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Saito T2 steam engine
Enjoy see the steam engines, fascinating power system,but you got to know what your doing, correct Collin?
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Re: Kamome Steam launch
Great looking model, what make is the steam engine and boiler unit. Cheers Colin.
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Re: Kamome Steam launch
… iful looking boat you have there, and even more so as it is steam-powered. Steam launch with Steam power certainly makes sense to me, just be careful with that spirit burner, and all those flexible silicone pipes. Regards, Gary.
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Re: Kamome Steam launch
Great looking build .Love the steam plant. So right you did get a fine boat finished well. Rick
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Kamome Steam launch
… fine kit from Japanese co Saito, complete with a 3 cylinder steam engine and boiler. A joy to build though previous owner had started it and made a few errors. The upper deck split line created some difficulties too. The little figures were …
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Re: Mississippi Steamboat
Great Steamboat!! How does she Sail?
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Re: The Anteo my very first ever steam powered tug.
… ased from a gent who was only displaying it and to a purist steam man it twill dissapoint because it has a large brushed motor.At £125 I could not walk away. Ps any idea who supplies a decent 12 volt steam genny all The Best Griss.o
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Mississippi Steamboat
Rear paddle steamboat. Always wanted to do one of these. Kit Built Added Skipper in deckhouse. Bottom deck: Four horses and haybales. 1st Deck: Cabins with furniture and figures - seated or in bed. 2nd Deck: Casino-Roulette, Poker tables, d …
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Various models of galleons, buses, tugs, trains and steam vehicles for sale
… contribute to the B.H.F. I'm particularly interested in the Steam models but will look at the others as well Regards Mike
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Re: Scratch built, Working Steam powered Drifter trawler LT100, to 1:24th scale.
… book ' From Tree to Sea by Ted Frost' its the building of a steam drifter. It is an extremely interesting read on how old fashioned boat building was done and there are loads of sketches & etc.
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Steam Tug Salvage Prince
I'm thinking of building a model based on the steam tug 'Salvage Prince'. By any chance are there plans or additional photos exist online or in books? The images attached to this post are all I've found so far. Any help would be greatly app …
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Steam tug Lyttelton
… Ulises kit. She'll be powered by a Microcosm twin cylinder steam plant with reversing valve gear. Since being shown round the original ship in NZ, I always fancied making a model of her. She'll never be true scale as the original had twin …
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A mini steam engine, a dabble in lathe work
Well done on the steam engine. Satisfying when you see it running. As Gary said welcome to the steam side. A small group inside a larger group of boat modelers willing to help when ever needed. Rick
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A mini steam engine, a dabble in lathe work
… there is only a slack handful of folks on here who are into steam. Out of curiosity did you fit an O ring on the piston? Plus an O ring on the con-rod where it goes through the bottom plate would be useful. Please consider yourself to be a …
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Smoke/Steam Generators.
… n reality, an engineer takes pride in how clean he can make steam, (with the exception of blowing tubes which is generally done at night with the bridge's permission. Often we'd change course for a few minutes so the blown soot wouldn't get …
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Smoke/Steam Generators.
Hi Bill, Your steamer work great. There has been some steam generators on the site but it is interesting to see the different ways they are made and the materials used. So I think it will be a good idea to do a Steam Generator build log. It …
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Steam Engine Exhaust Modification.
… idea which in practice works rather well. most people with steam-driven boats tend to opt for a simple single pipe from the condenser which ends up terminated and fastened to the boiler chimney. which works quite well and gets rid of the u …
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Steam Engine Exhaust Modification.
… ack) which boils the condensate and provides a little extra steam exhaust. Consequently, the condensate level does tend to stay below the inlet tapping, especially with efficient modern burners. (Ceramic and the like.)
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Steam Engine Exhaust Modification.
Martin, the exhaust steam from the running engine is piped into a condenser, which separates the steam from the condensate, the steam needs to be released into the atmosphere, normally from a pipe fastened to the chimney of the boiler, By d …
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Steam Engine Exhaust Modification.
… uter and inner tubes ? As you can tell i know nothing about steam engines. Martin555.
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Re: Scratch built, Working Steam powered Drifter trawler LT100, to 1:24th scale.
Hi Stephen, Have you managed to do anymore work on your Steam Drifter ? Martin555.
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Re: The Anteo my very first ever steam powered tug.
… ly news to me. Mind that would be a blessing when fitting a steam plant, as lots of room and no bulkheads and keel getting in the way. Was this kit by Panart or someone else? I have also tried to find information on Anteo and all I have is …
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Re: The Anteo my very first ever steam powered tug.
… r pipe, well it was my first ever venture into the world of steam.
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The Anteo my very first ever steam powered tug.
My very first steam-boat back in the 70s, the Anteo by Panart probably the best kit ever, a plank on frame hull with lots of brass fittings. I fitted a Maxwell Hemmings Caton Steam plant and I was smitten, that was the first of many and sti …
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Re: Steam tug Lyttelton (steam plant enquiries)
… . If you "visit sellers shop" he has a twin cylinder marine steam plant advertised. Consists of engine with reverse, boiler, burner, gas tank and condenser. Says it's the last one and is at £900 including free postage.
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Re: Steam tug Lyttelton (steam plant enquiries)
Keith Appleton is a YouTuber whose channel deals with model steam engine troubleshooting and repair. He does a review of this exact Microcosm engine and gives it the thumbs up. His only reservation is the brass cylinder block rather than ca …
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Re: Steam tug Lyttelton (steam plant enquiries)
… hank you for your reply.Great find and price for the plant. Steam engines and boilers are very expensive and hard to find on line. Any thing I've bid on most times gets out bid.I do keep looking. Rick
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Steam tug Lyttelton (steam plant enquiries)
She is to be live steam. Atached photo is her propane fired boiler. Safety certificates are dependent on pressure and boiler volume. This boiler is well below requiring a certificate. Although I have built two Stuart Turner engines in the p …