[modeleng] Re: Mystery Model

I had inserted a photo but will try to attach this time.
Julian
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Subject: [modeleng] Mystery Model


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> Hi All,
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> 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.
>
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> 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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