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    beautiful model Tadeusz, I like the selfmade metal parts, next to the making of the hull.... Nils
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    Hi Oystein, I wish you much fun and success in trying out the one or other inspiration giving detail, whenever the time comes.... Nils
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    Hi Piet, yes, that was the aim, no pressure......, Thanks for your compliment Nils
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    Thank you very much Grant, Nils
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    Many thanks for all your kind comments, Bob - captgino - Gerhard - Denis - Mark - Greg - David - Patrick, and all the "likes", for visiting and clicking the button.... Bob, I`m doing my best....., but not all works out as it is thought to be... Captgino, also simple clamps have their benefits...., gentle clamping, no deformation / holding, fixing while the CA cures Gerhard, those railings are so fragile, one wrong touch and the horizontal wires are bent...., but I unfortunately know no other way of doing it in that scale Denis, thanks for your word..., much appreciated Mark, using the clamp comes very handy, because the railing part has to be held in position several minutes until the cA cures... Greg, good idea in making some, I saw this once in a modeling article and tried it straight away as well, it`s also very practible for holding whilst soldering mini parts with a gentle grip, like the burnt portions can tell of... David, you are vey wellcome to try everything inspiring your mind..., I would very much like to see you starting the "SS United States" liner, fastest liner ever, driven by 4 gasturbines or so... Patrick, thanks again for your nice words... Nils
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    many thanks Steve, nice comment, much appreciated... Nils
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    Hi Capt. simple little gadget.... two laundry pegs , backs glued together, and inner legs cut off... Nils
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    Many thanks mmdd, and Greg (the pegleg sailor) mmdd, from this stage onwards its getting a bit more ambitious..... Greg, there are no stanchion posts and no holes in the deck (too fragile in this scale). the railings are glued to the base L-profile around the edge of the deck, please refer to enclosed scetch Nils
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    Hi Patrick, now that the first shock has overcome it`s fear, and the crew could report the degree of damage to the skipper, I trust you are undertaking the mending process these days. Wish you a lucky hand with the repair. You certainly shall get the "Majellan" to look nice and crisp again.... Nils
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    Build log part 35 Update Starting with the 8 mm high railing of and around the promenade deck..... the railing is a very fragile piece of equipment. I start with the portion which requires the most attention. In opposite to the forecastle deck railing this long railing will be glued on in sections to the base rail, instead of soldering it. I`ll ty and fit a handrail afterwards, in order to stabilize it better Nils The two rectangular (unplanked) patches take up the nav-light cabinets the stern anchor rests on a special place aft / midships before cutting the railing lengths to fit, I made some templates....... the railings are from chemical etched copper, 0,5 mm thick, in scale 1:150 (also suits my scale 1:144 well)
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    Paul, your build is beautiful, the hull with all the woodwork and joinings is a pleasure to see, and the stove tops it all. Fantastic modeling !! Nils
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    beautiful pair of schooners Gregor, very nice work all the way.... Nils
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    Super !! Nils
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    very inspiring work Thanasis, Those shackles look super ! Thanks for sharing this...... Nils
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    a very pretty boat Mark !! The hull kooks wonderful.... Nils
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    Danny, I like the way you present the gun positions, looks fantastic... Nils
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    Neat work Bob, lovely planking look Nils
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    Beautiful build Matt the planking job looks very nice... Nils
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    Thanks Thanasis, smart solution there Nils
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    Hi Thanasis, those tackle pics, says it all...... wow ! clean precise work, I love it, how did you do the fill- inforcement in the stropp eyes ? is it anealed u-profile ? Nils
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    Thank you so much John, for enjoying and viewing of the complete log, for your much appreciated comments and compliments, I`m very pleased that you lke it Nils
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    Gerhard, go for it, it sounds great, and all the best for your ambitious project.... Nils
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    Hi Gerhard, I may refer to your offer, if I were to build a steam driven boat again..... A very interesting project you have under work.... What I think should be concidered is, if it will be an expansion type (steam injection, letting the piston be driven by expanding steam), or the full flow type, which works more or less like a "compressed air" driven steamflow, as if it were a turbine. That would have a higher consumption of steam, and require a very efficient boiler to mantain the required steam pressure. Never forget to install a blow off, overflow valve ! When I designed my 6 cylinder engine it was operating with full flow mode, and the size of the boiler was limited to the geometry of the ship`s available boiler room. Besides that the collected "wet" steam from the boiler`s upper steam-dome was led through the firering tube in a coil again and sowith was superheated before entering the engine. It worked like compressed air, and the boiler was capable of delivering about 2 - 3 bar constantly, when using a built in burner torch fired with Butan cigarette-lighter gas. Also the ship needs sufficient openings to allow air to enter for the burner, so it won`nt exhaust the flame in lack of ambient fresh air. Also very important is to return the RC controlled ship to the pier standpoint before the boilerwater reaches minimum level, otherwise you may get unreparable boiler damage Nils
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    Thanks for your compliment Albert, Nils
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    Many thanks Piet, I tried to do the slats halfway in scale (2mm x 144 = 288mm in actual), but that is still too wide I think, being nearly tripple a sailor`s shoe width in actual. When choosing the deck planking slat-width I usualy orientate myself to the scale figures shoe width. Nils

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