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  1. Gerhardvienna
    Hi Carl Thank you! Took me more than one attempt to make it, the first tries were absolutley bad. Did not photograph them, but in the end it worked out fine. Regards Gerhard
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    Back to the 12pounder carriage, I made the small rear wheel. I used 6 mm brass tube for the "tyre", 4 pieces of 2mm brass tube for the rim, and 1 piece of 1mm brass tube for the hub. I had no 1,5mm tube, so i had to use the 2mm, and could set only 4 instead of 5 pieces for the rim, but it looks good, I`ll keep it. All the little pieces in the soldering form After soldering..... Filed to correct width, and mounted to the carriage Best regards, thank you all for watching, thanks for comments, hitting the button, Have a nice day! Gerhard
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    This will help a lot, worthful for any Citi-Class builder! Thank you & Cher Petrovic for doing this! Regards Gerhard
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    Hi Nenad Not too bad, learning by doing is all we do all the time............... In that small size it is much harder to make such boats then in "my" 1:50 measure! I KNOW, the next will be alot better! Regards Gerhard
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    Hi John You two are not the only ones working (or planning) on planes............. I have collected good drawings for more than 200(!) aeroplanes from pre WW1 to modern, just thinking which one i should do Great job done on your Fokker! Regards Gerhard
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    Hi johnhoward Thank you and Cher for that, once more some new views from the engines. Especially the first three pics show the engines from another angle, I`ve never seen in any forum or website! There will be some differencies in my build, due to the conditions for sailing the ship by RC. But most of the components of the engines will be really close to the original one! Meanwhile I made the drawings and .stl files for the paddlewheel bearing blocks, they will be 3D printed. This saves a lot of working time, and makes it easier to work with. All measurings on the drawings are in 1/10th mm! Regarsd; and thank you all for watching! Gerhard
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    Isnt that why we are doing what we are doing? If it were a fantasy build, nobody would care, but as we try to do "dowsized copies", they must be accurate. Just my two cents............... Regards Gerhard
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    Hi johnhoward So they were meant as ventilation funnels, i got it now! The position of them should be good to see in the Bob Hill plans, but there is a difference for the ventilation grate. In his side view frames plan the grate seems to be roof shaped, as I made it, in his plansheet "Frame 72 with interior" he shows the same part flat as you made it. I can still make that change, would be no problem, but I must be sure to make the correct decision! Regards Gerhard
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    Hi johnhoward Maybe I`ve dicovered some, in Wikipedia I found a pic from the Uss Cincinnati, with openings under the aft boat, and somewhat like a small trunk on the rear superstructure. Maybe this was a later modification? Pic source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Cincinnati_(1861) On this photo I also discovered two narrow tubes(?) behind the big smokestacks, could this have been funnels from the engine? and; where were the four ventilation funnels located? Questions, Questions, Questions..... Best Regards Gerhard
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    Hi Patrick That is the bad influence that drags us to new skills Regards Gerhard
  11. Gerhardvienna
    Hi johnhoward Nice progress again, and some new infos too for me! Have not discovered the 16+ ventilation openings yet, but will follow further to see them! Regards Gerhard
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    WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Regards Gerhard
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    Hi Nenad Great job, perfect done! In that small measure not easy................. Regards Gerhard
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    Today I found time for the comparison of the carriages, my version fits almost to the drawings johnhoward showed earlier. It`s a matter of a few 1/10mm so I will lwt it as it is. The red drawn parts show how I made them. Regards Gerhard
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    Hi johnhoward Great progress! And nice work on the wheels too! Regards Gerhard
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    Hi Nils For detecting colours I always use the "RGBfinder". Easy to use and can be done on the screen http://www.chip.de/downloads/RGBfinder_45329496.html Regards Gerhard
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    Hi johnhoward Thank you, great pics, and many thanks to Cher too. NOW i know, why I`m a Cher-Fan For smoe reasons I found no time to compare my version of the light carriage with your drawings, these photos show a lot more than I had before from the original thing! Best regards Gerhard
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    I addition to the "engine discussion" I finally found the site I was lokking for: http://thevintageaviator.co.nz/projects/oberursel-engine/oberursel-ur-ii-rotary-engine-build-history Regards Gerhard
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    Thank you Pat! So I`ve got 13 years more for the Cairo, but i hope it will not take that long. No clue what I will do next, today I must visit my parents-in -law, maybe there is little time later for the ship. Regards Gerhard
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    Hi Carl I KNOW, I should have to speed up................ But there is so much to do exept model building, but with time there will be a new born Cairo Best Regards Gerhard
  21. Gerhardvienna
    Has been some days till my last report, heer comes the news. I could set some timbers to the inner structure, just to make the walls look a bit better than they were from plywood. Cut a lot of 2 x 3 mm pinewood strips, and glued them to the walls. And I made 2 crossways from port to starboard, there I used 5 x 5 mm pine wood. Timbers glued into the gas tank room All internal walls related to the engine compartement are glued in, all unnecessary frame parts are cut away. The crossways from port to starboard side Thank you for watching, and comments or critics too! Regards Gerhard
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    Welcome back, pal! Good to see ther`s something going on again, good start with the boat! Best regards Gerhard
  23. Gerhardvienna
    Hi Nils Now she comes alive, so well done so far! Regards Gerhard
  24. Gerhardvienna
    Sorry, did not want to offend the DOG!!! Why dont you file a bit away from the lower end of the mast to fit it into the hole? If its only the lower hole, noone will see it after. Regards Gerhard
  25. Gerhardvienna
    Hi Denis Nice repair on that cat eaten shroud! And nice progress too! Regards Gerhard PS.: Me and you seem to have the same admiral................................

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