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The Regular Stuff: Chat, Buy, Sell, Off Topic, etc. => General Discussion - Model & Toy Steam Engines – Stirling Cycle – Flame Lickers – Small Antique Originals => Topic started by: RedRyder on January 23, 2020, 09:48:41 pm

Title: Re: Charlie Brought my Granddaughter a steam engine! and Video of Her First Steam-Up...!!!
Post by: Nick on January 26, 2020, 01:06:04 am

Great first run  ;D ;D

Title: Re: Charlie Brought my Granddaughter a steam engine! and Video of Her First Steam-Up...!!!
Post by: Junkologist on January 25, 2020, 06:04:00 am

Awesome, all around!

Title: Re: Charlie Brought my Granddaughter a steam engine!
Post by: RedRyder on January 24, 2020, 09:11:15 pm

Here it is!


Ci-Ci's first steam-up with her very own Fleischmann steam engine - Thanks again, Charlie!


Gil


https://youtu.be/GdG_RP2afec

Title: Re: Charlie Brought my Granddaughter a steam engine!
Post by: St Paul Steam on January 24, 2020, 06:16:16 am

very cute, nice work Charlie, Gil & CiCi .

Title: Re: Charlie Brought my Granddaughter a steam engine!
Post by: jkbixby on January 24, 2020, 05:41:46 am

She's well on her way to being a first class restorer like her Grandfather - great work CiCi! And a very nice gesture of friendship Charlie.

Title: Re: Charlie Brought my Granddaughter a steam engine!
Post by: Steamandoil (Tim) on January 23, 2020, 10:20:42 pm

Now that's cool. Good move Charlie! That's gonna be a special engine to several people for various reasons. A great idea.

Title: Re: Charlie Brought my Granddaughter a steam engine!
Post by: Nick on January 23, 2020, 10:01:19 pm

Great work CiCi, but it looks like a lot of patience from Gil will be required in this cleanup  ;)  :D

Title: Re: Charlie Brought my Granddaughter a steam engine!
Post by: txlabman on January 23, 2020, 09:53:05 pm

Great job CiCi!

👏👏👏👏👏

Title: Charlie Brought my Granddaughter a steam engine! and Video of Her First Steam-Up...!!!
Post by: RedRyder on January 23, 2020, 09:48:41 pm

You should have seen CiCi's eyes light up when Charlie gave her a Fleischmann steam engine.
It needs a little TLC and CiCi and I have begun the work.


First order of business was a whistle repair. There was no handle to turn the valve so I put a marker dimple on the valve stem so I could make a tiny hole in it.


Needless to say CiCi loves Charlie and loves her steam engine.






Repair pictures:


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She helped polish it too!

https://youtu.be/MJKNp4Eihuc