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About clearway

  • Birthday 03/27/1966

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    Cumbria U.K.

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  1.    Jond reacted to a post in a topic: HMS Erebus by clearway - OcCre - 1/75 scale - bashed
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  10. clearway
    interesting catalogue page Keith - a single 3" wooden block for $1.50 ! Keith
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  13. clearway
    Welcome back and oh yes- they put my Erebus on hold- i ended up adapting some Amati etched turnbuckle chainplates (chickened out of scratchbuilding the strops like on my Terror) Keith
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  19. clearway
    looking awesome Keith😁 Keith
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    Wow a summer in July with temps in the high 20s Centigrade - typical for u.k. summers this time of year until the ring of fire went crazy in the 90s and gave us 26 rubbish, rainy summers! Anyways little more work on Erebus with the flues for the galley stove/ forced air heating furnace. The galley stovepipe has a hinged cowl- not sure if KeithS and myself spent much time regarding the heating system flue and on Terror i actually had it coming up the starboard deck, when after consulting admiralty plans and Matthew Betts Terror book it actually comes out to one side and slightly off centre to starboard on the fore companionway - i reduced the depth of the hatch and reduced the runners to suit. Also made the funnel for the steam engine using Aluminium tubing and self adhesive copper tape cut into strips as i did with Terror and and added some strip to make a coaming around it- will be painted gun metal same as the flues. Take care all Keith
  22. clearway
    looking awesome Daniel- jeez m8 gonna book you into some sort of brain relaxation clinic after that lot! Keith
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  26. clearway
    doing o.k. thanks Keith- been a lot of outdoor work so not much modelling. Keith
  27. clearway
    they had generators that ran off the steam engine as well Keith if memory serves me right all the electrical gear on a lot of the old steamers were supplied that way. Keith
  28. clearway
    on my armour and railway kits i never use black - i use black primer and then use thinned coats of humbrol matt 67 tank grey and lighter shades of grey if more aging wanted- your wheel house (oops pilothouse across the pond) roof looks the part. Keith
  29. clearway
    Thanks Keith and Jon - regard the photos i take them from a distance with my smartphone so they are in focus then crop the image on the detail i want to show. The white backdrop is piece of foamboard. Keith
  30. clearway
    Thanks for looking in- safe to say we have definitely left the occre instructions far far behind! Have done more work on the Massey Pumps - will add handles later as opposed to bending them from the same piece of brass as the cam shaft (shows handles arranged like that on the admiralty plans), also using more thin black card and blackened brass eyes from the occre fittings to make the spider band on the mizzen mast, and added the warping drums to the fore and main jeer winches. take care all and thanks for the likes and comments- always appreciated Keith
  31. clearway
    i still think you are insane, but another outstanding build Greg- very very well done Keith
  32. clearway
    If using chain drive on a steam anchor windlass you have two pistons either side of the chain gypsies with a large geared wheel as part of the manual back up - substitute the geared wheel with a drive sprocket and ignore the chain gypsy and warping drums et voila Keith
  33. clearway
    Looking good so far- i have this one in my ever growing stash and will be doing a kitbash on it like my Pccre Terror, Erebus and Endurance. I agree about the occre 2nd planking material and i use 3-4mm x 1mm walnut strip. One thing though - i am not sold on the carronade mounted in the bows and might leave it off? and will extend the deck right up to the bows under the anchor deck. Keith
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  35. clearway
    Thanks Keith, the chainplate joy continues with them sprayed black and got them mounted - used old brass pins recovered after pulling them from the first hull planking (never throw anything away)! Also the battens at the mastheads have been added. take care all Keith
  36. clearway
    oh the mental anguish we do like to create for ourselves😉- i would go for a chain drive system as some industrial steam locomotives used them and it can take a bit more abuse and is more adjustable than machined gears. Keith

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