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📝 Prop shaft lubricant
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Hello everyone and happy New Year.
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📝 WWII Minesweeper HMT Sir Kay
15 days ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Hello everyone and happy New Year.
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💬 Re: HMS Pert (HMT RNAS Steam Side Paddle Tug)
25 days ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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📝 Prop shaft lubricant
25 days ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Hi Greg that's what I've done but the problem is because of the slight wear in the bush, a small amount of oil leaks out and I end up leaving an oil slick behind.
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📝 Prop shaft lubricant
25 days ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Hello everyone and wishing you all happy new year
Can anyone on this group suggest a suitable oil or grease to lubricate prop shaft please. One of my boats has a small amount of wear on the propshaft bearing and leaves and small oil slick when she is sailing Replacing prop shaft and tube is a possibility but VERY difficult. Thin grease or thick oil perhaps? Suggestions please.
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Can anyone on this group suggest a suitable oil or grease to lubricate prop shaft please. One of my boats has a small amount of wear on the propshaft bearing and leaves and small oil slick when she is sailing Replacing prop shaft and tube is a possibility but VERY difficult. Thin grease or thick oil perhaps? Suggestions please.
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📝 Christmas lunch
27 days ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Hi Doogle a Merry Christmas and Happy new year.
That gravy boat would make an excellent conning tower for a cartoon sub/u boat. Attach a bit of deck to the base of the gravy boat to make it look as though it's semi submerged and put all the works in a watertight container under that.
I've always had a desire to make galleon gravy boat. I went to an antique shop and bought a nice Victorian one, unfortunately my wife saw it before I'd glued anything on it. We now use it on special occasions as a gravy boat.
That gravy boat would make an excellent conning tower for a cartoon sub/u boat. Attach a bit of deck to the base of the gravy boat to make it look as though it's semi submerged and put all the works in a watertight container under that.
I've always had a desire to make galleon gravy boat. I went to an antique shop and bought a nice Victorian one, unfortunately my wife saw it before I'd glued anything on it. We now use it on special occasions as a gravy boat.
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💬 Re: Superglue!!
1 month ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Hello Cheddarman, I have been using Deluxe materials thin super glue which might behave differently to yours, but have been using mine for about a year now. I have found that scrupulously cleaning the nozzle and making sure that all the glue is sucked back into the bottle with nothing left inside the nozzle. always store upright. Good luck
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📝 WWII Minesweeper HMT Sir Kay
2 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Many thanks to Ed, Mike, Lew, Raymond and Jonathon,
It seems from the pictures that the pattern is a similar style but noy quite the same, so I'll make one up based on what info I've got. I don't anyone will criticise me if all of you are unsure. I just want it to be a bit different to the dull grey. My second query was , what was the colour of lifejackets life belts carley floats etc. Were they brightly coloured to help rescue identification or were they the same colour as the camouflage scheme?
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It seems from the pictures that the pattern is a similar style but noy quite the same, so I'll make one up based on what info I've got. I don't anyone will criticise me if all of you are unsure. I just want it to be a bit different to the dull grey. My second query was , what was the colour of lifejackets life belts carley floats etc. Were they brightly coloured to help rescue identification or were they the same colour as the camouflage scheme?
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📝 WWII Minesweeper HMT Sir Kay
2 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Thanks very much for that Toradog, I agree with you but the faintly discernible pattern on the bows is not quite right, is that important? Was the pattern important or was it left up to individual ships?
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📝 WWII Minesweeper HMT Sir Kay
2 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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I would be grateful if anyone can help me with colour schemes for a WWII trawler minesweeper. On the Imperial War Museum website there is a photo pf Sir Kay displaying a camouflage scheme which can just be made out if the photo is enlarged.
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📝 Stanchions, and Railings plastic, brass, or ?
3 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Yes it is possible with 3d printing to do what you want but the resin that I use can be quite brittle and I don't know whether there is anything more flexible that is less likely to snap. Again 3d printing using filament would work but I don't know whether you would get fine enough detail. I buy brass Caldercraft stanchions from Jotika, they may have something that matches what you want.
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📝 Component shop/ Action electronics
6 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Hello Michael,
Not sure if this is what you want but if you click on the pdf link you get more information. here's the info for the P94
Not sure if this is what you want but if you click on the pdf link you get more information. here's the info for the P94
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📝 Severn lifeboat plans
8 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Sorry don't have any 1/16 plans but look at
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📝 HELP FOR IDENTIFICATION OF A WARSHIP.
