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When still in commission but not at war, depending on the size of the ship, a substantial compliment of ordinance was frequently disassembled and stored in the hold. Thereby helping stability and providing less cramped accommodation. When not at war a full crew wasn't required; stores were less, so it makes sense to 'open the deck'. Once hostilities began it became a mad scramble to put the ship in a state to actually fight. Notoriously, captains struggled to adequately man the ship. No idea where I read that, but did. -
Foil those rings? Paint never cuts the mustard on shiny bits. I understand the rings on the Buc intakes are stainless steel.
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I'm convinced Johann has considerable assistance from the fairy folk! His skill has become legend and can only inspire we lesser mortals. Each of his posts brings immeasurable delight.
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As promised, here's the arm rest I made. It can be clipped to table top etc. Each side rotates and can be angle adjusted using different wooden wedges. The 'pads' could indeed be lined or padded. I thought about recessing the two fasteners, but in practice I felt none of the above were required. Very useful.
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I made myself one of these (I'll photograph it tomorrow). Making your own gives the scope to taylor to your need. Both hands free. https://www.cousinsuk.com/product/bench-armrest-device-bergeon-swiss
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What a sexy looking aeroplane!
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Damn, I really need a new pair of slippers. My dog won't pick them up LOL
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Last year I was invited to see a wealthy man's extensive collection of classic GP motorcycles, the highlight for me was his brace of MV Agusta 500 triples, a favourite of mine. He asked me to guess what the small oil tank hidden under the seat was. Graciously I said ''you tell me''. He told me that was a reserve oil tank feeding the engine. As the reservoir was so small (the machine has a VAST heavily finned wet sump), I said that was improbable. Well, he said, the great Giacomo Agostini (a personal friend of his) the man these machines were primarily designed for, had told him that. Mmmm, I came home and consulted my extensive digital period photo files; the tank is in fact an oil reservoir for dripping oil onto the drive chain. The moral of that story is, don't believe anything anyone tells you (no matter if it's someone with Agostini's cudos), before you find out yourself. This forum constantly urges the importance of primary source information. This was a fine example. I believe the correct term for the Bianchi is Freccia Celeste.
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See this, though not exactly the same machine, the practice is clear. https://www.fondazionepirelli.org/archivio-storico/fotografie/detail/IT-PIRELLI-FT0001-0000000482/il-pilota-miro-maffeis-nel-1925.html?jsonVal={"jsonVal":{"query":"Miro Maffeis","startDate":"","endDate":"","fieldDate":"dataNormal","_perPage":20}}&attachmentMisc=undefined&lang=en#n
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Sorry guy's I don't agree. There is no reason to have a reserve supply of fuel (2 pints at best in that tank). As for the Protar diagram, I'd take that with a pinch of salt. The small tank is for oil. I'll do a bit more research and eat my slippers if I'm wrong.
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Oh, Mark, how many two stroke engines had such obvious double overhead camshafts?
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I don't believe one of these machines survives. However an excellent picture of this model, previously shown here, makes the function of this small tank obvious, at least to the that builder, and makes sense to me. It is a separate oil tank, feeding the valve gear in the head, by gravity. In those days lubrication was primitive, being total loss systems. The head is above the main oil tank outlet, hence the higher supplementary tank. That model......the oil line is clearly evident.....the 'valve' on the little tank is actually a hand operated injection pump, again a common period feature.
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Bob, to quote VB: ''Yep I'm aware, shipman - but compromises must be made. I'm not planning on a true scale implementation for this build. The next may be different, but I'll concentrate on this one and do the best I can as I develop my skills''. With that in mind, it is my humble opinion, getting the micrometer out for such details is verging on the autism spectrum. An old phrase seems appropriate....'if it looks right it is right'.
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Be aware much of the standing rigging is WIRE, which is thinner than 'rope'. All of it was served and tarred.
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AAAARG! Engine in frame BACKWARDS!
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Aren't they. Like others here, I too built several Protar kits back in the seventies, when they were much cheaper. Unfortunately their kits are a bit clunky compared with, say, Tamiya's offerings of today, yet many of those date back 40 years now. I have seen some splendid renditions of the Bianchi, but unless you are kidding yourself, the kit out of the box, compared to photo's of the real thing, isn't very accurate at all and don't justify the cost. Sad but true. However, I'm sure you'll have hours of pleasure building it and I look forward to the rest of your build.
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Watching with interest My pal built a fully functional 1:1 Brough Superior ss100 from scratch, only buying bare engine castings, wheel rims, spokes and levers. Took him 10 years. The 11-50 is his too.
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As previously mentioned in other build logs......the kit deck is set substantially too high in the hull.
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I'd save the cash and stay with the clearly excellent kit seats. And remember when we all made our own convincing seat belts? Laser printing is fine, but is it art?
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A boat wouldn't be a boat if it didn't get wet! Happy to see Valeriy is well and keeping busy to his usual high, high standards
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Yes, Marfleet, Hull.
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With my best wishes in your endeavours with your model, POPSHIP, why are you stealing 'bochran's' build log instead of establishing one of your own?
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Securing Ropes Wrapped Around Masts
shipman replied to acaron41120's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
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This is what I use. It's a free download programme and is a doddle to use, watch the vid and see what you think. There may well be better, but this is free.
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Andy, hi. I'm delighted you weren't too offended by my request for some decent photo's of your 'Australia'. The 3 stack 'Counties' were some of my favourite ships from that period and finally we can see the results of your excellent work; a model to be proud of. ''Good on ya, mate''.
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