Looking really good and worth all the hard work.
Good videos as well.
Regards
Bill

First time on the water in 4 or 5 years for the African Queen. I refitted the engine yesterday, set up the engine management controller and did a bit of tidying up. The shakedown cruise went well but threw up a few niggles. I need to make a new reversing lever and linkage, make up a new gas pipe and resecure some of the woodwork where the glue has degraded over time, so this weekend will be spent sorting out the defect list. The photos are in no particular order, and please excuse my ugly mug on one of the videos, I accidentally pressed the selfie button mid video whilst trying to sail and video at the same time!😌
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AHBIT_7LzV_QJxPsovApS1mZe5m2WEcu/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A6MHXjOgyTiVCOk31IRbBIX3XPmwXX0V/view?usp=drivesdk

It is a TVR 1a suitably 'distressed' for the African Queen...

Wow, that’s a beautiful steampunk engine.😎

Nick.
Looking really good 👍
Nice video’s as well.
Bill

With luck and a fair wind Charlie and Rose will be back up to their steamy shennagens on Friday morning, first thing. This morning, I put the engine and boiler back together and fired it up. Success! The crates have been dirtied up a bit, but I might do more yet. Just got to drop the engine back in place, connect up and adjust the engine managment servos and make 1 bench top, luckily I still have some oak strip left over from the build....
https://drive.google.com/file/d/19aG_pv15gS9ANtN7VyKOP3mD5rpYsJ3p/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/19eN7R55o8g5Ad9sGrrRNIXYv-rdpDQdQ/view?usp=drivesdk

Charlie is in the dog house etc!!!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👍

Charlie is in the doghouse , Rose is not impresed with him lying *issed in the engine well...

Nick.
Following with great interest.
Great work.Well done.
I think Humphrey and Katharine would be impressed as well.
Regards Bill.

Hi Nick,
Apropos "if there is any interest ...",
Yes please muchas interest😉 also in some info on your laser cutter.
Such as pics, data (what can it cut thickness, max dimensions etc) and what model, where from😁 Last time I looked (some years ago) affordable machines for modellers were more engraving tools than cutters.
True cutters being a capital investment for a medium size factory🤔
If we can drag you away from your creativity for a few 🙄 minutes!
Cheers, Doug😎

I need to dirty up the crates now, they are far too clean for the AQ...

Great photos, looking forward to seeing the end results 👍

Thanks Wolfgang, if there is any interest I could go through the design and cutting process with explanatory photos...

Hello

Very interesting project, I would be happy to look over your shoulder