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6. Bugsier III
… to follow, give me time because first comes the stern wheel steamer. I would like to christen it next spring on its maiden voyage . . . Read you soon, Michel-C.
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Re: build blog
… making fairleads to go with them? If only you had opted for steam instead of electric motors, it would have been perfect and innkeeping with the original power source, maybe on the mark 2 version. Please keep up the good work and progress o …
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Fairey Swordsman 31
… o said there was a danger of the mahogany sheet twisting if steam was used to bend it? I managed to find a piece of mahogany sheet without a pronounced grain pattern on a part of it and cut out the roof capping/screen former. As before I ma …
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Fairey Huntsman 31
… lem of bending it to the curve of the roof. I thought about steaming it but it's difficult to get sheet, especially thick sheet, to bend to a uniform curve and also there is a danger with it twisting. So I resulted to the other method of mu …
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Modelboat&modeltrain day
… lay down rails of 40 meter lenght on which the electric and steamtrains can drive up & down with passengers. Pictures will follow afterwards
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Gunwales - fitted
… e - which bent around the gunwale without the need for any "steaming"
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A GUNBOAT FROM THE SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY, ARMED SCHOONER (1/60 SCALE)
… d Scale: 1/60. Flag: none at the moment. Type of ship Type: Steam gunboat from the second half of the 19th century, propeller-driven. Sailing rig: Schooner. Gaff rig with two mainsails, two counter-mainsails, two jibs. Reference vessel: The …
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FLAG MAKING TUTORIAL
… ember (13 in total). It reflects the occasion when the ship steamed into San Francisco Bay on her return. At first, I printed 22 stars, but later found out that the SC-96 only had 13 officers, so I corrected it. I followed the same process …
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Re: New Moth MKII semi scale yacht
… rts of it to use for practice till something happens.. Your steam setup looks impressive Gary ! Have you managed to get back to your drifter Steve ?, - hope you can get it finished eventually. JB https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360648930/au …
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Smoke generator - question
Hello Everyone, A while back, I bought a couple of these steamers from Dainesh. They have a decent capacity, but only fit in larger boats. Since then, I’ve seen that he also makes smaller steamers. Mine work perfectly. I find that you have …
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Start of the planking
… ill be applied to the inside afterwards. There is a need to steam the planks, especially at the bow. The hull is still fixed to the baseboard. Think I'll plank up to the chine line and then turn the boat over.
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Sequin
“ RMS Segwun is the oldest operating steam driven vessel in North America, built in 1887 as Nipissing to cruise the Muskoka Lakes in the Muskoka, Ontario, Canada, a resort area with many lakes and rivers. Early in the 20th century, Muskoka …
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Decent quality BRASS FITTINGS.
… me it has to be brass too match the copper and brass of the steam plant. Regards. Gary.
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Model exhibition in Goes NL
… el yacht club antwerpen“ has 3 division Modelboats electric&steam driven Trains electric & steam driven Lorries All 3 participated at the dutch model exhibition. We have put 40meters of rail on which a train drove up and down with 4 childre …
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RESTORING MODELS
… ut of production by Model Expo: the all metal 1869 Allerton Steam Pumper Model. This restoration was assigned to me because Model Expo wanted to exhibit it at the Las Vegas Model Table Top Show. It’s an extremely intricate and very heavy mo …
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Re: Classic Water-Cooled Model Power Boat Engines.
… 60 years ago. I also have a Mamod twin cylinder stationary steam engine that I haven’t run for many years. Chris
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Re: Cruise/ferry ship mk2
… info about it:- RMS AORANGI Launched in 1924 for the Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand, and built by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company, Glasgow (launched June 17, 1924). It was, at the time, the largest and fastest motor s …
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Re: CheckMate camera jetboat project
… A company someone I know recommended as used in his paddle steamer is Gears and Sprockets. They do gears etc. as well. Glad you asked as I was going to have to look for something as a mount in my outboard model build and they should have s …
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Seaway tug boat
… galley, 3) it is missing the signaling arm off the mast, 4) steam whistle on the front of the stack, 5) arm on aft mast. You can see the rigging for the forward mast and stays for the stack. These tugs were basically the same standing riggi …
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Edina Model Yacht Club at the Minneapolis Boat Show
… ris Craft 1930 24' Runabout 7. Dumas 1247 1:8 Rangeley Lake Steamer Dave
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Adhesives
… solder. It's easier to “rework”! Where pressure builds up (steam engines), you should use hard soldering. Okay?? Good luck!! Greets Michel-C.
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Fitting a Mahogany Gunwale.
… extremely well to the compound curvature and I then wetted, steamed and bent both pieces so that they fitted closely to the curve. These bow pieces only need to go far enough around the hull to a point where a regular strip of mahogany can …
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My Christmas present
… bye yours Michel-C. Ps: My wife's request: the stern wheel steamer absolutely needs a sunshade. My laser did a great job! . . . . And my harbour folk just stand there looking stupid!
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Re: Midwest/Model Expo Fireboat
… aken during assembly testing of the Dolores, the sternwheel steamboat with the clothes pegs turned upside down. ️
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Re: Marian Belle' Empire class tug (Mobile Marine.)
… huge lengthy super structure gives excellent access to the steam plant. Mobile marine does have a really good selection of model tugs, although one needs to be a touch physic, to figure out the instructions. The best kit ever has to be the …
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Seguin
… eep her from capsizing. I posted a photo and a video of the steam engine operating, before it was installed.
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The Seguin
… e Seguin as it seemed straight forward and was designed for Steam. The keel has been laid. The Frames installed. The sub deck installed. The one by attached to the keel is to keep it from hogging. The build will be delayed, so I can process …
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Need help identifying
… lo all I am looking for some help possibly identifying this steamship - or steam boat. I was told it was built in the late forties - early fifties. I am not sure if a kit or more likely from plans. I believe it may have had a structure abov …