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Offline Prof.Witchheimer

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #270 on: September 16, 2011, 01:06:26 PM »
Looks good! Where did you found that nice boiler front panel?

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #271 on: September 16, 2011, 01:09:59 PM »
I got it from a online bitz vendor (plastic GW stuff). I was looking for some animals, saw that part and thought it may come in handy. I believe it is from a plastic Empire Steam Tank. I've rearranged it quite a bit, grills, bolts and so on. (God bless styrene...).

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #272 on: September 17, 2011, 06:58:53 AM »
That will be good! Whats the boiler hatch from?

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #273 on: September 17, 2011, 07:38:15 AM »
That will be good! Whats the boiler hatch from?

You better read the post above yours  ;)

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #274 on: September 17, 2011, 08:14:03 AM »
You better read the post above yours  ;)

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Nono, I am happy to write everything all over again. Or three times. Whatever it takes, you know....  >:D ;)

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #275 on: September 17, 2011, 08:14:54 AM »
Nono, I am happy to write everything all over again. Or three times. Whatever it takes, you know....  >:D ;)

 lol

Go on then  ;D :)

And no copy-pasting either...  lol

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #276 on: September 17, 2011, 10:12:27 AM »
Some marvelous ideas going on here, especially enjoying the detailed engines and working parts... I may well become sidetracked and try my hand at some sort of steam powered colonial river boat or perhaps something for extra scenery for an ACW game. Some of these vessels would also be great for an Anaconda movie type inspired game with lots of Pulp and that matter gore. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaconda_%28film%29 and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rznjLN1FNo.

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya: engine completed
« Reply #277 on: September 19, 2011, 12:00:22 PM »
Let me start by saying that this engine would come to a grinding stop at the first revolution. I have not aimed for accuracy, just to make it look gadgety enough to pass as a complicated piece of machinery. You can spend ages on dials, knobs, cranks and pistons but I since much of it will be hidden by panels I've taken the practical approach and limited to what you can see here. The smoke stack is not in place yet. I am building it as a separate item since it needs to be removable (for storage).




With paddles




Mounted in hull

« Last Edit: September 19, 2011, 12:01:53 PM by Hammers »

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #278 on: September 19, 2011, 12:19:16 PM »
Looking great :-* :-* :-*
Where are the dials and taps from?

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #279 on: September 19, 2011, 12:31:54 PM »
Looking great :-* :-* :-*
Where are the dials and taps from?

Scratch built. The round shape are rings cut from various diameter Evergreen styrene tubes with a razor saw and a cutting box. It is fiddly but using cutting, gluing and fitting against a dark tile I did it quick enough to surprise even myself. I find that *what* to do is harder and takes longer than *how* to do it. I spent a good few hours of hobby time just scratching my head how to make it look like an steam engine. Dials and taps are the very thing, I find.

Offline Galland

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #280 on: September 19, 2011, 02:07:52 PM »
I love this boat. Not much else to say.
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Offline Prof.Witchheimer

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #281 on: September 19, 2011, 04:10:47 PM »
wow, Peder, that piece looks really complicated! I guess it was a lot of work but it's worth it for sure.

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #282 on: September 19, 2011, 06:32:13 PM »
Yeah, that's a nice looking steam engine, Peder - superb!
 :-*

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #283 on: September 19, 2011, 07:44:24 PM »
Hammers,
You are the master of non-accurate cranky machinery!! lol lol
Got to kick at the darkness till it bleeds daylight.

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #284 on: September 19, 2011, 08:45:51 PM »
Hammers,
You are the master of non-accurate cranky machinery!! lol lol

Oh, I don't know... I think Adm. Benbow has a few things to answer for to. :)

Anyway, I will have to put the  Cacafuego aside for a bit. I am waiting for some styrene parts I need before I can raise the bulkheads again.

 

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