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[Bernhard]

Hi...I did by this,,,Great built Clinker hul on UK Ebay.........now i have be working on it...3 times ships lack autside...2 times spray inside..and many other small things...60mm Rivabo prop...i will use a  130mm+ 80 mm 6 flue...28mm burner ...Boiler made by Maccsteam........ i hope i can have the Heron to work with it...
Regards Bernhard

[Bernhard]

Hi...it is A Graham i have in...The Heron,,,is With Nick for a Check up........

[dreadnought72]

Where's the figure from, Bernhard? It - and the boat!! - is excellent.

Andy

[Bernhard]

hi........it is a Action man?   Napoleon..short body...i have cut  a littel of his legs,,and overbody...the head i did by alone..and made the beard on him.........

Regards Bernhard

[SNOOPDOG32]

Beautifull  model again  Bernhard and wonderfull detail i always enjoy looking at your models

ED

[andywright]

as usual Bernard a beautiful boat, well done
Andy

[steamboatmodel]

hi........it is a Action man?   Napoleon..short body...i have cut  a littel of his legs,,and overbody...the head i did by alone..and made the beard on him.........

Regards Bernhard

Can you show use how you did the head?
Regards,
Gerald.

[SNOOPDOG32]

What lauqer did you use to get that lovely finish

ED

[mogogear]

Ahhh Bernhard--your captain looks a bit like Sean Connery don't you think??

Nice job though always at your usual high standard

[derekwarner]

Hullo Bernhard.......could I be  & so brave as to say... ...messy workshop produces the best quality boats...

Now back to questions......I see you have painted some valving RED ...do you use high temperature paint?....as I painted my steam discharge valve with standard Humbrol RED enamel .......but after two boiler lightings the valve body was a dark BROWN ....

I also see the Anton V71 is still upside down.........you know me....the one with the good memory..... ....Derek

[Bernhard]

Haaaaaaaaaa oh yes.....I'm not a doctor....and i like it like that..here in my garage I'm in charge...I'm the boss here ,,,my wife don't come here  and tell how she wont it to look.  ..i use auto paint...a good one...never have Any problem with that....i use on engine to.     v71.yes......i think it look better upside down....for the boat i did use a bright shinny ships lack

[Bernhard]

hi....... servo to the whistle.works OK,,,...pea jacket + turtleneck and pocket watch to the captain...
and when i open the servos,,the lantern light up...so i dont forget to close it,,,,,,,,,,,,,,New hands to him...better ones that before

[KBIO]

Good evening!
Lovely Bernhart!
Just one question: why a valve to isolate the regulator?
Cheers!

[gondolier88]

Good evening!
Lovely Bernhart!
Just one question: why a valve to isolate the regulator?
Cheers!

Hi KBIO,

The reason an isolation point is put before any control is so that any problems with the control can be isolated under steam.

Also I suspect Bernhard doesn't want his regulator to come under any nasty vacuum forces as the boiler cools down.

Greg

[derekwarner]

KBIO....another plus for an isolation valve in the pilot line to the gas regulator is to provide the ability to close the pilot pressure & therfore the normally open regulator is bypassed & the burner has full available gas pressure

It still has me concerned in that ANTON use a nitrile diaphram & NBR o-rings [good for 100 degrees C] in their regulators, but Bernhard takes the pilot supply from the top of the boiler @ 150 degrees C.....so I guess the line must cool down  a bit before the pilot signal gets to the regulator........ ....Derek

[gondolier88]

Derek,

The steam supply to the top of the regulator is static- in a very short time indeed that will become a plug of water at fairly low temperatures.

Greg

[derekwarner]

mmm.....thanks Greg....I have discussed this with Fabrice....[Anton] ....& he finally agreed that it was preferable to bleed or eliminate the column of air which would act as an accumulator & hence dampening out the function of the gas regulator .....in this case boiler pressue

From this... I chose to install a union close by the regulator input fluid pilot pressure source......Derek

[Bernhard]

Thanks....just as they said...i can close the stream of  ,to the regulator,,i have one valve for that ,on all my steam boilers to the  gas regulators,,,,..set to 40 psi,,,and my 2 Anton,,,never have a problem with them ..

Regards Bernhard

[dreadnought72]

hi....... servo to the whistle.works OK,,,...pea jacket + turtleneck and pocket watch to the captain...

Aye - that's a more boaty-look.

... Not least because he's now checking the time to see if the harbour pub's open! 

Brilliant build, Bernhard. I am in awe of a lot of peoples' skills on Model Boat Mayhem, but this is an absolute cracker.

Andy

[pipercub1772]

great looking model again bernhard, are you sure thats an  action man figure, i think it looks so real it could be your friend carston in some 15 metre steam launch you have  hidden in your garage that you dare not tell the wives  about. kind regards allan.

[Bernhard]

Hey,,Thanks allot...
today i did  solder some copper to the burner,,so it can warm the gastank up...works OK..and now  some paint...
Regards Bernhard

[Bernhard]

hi....like the this photo of my other River Queen,,,with a moving captain............

[KBIO]

Good evening!
  Bernhard! It looks real!
How do you make the floor fixations (as these,  close to the burner)==> pipe + screw w/ small piece of metal sticked on it or different?
Thanks & cheers.

[Bernhard]

hi...the screw is just to fastnes the steam plant with...the gas tank come in to the copper...and it reale do the job ...and make the brass floor under the gastank warm to ,,,so i have to turn the gas valve down,,,or the gas  will blow to strong

[KBIO]

Hello!
I am talking of the "looking like plugs" screwed into the wood around the burner.
They look very nice!
Have a good day: