[modeleng] Re: Mystery Model

Won't work either way mate, you'll have to post it somewhere else & give 
us a link
julianharrison7@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I had inserted a photo but will try to attach this time.
> Julian
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> From: <julianharrison7@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 9:47 AM
> 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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