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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: AirSpyder on December 04, 2020, 07:06:45 pm

Title: Re: Wilesco D145 new arrival
Post by: Steamloco on December 05, 2020, 01:37:04 pm
Nice looking. I was thinking of getting one myself. The workmen look like twins.
Title: Re: Wilesco D145 new arrival
Post by: AirSpyder on December 05, 2020, 09:02:52 am
Quote from: St Paul Steam on December 05, 2020, 07:27:58 am
I like it Bill , did you buy it from station 500 ? I ask because I have something coming from Germany. I have been on a Wilesco kick here lately & have found a new appreciation for them, nice looking unit.

Hi Bruce,
Actually I ordered it from Phil at Forrest classics last June, I'm sure he will be glad to have me stop pestering him now that it has arrived. :)
Title: Re: Wilesco D145 new arrival
Post by: AirSpyder on December 05, 2020, 08:59:54 am
Quote from: classixs on December 05, 2020, 04:24:01 am
A very nice addition Bill, congratulations!

Looks like it might be a bit more noisy and visually entertaining, when compared to the original workshop, which only has the hacksaw displaying some real movement.
Also pretty cool to see that the low bearingposts isnīt completely forgotten by Wilesco, after all it is quite a few years since those was decommisioned as an option when ordering lineshafts.

Thanks Jan, I think I will hook the Vironators to the low lineshaft. :)
Title: Re: Wilesco D145 new arrival
Post by: AirSpyder on December 05, 2020, 08:58:28 am
Quote from: Nick on December 04, 2020, 10:46:41 pm
Very nice looking in that color  8)

Thank you Nick.
I had actaully forgotten about this order for a couple of months and had to look on line to see which drive models were included.
Title: Re: Wilesco D145 new arrival
Post by: St Paul Steam on December 05, 2020, 07:27:58 am
I like it Bill , did you buy it from station 500 ? I ask because I have something coming from Germany. I have been on a Wilesco kick here lately & have found a new appreciation for them, nice looking unit.
Title: Re: Wilesco D145 new arrival
Post by: classixs on December 05, 2020, 04:24:01 am
A very nice addition Bill, congratulations!

Looks like it might be a bit more noisy and visually entertaining, when compared to the original workshop, which only has the hacksaw displaying some real movement.
Also pretty cool to see that the low bearingposts isnīt completely forgotten by Wilesco, after all it is quite a few years since those was decommisioned as an option when ordering lineshafts.
Title: Re: Wilesco D145 new arrival
Post by: Nick on December 04, 2020, 10:46:41 pm
Very nice looking in that color  8)
Title: Wilesco D145 new arrival
Post by: AirSpyder on December 04, 2020, 07:06:45 pm
Six months ago I ordered a new engine/workshop, Today it has finally arrived :D

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It took a long time to get here but I'm pretty happy with the way it looks.
I'm hoping to have a chance to steam it up this weekend.

Cheers,
Bill