Model Boat Mayhem

Mess Deck: General Section => Beginners start here...! => Topic started by: soggyboxers on August 01, 2016, 01:26:20 pm

Title: Ventilators
Post by: soggyboxers on August 01, 2016, 01:26:20 pm

Greetings from the Southern tip of Africa and hope someone can help. Building the Thornycroft mtb and need to make 6 identical ventilators. I know HSL mouldings supply them in resin but the exchange rate makes it a bit pricey from my side. Also, our postal service is iffy at best, so a bit chancy. I have approached a couple of places that do 3D mouldings but also very pricey.
Any advice?
Thanks guys.
 :-))

Title: Re: Ventilators
Post by: Arrow5 on August 01, 2016, 03:24:30 pm

Have you an illustration or a photo of the type and size that you need ?

Title: Re: Ventilators
Post by: CGAux26 on August 01, 2016, 04:04:07 pm

A friend once made some for me from ⅜" plastic pipe elbows, and short lengths of pipe.  You can see one on the bow of my barge.

Title: Re: Ventilators
Post by: soggyboxers on August 06, 2016, 10:35:48 am

Thanks for the tip. It looks do-able. Still trying to work out how to post pics.

Title: Re: Ventilators
Post by: Umi_Ryuzuki on August 06, 2016, 07:04:35 pm

Pat Mathews has several sizes in his Shapeways shop.

https://www.shapeways.com/shops/patmat

 :-))

Title: Re: Ventilators
Post by: malcolmfrary on August 08, 2016, 08:49:07 pm

Quote from: soggyboxers on August 06, 2016, 10:35:48 am

Still trying to work out how to post pics.

Lots of clues here - http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,23.0.html

Title: Re: Ventilators
Post by: John W E on August 09, 2016, 06:01:21 pm

Hi this is how Bryan Young made his ventilators for his model? Just click on the link below and when the link opens, click on the picture link (sometimes the pictures don't open) :-)


http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,5905.msg94062.html#msg94062

Title: Re: Ventilators
Post by: soggyboxers on August 10, 2016, 01:31:22 pm

Shot! Thanks indeed.