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๐ฌ Commencing build at 100 scale
13 years ago by ๐ฌ๐ง Dave M ( Vice Admiral)
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Cyano bought cheap from the pound shop! Balsa sourced from local model shop in Alsager, Cheshire. We get discount as members of C&DMBC but his prices are good. 50 sheets of 1/8 by 4" - probably the metric equivalent but Imperial measures were in use in 1907 so we like to keep in period!
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๐ฌ Commencing build at 100 scale
13 years ago by ๐ฌ๐ง nasraf ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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You must be working very hard to get so much done God knows how much you must be spending on balsa and glue !!
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๐ฌ Nearly ready for fiberglassing the hull
13 years ago by ๐ฌ๐ง nasraf ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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I put my comments in wrong place on your 1 st blog, sorry will not do it again.
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๐ฌ Plating of hull commences
13 years ago by ๐ฌ๐ง Dave M ( Vice Admiral)
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HI Nasraf - could be some deck lights. Quite common and not actually lights but glass set in deck to give light below decks.
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13 years ago by ๐ฌ๐ง nasraf ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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HI All
Thanks for comments it seems LEDs would be best so will have look at RS and Maplin to see what I can get. As I do not need many cost will not be so much of a problem. At present I do not know how many port holes there are, as pictures I have are not very detailed so there is still a bit of research to do before I cut too many holes. in particular I need to know if there are any port holes in the hull, there must have been a need for some light in the engine room and possibly in the crew quarters in the bow. Kind regards Nasraf ▲
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๐ฌ Plating of hull commences
13 years ago by ๐ฌ๐ง Dave M ( Vice Admiral)
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HI Nasraf
You can get yellow or warm white LEDS. Just like filament lights they can be dimmed so you may be able to use. I used to use filament lamps but they run so hot and will melt most plastic bits, plus the smell of warm paint is not pleasant, especially indoors. Having looked at the price of LEDs I may change to fibre optics. I used to buy 100 for รฦaโฌsรโAยฃ1 but prices have risen! I look forward to hearing how you progress with your Coromandel. Kind regards Dave ▲
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๐ฌ Plating of hull commences
13 years ago by ๐ฌ๐ง b111yboy64 ( Recruit)
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HI chaps - could you try an amber led on low current/voltage? Amber gives a glow very like the old oil lamps. I've used them (dare I say it) on model railways to good effect. Cheers, Bill M.
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๐ฌ Plating of hull commences
13 years ago by ๐ฌ๐ง nasraf ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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HI Dave it was a bit of a glib comment and on more considered thought, you will have no problems with energy capacity from a battery of the size you are fitting, which I think would be about 60 AH at 12 volts.
Your idea on lighting port holes, I think I will incorporate in the Coromandel as I expect it to spend virtually all its time on the wall and not in water. The Coromandel must have been lit with oil lamps ( due to its age ) so it may be better to use filament lamps on a low voltage to get a more realistic colour. With kind regards nasraf ▲
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๐ฌ Plating of hull commences
13 years ago by ๐ฌ๐ง Dave M ( Vice Admiral)
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HI Nasraf
Don't think I will be sailing it for that long! The battery is from a golf trolley so should last as the motors are low current. We should have them on the water shortly so will know more then. Still waiting to contact the owner of the steamer, Dave ▲
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๐ฌ Plating of hull commences
13 years ago by ๐ฌ๐ง nasraf ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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HI Dave
Thanks for reply I can see that you look like being the first to install an IC engine driving a generator to supply the power needs, as was proposed by another blog or some large batteries or it could all be driven by steam !!!! nasraf ▲
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๐ฌ Plating of hull commences
13 years ago by ๐ฌ๐ง Dave M ( Vice Admiral)
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Yes all electric. Very modern in its day but then this was the biggest and best that money can buy. The beauty of LEDs is that I can use a 317 IC chip to control the voltage (hence brightness). I am thinking in terms of some form of mattrix so that I can select individual or banks of lights to control. Not sure how many LEDs yet but the 317 will have to be supplemented with additional power MOSFET's as the current is possibly in the region of 20 amps for a fully lit ship. it wil depend on the Milli-amps each LED will need. Been looking at my China suppliers and note they do some surface mount devices that could be used for the upper lights. I will post more details in due course.
The steamer is a Dean's Marine kit I think but I wll ask the owner and get back to you. Godd luck with your build Dave ▲
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๐ฌ Plating of hull commences
13 years ago by ๐ฌ๐ง nasraf ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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You have both worked very hard to get to this point. LED's seem to be a good idea for port holes and should look quite spectacular when lit up. Do you know if the original ships had electric light or oil lamps ? as in either case I expect that they would have given quite a yellow light,but in a model perhaps the brighter the better.
I am interested to know a bit more about the steamer on the front of your stand. nasraf ▲
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