Topic: Pictures of your Current or Past Steam Projects. (Read 38788 times)

ABRAD · « **Reply #25 on:** March 21, 2008, 01:22:47 pm »

Hi Bernhard,
Thanks for your comments, I have seen your Pics of your TVR1A engines somewhere in the past , I like the way you have painted them, it makes them look like different engines.
I have modified my engine slightly by adding oil cups to the crank bearings and small lubrication holes in the eccentric straps.

regards Tony (ABRAD)

Bernhard · « **Reply #26 on:** March 21, 2008, 02:03:08 pm »

hi Tony...Thanks ..yes the b paint will have them to look more real?...great you have don that,,that whas a good ide to do...bot be carefull with the speed on them..i have to off mine send back for repair... .and be shure all this small screw are real tight to..it is a great littel looking machine...bot not reale a workhorse,,,,,,bot fore the price,,and with a littel extra work as you have don,,it cant be better.......if they one day will make them with ball bearings in that will be good,,,

regards Bernhard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CICE-XgTszA&feature=user one running

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJdS_g051WQ 1 in a boat

ABRAD · « **Reply #27 on:** March 21, 2008, 10:51:30 pm »

Hi Bernhard,
Did you buy your engines ready built or did you buy them as a machined kits, I purchased mine direct from R A Graham as a machined kit and modified it as I assembled it.
There are some good engines about but as you say the TVR1A beats them all on value for money.
When I had assembled mine, I took it to work and left it running on compressed air in the workshop stores. The stores person was instructed to give it a squirt of oil every now and then and alter the valving, it ran like that for two days seven hours a day at 35 psi.

regards Tony

Bernhard · « **Reply #28 on:** March 22, 2008, 06:10:00 am »

Hi..Tony...i did by them all ready made....i have 3.. 2 cylinder--and 2 ...1 cylinder.....i think they whas so cheap ready made with hex screws in,,,and i whas afried if i lost eny of the small parts or screws i have a problem to get them again......great you use so many ahours on running it in,,,i olie the parts on all my engines every time i start them up...........bot the best engine i have is my Cheddar Proteus...
regards
Bernhard

Proteus · « **Reply #29 on:** March 30, 2008, 07:29:46 am »

what boat have you got your Cheddar Proteus in , and have you any pictures of it

thanks Fredy

Bernhard · « **Reply #30 on:** March 30, 2008, 10:11:45 am »

Hi Fredy,,,,,,,,,,i have a 50 inch launch ...it scal be in,,,,
here is a link .. http://www.bay-com.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=4&products_id=49
regards Bernhard

Bernhard · « **Reply #31 on:** April 17, 2008, 12:50:10 pm »

hi........after many ahours work.......and still a lot to do
regards Bernhard

Bunkerbarge · « **Reply #32 on:** April 17, 2008, 07:08:27 pm »

That is looking superb and just the sort of thing I am looking for to put a steam plant with a controllable pitch propeller in. I keep changing my mind on which engine to use but using the CPP keeps all options open. I'm just looking forward to getting a buzz out of everyone wondering how the boat can be changing speed when the engine remains turning at the same revs.

Fabulous hull though and I would love to see some more descriptions and pictures of how you put it together.

tonyH · « **Reply #33 on:** May 04, 2008, 05:47:11 pm »

Almost finished the Ambrakia, i.e. a few oars to carve and the odd coils of rope, barrels etc.
Got some new props from George Sitek which should give a bit more push but, that said, it wasn't exactly speedy.

Bernhard · « **Reply #34 on:** May 04, 2008, 08:12:44 pm »

Wowwww 3 times woow,,,,,what a great first class job,,,,,,

regards Bernhard

tonyH · « **Reply #35 on:** May 05, 2008, 04:34:06 pm »

Thanks Bernhard,

Luckily the camera isn't that good or you would have seen the non scale faults!

Tony

MONAHAN STEAM MODELS · « **Reply #36 on:** July 02, 2008, 08:26:15 pm »

Here is some photo's of my steam powered Seguin Tug boat.

She's not finished yet but getting close and is a little dusty.

