| Hi Wowbagger,
I've put more pics up, a couple of other views of the ship and pics of the 'works'. 05a shows the gas fired boiler, the red part to the right is the holder for the gas tank, the copper tube on the right is the exhaust from a 'home brew' condenser. The chrome pipe coming out of the top is the steam supply to the engine. 06a shows the engine mounted in a 'home brew' copper tray. Since steam power tends to gerate water and no engine is guaranteed to be leak-proof I decided to make the tray to collect any drips, the condenser also links to this tray. The gubbins to the right is a bilge control circuit (courtesy of my brother-in-law) which pumps the water out of the tray. 07a shows the servos with the receiver hidden under the deck to the right. Sharp eyes might just spot some lead ballast hiding under the servos.
The engine is manufactured by Wilesco, a german company, and was purchased through Forest Classics. It comes complete with boiler, gas tank piping etc. Other companies can supply marine steam plants but, since I was on a tight budget, I had to choose the cheapest option. Check out Cheddar Models for some really nice looking engines and boilers (and prices).
If there's anything else you'd like to know feel free to ask.
Bernie |