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ENGINE OF THE MONTH CONTEST......new...!!! => Draw from the Hat, Poll, and WINNER are Here => Topic started by: Nick on January 16, 2020, 11:48:06 am

Title: ***ENGINE OF THE MONTH POLL*** for February - VOTE Here Through January 31st
Post by: Nick on January 16, 2020, 11:48:06 am
1. "Mary" Beam Engine

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49395319962_8efca7267d_b.jpg)




2. Karsten Gintschel "Turbine Special"

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49394640753_cd23e55c27_b.jpg)




3. Buckman on 3-Legged Base

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49395320112_f066e5ff40_b.jpg)




4. Inverted Walking Beam Steam Engine

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49395116256_90d4d6c1c9_b.jpg)




5. Bowman M101

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49394640888_d627f56d74_b.jpg)
Title: Re: ***ENGINE OF THE MONTH POLL*** for February - VOTE Here Through January 31st
Post by: Nick on January 16, 2020, 08:30:41 pm
Some special pieces and some great photos!  8)

Get your votes in  ;)
Title: Re: ***ENGINE OF THE MONTH POLL*** for February - VOTE Here Through January 31st
Post by: CBWho on January 16, 2020, 09:05:07 pm
I hope later on people post the back story of the engines. :)
Title: Re: ***ENGINE OF THE MONTH POLL*** for February - VOTE Here Through January 31st
Post by: Nick on January 16, 2020, 09:11:24 pm
Quote from: CBWho on January 16, 2020, 09:05:07 pm
I hope later on people post the back story of the engines. :)

Or they can post now  ;)

More pictures and videos are welcome, all part of the fun!  ;D
Title: Re: ***ENGINE OF THE MONTH POLL*** for February - VOTE Here Through January 31st
Post by: Scorpion2nz on January 17, 2020, 04:07:39 am
This is not easy 5 to choose from .
1 excluded quickly
After some deliberation excluded another one
That leaves 3  ! Now I am stuffed .
I thinks I will  have to sleep on it for a while.



Cheers
Dennis
Title: Re: ***ENGINE OF THE MONTH POLL*** for February - VOTE Here Through January 31st
Post by: Scorpion2nz on January 17, 2020, 04:10:31 am
As for the upside down beam ??? It is not mine obviously but it looks  like something I would do with the plans wrong way up .
The consequences of living down under .

Cheers
Dennis
Title: Re: ***ENGINE OF THE MONTH POLL*** for February - VOTE Here Through January 31st
Post by: Nick on January 17, 2020, 04:09:09 pm
Quote from: Scorpion2nz on January 17, 2020, 04:10:31 am
As for the upside down beam ??? It is not mine obviously but it looks  like something I would do with the plans wrong way up .
The consequences of living down under .

 :D :D :D

It was a tough choice, but I went for the inverted beam. I was lucky enough to have dinner with the builder at NAMES last year and by the sounds of it, he sells off most of his engines after building them... that would be a very hard thing to do looking at the quality of his work!
Title: Re: ***ENGINE OF THE MONTH POLL*** for February - VOTE Here Through January 31st
Post by: Hero on January 17, 2020, 06:46:24 pm
I'll have to think about this myself, though that "down under" beam engine is intriguing.
Title: Re: ***ENGINE OF THE MONTH POLL*** for February - VOTE Here Through January 31st
Post by: Scorpion2nz on January 18, 2020, 01:05:07 am
Well I /We have voted
I could not decide and showed the wife and she made a decision

Cheers
Dennis
Title: Re: ***ENGINE OF THE MONTH POLL*** for February - VOTE Here Through January 31st
Post by: Nick on January 18, 2020, 03:54:56 pm
Quote from: CBWho on January 16, 2020, 09:05:07 pm
I hope later on people post the back story of the engines. :)

I have found youtube videos for three of them to make the voting more difficult  ;)  :D

https://youtu.be/bmBgGAN-7aE

https://youtu.be/4F-0fUpgfqs

https://youtu.be/JcjSoMRbkCs
Title: Re: ***ENGINE OF THE MONTH POLL*** for February - VOTE Here Through January 31st
Post by: Nick on January 18, 2020, 03:55:49 pm
Quote from: Scorpion2nz on January 18, 2020, 01:05:07 am
Well I /We have voted
I could not decide and showed the wife and she made a decision

Cheers
Dennis

Sign her up and you can both vote  ;)
Title: Re: ***ENGINE OF THE MONTH POLL*** for February - VOTE Here Through January 31st
Post by: Nick on January 21, 2020, 10:00:19 am
10 days to go and the voting is spread out quite evenly  ;D
Title: Re: ***ENGINE OF THE MONTH POLL*** for February - VOTE Here Through January 31st
Post by: Nick on January 25, 2020, 01:08:32 am
One week to go!

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Title: Re: ***ENGINE OF THE MONTH POLL*** for February - VOTE Here Through January 31st
Post by: Nick on January 29, 2020, 07:31:01 pm
2 Days Left to Vote  ;)  Your votes decide the engine that will be featured in the header and footer for the month  :)
Title: Re: ***ENGINE OF THE MONTH POLL*** for February - VOTE Here Through January 31st
Post by: Nick on January 31, 2020, 08:31:57 pm
2 1/2 hours of voting left  ;)
Title: Re: ***ENGINE OF THE MONTH POLL*** for February - VOTE Here Through January 31st
Post by: Nick on January 31, 2020, 11:04:38 pm
Congrats Joe Higgins! You took a big lead right at the end  8)
Title: Re: ***ENGINE OF THE MONTH POLL*** for February - VOTE Here Through January 31st
Post by: Scorpion2nz on February 01, 2020, 02:15:43 am
Well done Joe
A worthy winner

Cheers
Dennis
Title: Re: ***ENGINE OF THE MONTH POLL*** for February - VOTE Here Through January 31st
Post by: RedRyder on February 01, 2020, 11:33:18 am
A big  CONGRATULATIONS....!!!

to Joe Higgins !

Very well done, my friend.
It was great seeing you and Dorothy and this great engine at Cabin Fever!

Gil