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I don't know much about steam locomotive's but I do know a little about steam power in general. I have to wonder how accurate the engineer's compartment is. Two items that are certain are the two sight glasses. Why there would be two is unknown though. On the left side there are two handles that look like a throttle and either brake or reverse lever to me. They would normally be located on the right on all of the trains I have seen. I think the valves on the left side could possibly be feed water, lubrication and other possible fire/fuel/water controls for the engine boiler system that would be operated by the fireman. The upper center gauge looks about right for the boiler gauge and the smaller ones on the right as gauges the engineer would use for throttle and brake etc. The center lever would be about right for a steam throttle lever on older trains but they normally were not vertical nor did the operate side-to-side. The large wheel on the right could also possibly be a steam throttle type of control especially as the engineer station was normally on the right as far as I know. But then this train is German so possibly they did things differently there. I have no idea what the four foot pedals on the bottom are. Hopefully one of the guys who knows a lot more about trains will chime in and educate both of us. I certainly would like to know.

I find it interesting that your crane has three Kort nozzle props that while obviously set up to allow for station keeping, look plenty large enough and powerful enough to provide transit power without the need of a tug. Yet the barge is clearly under tow in the picture. Great work so far of a very unusual subject.

Looks impressive. Are you going to do the all black and steel like on the box top or the camo lightening bolts or the black and red version?

Nice build Craig. I enjoyed following along. Looking forward to you going loco.

I agree with Mark. I don't remember ever seeing the tail gunner position with open windows. Almost all, if not all of the B17 E and F models had waist gun windows that had to be opened in order to deploy and use the guns. Again, like Huey's you very seldom see them closed in combat pictures. (Actually we took them off of the Huey's) The later G models had a different gun mount allowing the windows to be closed as the guns could also be trained through a central pivot point where the barrel exited the window. These later planes also had staggered waist windows with the lead edge of the left window trailing the tail edge of the right. This allowed the gunners more freedom of movement without bumping into each other. These aircraft would always have the waist gun windows in place as removing them or opening them was not required.

Congratulations. Very nicely executed.

You are a braver man than I am Denis. I was THINKING the same thing about the all female spacewalk last week but thought I should keep my mouth shut. I do suppose it is a first though so that makes it legitimate news. But even that was not aired extensively like the early launches and space missions. I think they already had kits of the Mir space station as well as the International Space Station. I think I have the old flying bicycle wheel station from the 50s in my stash somewhere.

Around here it is mostly Squirrels, Opossums, Coyotes now and then along with deer if you have a garden and no fence, and now and then the occasional Black Bear or Cougar. Of course snakes and bats are common.

Denis I think you refer to these as the tail windows further up in your post. If they are the waist gunner positions then in almost all cases they were like the side doors on Hueys, they weren't there! The waist gunners normally had nothing between the great outdoors and them other than their cold weather gear. Your build is really looking good!

