Office of Steam Forum for Model & Toy Steam Gas & Hot Air Engines
Builds, Repairs, Show Your Machines! => Collections & Pictures => Topic started by: Nick on October 10, 2019, 07:17:20 pm
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Would be nice if the firebox was copper, that might have cured the cracking issue?
Would look good too with a mix of copper and brass parts. 8)
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Would be nice if the firebox was copper, that might have cured the cracking issue?
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The one piece firebox that is prone to cracking...
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Here is a cracked example, some have several cracks
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Do not believe that i´ve ever seen one of these before...
Congrats and thanks for sharing Nick !
Thanks Jan, usually only see 1 or 2 a year on eBay UK...
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Do not believe that i´ve ever seen one of these before...
Congrats and thanks for sharing Nick !
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Thanks Guys, looking at the burner and boiler underside, I would say it is unfired
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Nice buy Nick, I agree love to see it on steam but not worth the risk.
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Good looking engine Nick - that's quite a collection you've got started there.
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Didn't realise it was as small as that Nick as thought it was the same size as a Mamod TE1a! :o
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BUT we can always make it look bigger ;) ;)
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it looks very nice, and very vintage. its hard to discern the scale Nick... how big is this?
Smaller than I thought, but quite heavy. Maybe 3/4 the size of a Mamod TE... I'll get a picture tonight ;)
Tonight came a couple days late... oops! And that Mamod TE turned into a Wilesco :D As I said, very small...
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Nick, where do you find such jewels??? Given what you know about cracking brass underside, I would polish it nicely and keep it on air. Beautiful piece for sure.
Rog
Anything can be found on eBay ;)
Yes, likely just a run on air in its future and a very good polish... will look great on display in the living room ;) :D
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Nick, where do you find such jewels??? Given what you know about cracking brass underside, I would polish it nicely and keep it on air. Beautiful piece for sure.
Rog
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That is a nice looking model Nick! 8)
Thanks Philip! ;D
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Congrats Nick.
Have you run it on air?
That is the plan for now, still scared to put any heat to it... The wheels spokes are quite corroded and the whole thing needs a good polish...
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it looks very nice, and very vintage. its hard to discern the scale Nick... how big is this?
Smaller than I thought, but quite heavy. Maybe 3/4 the size of a Mamod TE... I'll get a picture tonight ;)
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That is a nice looking model Nick! 8)
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Congrats Nick.
Have you run it on air?
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it looks very nice, and very vintage. its hard to discern the scale Nick... how big is this?
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Have wanted one of these for years now, and finally ended up with what appears to be a dirty, but unfired model. I am reluctant to fire it as these are very prone to cracking on the underside near the serial number... It is not known if the heat/expansion from firing causes the crack or the ammonia in hexamine tablets, and I don't really want to find out...
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