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Eddy Matthews:
Mick (mjt60a) has just uploaded a couple of photos of the modified Graupner paddlewheels he's using on his current project. Just goes to show what can be done with a little imagination.  The pics can be viewed in the Photo Gallery, which can be accessed from the main website index page.

Regards
Eddy

mjt60a:
Here's the 'almost' finished wheel (almost finished because I intend to add some slices of hexagonal styrene tube to the ends of the feathering rods to disguise the plastic pins) I decided to fit the floats using 3mm brass tube with 8ba bolts inside as the floats and the rim/spokes are made from a vinyl type plastic so I'm not confident the pins can be glued securely in place (I've heard they tend to work loose and fall out)

Eddy Matthews:
That's certainly a VAST improvement on the stock Graupner wheels mick. Well done!

Regards
Eddy

Khephre:
I particularly like the work around the hubs of the wheels where you've opened out the spaces between the spokes.

I'm planning to use a set of these on Britannia and will keep this in mind. Good stuff.

Tony
Akl, NZ

Eric West:
Reading this topic thought some of you might like to see this photo slightly different  modeling but a lovely perspex model of a "Diagonal Paddle Engine".Fully working including feathering paddles,I can't claim this one it was made by a colleague some years ago.

   Eric

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