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From: Alain
Subject: Re: RMS Titanic
Date: 2 Jul 2018 10:53:24
Message: <5b3a3c64@news.povray.org>
Le 18-07-02 à 02:46, Stephen a écrit :
> On 02/07/2018 01:35, Ton wrote:
>> A chimney and a smokestack is the same word in Dutch, schoorsteen, 
> 
> If you ask me that is just laziness. ;-)
> 
>> so why does English need two words for it?
> 
> Four words if you count the Yorkshire and Scottish word "lum" along with 
> funnel.
> I had a look and could not quickly find an answer. Mu guess is usage.
> Smokestack tends to be used for industrial chimneys, chimney and lum 
> more domestic and funnel for ships and steam trains.
> 
>> Besides, I'm not a naval engineer, what do I know? 
> And you are writing in a foreign language.
> I'm not either but I grew up in a shipbuilding area of Glasgow. So I 
> heard these terms at my mother's knee. ;-)
> 
> 
>> I just like these old Atlantic liners.
> 
> If you ever get the chance. You must visit the Riverside Museum. There 
> are hundred of shipbuilder's models.
> 
> https://youtu.be/PJklMw9OXhk
> 
>> Here is an update. The fourth funnel still needs some work, but it is 
>> all coming
>> along nicely.
>>
> 
> It is indeed.
> 
> 

«chimney» is an import from the French «cheminée» that got slightly 
altered over time.
In French, it's also the term for smokestack and funnel.


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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: RMS Titanic
Date: 3 Jul 2018 09:26:43
Message: <5b3b7993$1@news.povray.org>
On 02/07/2018 13:50, Bald Eagle wrote:
> The first link I found with a reasonable sounding explanation / differentiation.
> https://www.proz.com/kudoz/English/tech_engineering/225483-chimney_vs_stack.html

I like that one.
Your Google fu is good. :-)

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Regards
     Stephen


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From: Ton
Subject: Re: RMS Titanic
Date: 8 Jul 2018 04:30:01
Message: <web.5b41cb1e70fe539875c5f3120@news.povray.org>
Well, you sure learn something interesting everyday here.
And now, back to Titanic, and the funnel 4.


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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: RMS Titanic
Date: 8 Jul 2018 05:20:04
Message: <5b41d744$1@news.povray.org>
On 08/07/2018 09:28, Ton wrote:
> Well, you sure learn something interesting everyday here.

But most of us are so old we forget it next week. ;)

> And now, back to Titanic, and the funnel 4.
> 
> 

Nice viewpoint.

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Regards
     Stephen


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: RMS Titanic
Date: 8 Jul 2018 07:09:20
Message: <5b41f0e0$1@news.povray.org>
On 8-7-2018 11:20, Stephen wrote:
> On 08/07/2018 09:28, Ton wrote:
>> Well, you sure learn something interesting everyday here.
> 
> But most of us are so old we forget it next week. ;)

Have I missed something? :-)

> 
>> And now, back to Titanic, and the funnel 4.
>>
>>
> 
> Nice viewpoint.
> 

Indeed, and I appreciate the level of details shown.

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Thomas


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From: Shay
Subject: Re: RMS Titanic
Date: 10 Jul 2018 11:45:01
Message: <web.5b44d3dc70fe53982c3d0b9a0@news.povray.org>
"Ton" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> Thanks jr
>
> Here is a picture of the second class entrance on boat deck. This one is
> finished, so I will move forwards and start finishing of the superstructure.
> This image was rendered with uberpov, so the deck pattern looks OK.

Clean. I like this render just as it is. A little Giorgio de Chirico.


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From: Ton
Subject: Re: RMS Titanic
Date: 22 Jul 2018 06:25:01
Message: <web.5b545a7570fe5398a7bf9b040@news.povray.org>
> Clean. I like this render just as it is. A little Giorgio de Chirico.

Thanks Shay, I don't count myself a real artist. No fantasy.

Here is another update on funnel 3, and the waterpipes there.


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From: jr
Subject: Re: RMS Titanic
Date: 22 Jul 2018 06:45:01
Message: <web.5b545f8c70fe53981500b2fd0@news.povray.org>
hi,

"Ton" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> I don't count myself a real artist. No fantasy.

still.

> Here is another update on funnel 3, and the waterpipes there.

very nice, but where is the wide-angle shot that takes in the whole??  :-)
thank you for sharing the images.

regards, jr.


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From: Ton
Subject: Re: RMS Titanic
Date: 22 Jul 2018 20:30:01
Message: <web.5b5520a370fe5398a7bf9b040@news.povray.org>
Here is an image of what I have so far.


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: RMS Titanic
Date: 23 Jul 2018 02:41:20
Message: <5b557890@news.povray.org>
On 23-7-2018 2:26, Ton wrote:
> Here is an image of what I have so far.
> 

Excellent progress indeed!

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Thomas


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