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This 60 year old boiler was given to me as an ornament as i think you will agree it does not look to promising .
But you know me i cant leave things alone, what a waste all that work someone had put in... so i pressure tested it up to 4 bar or 60 psi and to my surprise it was sound...so here is a few pics of not so much a restoration but more a change of scene for it.
The plan was to build a brick fire box with a small slate roof, this was done using real Victorian house bricks cut to size 1:12th scale
these are available from ebay.
The building using these bricks is a long process but you do finish up with a quite realistic model,,,the bricks are laid using two small blobs of no more nails glue and a thin bead of tile grout around the edges as the mortar ..i lay the bricks without levels as i like an old looking age worn look, take your time and lay them like a real bricklayer using a small watchmakers screwdriver as a trowel, lay 2 or 3 bricks and then remove the excess grout as you go.
The boiler was sprayed Black with my usual barbecue paint i just like the finish and the paint is tough and durable, the boiler was then fitted to its brick built fire box and is removable..the engine i chose to be mated with the boiler was my Stuart 10V
I needed a water pump and tank fitted as the boiler had the one way valve fitted, the water tank was made from a world war 2 aircraft engine starter cartridge just drilled and tapped to take a 1/4 x 40 connector..the whole thing comes apart for storage with ease as i bent the copper tube for minimal connectors...Here are some pictures of the build of the Steam plant and a video of it working a perricault water pump and a Doll & co watermill both from the 1930's ....Steve
THE FINISHED STEAM PLANT RUNNING TOYS
https://youtu.be/ec5byTnRdOo
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Grand job Steve, love the brickwork.
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Grand job Steve, love the brickwork.
im having trouble uploading pics so look back later Pete when i have sorted it
....Steve
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Thats the pictures sorted sorry for the delay...Steve
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Fantastic Outcome Steve!
You did a really nice job on this one.
I just love the look of the boiler. And the sounds were great.
Did you put the grove in the flywheel?
Did you make the transmission pulley or source it from a vendor?
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Fantastic Outcome Steve!
Hello Charlie i messed the pics up again.. im having a bad day..but their all on there now.
You did a really nice job on this one.
I just love the look of the boiler. And the sounds were great.
Did you put the grove in the flywheel?
Did you make the transmission pulley or source it from a vendor?
Thanks for the great pictures and video.
Its a great plant to operate and view and it runs so well, the groove in the 10V's flywheel was already on there when purchased as was the lovely brass pulley, the chap who built it really knew what he was doing its a fantastic model....Steve -
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Nice layout Steve. I like the modular plinths you can move around as needed. Video at around 5m40s shows the brickwork even getting a little soot patina. Very realistic. Boiler looks great.
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Nice layout Steve. I like the modular plinths you can move around as needed. Video at around 5m40s shows the brickwork even getting a little soot patina. Very realistic. Boiler looks great.
Hello Scott i have built a few of these steam plants that i can mix and match...the brickwork takes a bit of time to do but i think its worth the effort.
Thanks!
Sometimes i do add a touch of weathering using a soft leaded pencil rubbed in with my fingers to shape various soot trails or other stains and drips as you can see on this plant.
The boiler was a surprise i would have bet money that it would have failed my pressure test...Steve -
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I cannot believe how nice this one turned out Steve!
Definitely ended up in the right hands
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I cannot believe how nice this one turned out Steve!
Thanks Nick it took a bit of time and planning but works superbly well..it would run non stop all week as long as i fed it...Steve
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Steve, that is a beautiful setup. I especially love the brickwork, it really sets this apart as a quality rendition of a steam plant. Your lined/nailed wood plinths are also very realistic looking. Overall a lot to love! Great job.
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Steve, that is a beautiful setup. I especially love the brickwork, it really sets this apart as a quality rendition of a steam plant. Your lined/nailed wood plinths are also very realistic looking. Overall a lot to love! Great job.
Thank you Rodger i like to think that these setups look good.. but i just enjoy making and steaming them...Steve
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