Opal

Martin, Howes and Baylis

Lune Valley Stoomboot van 1907
Lengte / Length o.a.: 1060 mm
Schaal / Scale 1 : 10
Waterverplaatsing / Displacement ca 3.6 kg.

The original vessel was built by the Lune Valley Engineering Company of Lancaster and is illustrated in their 1907 catalogue, discribed as a 35ft steam launch capable of a speed of 12 knots. The model is based on the drawings in the catalogue and is built to a scale of 1:10, thus giving the model a length of 42 ins.
The hull is manufactured from glass reinforced plastic. The deck fittings are all made from brass.

The kit is supplied with a gas fired boiler and double-acting, twin cylinder, reversing engine. The engine is supplied assembled and ready to run; the boiler is likewise, except for the timber cladding. All necessary pipe work is supplied already bent to shape and all the unions have been hard soldered to the pipes.
Als aandrijving kan zowel de oscillerende stoommachine Pintail
als de schuifgestuurde machine Gemini gebruikt worden.


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