"How
to Build a Model Steam Launch"
A High Quality Video Tutorial - Available Worldwide
only £24.99
includes FREE Download of the CAD Drawings for the Launch
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"How
to Build a Model Steam Launch"
For anyone who wants to build a Live Steam Boat - or just to watch me do it !
All chapters are in chronological order showing the stages of building a Model Steam Launch
* 3 DVD set *
over 5 HOURS of highly detailed video instructions
Very Easy to Understand - Ideal for Beginners
Available in PAL & NTSC (USA) Format
A very comprehensive step by step instruction manual on 3 DVDs
Probably the most comprehensive DVD set available - 3 DVDs showing in great detail, the building process of a 1/6th scale Working Model Live Steam Launch.
Over 5 hours of Quality Video instructions - very easy to understand - designed for beginners to the hobby
Full of information & useful tips for building the type of Steam Launch that you see on this website.
I am actually building a Model Steam Launch (two in fact) for real in the video.
The instructions also apply to any type of Model Steam Boat using a glassfibre (GRP) hull.
Filmed & narrated entirely by Keith Appleton, as I actually build a launch, assemble and install the steam plant into the boat & test the launch in steam.
Available in both PAL & NTSC (USA) Formats
This is something special
It is not just a quick TV programme
it is a Fully Comprehensive Instruction Manual
Building a Top Quality Model Steam Launch on DVDs in high detail
The building process features a Modular Construction - very straightforward
From start to finish - easily & simply explained.
One Entire DVD of the set is dedicated almost entirely to the installation & setup of the a suitable steam plant.
Model Building, Lighting, Filming, Editing, Narration & Music by
Keith Appleton
* Absolutely Ideal for Beginners *
Below are some short edited extracts on "YouTube"
My voice is a little fuzzy at the standard "YouTube" low quality 360 definition
(This is not as one of my customers pointed out because I have been smoking too many cigarettes - !)
Try playing them in 480 or 720 HD - it is OK then
How to Build a Model Steam Launch
- Introduction -
(A complete section of edited extracts from the DVD set)
Silver Soldering the Steam Engine Piping
(A short edited extract from the "Steam Plant" section of the DVD set)
Fitting the Brass Deck Fittings
(A short edited extract from the "Deck Fittings" section of the DVD set)
Fitting the Radio Control System
(A short extract titled "How to bind the Receiver to the Transmitter")
How to Tap Threads in Metal
(A very small extract from the "Building the Ladder Frame" section of the DVD)
Making the Display Stand
(This Display Stand chapter is a complete small section of the DVD set)
Making the Floor Ribs
Fitting the Bulkheads
Cladding the Boiler in Mahogany
How to Silver Solder for Beginners
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