel steamer
Hello friends, I have decided to make the whole paddle wheel out of wood. At the moment my laser is working at full speed, he has complained to me that he hates slave labour! He was allowed to sleep in today and now he's full of vigour cutt …
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Re: HMS Pert (HMT RNAS Steam Side Paddle Tug)
Very nice work from both of you! I grew up on the banks of the Ohio River so sternwheeler towboats are in my blood but live in China where paddlewheel boats were commonly used in the 5th century. I'm currently in the process of developing t …
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Re: HMS Pert (HMT RNAS Steam Side Paddle Tug)
Hello RP, Ciao Alessandro! If you don't ask, you don't get an answer, do you ? He has already answered most of the questions I would have had, but wonder which engine types he used, and from which car model he used them. he ‘stole’ them fro …
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Re: 5. Old Stern wheel steamer
Grrrrrrrrr . . . We had a visitor with a dog! Michel-C. Minus one landing jetty !!!! Ps: The evil wood-eating quadruped . . I love him anyway, he is otherwise well behaved, but also has his quirks!
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Re: 5. Old Stern wheel steamer
Guys! At the moment things are going well, despite the dogged gangway! All parts of the wheelhouse bridge lasered, even the spare parts for the landing bridge. . . Further parts are in the works, after that it's time to enjoy. My painting d …
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Hello all! Slowly but surely things are progressing, the small details of drawing with CAD, lasering, editing and painting are timeconsuming, especially when new additional ideas come up! Let's see how much progress we can make before Chris …
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Steams up!
A little bit of free time has enabled me to "transplant " the smoke generator from HMS Nelson into the Calypso. Necessitated in making a removable shelf unit above the motors for the smoke generator to be located. Searched the scrap box to …
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Monthly steam driven boats
Yesterday we had our monthly “competition” . The sun was shining, no trouble with the filling of the gas.But due to the weather we had a lot of green stuff on the water surface and depending on the wind it moved from left to right and vice …
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Live Steam Microcosm P5 Automatic Boiler Pressure Regulator Question
"To boiler tubes basiclly means connected to boiler pressure, the pressure acts upon the attenuater valve to regulate the gas burner. Here is the instruction leaflet for a UK manufactured example...
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Re: 5. Old Stern wheel steamer
Hello hobbyist, Can't see the wood for the trees . . An old saying that happened to me. I forgot the sound block because of all the electronics! This only happens when your wife puts the documents on the pile of documents when dusting. . Bu …
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Re: 5. Old Stern wheel steamer
Hello everyone, And once again I realise that 3 D printer material must have been chosen! The parts have completely warped. Now I'm going to make the whole paddle wheel in wood like the original. Keep your fingers crossed for me . . Thank y …
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Re: 5. Old Stern wheel steamer
Hello friends! Back from our hitchhiking trip a few days ago. I stalked lifeboat no. 2 straight away. Here are some photos of what happened. Duration 2 days with breaks and recovery of the hiking holidays . . . I wonder what you think about …
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Gulnare steam paddle boat
Here's one, Majorray, found. I'll put the link at the end of this message. It was a question, very similar to yours, from dear Mike Stoney. You can read from the message in the attached image (dating back about two months) to the following …
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Krick Steam
You can buy the engine with the boat kit but the last I checked it was out of stock. I happened to have the engine on hand when I ordered the boat kit.
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Steam tugboat tow hooks
My photos of the original SAR&H tug "CF Kayser" show two apparently identical tow hooks. Anyone know why? Is the one simply an emergency spare?
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Re: 5. Old Stern wheel steamer
Hi Alessandro, Hello Hermank Wait until the ship's staff have made up the beds and activated the hot water system for the bathrooms and showers in the rooms. The river cruise accepts guests who are catered for in the deck saloon, and for th …
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Re: 5. Old Stern wheel steamer
So dear friends, From Wednesday our shipyard "D & M Modellschiffwerft" will close its doors for a few days. In englisch: D & M model shipyards Here are a few impressions of the test build before everything is painted and glued. Especially g …
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Re: 5. Old Stern wheel steamer
Hi Alessandro, I would be happy to give you the engine data briefly. As I work with 12V and 6V, I decided to test both types. With a 35 rpm gearbox made of steel and approx. 400 mNm, this should be sufficient, as the resistance is low due t …
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Good evening everyone, Tomorrow we will be working again, my shipyard employee has promised to paint more details. I'm doing the wiring myself, from top to bottom. The wheelhouse, 2nd and 1st upper decks are illuminated. Tomorrow the deck a …
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Re: 5. Old Stern wheel steamer
Hello Michel, I don't know if you can order from Amazon in Switzerland but here is what I used on both of my paddle boats. At $14.95 US it's a great deal! Good luck on your quest! RR
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Re: 5. Old Stern wheel steamer
Thank you modelling friends! Thank you RR, You are all awesome! In the meantime I have received an important detail from the manufacturer Engler (D) of the Chaperon: 42 Rpm has their drive which is no longer produced. So now the search in S …
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Re: 5. Old Stern wheel steamer
Here is the noisy part! The drive is designed so that it can be completely dismantled for repairs. This also applies later to the paddle wheel and its drive. Try using special grease from the coffee machine . . Otherwise, completely rec …
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Re: 5. Old Stern wheel steamer
Guys, I need your help! My gearbox has given up the ghost, as with us older people, sometimes a tooth flies out, so also with this intermediate gearbox . . Plastic rubbish. Do any of you have experience with paddle wheel drives? Any tips wo …
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Re: 5. Old Stern wheel steamer
Hello everyone! Railing lasering announced, other reinforcements, additional lifeboat etc. etc. Was looking for a u-profile for my railing handrail . . Really difficult, but Dr Zufall gave me an idea: Never throw away an umbrella, take it a …
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Steam Power
Not strictly marine based, but the Stuart D10 is destined for a 1:12 Customs Launch, Active, built by Cox & Co Falmouth 1912, and stationed at Gravesend until the '30's. Kit of castings, machined and built by myself along with the horizonta …
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Re: 5. Old Stern wheel steamer
Evening everyone! While the small parts are drying, I've got the electronics ready to continue working on the wiring. Slowly but surely I see light at the end of the tunnel . . I also test the paddle wheel before it gets its colour . . One …
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Re: 5. Old Stern wheel steamer
Hello all, Yesterday I had 2 "left hands". But apparently the predecessor had used the wrong glue. . . Now I will screw it together, which is advantageous for repairs. Everything has its purpose and its advantages, doesn't it? I am always a …