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Re: 365 Day Challenge
« Reply #450 on: May 07, 2024, 06:07:59 pm »
I suspect that Dennis is going to like this one!
It’s not a Cranko or David Auld though 😉
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Re: 365 Day Challenge
« Reply #451 on: May 07, 2024, 06:09:16 pm »
Day 128:

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Re: 365 Day Challenge
« Reply #452 on: May 07, 2024, 07:32:52 pm »
Some work went into that one. Do you know off hand how tall it is Nick?
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Re: 365 Day Challenge
« Reply #453 on: May 08, 2024, 06:26:16 pm »
Some work went into that one. Do you know off hand how tall it is Nick?

About 3 to 4 inches
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Re: 365 Day Challenge
« Reply #454 on: May 08, 2024, 06:28:00 pm »
Day 129:

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Re: 365 Day Challenge
« Reply #455 on: May 08, 2024, 06:43:16 pm »
Oh Yea .... on that one, the EP badge stands for Extra Pretty!!!
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Wisdom is the domain of the Wis (which is extinct). Beauty is a French phonetic corruption of a short cloth neck ornament currently in resurgence..."
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Re: 365 Day Challenge
« Reply #456 on: May 09, 2024, 11:48:33 am »
Plank put out the most beautiful tile bases of all steam engines.
This one looks perfect on the outside Nick.
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Re: 365 Day Challenge
« Reply #457 on: May 09, 2024, 11:53:24 am »
Beautiful.

One of my favorites.

Mine has the Gamages badge.  :)

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Re: 365 Day Challenge
« Reply #458 on: May 09, 2024, 06:43:39 pm »
Day 130: Who would’ve thought a blue brick firebox could look this nice

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Re: 365 Day Challenge
« Reply #459 on: May 09, 2024, 06:45:15 pm »
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Re: 365 Day Challenge
« Reply #460 on: May 09, 2024, 06:51:11 pm »
Chedder Westbury mated to a Jensen 60 boiler in blue.

Looks stylish and likely to perform very well indeed!
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Re: 365 Day Challenge
« Reply #461 on: May 10, 2024, 07:44:59 am »
Doug from Mini Steam had those on eBay. Bruce and I each grabbed one.
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Re: 365 Day Challenge
« Reply #462 on: May 10, 2024, 07:59:43 am »
Doug from Mini Steam had those on eBay. Bruce and I each grabbed one.

Looks like Nick must have grabbed one too!
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Re: 365 Day Challenge
« Reply #463 on: May 10, 2024, 09:35:50 pm »
Day 131: always regretted selling my heavy flywheel 35 when I got my Forgotten 35, so recently solved that problem

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Re: 365 Day Challenge
« Reply #464 on: May 10, 2024, 10:28:41 pm »
Chedder Westbury mated to a Jensen 60 boiler in blue.

Looks stylish and likely to perform very well indeed!
It's a #75 boiler.
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