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    thanks for your compliment Patrick, much appreciated... here is a little impression of the "raw" structures and vents under and around funnels 3 + 4 Nils the vent shafts will be cut to length afterwards
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    Congratulations Bob, two lovely elegant launches, and a nice close of the smooth "twins" scratch build. They look so sweet and inviting for a ride on the lake. Very well done, you can be proud of your work. Nils
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    lovely work Ed, a real treat to look at your wonderful handcraft work.... Nils
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    Very nice work at the stern windows Jason, Nils
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    yes Jeff, all is good in time, and step by step the progress can be seen... Nils
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    little update : bringing all 4 funnels on to same rake and hight. All removeable funnels sit so fine and tightly in their sockets that the stays to go on later will be plain "cosmetic" Nils the eyelets in the deck are the anchoring points for the funnel stays leveling out the funnel hights
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    Many thanks Lawrence, much appreciated your kind compliment, thanks for catching up... Nils
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    Thanks Bob, for your kind input on this. It must have been quite stuffy under deck in hot tropical zones in windless calms, also for stokers and trimmers, deep down in the belly, especially when the ship for some reasons is not making much speed.... Nils
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    good idea Carl, I`ll think about that Nils
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    Thanks for your comment Carl. created by the vents, there is quite a lot of weight in brass into the model. Just take it as the era in which the vents did not yet comprize electric driven fans integrated in the vent lines.... Nils
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    fantastic work Igor ! must be a bottle with a super wide throat, unless the hull is placed inside bit-wise... I`m curious what is to come..... Nils
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    Update I`m asking myself if I am right in bringing in all these vents. Appr. the same amount as just placed in the area of the first two funnels will go into the area of 3rd and 4th funnel as well. Cross-checking over again many times with the overview drawing. confirms the number of vents and their individual sizes....... I remember when I once researched the differences in detail for the Cunard twins "Mauretania" and "Lusitania" (as potential scratch build model), it was only the "Mauritania" that was comprising the traditional forest of vents, her "sister" had a different vent design Nils in this area all vents are in place now here one of the raw boats with dummy cradle (for checking position arrangement)
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    Many thanks Pawel, thats a real nice animated icon.. Nils
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    Thank you very much Albert and Bob, your kind compliments are much appreciated Nils
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    Martin, many thanks for your much appreciated words, I`m pleased that you like the build. I`m still trying to find out where the "Marconi radio booth" was situated on board, as the KWdG was obviously the first German civil passenger ship around 1900 comprising telegram service comunication from high sea, which was much appreciated by VIP passengers Nils
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    good looking Patrick, is the hatch cover on the aft stb side a slide door that opens forward ? Nils
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    thanks go to - John - Rob - Piet - Greg - B,E. , for your kind comments.... and also to all the "likes" for clicking in.... John, appreciate your input for the "turning" capability comment, as usual for large vents.. Rob, yes, they were directional... for future display I am still seeking for an adequate place in my home, would like to place it somewhere within sight Piet, thanks for your nice words, much appreciated Greg, (dvm27) with the backward cast of the funnels, I trust it was depending on the construction attitude to have harmonic compliance in rake for masts and funnels of the designers of that era. The 10 ° I measured out of my overview drawing. It could be due to facts I do`nt know by now, or just a fashion of these Norddeutscher Lloyd fourstacker liners B.E. thanks for your kind compliment, much appreciated Nils
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    Hi Denis, Bob and Peter, for your kind comments.... Denis, I also like those gratings, found them the other day at a web shop, they are made from 1 mm thick hard card, and can be easy cut with a scalpel Bob, thats a nice word, I also love rather the nostalgic liners.... Peter, thanks for looking in again, its been quite some time...... you`re so right with the poor deck-hands who had to set the vents to position. Those large vents of the KWdG were so heavy that that would not have been possible without gear device, also an access-ladder for greasing the gear...., have a look at the pic I thankfully received from one of member Mr. Holloms posts(showing KWdG vent- gear), but I do`nt know if that was common for ships of that era, to turn the scoop per gear shaft and crank handle on deck level ( too difficult to model detail wise in this case) You may have noted, that here also some of the vents are turned to exhaust position... Nils
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    Many thanks to Carl and Greg, forr your nice comments Carl, yes, I`m quite pleased with the progress so far...., in the moment its less pre-planning work Greg, Trust you meant the direction of some of the vents (not funnels)... on the actual ship it was also depending on the direction of the scoops to the wind, the ones facing backward are in "exhaust air mode", but all vents can be turned into the desired direction anyhow, so they mussent necessarily all face forward... Nils
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    excellent rigging Bob, very clean and well done ! Nils
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    Albert, what amazing and skilled work !! Love that sight at and into the wonderful hull. BTW back on that workshop sideboard in the background of your machine park all the power tools rowed up look very professional Nils
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    UPDATE made some structures and 24 windows, and the first two funnel (raw) sections. The appropriate vents still have to be placed, as well as the quater for the first officer. Nils a little paint and gratings on the middle upper structures. The sockets are ready to take up the funnel tubes with 10° backward rake dry fit of the first two funnels diagonal its possible to get the total overview on the pic
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    your masting details look very nice Rob, Nils
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    very nice work Denis, all looking realistic for the big Northsea catch..... Nils
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    interesting project Alexandru, looks like the French knew already 1750 what importance it had to clear the mud ans sand out of their harbour basins from time to time. Fightening to see that those drive wheels were operated by human power !! Very nice choise of yours for the next "smaller" project, wish you much fun and pleasure with the build Nils

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