P.S. Waverley --- My Build

[Tug--Kenny]

Hi new to this site, just to say your model looks great hope mine will look like that when finished. your thread made fascinating reading cheers.

Hi Jamiesboy

Go for it. There are pictures of her all over , so choose a year of the model and copy it. I assume from your email that you are in the UK, so might see at the shows.

Ken

[mjt60a]

There's quite a good article in model boats 'july 1993 (if you can still get a copy) unfortunately I only have part one but there's pictures showing how the deck fittings look and where they go - or did in 1991 (it's built to the way the ship looked at the time)

[Eddy Matthews]

There's quite a good article in model boats 'july 1993 (if you can still get a copy) unfortunately I only have part one but there's pictures showing how the deck fittings look and where they go - or did in 1991 (it's built to the way the ship looked at the time)

That article is in our Downloads section Mick....

Regards
Eddy

[waverleyjamesieboy]

Hi Ken thanks for the encouragement I have studied the Waverley for many years. My first sail 0n her was in 1985 when I was only 5 years old and I fell in love with her then she's a grand old lady and for many years never missed a sail on her. Unfortunately due to work commitments I've not been on board for a few years but plan to be back this year. I'm from Glasgow the home of the first commercially "viable" paddle steamer the "Comet"  viable as it's very hard to say exactly who or where the first paddler was made.Look forward to tailing more with you

      Yours Jamesieboy

[Tug--Kenny]

My new movie of Waverley's build is now up and running on You Tube. 

Cheers.     

Ken

       http://www.paddleducks.co.uk/index.php

[waverleyjamesieboy]

Nice vid ken inspirering thanx

  James

[Tug--Kenny]

Thank you James.

I still have the lamp posts to fit, and feel inspired to continue (after my break with her)

I've also concluded that I need faster motion on the wheels. When in the water it slows them down under the regulation 60 RPM. I'm using a 50/1 gearbox and might change it to a 25/1 ratio. I don't necessarily have to drive on full throttle, but it will be there as a back up.

Get making then 

ken
 

[waverleyjamesieboy]

Hi Kenny I have started my build, but it may take sometime as i am scratch building it, from the hull up. Also I am in to classic cars and have to get my Hillman Avenger ready for its first show in may. I am also currently restoring two more!! Hope to start my own report on my build soon, with pictures of my progress so far. Haven't decided on which year to base it on yet


     Jamesieboy

[Tug--Kenny]

It was back to the build recently.....

I have changed the gear ratio on the paddle drive system by fitting one-one pully wheels on the shaft instead of one-two.

This has the effect of doubling the paddlewheel speed.  .  When tested in the lake, the ship moved with a better power to weight ratio and also the steerage improved greatly.

Spurred on by this , I then wired up the smoke machine to the 24 volts required, and had it switch on and off by using an ACTion switcher unit. Unfortunately, this involved fitting two 6 volt lead batteries on each side of the unit in front of the motor, which made her Bow heavy.

I took her to the lake on Sunday and noticed this on the water, but tried a little sail. When underway she seemed to be dipping the bow so I brought her in.

Good job I did because the water had been pouring in through the square windows at a rate of knotts and she would have sunk. The amount of water inside gave me the biggest fright of my life. I was horrified to think of the consequencies.

I think I may have reached over my weight limit now, so I'll have to think of further Mods to get her back to the water line. Still, for one glorious moment she looked good with all lights on, smoking like a good un, and sound generator blasting away (pity about the speaker cone !!) 

ken

[Tug--Kenny]

I have been through this build blog replacing the missing pictures which were lost during the changeover.

I hope I've got most of it right and I'm sorry for some missing pictures which were submitted by other members. If you see one of yours is missing. then please feel free to re-submit it , if this is possible.

Thanks for following the build.

Cheers

Ken