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    good progress Bob, superstructure and wheelhouse looks great... Nils
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    Hi David, Mark and Greg for your nice comments, and all the "likes" for looking in... Nils
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    Steve, it will be round about 80 vents in several different lengths and cowl diameters.... Nils
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    Thanks very much David, Nils
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    mounting the stand worked out well for you Nenad, it looks very nice, good job ! Nils
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    Thank you very much Igor, Nils
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    Denis, thanks very much for your nice comment, there is some fiddely work to be done next, but the two forecastle vents are finished.... Nils
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    beautiful work Ed, love the way you did the rails and stair-rails, also the skylights and deckhouses look excellent ! ​ ​Nils
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    Danny, the cutaway on the pump tubes showing the p-chains is technical eyecandy , a good idea I like very much Nils
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    Hi Greg, thank you so much for your appreciative words, I saw that you viewed the complete log to date and am happy that you had pleasure in doing so..... This is quite a challenging build as there are no detail plans available, so many ideas come to me as the sequences have their turn to be done. There will be lots of details to be planed, designed and arranged. relating to the intensive superstructure of this ship. If I have an idea up my sleeve, I have to do a trial straight away on it to a certain degree in order to get my mind working on it, even if its not the turn yet. (like with vents, lifeboats, etc....), and keep eyes open to implement any improvements. Wish you further much fun in viewing, stay tuned... Nils
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    wonderful machining work Glenn, love those metal parts and how the come together Nils
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    Steve and Piet, and all the "likes"....., and especialy my freind Greg, (the peg leg sailor), who, as I saw, took a real deep dive into the log with big interest.... thanks so much for all your kind appreciations Steve, here`s a better pic for recognizing the stud link chain.... thanks Piet, this is where a compromise is adequate for the real working stoppers, due to the small scale. The slide rails will get some light supports fitted underneath Nils
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    very nice vintage tug Steve the wheelhouse also looks great Nils
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    Thank you very much Pete, for your nice comment here is one of the two anchorchain slide channels, (inclusive the chain stopper), between capstan gypsy and anchor hawse tube..... I know that the actual stoppers looked different, but I had to make something more easy and workable on the model Nils stopper closed stopper free, chain can run out channel with blocked chain (closed stopper)
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    very nice progress Druxey, a clean and accurate build, a pleasure to see it grow.... Nils
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    Welcome aboard Dan, and thanks for your comment. Although the Aluminium skin is very thin it also feels like metal when holding it in hands... Nils
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    thank you very much Albert, Nils
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    Update am now making the breakwaters. These have to be cut from two / four brass halves due to placing the railings on to early. Trust this is a good solution There where the parts penetrate the railings I put on some small metal reinforcements to the railing. The shapes of the breakwater halves are made from card templates. I hope to get the metal work on the forecastle deck done by end of this week. The stud-link chain parts are allready blackened and look good Nils
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    Hi Kiwiron, artificial sea level, cutaway, and seperate disposal of crew, marine soldiers officers, storage and cargo, lovely details whoever built that model should win a prize for the idea, thanks for sharing that inspiring pic... Nils
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    Hi Steve, your input on the winches is much appreciated, thanks very much. On the KWdG the steam driven winch machinery is situated beneath the forecastle deck, whereby the capstan drive rods with mounted gypsies and drums and stick up through the deck Enclosed an example of the anchor winch equipment on Cunard`s "Lusitania" (from Mark D. Warren`s book ) Nils stick
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    Hi Martin and Michael, and the "likes"... many thanks for your kind comments..... Martin, the solution with the breakwaters is under way Michael, it was of no use to use a dummy chain, today I received the actual stud-link chain and it did`nt fit the trial gypsy, so the gypsies had to be done over again. All OK now. It`s really amazing how the slightest variation in chain dimension fouls the fit. Also made a trial to chemical blacken the new brass chain. That worked out well at first try. NIls
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    wonderful classic lines Keith, a beautiful hull and very well built ! Nils
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    Kees, a beautiful made negative mould thanks for showing the procedure, very inspirative ! Nils
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    a delight to see this Albert , Well done !! Nils
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    Thank you very much Bob, Nils

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