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EMPRESS QUEEN ISLE OF MAN STEAM PACKET
1. Stern View, these ships of this era were very ornate. The gilding on the model was made from cake doily's. 2. The bow section plenty of brass fittings and loads of portholes. 3. Another view of the stern showing more of the portholes and …
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EMPRESS QUEEN ISLE OF MAN STEAM PACKET
1. Some of the deck detail and access to down under. Stanchions again from Display Models in Northumberland 2. Paddle motors in place and wired up. 12volt 7AH battery and fuse holder also on view. 3 The rudder servo in place. Close inspecti …
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EMPRESS QUEEN ISLE OF MAN STEAM PACKET -
Construction of the paddle boxes. The IOM three legs plaque was carved in wood by a guy in the isle of Man for a nominal fee and I cast some more in fibreglass resin in a plasticine mould. The paddle boxes were made from various thickness's …
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EMPRESS QUEEN ISLE OF MAN STEAM PACKET
Photo 1 The geared motor drives for the paddles. These were taken from disused cassette juke boxes by Wurlitzer Photo 2 The paddles were purchased as a kit from Waverley Models, not cheap but well made and the right scale. Photo 3 The home …
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EMPRESS QUEEN ISLE OF MAN STEAM PACKET
The Bow and the stern now have the right shapes. Work could now start on hull strengthening inside with wooden formers. Decking was done in liteply and the laborious task of marking out the planking. This was done with a 4H pencil and later …
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EMPRESS QUEEN ISLE OF MAN STEAM PACKET
Considerable thought was given as to how I was going to make this 7ft long hull. As luck would have it I was given the opportunity to borrow a mould which was not the right format at the bow or the stern but I felt I could add a new bow sha …
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(Working Vessel) EMPRESS QUEEN I.O.M. PADDLE STEAMER
SCRATCH BUILT USING A MODIFIED FIBREGLASS HULL FROM THE ORIGINAL DRAWINGS FROM GLASGOW UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES. THE MODEL WAS NEARLY 7 FEET LONG WITH AN OVERALL BEAM OF 14 INCHES. (Motor: WURLITZER) (ESC: METRONICS VIPERS) (10/10)
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Paddle Steamer Kit
HI Hammer Thanks for your reply, that's where my 'Paddler project all started. Having posted on several sites in early 2013, including 'Paddleducks' I eventually bought the 'Hobbies' plan which the 'Forest Classics' kit was based around, fo …
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Trial fit (steam plant)
Yes it fits also made paddle shaft. Too the side can be seen the cut out from the deck, this will be the boat deck. The rudder made from aluminium. and fitted. Note the balsa has not been sanded in this photo.
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Chedder Steam Club
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Grey Funnel Steamers built by Bob Blease
This model is a British "Hunt" Class destroyer. It is a Sirmar limited edition (100) semI kit at 1/48 scale and some 6 feet in length. When he bought the model it was already constructed, but as a static model. So out came the jigsaw, Manua …
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Torpedo boat destroyer
… ar class three funnel 30 knot destroyer. Twin reciprocating steam engines. The model is 1/72 scale, 3ft long. I have some figures to stick on yet as well as the torpedo davits and the ship's boats. The model has twin electric motors and is …
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Clyde Puffer
This mostly complete steam Puffer has an auxiliary electric motor, driven by a belt off the prop shaft.
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Edina Model Yacht Club "2026 Lighthouse Night #1"
… with the Edina Parks Department, who had free ice cream, a steam kaleidoscope, and a Sousa Band followed by Fireworks. It was a warm sunny day, and there was a huge turnout. The club had our 2 vac-u-tug boats available for kids (of all age …
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San Diego Argonauts Open House
… ning about sailing, radio setup and programming, adhesives, steam, and metal working. This was full immersion for all ages, and it couldn't have gone better!
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The BIG St.Albans Model Show
… ave a go with our radio-controlled model boats, take a free steam train ride, see big Tamiya radio-controlled trucks in action, drive our electric ride-on train. You can also see drones flying, hot air balloons, a real jet engine working, m …
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Re: Question ' How important is scale in today model boat world?'
… ished, but it's able to sail on an electric motor. I have a steam engine for it. Rob
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Re: Old Style Tug or Puffer Plans
@ColRay Hi Col, yes just big enough to squeeze in the steam plant, and allow reasonable access as required. Regards, Gary.
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Re: Old Style Tug or Puffer Plans
… am very much in the same boat. Boat kits are expensive and steam engines and boilers even more so. My current build of an open steam launch will be the last one, and that makes a total of five. Regards , Gary.
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Re: Old Style Tug or Puffer Plans
… fibre glass hull with no bulkheads, in order to fit in the steam plant. ( photo of how to solve rigging problems.) Regards, Gary.
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Re: Old Style Tug or Puffer Plans
… puffer VIC 32. You will find one of the two last remaining steam operated puffers in Scotland. This puffer has had its main hold kitted out with accommodation, to carry tourists around the Western Isles of Scotland. It is berthed at a plac …
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Build progress
… I used 1,5 mm ceddar for the hull, these I bend with a hot steamer. This is used by my wife to clean stone tiles. The stringers in the hull are oak. Next to come is the rudder and how to operate this with a servo.
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Re: build blog
… This is my contribution, and as per the real deal it has a steam engine. Mind, it's gas fired and not coal. Regards, Gary.
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Fantail launch
A Midwest steam launch built as a fantail launch from Woods Hole.
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Interesting painting
… ed. 1978.9.6: BRADEVERETT, Everett-Orient Line Inc (Everett Steamship Corp S.A. Tokyo), Monrovia. 1988.5.24: demolished Kaohsiung, China
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Nautical artwork
… ed. 1978.9.6: BRADEVERETT, Everett-Orient Line Inc (Everett Steamship Corp S.A. Tokyo), Monrovia. 1988.5.24: demolished Kaohsiung, China
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Sequin
… ys ask me about that Sequin at Muskoka Discovery Centre 275 Steamship Bay Road Gravenhurst, Canada
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Model Expo/Seguin tug 1:32 scale
"Seguin Steam Tug" HISTORY Seguin is the nation’s oldest wooden steam-powered tugboat and is listed as a National Historic Landmark. Named after Seguin Island at the mouth of the Kennebec River, she was launched in 1884 in the city of Bath, …