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Fantastic! ..... er......gnomes, eh? Well, I didn't like that nice finish on those parts anyway! Thanks Chris. PS do we know what the shipyard that actually built Kearsarge did to remedy this little hoo ha? I've thought of a few ways but just wondered how the real thing was done. Visualize the foreman reviewing the drawings - "why those " and then a quick visit to the design office
I find all this history absolutely fascinating; it adds so much more to a build record. It puts everything in contextMike
Quote from: cnr6400 on December 08, 2022, 09:07:14 PMFantastic! ..... er......gnomes, eh? Well, I didn't like that nice finish on those parts anyway! Thanks Chris. PS do we know what the shipyard that actually built Kearsarge did to remedy this little hoo ha? I've thought of a few ways but just wondered how the real thing was done. Visualize the foreman reviewing the drawings - "why those " and then a quick visit to the design office No details in the archives about the actual build process, on a ship that huge I'm sure there were multiple goofs in the original plans that had to be corrected in the shipyard.For reference, this is the ship - BB5 Kearsarge, sailed as part of the 'Great White Fleet', it was later converted to a crane ship and served in WW-II. The technology of warships was changing amazingly fast back in those days, many ships only lasted a handful of years.
Chris hurry, you have to give first aid to one of your workshop elves. He has injured himself and is writhing in pain.I'm curious how the blocks will change.Michael
On the original engine, the cylinders were also marked several times so that they are not confused.
Let the ka thunk ka thunk ka thunk begin!