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📝 African Queen refurbishment
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The refurbishment of the African Queen is proceding well. I have replaced the gas tank for with a smaller one, and made a crate to hide it. I used my laser cutter to make the parts from 1mm and 3mm ply. I have also made some crates to hide the throttle and reverser servos. Just got to tidy up the engine and ascociated plumbing and fit the engine managment unit I got from Clevedon Steam, it is basically a mixer that allows the throttle and reverser to operate off one channel instead of two...
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📝 Bustler class admiralty tug plans ww2
3 days ago by 🇬🇧 Nickthesteam ( Midshipman)
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This one comes with build notes. You could eazily scale it up as a lines plan is included..
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📝 Question of the Day?
4 days ago by 🇬🇧 Nickthesteam ( Midshipman)
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We had today's question a couple of weeks ago...
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📝 Mast lights
4 days ago by 🇬🇧 Nickthesteam ( Midshipman)
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Cornwall Model Boats, Deans Marine, Mobile Marine Models should all stock masthead lights, for working lights, Component Shop have a range of LEDs...
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📝 Question of the Day?
7 days ago by 🇬🇧 Nickthesteam ( Midshipman)
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For reference...
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💬 Re: Guestbook
8 days ago by 🇬🇧 Nickthesteam ( Midshipman)
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You can....👍
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📝 Question of the Day?
8 days ago by 🇬🇧 Nickthesteam ( Midshipman)
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Ah yes, the "postmortem" great fun!😁😁😁
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📝 Question of the Day?
8 days ago by 🇬🇧 Nickthesteam ( Midshipman)
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The Spanish Inquision? Nobody expects The Spanish Inquision!
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📝 Question of the Day?
10 days ago by 🇬🇧 Nickthesteam ( Midshipman)
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I got it wrong at 0.8mg, again, didn't read the question correctly, kinda skipped over the passengers bit....
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📝 An unusual engine.
11 days ago by 🇬🇧 Nickthesteam ( Midshipman)
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Spark ignition petrol. I use Stihl 50:1 ready mixed 95 ron no ethanol....
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📝 An unusual engine.
11 days ago by 🇬🇧 Nickthesteam ( Midshipman)
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It is indeed a nicely made engine. The Chinese have come on a lot over the last 10 years quality wise. I remember buying one of the first steam engines the put on the market, a Stuart D10 knock off. I had to rebuild it before it would run!
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📝 An unusual engine.
11 days ago by 🇬🇧 Nickthesteam ( Midshipman)
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It's nice just to run it!
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📝 An unusual engine.
11 days ago by 🇬🇧 Nickthesteam ( Midshipman)
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I spotted this unusual little engine on You Tube a couple of weeks or so ago and just had to have one. So, after dipping into my top secret 'hobbies' fund, and 8 days of constant tracking checks, postie finally showed up with my engine. The model is of Karl Benz's horizontal 4 stroke engine. The quality of this little machine is exquisite, the early valve gear, (cam for exhaust and an eccentric driven slide valve) is faithfully reproduced, its intricate mechanism looks like an excercise in watch making. Ehough waffling, a picture says a thousand words as they say.....
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📝 Question of the Day?
12 days ago by 🇬🇧 Nickthesteam ( Midshipman)
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I did mean the E class, somehow it changed from E to D inside my addled brain box between the RNLI lifeboats page and this one....
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📝 Question of the Day?
12 days ago by 🇬🇧 Nickthesteam ( Midshipman)
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The D class has a speed of 33 to 40 kts depending on engines/mk...
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💬 Re: Plans
13 days ago by 🇬🇧 Nickthesteam ( Midshipman)
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Any good?
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13 days ago by 🇬🇧 Nickthesteam ( Midshipman)
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I agree, After a quick bit of research, it appears that it was Jaques that made the discovery, and in 1976, not 1957...
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📝 Question of the Day?
14 days ago by 🇬🇧 Nickthesteam ( Midshipman)
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I picked Arizona as it was the only one that was in the Pacific Ocean...
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📝 Question of the Day?
14 days ago by 🇬🇧 Nickthesteam ( Midshipman)
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Diving on USS Arizona is heavily restricted, onlt the National Parks Service archaeologists and members of the PVA (Paralysed Vetrans Ascociation) are permitted to dive on the wreck. From what I can gather from the inter'm'web, there is an anual inspection dive, and the PVA is allowed to accompany them. General diving it seems, is not permitted as Pearl Harbour is considered to be a war grave site. Perhaps one of our US shipmates can corroberate or correct..
