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Offline colin

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Re: SS Melanie II
« Reply #60 on: 12 February 2014, 11:00:25 »
they look alright to me frank  ^^^


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« Reply #61 on: 30 April 2014, 07:44:34 »
I thought I would give it a try and put my SS Melanie II for the first time in the water last weekend. Except for the trim (I put too much ballast to the aft), the result was very satisfactory and pleasant. See yourself. :smiley1:

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Re: SS Melanie II
« Reply #62 on: 30 April 2014, 08:39:29 »
She looks excellent Frank, and what a great sailing venue. Joe

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Re: SS Melanie II
« Reply #63 on: 30 April 2014, 21:36:11 »
I have to agree with you Joe, excellent build it is. Well done, she very much at home on the water.  ^^^

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Re: SS Melanie II
« Reply #64 on: 01 May 2014, 13:29:15 »
Thanks for your comments.

You might be intersted to see the full venue here http://www.askweb.ch/?page_id=53&album=1&gallery=125 at our yearly showcase held just last weekend.

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Re: SS Melanie II
« Reply #65 on: 01 May 2014, 14:43:01 »
Wow, would loved to have been there Frank, what a place!  ^^^ . Joe.

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Re: SS Melanie II
« Reply #66 on: 04 May 2014, 22:26:26 »
The following is how I try to imitate the deck plate structure. So far and after painting it looks not to bad.
However I will see how my standard 80gramms printer paper on top of the plastic will behave in sunlight and moisture... :-\

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Re: SS Melanie II
« Reply #67 on: 12 August 2014, 22:31:39 »
Hello there,

Here is my latest update. I have been working on detailing the second life boat.

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Frank

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Re: SS Melanie II
« Reply #68 on: 13 August 2014, 05:33:33 »
spot on... absolutely superb..  ^^^


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Re: SS Melanie II
« Reply #69 on: 13 August 2014, 09:52:45 »
Thanks.   :-[

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Re: SS Melanie II
« Reply #70 on: 09 November 2014, 23:26:59 »
Hi there,

The following is how I plan to fit the small smoke generator in the funnel.

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Frank

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Re: SS Melanie II
« Reply #71 on: 10 November 2014, 15:46:26 »
Just excellent Frank, you sure have got some patience with the fiddly stuff, love that rigged life boat.  ^^^ ^^^
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Re: SS Melanie II
« Reply #72 on: 18 January 2015, 18:53:23 »
Hello,
Some things sometimes turn out a bit more complicated bigger and heavier than expected - like the wiring of my SS Melanie II.
The reason why I chose a more complicated setup is that I use four 6V (gel) lead batteries (1.2 Ah capacity in parallel configuration) in order to distribute the weight to the sides of the hull. The batteries can be removed through the main access however the opening is very narrow and I intend to leave them in the model until their 'end-of-life'.

In order to prevent damage to the model by frequent battery removal the batteries need to be charged from outside the model. This is why I made a charging connector pannel that can be exchanged with the wireing and switches required for operation of the model. I am sure there is a more elegant way to do this. However I wanted to use 2.5 sqare milimeter wires for the main power distribution and two way switches would have had handles to large to fit under the super structure.

The length of the cables is chosen in order to allow removal of all electronic components through the small opening. Switches and loud speaker remain unattached.

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Re: SS Melanie II
« Reply #73 on: 18 January 2015, 20:20:38 »
Latest trim in the bath tub... :smiley1:  8)

Frank

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Re: SS Melanie II
« Reply #74 on: 19 January 2015, 00:34:09 »
Good looking ship you have there.... ^^^