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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: Scorpion2nz on August 26, 2020, 09:31:52 pm
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Great Steam Plant - did't know that they produced steam engines Down Under.
Dennis is from NZ and in Australia just off the top of my head, these are some of the steam engines that are/were made here -
Parken
Scorpion
MSM
Renown
Steamco
Trevs Toy Box
Hey Jim have you ever heard of. “Dikta “ vertical engine and overtype ?’ I have both and also “Winwood “ i have a boxed one . They're both Aussie made .
And don’t forget Weldon and/or Monarch
Cheers
Dennis
Thanks for those Dennis, I've just modified my post above to add them.
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Great Steam Plant - did't know that they produced steam engines Down Under.
Dennis is from NZ and in Australia just off the top of my head, these are some of the steam engines that are/were made here -
Parken
Scorpion
MSM
Renown
Steamco
Trevs Toy Box
Hey Jim have you ever heard of. “Dikta “ vertical engine and overtype ?’ I have both and also “Winwood “ i have a boxed one . They're both Aussie made .
And don’t forget Weldon and/or Monarch
Cheers
Dennis
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Great Steam Plant - did't know that they produced steam engines Down Under.
Dennis is from NZ and in Australia just off the top of my head, these are some of the steam engines that are/were made here -
Parken
Scorpion
MSM
Renown
Steamco
Trevs Toy Box
Dikta (added by Dennis)
Winwood (added by Dennis)
Weldon (added by Dennis)
Monarch (added by Dennis)
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Congratulations, a rare engine - and with all paraphernalia, very interesting.
Thanks for sharing this here!
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Awesome find Dennis!! A new one to me too
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Great Steam Plant - did't know that they produced steam engines Down Under.
I like the simple design of a 2-cylinder oscillating engine - very few mechanically
parts. I think the instruction sheet and box is very rare too!
I made one myself using scrap metal. Have a small video. Happy steaming!
Merry go around
https://youtu.be/iRvbnR086kI
That is a very interesting design and in need of further looking at .
New Zealand made engines
Cranko ( 1945 - 1956 ).
David Auld ( 1966 ish - 1990s )
BriMo around 1970s
Alex Radford
W H Price
Topliss 1965 ?
Turbo Jet
I have some of each
Cheers
Dennis
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Awesome find, Dennis..!!!
It still amazes me how much I need to learn about steam engines. Thanks for the contribution.
This is a great addition to your collection.
Gil
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Great Steam Plant - did't know that they produced steam engines Down Under.
I like the simple design of a 2-cylinder oscillating engine - very few mechanically
parts. I think the instruction sheet and box is very rare too!
I made one myself using scrap metal. Have a small video. Happy steaming!
Merry go around
https://youtu.be/iRvbnR086kI
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Nice one Dennis.
I have never seen one before.
It runs great.
Thanks for the video! 🤠
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Nice runner...and Cute. Interesting reverser
that also acts a bit as a throttle. Nice slow speed.
You might resto it but I'd give it an appropriate
wipe-down, mild cleaning and leave it as it is.
So, where can I order one? Yeah, surrrrre, ha, ha.
Maybe there are also singles and
you could put them together on a
blind date. Can't imagine there are
Topliss Twins w/o Topliss Singles.
Something to hunt for?
Good, Left-field Get,
Wayne
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Nice video!
That reversing valve certainly does a good job of controlling the steam flow, but Oh MY is that a whole lot of flame under that not very large boiler!!!
I like this engine .... thanks for introducing us to a very rare "bird" from New Zealand.
Topliss indeed !?!? ;c)
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Great engine Great find.
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Congratulations Dennis, its a beaut !
Never heard of that brand before, very interesting indeed :)
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there is a bit of one on the Mamod forum that was resurrected
he reckons around 1965 and between 100 - 150 made
i would think probally not many boxes left floating around .
cheers
Dennis
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video now up
crappy internet here in NZ it took over an hour to upload .
video taken by the usual half blind idiot who can not focus .
https://youtu.be/T4XCJaONz2o
cheers
Dennis
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Wow Dennis .... what a unique engine, and with a name like that it sure does get your attention. I like everything about that one, the long burner, the reversing twin cylinders, and did I mention the name?!?! ;c)
I actually have never heard of these before now, but I'd definitely glad to find out about them. Any chance of a video with it running?
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Nice engine you can tell it was made a long time ago because the phone
number has only 4 numbers.
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well this arrived today
A New Zealand made Topliss steam engine .
Twin cylinder and reversing with speed control.
Topliss are a New Zealand Tapware company and these were made a long time ago.
I only know of 1 other and it was not complete .
I am very lucky to have purchased one via a TM auction.
A bonus is the box and instructions.
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Cheers
Dennis