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| steamyjim |
AND FOR MY NEXT PROJECT...My Mamod SL1 i bought of someone on the other forums for the princely sum of £60 including regulator, uprated safety valve, water top up valve, spare boiler, cylinder covers and a few other things came through the postI intend to rebuild it so it has working drain-cocks (working off the exhaust with a diverter valve, a working whistle, a water pump in the tender that fills the boiler in steam, a meths tank that keeps the burner topped up, a lot of extra detailing. Unfortunatley i wont be starting for a while off on holiday next week and have a few more little projects to finish but shall keep you posted on it Ill get some pics up later, got to find the dam camera |
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| Spokesmann |
You gotta finishe them other projects . . . .   
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| steamyjim |
Aye i know but when this one cam up cheap i thought ill have that
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| steamyjim |
I got pics now, just uploading them 
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| Mamod Collector |
Hurry up 
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| steamyjim |
Here they are
I WANT TO TURN THIS... 
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| steamyjim |
INTO THIS...
(i apologise for the quality of these pics  ) Both the drawings (that arent my best) and the actualy photos
I have a lot more drawings to do
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| Mamod Collector |
Very impressed with your drawings skills Jim
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| steamyjim |
AWWWW thanks
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| Spokesmann |
Plenty to get your teeth in to there... 
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| steamyjim |
Aye thats true
Shall do it in 4 stages 1. Get it working as standard 2. Rebuild but not detail it 3. Take it apart paint it nicely and detail it 4. Steam the hell out of it till it needs repainting |
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| kritika |
Can anyone tel me anything about this on Ebay?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/sel-twin-cy...PageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem i.e. is it worth collecting. |
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| MTA |
I foresee a future career as a draughtsman for you Jim
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| steamyjim |
WOOOO-HOOOO
That would be fun! |
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| steamyjim |
Just got Septembers Railway Modeller. The railway of the month is a SDJR layout and the blue liverys are great. Im going to paint it like that just slightly darker
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| John Chapman |
It's an SEL (Signalling Equipment Limited) Major and it's rather a nice example. British made somewhere between 1946 and 1965. Lots of info on Mooseman's site - http://www.freewebs.com/odilon/selsteamengines.htm |
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| steamyjim |
I now have the manifold to fit all the controls made. Now have to make a whislte valve and a whistle
Ill get some pics soon
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| Spokesmann |
Look forward to those Jim! 
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| steamyjim |
Hopefully have them tomorrow. Its currently in my grandads workshop
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| steamyjim |
Mike you know that pic you posted a while ago of the table of converted locos at STIA?
Can you post it up again please as i cant find it and it may come in useful for the next bit of my restoration
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| Spokesmann |
Ill have a look Jim. |
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| steamyjim |
Cheers
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| Spokesmann |
LOOKING. . .
Came across this . . . 
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| steamyjim |
The WLR logos!
Must get some transfers made. Can you do that Mike? And if so how much? |
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| Spokesmann |
I can do a sheet sometime Jim. I have had a lot on my plate recently so steam and things has been taking second place. I wont forget though. |
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| steamyjim |
Thanks, can you make them realy small to fit the locos??? 
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| Spokesmann |
I CAN DO THEM ANY SIZE, COLOUR etc . . . Its completely customisable like all my stuff. |
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| steamyjim |
Did anyone see COS at STIA?
Was the grey loco on my stand? |
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| Spokesmann |
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| steamyjim |
The loco this threads about is called County Of Somerset-COS
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| Spokesmann |
Dont remember that Jim . . . .
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