gordc
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2 blogsHMCS Sackville
It's been a while since I updated my blog and I've made some progress. Still lots of details to add, depth charge rails and throwers, car…
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HMCS Sackville - WWII Corvette
I haven't made a lot of progress in the past year but the funnel is ready for painting and I'm pleased with how the 4-inch gun has turned…
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HMCS SackvilleIt's been a while since I updated my blog and I've made some progress. Still lots of details to add, depth charge rails and throwers, carley floats, mast and rigging, ammo lockers, etc. I've replaced the steam…
+3♥ 16 likes1 comment748 viewsHog Chains on a Sternwheel RiverboatI'm thinking of building a sternwheeler but I can't find a detail of the way the hog chains are connected to the frames of the shallow draught wooden hull. Can anybody direct me to a website or other resource?…♥ 1 like4 replies1,139 viewsRe: HMCS SackvilleHi Gary, the site glass is a standard 3/16 inch glass tube. I guess it needs cleaning out. Cheers, Gord895 viewsRe: HMCS SackvilleHi Martin, I've taken a break and worked on my model railway for the past few months. I'm going to get back to it now I can silver solder outside. I need to make a larger gas tank.♥ 1 like900 viewsSteam Engine Exhaust Modification.It's a great idea. Does the stack condenser slowly fill up with condensate or is there enough heat from the stack to prevent it?♥ 7 likes903 viewsHMCS SackvilleHere are a few photos of the model and the steam plant. The various fittings are coming along slowly. The dust you can see on the boiler is from a dry chemical fire extinguisher. I decided to fire up the boile…
+3♥ 6 likes985 viewsRe: HMCS Sackville - WWII CorvetteIt's been about 18 months since my last post. I've finally got the boiler steaming - the burner raised the 1.1 litres of water in the boiler to a pressure of 50 psi in about 20 minutes. I hope to conduct sea t…
+3♥ 4 likes986 viewsHMCS Sackville - WWII CorvetteHi Dave, I like your idea of bringing heated feed water in a thermos flask. As for using a flat burner, there are cross tubes in the flue so it wouldn't fit. When Spring comes I'll experiment with different si…♥ 1 like637 viewsHMCS Sackville - WWII CorvetteHi Taffy, thanks for the support. if I can't sort the boiler out this summer, I'll admit defeat and finish the ship as a static model. Here's hoping.♥ 1 like984 viewsHMCS Sackville - WWII CorvetteI haven't made a lot of progress in the past year but the funnel is ready for painting and I'm pleased with how the 4-inch gun has turned out. Sea trials did not go well last summer. I had no success with the …
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+3♥ 16 likes1 comment748 viewsHog Chains on a Sternwheel RiverboatI'm thinking of building a sternwheeler but I can't find a detail of the way the hog chains are connected to the frames of the shallow draught wooden hull. Can anybody direct me to a website or other resource?…♥ 1 like4 replies1,139 viewsRe: HMCS SackvilleHi Gary, the site glass is a standard 3/16 inch glass tube. I guess it needs cleaning out. Cheers, Gord895 viewsRe: HMCS SackvilleHi Martin, I've taken a break and worked on my model railway for the past few months. I'm going to get back to it now I can silver solder outside. I need to make a larger gas tank.♥ 1 like900 viewsSteam Engine Exhaust Modification.It's a great idea. Does the stack condenser slowly fill up with condensate or is there enough heat from the stack to prevent it?♥ 7 likes903 viewsHMCS SackvilleHere are a few photos of the model and the steam plant. The various fittings are coming along slowly. The dust you can see on the boiler is from a dry chemical fire extinguisher. I decided to fire up the boile…+3♥ 6 likes985 viewsRe: HMCS Sackville - WWII CorvetteIt's been about 18 months since my last post. I've finally got the boiler steaming - the burner raised the 1.1 litres of water in the boiler to a pressure of 50 psi in about 20 minutes. I hope to conduct sea t…+3♥ 4 likes986 viewsHMCS Sackville - WWII CorvetteHi Dave, I like your idea of bringing heated feed water in a thermos flask. As for using a flat burner, there are cross tubes in the flue so it wouldn't fit. When Spring comes I'll experiment with different si…♥ 1 like637 viewsHMCS Sackville - WWII CorvetteHi Taffy, thanks for the support. if I can't sort the boiler out this summer, I'll admit defeat and finish the ship as a static model. Here's hoping.♥ 1 like984 viewsHMCS Sackville - WWII CorvetteI haven't made a lot of progress in the past year but the funnel is ready for painting and I'm pleased with how the 4-inch gun has turned out. Sea trials did not go well last summer. I had no success with the …♥ 6 likes3 comments1,612 views