Gerhardvienna

Hi Greg
 
Thanks for your compliments. How do I do it?  My Dad always used to say that it's got nothing to do with 'patience', instead, one can do anything if they're really interested!  
 
Well, that's my excuse anyway. 
 
Have a good week. 
 
Cheers
 
Patrick

Have a look at Patrick's latest.  
Now that's tiny.  Also the ones that Nenad referenced..... 
 
Sweet work on the boat, Nenad.   I couldn't do that if I tried.
 
 
 

Nenad,
 
LOL ,,, BLUSH!!... thank you for sharing the others builds and yes I did finish a whole pot of coffee enjoying them unbelievable work
 
just as yours is please keep up this amazing work 
 
 
Jay
 

Next step
 

Liar
I would break my fingers before only one of that small boats look like your do! RESPECT!

Liar
I would break my fingers before only one of that small boats look like your do! RESPECT!

Liar
I would break my fingers before only one of that small boats look like your do! RESPECT!

Seems to be a lot of work, dusty and dirty!
Wishing you a nice vacation would be ironic...........................
 
Regards
Gerhard

Seems to be a lot of work, dusty and dirty!
Wishing you a nice vacation would be ironic...........................
 
Regards
Gerhard

Life is comedian sometimes... What to do ... Shut your mouth and swim, a coast is far away
 
Beginning of Captain's Gig 
 

 
Same method as on Jolly Boat
 

Seems to be a lot of work, dusty and dirty!
Wishing you a nice vacation would be ironic...........................
 
Regards
Gerhard

Seems to be a lot of work, dusty and dirty!
Wishing you a nice vacation would be ironic...........................
 
Regards
Gerhard

Thank you all for your kind words and support
 
Now, my summer vacation starts a few days ago in ... usual way ... drowned in home works ... day by day started to slide from my hands
 
Fortunately, until august 30th Courts are closed for summer vacation, my clients use their vacations, so I have pretty long resting time (July 25th until august 25th), and I shall figure out something. For instance, to empty from trash, clean and repair roof in attic (50 m 2 to empty and clean, and 10 m2 roof to repair). Outside is nice 37 C, and in attic is nearly 47 C, so I do not need SPA !
 
Of course, there will be more time to finish last three boats
 
I do not plan to travel somewhere for now by money reasons  , maybe couple of days to take my friend`s cottage deep in the middle of nowhere in central Serbia as base, and to make some trips around ... we will see ... still all bricks are not on their place on that wall
 
Anyhow, see you soon with some progress 
 
All removed couple of years ago when I had visit of carpenter ants and war with them...
This part of attic was turned to Hothead`s music studio where I had my first attempt to play drums ... sure now he has no time for that, and drums are in their boxes

 
Me, bathing in sweat ...

 

 
 
Pity, in Serbia there is no such a thing as garage selling ... But there are some recycling companies to take 3/4 of this trash 

Continuation.
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
The beginning of the relation is available at this address:
 
 
http://5500.forumact...ndre-1-24#66516
 
 
 
Regards, Pawel

Hello Jay.
 
First 3 years I ruined my eyes and  my back with cheep Chinese 3x magnifier, cca 4$ costed
 

 
Over a year ago, I bought real thing for cca 40$, which has led light and can be positioned anywhere I need it, and which enlarge things 5x
 

 
I hope this helps
 
 

Great small boat! And nice video too!
 
Regards
Gerhard

Great job on that boilers! Now I have a clue how they should look like.
All pics saved for further use.................
 
Regards
Gerhard

Great job on that boilers! Now I have a clue how they should look like.
All pics saved for further use.................
 
Regards
Gerhard

Nenad ,
 
simply said AMAZING! .  May I dare to ask what type of magnifying instrument your useing?
 
Jay

Great job on that boilers! Now I have a clue how they should look like.
All pics saved for further use.................
 
Regards
Gerhard

Hi Johnhoward
 
Great progress with your St. Louis! While I`m struggling with some smaller issues at home (need a new water boiler for my bathroom....), I have to make a little break with the Cairo
 
Regards
Gerhard

Great small boat! And nice video too!
 
Regards
Gerhard

Great small boat! And nice video too!
 
Regards
Gerhard

Attached are photos of our "USS St. Louis" ironclad flue type boilers/firebox and exhaust plenum recently completed by Bill. This model represents our reconstruction of the complete boiler arrangement for a typical Western River steamboat from about 1840 onward and was sized for our ironclad from the 5 boilers, steam drum, one of the mud drums, a few of the valves and 2 firebox doors actually recovered with the "USS Cairo" in 1963.   The remaining more fragile elements such as the sheet metal covered firebrick bridge and sheet metal exhaust plenum apparently didn't survive or couldn't be reassembled.
The model consists of a wood sub-structure covered by embossed metal foil sheathing and cast firebox doors with added individual relief and mud drum clean-out valves, all primed, painted and highlighted to correctly represent its exterior surfaces. High pressure steam from these boilers is fed to the two single cylinder main steam engines, the "Doctor" main auxiliary steam engine and another auxiliary steam engine which powered the capstan.
 
johnhoward