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American Scout C-2 Cargo Ship by Sterling Models

A little detail for the anchor chain.
The chain stopper.
It takes the weight of the anchor off the winch when in the stowed position.
There is one on each chain.
Hand operated in the time period of the American Scout.

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Jerome said:
A little detail for the anchor chain.
The chain stopper.
It takes the weight of the anchor off the winch when in the stowed position.
There is one on each chain.
Hand operated in the time period of the American Scout.

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That would be cool. I wonder how to make one like that. The size would have to be pretty small. I bet my chain isn’t even the right size.
 
Your anchor chain is a little small but not by much.
The chain stopper on your model would be set on an angled pad so that the stopper is in line with the anchor chain.
It’s pretty simple to build from plastic stock.
Two upright vertical pieces each side of the chain.
A cross pieces that supports the movable stopper part as well as connect the two vertical parts.
At your scale most people wouldn’t know what this part is nor does so accuracy is not nessasary.
If you have a couple of small closed chocks you could cut out the middle of the chock and glue the ends together for an ok chain stopper.
 
Jerome said:
Your anchor chain is a little small but not by much.
The chain stopper on your model would be set on an angled pad so that the stopper is in line with the anchor chain.
It’s pretty simple to build from plastic stock.
Two upright vertical pieces each side of the chain.
A cross pieces that supports the movable stopper part as well as connect the two vertical parts.
At your scale most people wouldn’t know what this part is nor does so accuracy is not nessasary.
If you have a couple of small closed chocks you could cut out the middle of the chock and glue the ends together for an ok chain stopper.
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You can buy black chain in various sizes at just about any hobby store, so you should be able to change the scale of the chain without huge expense or effort. For the Halcon Baltimore clipper, I found chain at a Michael's craft store. Here is some 3-D printed chain that has the proper style links. You can get it in different scales: CHAIN
 
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