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📝 Question of the Day?
14 days ago by 🇬🇧 Nickthesteam ( Midshipman)
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HMS Argus, active in 1918, beats USS Langley by two years..
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📝 Question of the Day?
15 days ago by 🇬🇧 Nickthesteam ( Midshipman)
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HMS Argus was in operation in 1918, it was the UKs first fully operational carrier, beating Langley to it by two years...
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📝 Question of the Day?
16 days ago by 🇬🇧 Nickthesteam ( Midshipman)
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Not having that! USS Langley was the first US aircraft carrier, converted from a collier in 1920. UK's first operational carrier was HMS Argus, converted from merchant ship. First take off from a ship was by a civilian pilot, Eugene Ely from USS Birmingham, which carried a specially built platform.. first take in the UK were by Commander Charles Rumney Samson, Royal Navy, who became the first airman to take off from a moving warship, on 9 May 1912. He took off in a Short S. 38 from the battleship HMS Hibernia while she steamed at 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h) during the Royal Fleet Review at Weymouth, England. (Sources, Google, Wikipedia , Encyclopedia Britannica)
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📝 Question of the Day?
16 days ago by 🇬🇧 Nickthesteam ( Midshipman)
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The majority of sailing ships, old and new, have auxilliary diesels. TS Royalist, the Sea Cadets tall ship has two Perkins diesels, when under sail the shafts are locked to prevent windmilling. I got the answer correct, but, not so sure now, a bit of research is saying otherwise..
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📝 Question of the Day?
17 days ago by 🇬🇧 Nickthesteam ( Midshipman)
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I was also wrong, I went for Issac Newton. I know Archimedes was a principles fellow but didn't realise he was into ballast. Mind you, his Eureka moment did involve displacment...
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📝 Question of the Day?
19 days ago by 🇬🇧 Nickthesteam ( Midshipman)
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I went for razor saw (I have 2). I can't imagine trying to cut 0.5mm ply with a jigsaw. For curved work I use a jewlers piercing saw, which I would also have picked if it was listed. Keep up the good work Stephen, it is apreciated.
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📝 Question of the Day?
20 days ago by 🇬🇧 Nickthesteam ( Midshipman)
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Ballistic missiles briefly venture into space before retuning to hit their target, whereas cruise missiles navigate their way to their targets. "Bomber" submarines (Vengance class in the UK) carry ballistic missiles and a few spearfish torpedos, attack submarines such as the UK's Astute class carry cruise missiles, fired from torpedo tubes as well as Spearfish anti submarine/ship torpedos. The nukes are last resort weapons, job's ****d when they have to use them. I went for cruise missile, as they can surgically remove land based targets without wiping out everything in a 5 mile radius, submarine launched cruise missiles (I think they are called Tomahawks) were used extensively in the Gulf wars and Afghanistan, deployed from the Trafalgar class boats. I hope this makes sense, I have only just wojen up and can't think properly yet....
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📝 QUIZ
21 days ago by 🇬🇧 Nickthesteam ( Midshipman)
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It would seem that is correct, a Gulet is a traditional Turkish boat, the only reference to Canoa I can find says it is a swift Native American canoe. The only Portugese and or Maderia small fishing boats I could find on groogle are called Saveiro (small boat) or Lancha (small fishing boat)....
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📝 Plastic body Perkasa
22 days ago by 🇬🇧 Nickthesteam ( Midshipman)
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What a mess! You could fapricate A and P frames for the shafts from brass strip and tube or plastic card and tube. Aerials and masts can be made from plastic tube and rod using remains of the damaged parts and photographs as a guide. Divide the boat into sections and tackle one section at a time, working from bow to stern. Give it a rub down, a couple of coats of primer to kill the old paint and repaint with your chosen scheme. Easy. Just take your time and work methodically....
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📝 Question of the Day?
22 days ago by 🇬🇧 Nickthesteam ( Midshipman)
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I thought it was a trick question and nearly picked Lusitania...
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📝 Question of the Day?
23 days ago by 🇬🇧 Nickthesteam ( Midshipman)
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I guess all answers could apply, depending on the circumstances...
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