Keith Black
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Phil and Rick, thank you. That means a lot coming from the both of you. Thank you, Brian. I also like seeing string getting strung to places where once only imagination linked intersecting points. Thank you, Tom. The camera I'm using is a Canon EOS Rebel T3 with a standard lens. I get the best results using autofocus and flash. Thank you so very much for the likes, everyone. As I move forward with this project it's a comfort knowing you're there following along, generously lending your support. Keith -
Kevin, I had the same problem and eventually I had to use a smaller photo.
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Golly, I love those sails.
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I held the cordless with my left hand and jewelers files/ sandpaper in my right, free handing. Please poke around in my Tennessee build log, you'll find many of the examples shown of those listed in my first post.
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I don't have a lathe, I use a cordless drill. I've made mast, yards, gun barrels, support post, water buckets, flagpole, and cowl vents. I would love to own a lathe but the ole cordless works well and is invaluable.
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Kevin, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard.
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Eric, I agree with the thoughts that coal sacks were stored alongside the boiler and dumped in front of the firebox as needed. The bumper/backstop (for lack of the correct term) used to stack the coal against for shoveling into the firebox could have been as simple as a 2x12 stood on edge running on the inside edge (facing the firebox) up against the two outside support columns. There could have been rotating clips attached to the support columns to keep the board from falling flat. When finished shoveling the board could be simply laid flat till needed again. This type of arrangement would not necessarily have been seen on any of the Peerless photos.
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JJ, Eberhard, Gary, Tom, and Rick, thank you for the kind comments and thank you to all for the likes. Fore's main yard brace line temporarily run to the block under the main's top. I'm pleased the model's skyline matches the above photo as well as it does. The existing outside single block became the fore's main yard brace line block. I had to add a single block for the fore's top yard brace line and it was quite the challenge. I had to drill a .034 inch hole into a .080 top support frame between the outside single block and the inside double block looking up at an awkward angle. The pen vice was up against the lines and I worried through the whole process that disaster would strike any moment. But it didn't and except for the wood crumbs it all went very well. And that concludes the inside work. Isn't it rich? That after all of this time I've developed the itch Where are the shrouds? Send in the shrouds That's right, it's time for the shrouds and I'm looking forward to adding them so much more so than I was a couple of months ago. Hopefully this will go quickly, I'll add progress post throughout the process. Thank you again to everyone for following along, stay warm. Keith
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Walter, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard.
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James, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard.
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JB, welcome back. i look forward to seeing you around.
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Greg, check out the below. These folks are out of New Zealand, their products are gorgeous and very pricey. The third link is their 1:72 boats which is as close to your 1:80 scale that they sell. Search through all the boats, you might find something that would work for you. i've not bought from them but I'm very tempted, let me know what you think. https://micromaster.co.nz https://micromaster.co.nz/collections/royal-navy-ships-boats https://micromaster.co.nz/collections/royal-navy-ships-boats/1-72-scale There's also Cornwall Model Boats in the UK. Very nice folks, I've ordered from them several times. https://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/acatalog/aeronaut-liferafts.html
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If coal was brought aboard in sacks (seems the most likely case) there still needed to be a winged backstop from which the coal could be shoveled. A winged backstop would also help to contain the coal dust and grit to a limited degree.
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Congratulations, Scotty. Very nice build made even more so by the fact it's your first.
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Dare you try to match the bowsprit color to the mast color with stain? Looks like Golden Oak might work. Mast and bow work really looking nice.
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Really neat work, Eric. I'm guessing the answer to you question is provided in the below? "Yes, there would be a safety valve atop the boiler and the venting pathway runs through a pipe that connects to the chimney. Steam for the engines draws off the top, there's usually a cylindrical drum up there, from which piping runs back to the engines at the rear of the vessel. Here's a view of the full machinery setup on my Arabia. You can see the steam drum, the piping to the engines, safety valves on both sides, and the vent pipe leading to the right side of the breeching."
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Barry, welcome to MSW. Good luck with your Beagle build. Glad to have you aboard.
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Side wheelers don't do it for me, I think it's because they're at the start of the transition period. I'm much committed to the 1870-1900 time period but I'm beginning to have my doubts about another long term commitment. If you're in to side wheelers it looks like a great kit.
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Sounds like a wise decision, Tom. No need to make the process any more difficult than necessary.
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When we lived in North Dallas we had a raccoon take up residency in the attic and of course it was a female and of course she proceeded to bare a litter of kits. We didn't want to evict mom till the kits were old enough to survive the move. The mom nested directly on the sheetrock ceiling above our TV room upstairs and that winter we put up with the most godawful noises of clawing and scratching from the wee little buggers crawling about in the attic from one end of the house to the other. Finally summer came along and when the Texas heat hit about a thousand degrees in the attic, mom and the kits moved on. Relieved we didn't think much more about it till the following winter when mom came back for another safe littering experience. While animal residency in one's attic sounds kinda like a neat experience it's anything but. My sympathies Bob, I know exactly what you're going through. Resist the temptation to burn the house down, I know it sounds like a viable option but.........
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Ole Bob is going through a rough patch and seems to be out of action till May. Bob needs a cat, maybe we should send him one.
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