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    very nice "White Ensign" Peter, I remember, you already had some practice with your nice "Pegasus`s" selfmade ensign Nils
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    Many thanks for your compliment Rob, and also for dropping in again......, as there is no proven build plan available, many of these metal parts are created so, as to fit and suit the idea I have in mind and the scale, and very often there was a last change / improvement shortly before the part is made. The foremost part of the promenade deck for example shall get an extrance integrated into the railing which leads over an access- gangway to the forecastle railing. Nils
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    Thanks very much Greg, much appreciated, your tip with Paracetamol is good, its already in use in our household Nils
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    wonderful built model Dan, a delight to see this beautiful build... Nils
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    thanks David and Bob, also for the good wishes..... Nils
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    Thanks for looking at,... and liking the recent pics Grant, Nigel, Carl, Sal, Ed, Gerhard, Peter and Martin, also for your good good wishes (health), greatly appreciated... Nils
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    Thanks so much to my fellow builders for your much appreciated and kind compliments .........Jason, Pete, Bob (Rafine), Kees, Piet, Greg, Grant, and all the "likes" for looking in... I may have to "step a little slower" in the next days and weeks, because my doc diagnostified suspect on cervical disc herniation, currently causing me much pain in neck shoulder and arm, right down to the hand. I have an appointment for MRT examination and will the know more then, meantime wil be having therapeutical massages, and swallowing much "Aspirines" Nils
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    Super figurehead of the "flying horse" Igor, good job there !! Nils
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    Hi Ed, thanks for looking in and for your nice compliment. I was stuck a bit in the winch fabrication, lifeboats and vents, and sorting out the related design, so there is not much progress on the basic model, but following your wish, I`m happy to show the present state (pics taken this afternoon ) Nils
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    thanks for your input Denis, I have looked up all my books of the great liners, especially trying in vain to find somewhere a photo of the boats deck showing that sort of winch, and possibly showing also how the davit`s lines (if used for lowering boats) were rigged to the winch Nils
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    wonderful work Druxey, for the cabin I`m with Michael, curious already... Nils
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    wish you ongoing pleasure and fun with this project Bob, one sure can see that you`re enjoying this fine build.... Nils
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    I find the topsail size looks just right Peter, the whole outfit of sails together with the rigging looks great.... Nils
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    a super fleet Patrick, so much to study from all angles and distances... Nils ​
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    good looking rigging of the rudder-tiller Steve, to lead the steering chain over blocks in order to halften the chain pull forces is a good idea Nils
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    very nice looking pilot house Bob, even the drainpipes are put on,.... lovely Nils
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    Thanks very much Zeh, for your input on this, and for looking in, a good analysis of yours, yes it makes sense, that the machine is a kind of "multi purpose winch", in combination with appropriate rollers, blocks, etc, for leading the lines into the required directions. Unfortunately impossible to get a detailed plan of the eyebolts Nils
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    thank you for your thoughts, suggestions, etc... Gerhard, Mark, Piet and Greg Gerhard, mark is right, those half rounds are vents in bird`s view Mark, to date I also have no theory what those narrow winches are for. The wind drums are orientated to pull in longside deck direction Piet, at the end of the port / Stb lifeboat rows there is on each side a stack of three collapsable lifeboats (stapled). Thought that perhaps these boats would have been pulled / slid over the boatsdeck by means of a winch, into a position where there was just an empty place under the davits, that had already lowered their actual boat. But there are too many deck components and vents in the way, so that would`nt work either Greg, not a bad idea Greg, but around 1900 I do`nt think that the shipowners had the wellfare of "disabled" in their mind yet. Also as Mark mentioned there are no booms, no pulleys, etc. installed Perhaps some day by coinsidence someone may come across the solution to that question... Nils
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    Many thanks Gerhard and Steve,... Gerhard, unfortunately I have no other pics of these other winches on the boats deck, I`m adding an outcut of the appropriate boatsdeck`s length, but also there is no hint for the possible ussage.... Steve, I also thought of that explaination Steve, but in an emergency case there would have to be several boats swung out and and lowered simultaneously and each single boat having fore and aft line, and what in case of lack of steam (explosion in Boiler rooms or so) Nils click on to enlarge !
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    Update the winches are coming together quite well. Have meantime made out another two slightly different (narrower) looking winches on the boats deck, of which I unfortunately do`nt know the function....and there are only two of them on the entire boatsdeck The status of the 6 cargo winches.... Nils this pic is borrowed from the St. Petersberger "Qvartett KWdG" Perhaps they have some relation in order to hoist the lifeboat lines or so..... Does anybody know ?
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    good looking standing rigging Bob , Nils
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    Thanks very much Denis, Nils
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    Hi Bob, when the time comes for fitting out Pequot`s deck......, they have some cast winches in scale 1:96 here...., http://www.westbourne-model.co.uk/ModelBoat/John-R-Haynes-Fittings-General-Merchant.html that do`nt look bad, unless you prefer self made ones Nils
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    Hi Jan, never seen that way of ash-removal, but why not, it looks very interesting and functional Nils
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    Bob, small production line is right, there are only 5 winches (plus prototype) , but one machine comprises 36 individual parts. Will you have steam winches on the "Pequot" also ? Nils

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