[modeleng] Re: Winson Jubillee

Alan,

> It soon transpired that the company hadn't actually built prototypes,

This is not true - they did build prototypes - I saw many of them myself .
What they didn't do was test them adequately.

> They have also introduced other new models, which, once again, have not
yet
> been built, but for which they will happily take your cash.

This is not true, again I have seen several Modelworks prototypes.

I seem to say this every time the Winson issue raises it's ugly head :- "
There is no need to exaggerate the awfulnessof the stuff they made, the
facts of the matter were bad enough".

Barrie Purslow
Warrington UK

> A few people have managed to use the parts as the basis for a working
model,
> and others will buy the remnants of someone's hopes at auction, in the
hope
> that they can get it working.
> In most cases, this requires a lot of work, and is beyond the ability of
the
> novice for whom these models were designed.
>
> Quite  what is wrong with this particular model design, I have no idea. I
> suspect that one would need to spend a lot of time and effort analysing
the
> design, and checking that it is, in fact, made to the design, and go from
> there.
> alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> www.alanstepney.info
> Model Engineering, Steam Engine, and Railway technical pages.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "JESSE LIVINGSTON" <fernj1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 6:32 PM
> Subject: [modeleng] Re: Winson Jubillee
>
>
> Tim,
>
> Three cylinder locomotive engines were not unknown over here in the
> Colonies, but the only one I remember ever actually seeing is a switcher
at
> the Museum of Transport in St. Louis.  It seems that the valve motion on
it
> is somehow worked by a system of levers on top the pilot beam.  They are
> connected to the valve rods on the two side cylinders and through some
> trickytrac movement, they operate the valve for the centre cylinder.  I
have
> a close-up photo of all the banjo work somewhere if I can find it.
>
> What is the problem about the cylinders not being in line on the Winson?
Is
> the centre cylinder lower than the other two?
>
> Jesse in Tennessee
>
>
>
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