[modeleng] Mystery Model

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Hi All,

I was asked last week to have a look at and renovate a small steam model =
for a colleague. We don't know the age but he remembers his father =
showing it to him when he was under five years old. He is now 58. The =
model has just reappeared when clearing out his shed. Steve does not =
know whether his father built it or bought it. His father died many many =
years ago so its origin is a mystery. I wondered if anyone has any =
ideas. It looks 'home'-built to me.


Everything on it is seized so it has been sprayed with liberal amounts =
of WD40. This has removed some of the crub and started to make the brass =
boiler shine in the flash.
The boiler and cylinder assembly are brass,. Flywheel is alloy and looks =
like Mamod but looks to be a later addition/replacement. Base and boiler =
stant are rusty steel. Bolts are all BA. Feed pipe looks to be brass =
with a chromed union nut.

Regards

Julian.



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