Here is the Excel list for those who cannot see the selection. Hope this is OK with Sam. TYPE TITLE AUTHOR CONDITION ANATOMY OF THE SHIP W/J HC ANATOMY OF THE SHIP THE 74 GUN SHIP BELLONA BRIAN LAVERY VG $20.00 W/J HC ANATOMY OF THE SHIP HMS BEAGLE SURVEY SHIP EXTRORDINARY KARL HEINZ MARQUARDT LN $50.00 W/J HC ANATOMY OF THE SHIP THE COLONIAL MERCHANTMAN SUSAN CONSTANT 1605 BRIAN LAVERY G $10.00 W/J HC ANATOMY OF THE SHIP CAPTAIN COOK'S ENDEAVOR (REVISED EDITION) KARL HEINZ MARQUARDT LN $45.00 W/J HC ANATOMY OF THE SHIP THE FRIGATE DIANA DAVID WHITE LN $35.00 W/J HC ANATOMY OF THE SHIP THE BOMB VESSEL GRANADO 1742 PETER GOODWIN LN $35.00 W/J HC ANATOMY OF THE SHIP THE 24 GUN FRIGATE PANDORA (REVISED EDITION) JOHN MCKAY LN $45.00 W/J HC ANATOMY OF THE SHIP THE 44 GUN FRIGATE CONSTITUTION (W/FOLDOUT) KARL HEINZ MARQUARDT LN $45.00 SHIP OR CLASS SPECIFIC W/J HC THE 74 - GUN SHIP VOL 4 (ENGLISH) JEAN BOUDROIT LN $75.00 PB THE 50 GUN SHIP (W/PLANS) RIF WINFILED VG $15.00 W/J HC PILOTS VOL. 1 PILOTS SCHOONERS OF NORTH AMERICA & GREAT BRITAIN TOM CUNLIFFE LN $45.00 W/J HC HOW TO MAKE CLIPPERSHIP MODELS EDWARD HOBBS F $10.00 W/J HC LEGACY OF A SHIP MODEL - EXAMINING HMS PRINCESS ROYAL 1773 (WDVD) ROB NAPIER LN W/J HC THE FRIGATES - AN ACCOUNT OF THE LIGHTER WARSHIPS OF THE NAPOLEANIC WARS G $5.00 W/J HC THE CONSTRUCTION AND FITTING OF THE ENGLISH MAN OF WAR 1650-1850 PETER GOODWIN F $20.00 W/J HC THE FRIGATE CONSTITUTION (AND OTHER HISTORIC SHIPS) E ALEXANDER MAGOUN G $15.00 W/J HC SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS ANGUS KONSTAMM LN $10.00 W/J HC THE BOUNTY CAROLINE ALEXANDER VG $10.00 W/J HC JOHN PAUL JONES AND THE BON HOMME RICHARD JEAN BOUDROIT LN $25.00 W/J HC THE LOG OF THE CUTTY SARK BASIL LUBOCK VG $20.00 HC THE SHIPS OF JOHN PAUL JONES WILLIAM GILKERSON F $5.00 BUILDING /RIGGING PB SHIP MODELS HOW TO BUILD THEM CHARLES DAVIS LN $5.00 PB PERIOD SHIP MODELING RK BATTSON VG $5.00 PB SHIP MODEL BUILDING GENE JOHNSON LN $5.00 PB SHIP MODELING FROM SCRATCH EDWIN LEAF LN $5.00 PB THE BUILT UP SHIP MODEL CHRALES DAVIS LN $5.00 PB SHIP MODEL BUILDERS HANDBOOK VINVENCIO LUSCI F $5.00 PB BUILDING POF SHIP MODELS RON MCCARTHY LN $5.00 PB SHIP MODELING SIMPLIFIED FRANK MASTINI LN $5.00 PB SHIP MODELING FROM STEM TO STERN MILTON ROTH VG $5.00 PB PLANKING TECHNIQUES FOR SHIP MODEL BUILDERS DONALD DRESSEL LN $5.00 PB A SCRATCH MODELRS LOG HENRY BRIDEN BRECKER VG $5.00 W/J HC MASTING AND RIGGING THE CLIPPER SHIP & OCEAN CARRIER HOWARD UNDERHILL F $5.00 PB THOSE VULGAR TUBES JOE SIMMONS VG $10.00 PB SHIP CARVERS OF NORTH AMERICA MV BREWININ F $5.00 W/J HC SHIPS OF THE CIVAL WAR KEVIN DOUGHERTY VG $5.00 W/J HC SHIPS IN MINIATURE A NEW MANUAL FOR MODEL MAKERS LLYOD MCCAFFERY VG $10.00 PB ARCHITECTURA NAVALIS MERCATORIA FREDRIK HENRIK CHAPMAN G $5.00 W/J HC DEANES DOCTRINE OF NAVAL ARCHITECTURE BRIAN LAVERY G $30.00 GENERAL INFORMATION W/J HC A SIGNAL VICTORY - THE LAKE ERIE CAMPAIGN 1812-1813 DAVID CURTIS SKAGGS LN $5.00 PB THE MARINE ART OF GEOFF HUNT GEOFF HUNT LN $15.00 PB SHIP MODELS OF THE THOMSON COLLECTION AT THE ART GALL;ERY OF TORONTO LN $5.00 W/J HC 17TH AND 18TH CENTURY SHIP MODELS FROM THE KRIEGSTON COLLECTION LN $35.00 PB PHOTO-ETCHING FOR MODELERS BRIAN KING LN $10.00 HC (LIBRARY) NELSON AND THE AGE OF FIGHTING SAIL OLIVER WARNER F $5.00 W/J HC THE VISUAL DICTIONARY OF SHIPS AND SAILING G $5.00 W/J HC A PICTORIAL TREASURY OF THE MARITIME MUSEUMS OF THE WORLD BRANDT AYMAR F $5.00 W/J HC (LIBRARY) SHIPS AND SEAMEN OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION JACK COGGINS G $5.00 PB SHIP MODELERS SHOP NOTES VOLUME #1 MERRIT EDISON G $5.00 PB SHIP MODELERS SHOP NOTES VOLUME #2 MERRIT EDISON LN $5.00 SPRAL BOUND USS CONSTITUTION 1812-1815 BICENTENIAL EDITION (BLUE JACKET INSTRUCTION MANUAL) LAURENCE ARNOT VG $10.00 BINDER HMS VICTORY HOW TO BUILD A MASTERPIECE IN 1:96 SCALE GENE MCCLURE G $20.00 SPRAL BOUND SMITSONIAN INSTITUTION OF AMERICAN HISTORY MARITIME COLLECTION OF SHIP PLANS 1939-1970 G $5.00 SPRAL BOUND SMITHSONIAM INSTITUTION SHIP PLAN LIST COLLECTION OF WARSHIP PLANS G $5.00 HC SCALE MODELS OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY HENRY CULVER G $50.00 HC TIME LIFE SERIES - THE SEAFARERS (ENTIRE SERIES 22 VOLUMES) G $35.00 HC & PB MODEL SHIPWRIGHT (ENTIRE PUBLICATION RUN 144 VOLUMES) G - LN $350.00 PLANS USS CONSTITUTION C.1940 AJ FISCHER MODEL CORP. FROM 1927 RECONSTRUCTION 4 SHEETS F $10.00