The life boat is out for repairs currently because one of our cats decided it would make a nice chew toy along with the rigging on the davits.

Regards,

Nick

Bunkerbarge · « **Reply #37 on:** July 03, 2008, 01:32:57 am »

A very nice job it is as well Nick. I was eyeing that up in the Micro-Mart catalogue a few months ago but didn't realise it was that big.

It makes for a nice model with plenty of room for a steam plant though.

MONAHAN STEAM MODELS · « **Reply #38 on:** July 03, 2008, 02:32:18 am »

Thanks Richard,

This Seguin started out as the kit offered by Midwest Products. There is another smaller Seguin kit offered by Bluejacket. I suspect the one you were looking at in the Micro-Mart catalogue was the smaller kit.

Bernhard · « **Reply #39 on:** July 03, 2008, 07:09:41 am »

woow great clean work you have be doing there Nick............will you have a water tank in there to...or will the boiler giv it enof runing time........

Bernhard

MONAHAN STEAM MODELS · « **Reply #40 on:** July 03, 2008, 06:02:01 pm »

Thanks Bernhard,

I did build two copper saddle tanks that were on either side of the boiler for extra water storage. The small black dots you see in the pictures on the deck near the boiler are actually covers for accessing the fillers on top of the saddle tanks. There is another set of larger covers on the deck back by the engine which was for a set of dual oil separators. The original steam plant layout worked quite well, but I remove a lot these extra tanks because I wanted to simplify the steam plant. I might add the saddle tanks again down the road but for now the run time is almost an hour at full throttle. I think if I add a gas attenuator and keep the throttle at a lower speed I can get a full hours run time or more on one boiler filling.

Cheers,

Nick

kno3 · « **Reply #41 on:** July 03, 2008, 09:31:53 pm »

Very beautiful boat and engine Nick! How long is the hull?
The one hour run time is impressive. How much water does the boiler hold?

And that Ambrakia boat looks very cool too. Your pictures just inspired me to continue work on mine. It's awaiting completion for quite some time now.

MONAHAN STEAM MODELS · « **Reply #42 on:** July 12, 2008, 02:00:13 am »

Hi Kno3,

Thank you. The hull is 39 1/2 inches long with a beam of 8 3/4 inches.

The boiler holds 500ml of water.

Cheers,

Nick

mogogear · « **Reply #43 on:** August 01, 2008, 12:02:15 am »

What a treat to view all the boats shown here- nick, Tony Bernard and Abrad( Tony)? I know my Nick from the Mamod forums - Hello!! those Monahan power plants are spectacular.. The warship is a site to behold...I am afraid that the Graham engines are in my price range for now- they are a cheap but decent option that at least look classic in style- and do seem to be finished off well. Plus they are almost at my back door... OK, a few states a way

Thanks to all of you for sharing those pictures of where I hope to go one day- Inspiration is sure fun to look at !

greg

andywright · « **Reply #44 on:** September 08, 2008, 12:23:43 am »

How about adding a short description, engine type and bioler size etc.Makers??

Bernhard · « **Reply #45 on:** September 18, 2008, 11:54:15 am »

Hey,,,,,,,I have get a new gastank in my launch...and some other work
regards Bernhard

Bunkerbarge · « **Reply #46 on:** September 18, 2008, 12:08:58 pm »

I think I can safely say that this is easily the best steam launch I have ever come across. I love the detail, the weathering and the realism of it. Making the gas tank look like a model gas tank in itself is brilliant and only enhances the overall atmosphere of the model.

Absolutely superb, I love this model and it is a great credit to you Bernard.

Bernhard · « **Reply #47 on:** September 18, 2008, 01:31:18 pm »

Ohh Mannny thanks....i will have like the gastank to look as a old oil drum...bot that whas not that easy...so one day ,,there will be one there can do one,,,,,thanks agin........regards Bernhard

tonyH · « **Reply #48 on:** September 18, 2008, 02:24:17 pm »

Absolutely spot-on Bernhard, the rivet effect on the tank really makes it, well, real!

I only wish I had the patience for such fine work.

Magic

Tony H

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