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Hi Chris , Wow ..another real engine to build with all its idiosyncrasies and details to model , looking forward to this one as usual . I liked the shot of the propeller, and at first I thought it was a picture of you with your feet up taking a well earned rest or nap ??!!!! The top piston covers look a bit unusual with no bolts poking through ?Willy
Were they spun or pressed covers, I assume you will adopt the same method for your model Luckily the one on my Fowler were less fancy so I was able to spin them.
Quote from: ddmckee54 on February 24, 2022, 07:36:36 PMChris:I suspect that if you look at pictures of the side frames and zoom in on the areas closest to the disc you might see that the paint will be really beat up. That would be from sticking a pry bar into the hole in the disc and levering against the frame to turn the engine over, one hole at a time.You can take out the starter and do the same thing on most car/truck engines with the starter ring gear on the flywheel.DonDon, like this picture I just found in the ones taken on the measurement trip set?!
Chris:I suspect that if you look at pictures of the side frames and zoom in on the areas closest to the disc you might see that the paint will be really beat up. That would be from sticking a pry bar into the hole in the disc and levering against the frame to turn the engine over, one hole at a time.You can take out the starter and do the same thing on most car/truck engines with the starter ring gear on the flywheel.Don
I think I understand why tail rods exist for horizontal cylinders but why are they mounted on vertical cylinders? Can someone please explain?
Quote from: steam guy willy on February 25, 2022, 06:58:11 PMHi Chris , Wow ..another real engine to build with all its idiosyncrasies and details to model , looking forward to this one as usual . I liked the shot of the propeller, and at first I thought it was a picture of you with your feet up taking a well earned rest or nap ??!!!! The top piston covers look a bit unusual with no bolts poking through ?WillyHi Willy,Those top cylinder covers are not the cylinder caps, they are insulated covers on top of the caps - took me a while to confirm that, here is what the cylinder caps look like with the covers raised up:Chris
Maybe they can't leave the bar out in the open cause the ship is open to kids and adults....
Engine room deck is 5 feet down from main deck and NO ONE is allowed down there....