9 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Well done Doug,
The connection to Fincantieri also makes it more plausible .
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📝 HELP FOR IDENTIFICATION OF A WARSHIP.
9 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Hello Alessandro,
I didn't know that they were exocets just had a strong feeling, but I agree with Toradog that it bears a striking resemblance to the type 143 built by Lursen's. Could it be a simpified model that somebody has made based on the type 143. Alternatively have Lursen's made a similar boat for another nation based on the type 143?
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I didn't know that they were exocets just had a strong feeling, but I agree with Toradog that it bears a striking resemblance to the type 143 built by Lursen's. Could it be a simpified model that somebody has made based on the type 143. Alternatively have Lursen's made a similar boat for another nation based on the type 143?
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📝 HELP FOR IDENTIFICATION OF A WARSHIP.
9 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Not 100% sure but those boxes on the stern look like exocet missile launching tubes. Could this narrow down time and nation? good luck Tim
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💬 Re: Lulonga River Tug
9 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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I'm sorry if I've rudely "captured" this Topic, however I would really like to get this boat to sail. many thanks to those who've replied. As Alesandrao and Tomarak say I think the answer is to have two bilge keels running the length of the hull. Another thought is to have a prop and rudder for propulsion and steering. The two paddles would then just be freewheeling as at the moment they churn the water but do nothing else. Any thoughts gratefully accepted. As a postscript, I have a photograph of my great uncle and a friend boarding a very similar boat on an African river (about 1920)
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💬 Re: Lulonga River Tug
9 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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I was given this boat several years ago. It is a lovely boat but mine is uncontrollable. The slightest breeze blows it across the lake and the turning circle is non existent. Any suggestions welcome.
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📝 Deans Marine
9 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Many years ago I purchased some resin parts for a model boat I was building, when they arrived they were still sticky and had the firmness of a wine gum. Most were deformed. I phoned up the factory and was told that Ron Dean was away at a trade show in Germany. I asked for a replacement or a refund and was told to F*** off. The following week I again phoned up to complain to R Dean. He defended his worker and implied that I was at fault however he would send some replacements. When they came they were nearly as bad as the originals. The most annoying thing is that I could make the parts much better myself. I had assumed that so called "professionally" made would be better than mine.
I learnt some valuable lessons that day
1. is look before you spend serious cash and
2. I won't ever buy from Deans Marine again.
I learnt some valuable lessons that day
1. is look before you spend serious cash and
2. I won't ever buy from Deans Marine again.
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📝 Fighting Lights
9 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Hi Steve, This was the very first type of boat that I scratch built and thoroughly enjoyed making and sailing. Normally the navigation lights are perched atop the cabin roof, From your description, these lights are perched higher up and doubled which sounds to me as though they were meant to be seen at the height of battle. Also consider that an HDML is quite a low down boat and in open ocean they could easily disappear in deep wave troughs. So in conclusion my thought are that they were just extra lights to make them more visible in difficult circumstances. You also state that this HDML was a navigational leader therefore it needed to be visible.
Best wishes Tim.
P.S. Although John Lambert is considered an authority, I have been building Caldercraft's Sir Kay, I have discovered some discrepancies between his drawings and dockyard plans and photographs.
Best wishes Tim.
P.S. Although John Lambert is considered an authority, I have been building Caldercraft's Sir Kay, I have discovered some discrepancies between his drawings and dockyard plans and photographs.
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📝 Styrene glues???? on Styrene boats
11 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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As Len states, the glue is actually a solvent which dissolves the styrene then evaporates which sort of welds the joint together. So, roughing up the joint doesn't help and could hinder though I don't think this is the problem. The joint needs to be close fitting as these solvent glues are not gap filling and, as Len says, squeezed together. ABS is odd in that epoxies will stick temporarily but soon come adrift. There is a special 2 part adhesive for ABS which is like an epoxy and fills gaps. Sorry can't remember the name. Solvent glues should work on styrene and ABS. Could you put a corner fillet of styrene or ABS in the joint or would it spoil the look of the boat?
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💬 Re: Nile River Gunboat - Stern Wheeler
1 year ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Hi Neil,
A lovely model. I am interested in late Victorian gunboats, torpedo boats etc. and would love to see pictures after refurbishment. I have found that on ebay there are many manufacturers (Cottage industries) of armaments for wargames that are accurately 3d printed. Some are more than happy to reprint stuff at different scales. Might be worth a look if you are missing anything. Also Osprey publishing (Vanguard series) sell a book "Nile River Gunboats 1882–1918" for about £10.00. Lots of photos etc. Might be worth alook.
