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Steam engine
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Steam engine
"you must a'v been nowt but a lad." Correct Pete, I started the project when I was 13/14. Hotspur's Maiden Voyage took place on my 15th birthday August 1966 in the boating pool in Radnor Park Folkestone. We went to stay with Granny & Granda …
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Steam engine
Wot? A Blog 53 years ago!? Wouldn't have got many likes or replies Pete! I've just posted a few bits of her over the last 2 or 3 years, when they were relevant to someone's query. She was built from plans I drew up by measuring the Airfix 6 …
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Steam engine
What about the 1936 H class destroyer? Like my HMS Hotspur H01 which I scratched to 1/72 (About 53 years ago) Cheers, Doug
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Steam engine
I have the Graham TVR1A. Had it for years and have a paddle wheel launch that I am building. Looked at the engine and what I would do is to remove the lever that goes into the slots and come out the other side (the block with the 3 screws a …
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Steam engine
Good idea with the run on compressed air. Also take note when setting up the servo on the timing block that has the 3 screws and the location to the off position. The square of this block should be square vertically and horizontal. Plus you …
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Steam engine
These three show the lever in each position from the base top lower and center .Center is full stop,top is full foreword and bottom is full reverse and notches in between for slower speeds Rick
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Re: Apropos Steam Boats ;-)
WOT? Like the mechanical chimpanzee!! Keep taking the memory tablets Joe. Now then ... where did I put them???
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Out of the mould and full steam ahead!
Hull is now out of the mould and the deck has been fitted but not fixed as I am waiting for motors to arrive. Wheelhouse and gantry are underway!
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Steam Launch with Outboard Motor!!
A test post on behalf of redpmg. The engines are built by a mate of his. "The boats are built by a 90+ year old gent by the name of Alan Raubenheimer, who used to make Rose Pop Pop Boats - used to advertise in MB etc. Now into his 90s he ha …
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(Tug Boat) Brooklyn Steam Tug
I built this from a Dumas Tug Kit, nice kit with lots of detail. Two SLA batteries provide ballast along with lead weight. Gearing is from an older type model aircraft type. ESC is a marine type, forward, backward drive, big 4" Dumas prop. …
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PS Enterprise paddle steamer update
The lower superstructure is basically done, the top deck is cut out, the lower section of the structure is painted and the paddle box faces are built. Next is the paddles and electrics
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Paddle Steamer Waverley
You mean Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch Ken? Ties me tongue in knots - sheetbends
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Plans for Mississippi paddle Steamer
Is this of any interest ?
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Paddle Steamer Waverley
It's been announced that the Waverley fund has reaxched the target of 2.3 million and she will be moved under tow to Greenock in January for the boiler work to be carried out. It is expected to take around four months and she is expected to …
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Entry Level Steam Boat
You can even have one with four funnels if you wish Nerys, https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-TITANIC-tin-putt-putt-boat-new-never-used/153693532732?hash=item23c8d9323c:gYUAAOSwQ75dPJEk Of course you will know that the fourth funnel is only f …
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Entry Level Steam Boat
You can still get 'em Nerys, 'Putt Putt' or 'Pop Pop' Boats. Lowest possible Entry Level!? https://www.ebay.com/b/putt-putt-boat/bn_7024846341 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTROdcOMCEI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_pop_boat Ten years …
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Age of steam
Hi: something like this, perhaps?
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Age of steam
Hi RonH, Do these help? Martin555.
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Age of steam
Hi: This is what I found. I hope it serves you
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Cheap (steampunk?) homemade ESC
This contraption is a speed controller I made from a Dick Smith voltage regulator kit (almost before you could buy any modern ESCs). Servo turns the pot and micro switch turns power off in neutral (stopped) Reverse was a toggle switch opera …
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Re: Steampunk Pike.
"I upgraded slightly I used food containers." Everybody's favourite ... er ... Fish!?
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Alwyn Vintcent Steam Tug
I have plans I made off photographs on internet. From these plans I completed a 1:50 scale model of the Alwyn Vintcent. Alan
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Re: Steampunk Pike.
The days when comedy was suggestive but not a swear word in 'sight' (or working its'way, slidey slidey down the eardroves into the internal workage of the mindey most - think it was playing with radar in his case !?) Deep Joy!
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Re: Steampunk Pike.
Hi Colin, Unfortunately no, this will be motor driven. The tail is just a rudder, and the fins are dive planes. I would imagine that to get something like this to swim would be quite technical. But it is something worth thinking about. Mart …
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Re: Steampunk Pike.
Wonder if Colins' dragon's been giving you ideas?
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Re: Steampunk Pike.
Hi All, Martin piqued my curiosity (always dangerous) soooo- Digging around a bit I found this explanation of the number codes (Recycling Codes) on the bottom of plastic food containers amongst other things. See attached pic. Might help wit …
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Re: Steampunk Pike.
Hi Mark. The dimensions for the Pike are :- Length 40" Width 11" Height 14" And you were nearly right with the ice cream tub's I upgraded slightly I used food containers. Martin.