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الموضوع في 'Miniature Railways' بواسطة stevepurves, بتاريخ ‏22 جوان 2012.

  1. stevepurves

    stevepurves New Member

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    7.25 GAUGE 7 1/4 INCH LIVE STEAM 2-6-0 LOCO & TENDER + TRACK READY TO RUN!! | eBay

    Favourite Quotes:

    "tender being slightly over-scale"

    "Only slight issues I have found - the front pony wheel set needs aligning properly & the pressure gauge is registering 30 PSI even when cold"

    "but would probably benefit from some fresh paint"
     
    stevepurves, ‏22 جوان 2012
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  2. richards

    richards Part of the furniture

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    SLIGHTLY out of scale??? Are the lamps right for an out of gauge load?

    Richard
     
    richards, ‏22 جوان 2012
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  3. ADB968008

    ADB968008 Guest

    If carlsberg made steam engines it wouldn't look like this..
     
    ADB968008, ‏22 جوان 2012
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  4. JAmieNWR

    JAmieNWR New Member

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    I Quote "This auction is for a stunning 7.25 inch / 7 1/4 gauge live steam 2-6-0 loco, its tender and 5 X 2 metres of welded 7.25 gauge track."
    It's made me speachless Im ust admit but stunning it isn't (in my eyes)
     
    JAmieNWR, ‏23 جوان 2012
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  5. richards

    richards Part of the furniture

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    "Stunning (adjective): Causing or capable of causing emotional shock or loss of consciousness."

    Sounds about right to me.

    Richard
     
    richards, ‏23 جوان 2012
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  6. Reading General

    Reading General Part of the furniture

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    has more of a Princess Royal look about it... paint it red , add a leading bogie and rebuild the cab as its too small and it would look better. (Oh and lose that tender of course...I'm still stunned by it)
     
    Reading General, ‏23 جوان 2012
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  7. RalphW

    RalphW Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Administrator Friend

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    What worries me is, apart from the 205psi... "all the loco would need is an axle pump or injector to gain a boiler certificate."
    Am I missing something or does this mean at present you fill the boiler, close filling hole, and then raise steam and run until boiler gets low...:eek:
     
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  8. Shoddy127

    Shoddy127 Well-Known Member

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    Errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh! Thinking the real 44871 owner's and associated party would be horrified to see the comparison with that "thing".......
     
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  9. burnettsj

    burnettsj Member

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    Think it does mention a hand pump being fitted.
     
    burnettsj, ‏30 جوان 2012
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  10. oddsocks

    oddsocks Well-Known Member

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    Was it designed by a committee?:argue:
     
    oddsocks, ‏30 جوان 2012
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  11. kscanes

    kscanes Resident of Nat Pres

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    I see someone thought it had enough potential to pay just over £1000 for it.
     
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  12. 61624

    61624 Part of the furniture

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    What worries me is, apart from the 205psi... "all the loco would need is an axle pump or injector to gain a boiler certificate."
    Am I missing something or does this mean at present you fill the boiler, close filling hole, and then raise steam and run until boiler gets low...

    You are indeed missing something. As the description says, it has a hand pump, but to get a boiler certificate it needs two independent methods of putting water into the boiler.
     
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  13. Sidmouth

    Sidmouth Resident of Nat Pres Staff Member Moderator

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    someone parted with over a grand for it !
     
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  14. guard_jamie

    guard_jamie Part of the furniture

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    The tender genuinely made me laugh. Looks like someone had a dreadful accident with a photocopier, the enlarger button, and designs for an A3 and the 5AT.
     
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  15. Martin Perry

    Martin Perry Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator Friend

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    I gather that the designer was later savaged to death by his guide dog ...
     
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  16. Sheff

    Sheff Resident of Nat Pres

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    I'll say it's stunning - the only loco I've ever seen that needs tazering!

    I'd keep the hand pump and turn the whole thing into a novelty bar - the tender looks like it accommodate plenty of ale ;)
     
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