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A lovely model. I am interested in late Victorian gunboats, torpedo boats etc. and would love to see pictures after refurbishment. I have found that on ebay there are many manufacturers (Cottage industries) of armaments for wargames that are accurately 3d printed. Some are more than happy to reprint stuff at different scales. Might be worth a look if you are missing anything. Also Osprey publishing (Vanguard series) sell a book "Nile River Gunboats 1882–1918" for about £10.00. Lots of photos etc. Might be worth alook.
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📝 Fitting deck to FG hull
1 year ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Hi Les,
Just to add my bit to flaxbybuck's good advice. I build a wooden frame all the way round the top of the hull just below deck level rather than blocks. to get round sharp curves put lots of little nicks in the wood and crack it slightly. don't try and bend wood round a curve as this could distort the hull. I then put in cross members to support the deck. These cross members can have a slight curve on the top edge to give a camber to the deck. Where you are gluing wood to fibre glass it's worth roughing up the surface slightly to give a better grip. Also use epoxy glue as cyano glue has the potential to come apart when damp. flaxbybuck is oh so correct when he talks about water ingress though sometimes it is condensation from taking a boat from a warm house and putting it in cold water so make sure you can dry internals out.
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Just to add my bit to flaxbybuck's good advice. I build a wooden frame all the way round the top of the hull just below deck level rather than blocks. to get round sharp curves put lots of little nicks in the wood and crack it slightly. don't try and bend wood round a curve as this could distort the hull. I then put in cross members to support the deck. These cross members can have a slight curve on the top edge to give a camber to the deck. Where you are gluing wood to fibre glass it's worth roughing up the surface slightly to give a better grip. Also use epoxy glue as cyano glue has the potential to come apart when damp. flaxbybuck is oh so correct when he talks about water ingress though sometimes it is condensation from taking a boat from a warm house and putting it in cold water so make sure you can dry internals out.
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📝 Unknown boat
1 year ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Sorry spelling mistake HMS. Poneke.
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📝 Unknown boat
1 year ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Looks like early Thorneycroft torpedo boat circa 1880 look at HMS Poeneke
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📝 magnetic drive
2 years ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Sorry still sending only half the message. Don't know why. Mountfleet Models once produced a Chariot kit. This is R & R Engineering's drive unit for it at £290. The picture of the unit might give you some ideas. Good luck .
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📝 magnetic drive
2 years ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Sorry Jacko, for some reason this website only sent half the message. Look at this website (it does exist )
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📝 magnetic drive
2 years ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Hi Jacko,
I've had a look at the Lego sub and the chariot MK1 diagram. Under normal circumstances a simple prop tube assembly glued into a sub would be sufficient as there isn't enough water pressure to force water into the body if it is surface running and the prop shaft is greased. However the chariot had contra rotating props. I can't imagine how to solve it. The Lego system is novel but I would worry that if it hit a submerged object in a pond the prop assembly could get dislodged. Don't let me discourage you as I'm sure there is an answer out there somewhere.
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I've had a look at the Lego sub and the chariot MK1 diagram. Under normal circumstances a simple prop tube assembly glued into a sub would be sufficient as there isn't enough water pressure to force water into the body if it is surface running and the prop shaft is greased. However the chariot had contra rotating props. I can't imagine how to solve it. The Lego system is novel but I would worry that if it hit a submerged object in a pond the prop assembly could get dislodged. Don't let me discourage you as I'm sure there is an answer out there somewhere.
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📝 Action Electronics P94 Dual ESC Mixer
2 years ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Hello Atreius ,
Modern electronics produce effective results, but if you are having problems have you thought of the old method where moving the rudder would activate a micro-switch which would reverse the power to a motor? If you are interested let me know and I'll find a circuit diagram.
Good luck
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Modern electronics produce effective results, but if you are having problems have you thought of the old method where moving the rudder would activate a micro-switch which would reverse the power to a motor? If you are interested let me know and I'll find a circuit diagram.
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📝 magnetic drive
2 years ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Hi Jacko,
Can you expand a bit on why you need a magnetic drive? The reason I ask is that subs use a different method to keep water out of the waterproof cylinder whilst driving a propellor.
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Can you expand a bit on why you need a magnetic drive? The reason I ask is that subs use a different method to keep water out of the waterproof cylinder whilst driving a propellor.
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