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Thread: Comments on the Exhibition
24/12/2010 19:54:06
Posted by hammer on 21/12/2010 23:58:11:
DAVID This is more like what I wanted to say HAMMER
Unfortunately there appears to be an elitist attitude by the train fatality. Yes it requires skill to construct an engine, machinist, panel beater, painter and a bit of soldering, and in most cases deep pockets to pay for a boiler. (I was referring to some of the comments in this thread. Not the judges) 
Now in the first post on this thread boats where mentioned, I took two boats to the show, got commended OK.( I was happy with this as it was my first entry) But none of the working boats received much more I feel the judges did not consider the working part sufficiently. If a simple model was in a case highly polished it got a medal. (This just an observation)  Sour grapes you are thinking, yes maybe but all the skills above are required.  I will grant the accuracy is not required. But over 100 metal items required on one scale sail boat. Plus you need to be a seamstress woodworker (not model engineering).   It would have been nice to know what the judges didn't like so things could be improved. (I know conversation with judges are impossible, but a card of points could be useful in improving entries next time.)  Hammer.P.S. I though the show was very good.

 

21/12/2010 23:58:11
Unfortunately there appears to be an elitist attitude by the train fatality. Yes it requires skill to construct an engine, machinist, panel beater, painter and a bit of soldering, and in most cases deep pockets to pay for a boiler. Now in the first post on this thread boats where mentioned, I took two boats to the show, got commended OK. But none of the working boats received much more I feel the judges did not consider the working part sufficiently. If a simple model was in a case highly polished it got a medal. Sour grapes you are thinking, yes maybe but all the skills above are required.  I will grant the accuracy is not required. But over 100 metal items required on one scale sail boat. Plus you need to be a seamstress woodworker (not model engineering).   It would have been nice to know what the judges didn't like so things could be improved. Hammer.P.S. I though the show was very good.
Thread: GAS PRESSURE
19/01/2010 13:45:11
Thank you Robin that's near enough for what i want. Geoff
17/01/2010 20:31:47
Sorry I didn,t make it clear butane 65% propane 35% as in CAMPING GAZ.
16/01/2010 20:46:29
Just a question what is the pressure in a gas canister at 80deg F. Hammer
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