10-20-2013, 11:10 PM
Sumpter250 Wrote:: You, are going to have a ton more "railings" to build for your "steamer", than I have to build for the "tour Ship"..........................Hmmmmm, most likely a case of ignorance is bliss but the railings don't actually fill me with too much dread,
Hope you can find some of the information there useful when you start your project.
, actually I should also throw in famous last words!!!. Thoroughly enjoyed your steamer thread, 
at least I don't have to model the table ware, can't have the crew drinking on the job!!The only thing you didn't have to model were cowl ventilators, not really sure how I'm going to scratch build those, the commercial ones I've seen are far too big even for a freelance. Any
anyone :?: Davits, not being a nautical person, I thought big deal. Well I'm certainly having a crash course in expanding my knowledge. I have opted for the radial type, easier to make than the quadrantal type that I suspect , viewing a very grainy photo, the Windsor had at one stage.
Again the cheapskate method , this time using Tichy sprues.
To those of you who haven't tried this method, don't get over exuberant using the heat gun,
, at least the material was cheap and readily available. 
Cheers, the Bear.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."