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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Steam => Topic started by: Bernhard on February 04, 2010, 12:03:53 pm

Title: wenting on a new engine
Post by: Bernhard on February 04, 2010, 12:03:53 pm: hi...so are the boat nearly ready,,,just neat another engine,,this is a Graham i test,,,bot Nick will do me a Sparrow,sun..,i have let the Richmond go and the ACS to,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Regards Bernhard graham test http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCJmVY2HNI8
Title: Re: wenting on a new engine
Post by: Bunkerbarge on February 04, 2010, 12:52:53 pm: You can't help but smile when you look at your models Bernard. They really are superb and a testament to excellent modelling and attention to detail.

What may be usefull to a lot of members here would be telling us where you get the individual detail fittings from so they can also look at adding a bit of life to thier models. I have a Borkum, built as a pristine model with dolls house figures, which I would dearly love to make a lot more like your models.
Title: Re: wenting on a new engine
Post by: red_noir on February 04, 2010, 01:48:31 pm: WOW !

thanks to Bernard Im looking at doll house miniature's now on eBay ! who would have guessed !
Title: Re: wenting on a new engine
Post by: Bernhard on February 04, 2010, 02:38:28 pm: Many Thanks..Yes from Ebay...uk..and USA,,, 1/12....and 1/6,,,,,,,,,, and Figure are nautical shelf sitter or nautical figurine...bot can be difficult to find the right size,,,,and some part i look under .. miniatures.....OH yes a borkum cut be real fine to do something to,,,.. This is the machine i will get to it,,,,,,,
Regards Bernhard..
Title: Re: wenting on a new engine
Post by: kno3 on February 04, 2010, 04:33:30 pm: Bernhard, I just love discovering new details in your boat, chicken, cabbage etc. :-))
And the engine looks much nicer now with the new brass covers.
Great!

Did you also change the square valve chest covers...?
Title: Re: wenting on a new engine
Post by: Bernhard on February 04, 2010, 06:23:28 pm: Thanks...yes i did them to...yes the engine look alot better with this on ,,and the Graham Engine run real good,,strong even with very low psi,,,,steam and water tight,,,,bot i will like to only use 2 servo in this one,,,

Regards Bernhard
Title: Re: wenting on a new engine
Post by: kno3 on February 04, 2010, 06:46:17 pm: Then I guess you need either a piston-valve engine with reversing valve like the Sparrow or another oscillator O0
Title: Re: wenting on a new engine
Post by: Bernhard on February 04, 2010, 06:55:08 pm: yes,,,and Nick from Monahan...is working on a Sparow right now,,
Title: Re: wenting on a new engine
Post by: muduck on February 13, 2010, 09:15:48 am: Bernhard, what is the hull, is it a scratch build off plans?..If so, what is it called.

Love your attention to detail..am green with envy... O0
Title: Re: wenting on a new engine
Post by: Bernhard on February 13, 2010, 01:00:09 pm: Thanks i did by the boat some years ago...maybe not that easy to get hands on anymore..mostly aut of stock

http://seagifts.com/whitstarlinl.html

i did see one on Ebay Germany
http://cgi.ebay.de/NEU-Schiff-Rettungsboot-White-Star-Line-Titanic_W0QQitemZ370292215387QQcmdZViewItemQQptZNautika_Maritimes?hash=item563722ce5b#ht_500wt_956
Title: Re: wenting on a new engine
Post by: mogogear on February 16, 2010, 10:51:56 pm: Bernhard probably has all of these he wants- but I found them at this place --has a very similar name to the other site..but the lifeboats are $150 -- and in stock--So save $30!!!! I know Bernhard may have all that he wants in his fleet- But I may also have to buy one and play with it..Shipping to me in the US ( from the store in the US) was $17..not bad

http://sea-gifts.com/whitstarlinl.html (http://sea-gifts.com/whitstarlinl.html)

The only difference in the website name is the hyphen between sea- and -gifts--sure looks like the same website

