From Bill Oliver
At long last
the tedium of constructing and fitting dozens of gunport lids is behind me. Now
it on to building the masts.
They are very complex to carve, with sections of
octagonal, squares and tapers.
A very sharp Stanley knife with patience and a
steady hand is very useful. Unfortunately I lack the latter two attributes at
times.
The picture below gives an idea.
From Jeff Ayres
I think I had
better join "Ebay Anonymous" as I could not resist the acquisition of a second
Streamlinia for restoration.>
The purpose
of Topsy is to sail a Streamlinia and avoid running the original on steam.>
Topsy
with aluminium hull needs a paint, a suitable motor and radio as well as the
prop plus rudder( which I am hoping to obtain from Model Boat bits).
Rudder and
prop will be modelled on the original Streamlinia.
It was sold as having a carved hull implying it was an early BL factory product which clearly was not the case as the carver was not up to BL standard.
What I
discovered on receipt is that the wooden hull is strengthening for an aluminium
hull which the model actually has. Not mentioned by the seller.
Going through
Model Boat Mayhem I have found two entries showing that it may have been built
in the 1950s with the hulls sold by a Manchester shop selling BL products.
Though
there is no evidence BL made the hull or that they didn't, they did use aluminium
over the years which came from a fabrication factory in St Helens particularly
as trays for the steam engines and other parts for the railway products.
Whatever it
will serve as a way to preserve my steam one as unsteamed and original and I am
finding it difficult enough to sail an electric boat without the challenge of
live steam
At the present
time i am planking John B's Medea deck and also the superstructure sides rather
than use the paper decks.
For the superstructure I am using cherrywood planks
from China which give a nice "teak" effect.
From Ian Pratt
Ballasting - Note the socially distanced cars.
Three pictures taken Wednesday morning just to prove it didn't leak. It took 4pnts of water to ballast without the top deck. Turns on a sixpence.
John Kerr - Minute printed door vents
From John Walcroft
Lockdown 2020/2021: J class 'Endeavour', Riva Aquarama and Morgan Plus 4
Happy Boating
John K