I think that happened to ALL of my Estes rockets that survived more than one launch! If they flew right and went high and the chute deployed then they drifted out of the area where I was allowed to go. I think that was why i finally had to give it up. Too much cost, all building, (Fun) and very little flying, (Fun when it went right) and only a small flying area that was close enough to home.

It looks like the Mystic Seaport Sloop rigged Emma C. Berry is also capable of being made into an RC sailing model. But this may be what you may have in mind as well

Hello Pete Sorry to see you completely abandoning your build. Before you throw all of your hard work into the bin could I make a couple of comments? Your overly solid hull work that you have accomplished so far would make a very nice mold when finished out that you could use to cast a really light fiberglass one piece hull. There is no need to use it as the actual hull for the finished boat. What Keith and others say about cubed hull, (Length, width, depth) and squared sail area, (Height and width) are very true and you seem to understand that in all probability you will need to "cheat" with as much of the weight as possible being placed into a bulb below the true keel. In addition I would like to add that the further down below the waterline this weight is the more stable and the less weight you will need. Of course the longer the keel is in depth the more drag you will have as a rule. This is where you would have to try a design that has as little drag as possible. The things in your favor in this is that the materials available to you are very strong for their needed dimensions and can be made much thinner than on a real ship. Also be aware that you do not want to make the ship too "stiff" either, while still remembering that the winds you will probably be sailing in will not be scale some of the times. Scale sailing ships, both square rigged and fore-and-aft rigged HAVE been done and in many cases, other than being MUCH faster than expected are fairly good sailing ships even though not as good as "Model" ships designed without the need of scale. One kit that comes to mind that has been done over and over again over a number of years is the old Sterling Emma C. Berry. This is the older 50 something inch Schooner rigged version and was designed from the beginning as an RC sailing model. I have seen Two of them sail over the years and they are spectacular to watch and always draw a crowd even when other model sailboats are present. If you did decide to start over with a proven design you might look at the old Emma C. Berry. I have no idea where you may find one as they are long out of production, but possibly you could find a set of plans and scratch build. You have already shown that you have the skills for this. Good luck in what ever way you decide to go.

You don't expect your multi hundred dollar investment in a box of sticks to include anything more than just that do you? Been following along and you are doing just fine, one could even say better than many, including myself.

So are you going to modify the kit to reflect the actual launchpad?

There is/was. It came in red, yellow, and gray plastic. I built it for my father-in-law as a Shell rig when he retired from Shell many years ago. I have no idea where it went when he died but I am pretty sure it is long gone now. I would bet that if they reissued it today with added PE for much of the structure it would be a killer model. But the same could be said of this model too. PE for the more delicate parts would make it really pop, no matter what the vintage.

Kind of reminds me of the old 1/200 Revell Esso North Cormorant off Shore Platform Kit. Should be interesting.

No, just looked at the sample pictures on the advert. But what I was able to read made me think it could be funny reading. I just may get it. But on the other hand it looks like they have a lot more books out there that they do not advertise all that well, like the B-17 book. Maybe they have something I have been looking for. Their prices aren't too outrageous.

Or one of those animatronic dolls they sell these days. It Can't, but on page 19 they list it as "Marriage basically lets you annoy one special person for the rest of your life"

I was more intrigued by "Every manual based on a stripdown and rebuild"

It goes even further: https://www.amazon.com/Haynes-Explains-Marriage-Management-Conversions/dp/1785211048/ref=asc_df_1785211048/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312111884081&hvpos=1o7&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15774639416975362059&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-562565061100&psc=1

I like the new exterior colors. It is certainly going to be a showy B-17.

If you decided on the York class, I could email you a pretty detailed set of plans for the 1942 configuration of the HMS Exeter in PDF format in 1/200, 1/350, or 1/700 as part of your research documents.

You are really moving right along Daria. Very nice work. My wife likes your nail polish.

Amazing work!