Also I think I recognize this whale boat as one of Bernhard's hulls also.Best price I could find was $200..it is 36"
long. Bernhard- I hope this was OK to post ? I don't think anyone will ever match your creative eye and technique...But you sure make me want to be a better modeler.

http://www.giftsforprofessionals.com/item/whale-boat-model (http://www.giftsforprofessionals.com/item/whale-boat-model)
Title: Re: wenting on a new engine
Post by: Bernhard on February 25, 2010, 01:33:19 pm: Hi...so i have get the Sparrow,,,and have it in the boat,,,be runing in 1 1/2 hours..Run real well,,strong and with a nice sound,,,,,,,,,,bot will neat around 10 hours to be broken in,,,

Regards Bernhard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YotBXMub88g
Title: Re: wenting on a new engine
Post by: benjaml1 on February 25, 2010, 02:59:24 pm: Very very nice... :-))
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Post by: pipercub1772 on February 25, 2010, 09:27:38 pm: looks great bernhard i have thought of geting a sparrow engine myself only had oscilators up to now,i have a maccsteam 3/1/2 horisontal boiler wot length of steaming time would you expect without the water pump i notice yours has one maybe its to early for you to calcalate this as its not run in yet , nice looking engine though,regaurds allan
Title: Re: wenting on a new engine
Post by: Bernhard on February 26, 2010, 07:12:50 am: Hi.....A nice engine it is,,,,, with around 40 psi,,,and 34cl,,,water,,,,,,,in run 20 minutes now,,,,,,with a OK sped,,,

Bernhard
Title: Re: wenting on a new engine
Post by: kno3 on February 27, 2010, 12:32:14 pm: Very nice engine, it's the first time I see the Monaham Sparrow in use.
How does it compare in size, power and weight to a Graham TVR1A? The Monahan website seems to be down at the moment...
Title: Re: wenting on a new engine
Post by: Bernhard on February 27, 2010, 01:15:58 pm: Hi..around the same size and wight,,,run real fine it do,,,Bot again ,,,you get a real good looking and working engine from graham,,fore a fair price,,,you know i have 2 of them....both runs and sounds TipTop,,,i did have 3 both sold one to a friend,,,,,,,,,,did you make a new front covers to yours
Title: Re: wenting on a new engine
Post by: kno3 on February 27, 2010, 01:25:12 pm: Thanks. No new covers yet, but they are not forgotten.
Title: Re: wenting on a new engine
Post by: Bernhard on March 03, 2010, 06:25:08 am: Hey,,,this can be a good steam boat ,,,launch

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230442514108&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
Title: Re: wenting on a new engine
Post by: andywright on March 03, 2010, 09:30:27 pm: Bernard,
Saw your question on ebay, ask him to take the mast out, it looks like the mast would fit inside the boat to me, the boat is nice to steam, deep kelson aft for you to fit a propellor.
Andy
Title: Re: wenting on a new engine
Post by: Bernhard on March 04, 2010, 06:17:51 am: Hi...Yes ,,Thanks,,,he can just cut the mast..no neat fore it, thats true... bot i reale dont neat another launch right now,?..bot a nice boat fore a ok price i think.......

Regards Bernhard
Title: Re: wenting on a new engine
Post by: HS93 (RIP) on March 04, 2010, 08:01:48 am: Hi Bernhard have you got any more info on the pump that you put on top of the servo in post 50, do you have any plans or close ups of it, I saw the Ragnar one that was posted but for the price it's a bit much 100 euro's plus servo. so I want to make my own

thanks

Peter

http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=3720.50
Title: Re: wenting on a new engine
Post by: Bernhard on March 04, 2010, 03:55:04 pm: hi,,,Thanks,,,i have just get the regner pump...first class it is,,,,and it is with the servo ,,ready to use,,,so i think the price whas ok,?....i did try it..work tip top..........i have no plans ..

Regards Bernhard
Title: Re: wenting on a new engine
Post by: Flyerjeff on March 06, 2010, 01:58:27 pm: As always BEAUTIFUL model Bernhard.
You do the work of a Master Model Maker
Thanks for sharing!