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  15. Javelin
    Hi Brad, how much does she weigh at the moment? And I noticed decals on your air det, aren't you scared they'll come off in her wet environment? Or do you varnish the whole plane when they're finished? Overpowering a model is easy, but it's also necessary. Wind nor water scale down and nobody's going to make any mooring manoeuvers in an 11Bft gale... That said, seems like a fun boat to run. Not too large nor heavy.
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  21. Javelin
    Great job and I'm happy you decided to install that rigging, it really adds to the stunning result!
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  23. Javelin
    They sure loved round holes.... Beautiful job on one of these handsome ships. Loving every post of your build log!
  24. Javelin started following Steam Schooner Wapama 1915 by Paul Le Wol - Scale 1/72 = From Plans Drawn By Don Birkholtz Sr. , HMS Surprise 1796 (prototype) by James H - Vanguard Models - 1:64 , Le Fleuron 1729 by CRI-CRI - scale 1/72 - French warship from Delacroix monograph and 5 others
  25. Javelin
    Having much less power astern than forward is quite normal in real ships as well. Propellor shape and pitch are optimised to move ahead, not astern. The main reason a rudder manoeuver is always preferred over a telegraph one. The turning radius is always much shorter in advance than a straight stop. Also reversing props makes you lose any rudder effect/use. That's why sailing isn't as easy as it looks, you need to look well in advance. Real ships also have a lot less power available than any model. That said, I understand that on a pond a short stopping distance is preferred, certainly when other ships are involved.
  26. Javelin
    With two identical props you will have a stronger propellor effect when reversing. With counterrotating ones this balances out. Depending if you go for right or left handed props, the bow will very strongly move to either port or starboard side when reversing. Which then means that whenever you'd want to reduce speed, you need to take into account a heading change and turning of the vessel. Rudders don't work when props run backwards, so you can't compensate for it either. That's the only disadvantage I can think of. Perhaps also vibrations that will increase instead of cancelling each other out, but that's difficult to predict. She's looking sharp!
  27. Javelin
    And time for an overview: next steps: - fix some issues with the piping edges at the forward edge of the hatch and piping issues forward of that edge - level out forward catwalk since it determines the height of the next part along the deckhouse - complete the piping connections to the deck house - finish and fix catwalk next to deck house - finish forward edge of manifold catwalk where it makes a step to the part next to the deck house I believe after that that I will proceed with finishing the deckhouse (finally put the real crane jib support in place instead of an airbrush jar) and railings on top of it. And together with that, start making the stairs to the catwalks. Only the aft catwalk is glued, all others are just dry fitted. I will first put some transverse beams, paint those and also the catwalks themselves before gluing them, same sequence as I used on the aft part.
  28. Javelin
    I did not have much time in the last couple of months, but did manage to do more than anticipated the last two weeks. I haven't made any updates since it's simply more of the same... I finished the forward part of the catwalk, including railing. Currently working on the railing of the manifold part and simultaneously building the last part of the catwalk, the part around the deckhouse. As you can see, the Legos have made an entry for keeping things in place and straight. Picked up that trick over here. Of course I need to be carefull since I'm using glue for styrene, so I don't want to glue the blocks to the catwalks...
  29. Javelin
    For what it's worth, the bearing device is called a pelorus. The stand itself is called a binnacle or compass/gyro repeater. I'm however not certain if in that time they actually had repeaters or if it was a fixed rose that would give relative bearings (relative to ship's bow that is) rather than compass bearings. Nowadays we take gyro bearings with these things. Sorry for interrupting. You're doing an excellent job. Quite an improvement over your original version!
  30. Javelin
    Fantastic job on that paint! Something to be truly proud of, certainly if you're not used to do such things. I wouldn't even know how to get started on something like that. (well I'm a bit closer due to your explanation)
  31. Javelin
    But the question is: what about the moss-idea??? Loved the Zen garden too, but as mentioned before, it would probably take some of the focus away from the bottle...
  32. Javelin
    Haven't been too active around here, but a great job on this SIB Glen. I'd also go for the second one, however I'd try to crudely break off the left part that sticks out towards the front. This would create a more compact contour. Love the moss idea as well, but it's up to you, the "hard line" doesn't really bother me, but the moss would add some colour.
  33. Javelin
    Late as ever, but you can count me in! I'd say that small pipe is an overpressure vent from the boiler. Based on the white colour of the smoke in your last picture as well as the fact that she is manoeuvering with that barge near the quay in that picture. She'd be reducing and/or reversing her engine at that time, which would create an imbalance with the steam production/consumption in the boiler. In those first pictures, she's made fast on the bow, but keeps pushing forward against the quay to keep her in position, which would create a steady steam balance and no need for venting any overpressure. Just my 2 cents, I'm not a specialist on steam systems of that age. I'll be happy to follow this build, lots of opportunities for weathering!
  34. Javelin
    Not exactly my subject of choice, but I recognise a professional at work! I'll simply follow along with great admiration because of your professional approach, workmanship and tricks. Great and very sharp construction!
  35. Javelin
    "Astonishing" is all I can say. That last picture with your duckgratings in place really looks like the real thing. That weathering is brilliant. It's only the lack of finer detail in that picture that shows it's the model in progress rather than an example of the real thing!
  36. Javelin
    Magnificent!

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