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[Barry FooteParticipant @barryfoote68385]

Now this I like. Looks great on the water

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

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

[Barry FooteParticipant @barryfoote68385]

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.

[Paul FreshneyParticipant @paulfreshney24971]

Bob/
How about 2-3 pictures + 300-400 words about your model for ‘Reader’s Model’s’ in Model boats magazine?

[Barry FooteParticipant @barryfoote68385]

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

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

I`m a little confused here…………………Please re-phrase the question!

[Barry FooteParticipant @barryfoote68385]

Sorry Bob my mistake. Not used to thes Forums…..Ignore my last comment pleasel,

Barry

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

I`m not used to this forum either!

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Will Paul Freshney, Editor of ModelBoats, please E-mail me with further information…..please

[Paul FreshneyParticipant @paulfreshney24971]

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——-

[Len OchiltreeParticipant @lenochiltree67043]

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.            

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Thank you Len for that suggestion……………..it`s a good idea…………I suppose anything that smoulders would do the trick…………..Even King Edward cigars!

[ManxmanParticipant @manxman]

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 !

[Barry FooteParticipant @barryfoote68385]

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