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MFSteam
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 9:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
He is a nice chap, I knew him before he entered the garden railway scene. IP used to make reproduction parts for vintage model aircraft engines. I see he no longer sells much live steam, what happened?
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 9:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
MFSteam wrote:
He is a nice chap, I knew him before he entered the garden railway scene. IP used to make reproduction parts for vintage model aircraft engines. I see he no longer sells much live steam, what happened?


Dream Steam bought the Mamod loco upgrade range Wink
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 10:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I think he noticed there was more profit to be made from making cheap stock, rather than more expensive precision engineering bits.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 1:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Is this one sparking... er I mean running yet Si??
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