Isambard Kingdom Brunel FRS Mechanical & Civil Engineer
Mar 11, 2019 16:29:30 #
Graham Smith wrote:
You need to find stud link chain 
Nice job
Nice job
Is this the ancient mariner talking Graham? Stud link? I don’t see that, even when I visit Poole. It would take a trip to Southampton I reckon. A bit too far even for IKB and authenticity! I have this afternoon visited the local ferry though and I’m fairly pleased with its chains - particularly as the spare is laid-out folded to form three lines of close-wound links. I’m sure it will look better once Ps has done its job.
Many thanks for looking-in, and for your tip.
Mar 11, 2019 16:44:33 #
magnetoman wrote:
Is this the ancient mariner talking Graham? Stud link? I don’t see that, even when I visit Poole. It would take a trip to Southampton I reckon. A bit too far even for IKB and authenticity! I have this afternoon visited the local ferry though and I’m fairly pleased with its chains - particularly as the spare is laid-out folded to form three lines of close-wound links. I’m sure it will look better once Ps has done its job.
Many thanks for looking-in, and for your tip.
Many thanks for looking-in, and for your tip.
Not the ancient mariner, just someone who was curious about the correct name for the type of chain shown in the original picture. Good old Google
Mar 11, 2019 19:30:49 #
Well done. Both your image and the actors garb. Somewhere buried in my shots are one of ships anchor chains. You may have motivated me to find it and do something with it.
Mar 12, 2019 04:26:32 #
Graham Smith wrote:
Not the ancient mariner, just someone who was curious about the correct name for the type of chain shown in the original picture. Good old Google
Where would we be without it, eh? If one Google’s ‘Brunel and chains’ there are several versions of this picture, including one where he’s sitting, so I guess he liked a bit of publicity. Now, I wonder whether, with that other modern aid, I could add those little bars - how long have we got?
Mar 12, 2019 04:29:26 #
NJFrank wrote:
Well done. Both your image and the actors garb. Somewhere buried in my shots are one of ships anchor chains. You may have motivated me to find it and do something with it.
Thanks Frank. Now, do they use stud-link chains along the Jersey Shore? Perhaps we’ll find out when you show us that picture!
Mar 19, 2019 13:29:03 #
magnetoman wrote:
Back in October last year I visited the Didcot GWR... (show quote)
Very nice. A faithful recreation of the original photo with color and a bit more vitality. I love it.
erich
Mar 19, 2019 16:27:49 #
ebrunner wrote:
Very nice. A faithful recreation of the original photo with color and a bit more vitality. I love it.
erich
erich
Thanks Erich, glad you like it.
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