Vigilant

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Done a little more on Vigilant I've slowed down over the summer as golf, gardening and caravaning all take a lot of time!!!

I've more or less completed the removeable section. the funnel stays are still to be done and the wheel, etc on the raised deck.

The open hatches are the engine room skylight.

Next job is the two forward companion way hatches.

( I want to attach photos but "Manage Attachments" is greyed out!!!)

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It's there OK for me Ken. Have you tried all the old chestnuts such as shutting down your browser, restarting, rebooting etc?

I have just tested it out and it opened up for me as normal.

I hope that you get it to work as I am looking forward to seeing the pictures!!

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Photos of he removeable section

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Photos of he removeable section

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Photos of the removeable section attached

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Looking superb. What method of caulking did you eventually decide on?

There are, as you say, many methods and we all have our own favourites, some of which are more effective than others.

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Caulking is black cartridge paper inserted between the planks. Cut as close to the plank level as possible with sharp, small.scissors then a modellers knife. Finally the planks and paper rubbed down with sandpaper.

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if you dont mind Kenp, whats a kit like that cost?

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Very expensive. £1500. had a job hiding the cost from "her-who-controls-the-purse-strings" !!!!!

Did get a little discount though.

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Very expensive, £1500 is the recommended price.

Had to bluff "her-who-holds-the-purse-strings"!!!

The kit manufacturer is on www.model-steam-boats.co.uk

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that looks like a very nice kit, on the we site, and it looks yours is coming along just as well. and understand about the purse strings. lol

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Very nice build mate!!!

Love it.

Jason

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Ken - stunning model, and a really nice finish, we are slowly continuing with th build of the topaz, we too are building the deck/ planking with black cartridge paper.....slow but steady !!!

as for steam plant then at present i am still unsure, i have had an offer from a chap form the hayes and harlington loco society to build me a steam engine for the boat, he has plans/ castings for an engine very very similar to the plant recommended..... not sure about the boiler though... so may go down that route and have the engine made and that way i can spread the cost as the engine comes along with stage payments !!!!.... currently i am building it so that an electric drive and 'fake' smoke unit can be fitted into the boat and bolted down into the hull, - that way i can run the model....then equally a steam motive power 'plate' can be substitued if so desired in time- a member in our club did this with his boat and so long as the access allows for this swap over and that weights and positions of equipment allow the COG to be maintained then its a duel fuel model !!!

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very nice work Ken!! the detail on the deck is amazing!! even little vanecian blind in the sky lights and little door knobs on the cupboards!!

the decking is also superb!!!

lovely job!

Richard