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18 November 2007 at 13:39 #11104
Barry Foote
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Now this I like. Looks great on the water
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19 November 2007 at 07:01 #11136
Bob Abell 2
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Thank you Barry……………..it was quite querky and novel chugging round the pond and since it had independent motors……it was fun to experiment……..it also had REAL smoke!……I had a little tin inside the funnel and I simply dropped inside smouldering mosquito strips!……..the smell was a bit iffy!

This model prompted me to make the Jeanie Deans paddle steamer
19 November 2007 at 07:43 #11138
Barry Foote
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Bob,

You keep going. I have a smoking stack in my Talacre made with a an old and empty tin of airfix paint with wires passing through it into which is placed a thin oil which smokes when a current passes through it. It doesnt give out much smoke though so am working on a different method on my next one, the Lady T steam tug. Bye for now.
19 November 2007 at 20:57 #11157
Paul Freshney
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Bob/
How about 2-3 pictures + 300-400 words about your model for ‘Reader’s Model’s’ in Model boats magazine?
19 November 2007 at 21:09 #11158
Barry Foote
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Sorry Paul, I think you sent this to Barry instead of Bob. If you want to see my Talacre she appears with my other models at the Model Boats website. Barry Foote
19 November 2007 at 21:49 #11160
Bob Abell 2
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I`m a little confused here…………………Please re-phrase the question!
19 November 2007 at 21:55 #11161
Barry Foote
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Sorry Bob my mistake. Not used to thes Forums…..Ignore my last comment pleasel,

Barry
20 November 2007 at 08:22 #11163
Bob Abell 2
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I`m not used to this forum either!
20 November 2007 at 13:12 #11170
Bob Abell 2
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Will Paul Freshney, Editor of ModelBoats, please E-mail me with further information…..please
20 November 2007 at 13:23 #11171
Paul Freshney
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To Bob Abell – You have chosen to keep your email details private – therefore I cannot email you. My contact email address is [email protected]. If you would care to email me then I can give you further information——-
20 November 2007 at 16:10 #11174
Len Ochiltree
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Have you tried using cut down Joss Sticks for smoke? at least they smell nice, you need quite a bunch to make decent smoke.

Len.
20 November 2007 at 16:15 #11176
Bob Abell 2
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Thank you Len for that suggestion……………..it`s a good idea…………I suppose anything that smoulders would do the trick…………..Even King Edward cigars!
20 November 2007 at 17:53 #11180
Manxman
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Hi Bob,

The Joss sticks, Len mentions, are quite good – I’ve seen these used in a tug boat. The chap who owned it had a small round wooden disc with several small holes drilled into it. along with a length of thin brass rod glued into the edge, the other end of this was bent into a U shape. any number of joss sticks would be lighted, in the safety of the open air, then pushed into the holes and the assembly lowered into the funnel with the U shape hooking over the funnel top. Quite effective with 3 sticks in. I would also recommend lining the funnel with cooking foil as these sticks give off a fair bit of heat, not to mention ash – so some form of tray to catch this would also be wise. Oh and don’t be using good ones, you can pick these up in any of the £1.oo shops.

Cheers – Ken

p.s. What a waste of a good cigar !
9 January 2009 at 19:20 #1412
Barry Foote
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