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General => Chat & Off Topic Stuff => Topic started by: sandystrone on April 20, 2008, 07:20:03 AM

Title: Paddlers in 1980
Post by: sandystrone on April 20, 2008, 07:20:03 AM

Dug out some old photos of my earlier fleet!

Title: Re: Paddlers in 1980
Post by: Eddy Matthews on April 20, 2008, 07:23:48 AM

Gorgeous Sandy, I've always admired your models....

Regards
Eddy

Title: Re: Paddlers in 1980
Post by: Tug--Kenny on April 20, 2008, 07:43:23 PM

Very impressive.Were these built back in 1980 ? Are you building anything at the moment ?

Ken

Title: Re: Paddlers in 1980
Post by: sandystrone on April 21, 2008, 12:12:38 AM

Hi Ken,
the photo was taken in 1985, and since then I've built an older "JUPITER" , "MAID OF THE LOCH" and a new model of my older "MARCHIONESS OF LORNE".
I'm now building a grey funnel line boom defence vessel for a change.
By the way, I wouldn't recommend using Graupner Voith schneider units as they are not worth the money, I have two in the car ferry version of "JUPITER" in the photo.

Title: Re: Paddlers in 1980
Post by: steamboatmodel on April 21, 2008, 12:25:54 AM

Quote from: sandystrone on April 21, 2008, 12:12:38 AM

Hi Ken,
the photo was taken in 1985, and since then I've built an older "JUPITER" , "MAID OF THE LOCH" and a new model of my older "MARCHIONESS OF LORNE".
I'm now building a grey funnel line boom defence vessel for a change.
By the way, I wouldn't recommend using Graupner Voith schneider units as they are not worth the money, I have two in the car ferry version of "JUPITER" in the photo.

Any suggestions on alternates for the Graupner Voith schneider units ? I did see a home made one yearago at a Model Engineering show  http://www.modelengineeringsoc.com/ , but can't find the photos I took.
Regards,
Gerald

Title: Re: Paddlers in 1980
Post by: Tug--Kenny on April 21, 2008, 06:32:36 AM

I have a picture in my records of this unit. I'm afraid I don't know anyone that has duplicated it. Looks a touchy type of unit to me. I've yet to assemble paddle wheels on my next project.

Ken

Title: Re: Paddlers in 1980
Post by: mustangmark on April 22, 2008, 05:40:57 AM

Have you checked out this site yet???
http://members.surfeu.at/fprossegger/english/myvsp.html

They are well engineered, just wish I could make them.
Mark

Title: Re: Paddlers in 1980
Post by: steamboatmodel on April 22, 2008, 08:27:09 AM

That's not the I had seen before, but I did find somemore on it
http://users.skynet.be/page2/constr/mini80.pdf
The one I had seen was much simpler.
Regards,
Gerald