Greetings,

The paddle wheel set (and Glasgow) seems to have disappeared from Graupner's site: does anyone know whether Graupner has discontinued all things paddler?

Are there any commercially available alternatives out there, or is DIY the only options (apart from de-paddling an old model)? (The Clyde Model Boats shop is as far as I can tell reduced to an dead-end error message.)

tia/tm

Hi, I thought that Graupner had stopped trading and called in the receivers. Does any one now anything about this. I think that I saw an article on it several months ago.

according to cornwall models, they say they are not expecting much till 2014 as  they restructure there business after take over.
david 

Not entirely promising news. I found this on their site: "Graupner's product range is large scaled and will now be limited to a competitive circumference, by offering individual and exclusive products." Paddle wheels might not fall inside the "competitive circumference".

So, what else is there, of a reasonable quality (and price), paddle-wheel-wise?

Hi the point is,

Graupner went bankrupt and were bought by a company from the far east they produce mainly RC gear.  At the moment there are only rumours going round about the future of Graupner. Theys have now started to emplojing new staff.But i don't know what is really going on sorry.

Regards Hans.

Quote from: scotfriend on November 12, 2013, 03:59:38 AMGraupner went bankrupt and were bought by a company from the far east they produce mainly RC gear.

The HoTT guys, right?

The funny thing is that the paddle wheel set was listed up till a month or so ago (as expected to be available again in December ...); I stupidly assumed that the information on Graupner's site had some basis in reality.

On the other hand, Float a Boat's paddle wheels look rather nice: pity having to buy them from the other side of the globe.

Why not make your own? Not to difficult just takes time, only need a drill, small hammer, files,compass, & scriber (sharp nail). If you want to know how look at my Duke of Devonshire build.

Quote from: R.G.Y. on November 12, 2013, 08:59:03 AM
Why not make your own? Not to difficult just takes time, only need a drill, small hammer, files,compass, & scriber (sharp nail). If you want to know how look at my Duke of Devonshire build.

I know my limitations (w.r.t. time, space, skills, tools, etc.): little time, kitchen table, ...

i think float a boat in australia still have some stock of au. made paddle wheel kits , HIPS, but i don't know if they have suitable sized ones .
if you intend to push aheads and make your own , its a lot of work , but you will get there , but ,you could get rims cut out by a laser cutter , and then bolt on the floats w J bolts , made out of 2 mm s/steel bolts , it does cost , but will speed up construction .
  it is easier to make the p wheels non feathering , in model size , i don't think it matters much , to the models performance , but thats your decision ,
good luck bill

I have a set i could sell you if you don't find any

Hi Solo
you don't happen to have a photo of that set ?
what size are they ?
and how much you want for them ?
gr from The Bombus

They may not be what you require  they are  rimless wheel based on Waverley wheels that is 94 mm. dia. x 54 wide. I bought them off Barry from this site and had them posted from Australia. If yo look in the traders section there is a picture of them

I've ordered a set of 120 mm Director wheels: I'll see what they look like if & when they arrive.

Hi

just seen your message that you ordered
a set of 120mm director wheels could i ask where from
and are they feathering or not this could really help me 
and i do hope you mean paddle wheels

the graupner paddle wheels are 140mm OD, outside of floats 125mm, floats 65mm wide +25 mm.
i don't see the need , in model size , for feather , full size , is another story
8 floats .
i would strongly recommend to talk to Barry , if there is enough demand , he will help ,after all ,he has invested money into this side of the hobby , just too help make available a product that isnt available .
if there is no demand , the project will fold up , from the other side of the hobby shop bench , there is a lot of work going into producing a quality product , and ongoing expenses to expand product lines .
my first set of paddle wheels took me 3 months to make out of brass , second set 4/5 hrs. from Barry`s  kit .
I intend to stock pile more of these paddle wheel kits , for future models , and would like to have a go at "tugs O.J" , one day
food for though
bill s