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A great success! It certainly didn't take you long to assemble that engine. It looks great and obviously you didn't find it too difficult to get a coal fire going. What kind of coal do you have where you live?

Isn't there a copyright on the design? I don't think it matters if you're just building one for yourself. Especially if you live in one of the countries to which the manufacturer obstinately refuses to sell. Anyway considering the boiler is designed to fit exactly within the dimensions of an existi...

Cool, the Roundhouse "Billy" is a fun engine. Even more so I'm sure with an aftermarket coal boiler. Looking forward to seeing you progress building your Billy!

Once in a while, a Roundhouse "Bertie" appears here and there which has had its slip-eccentric valve-gear replaced with something more complicated. I have seen one with the Roundhouse Hackworth gear, which seemed to work OK without the angled cylinders. I don't know if RH would have any Ha...

Ha ha I guess the £ symbol does look like a fancy cursive "L" now you mention it. What parts did you order? I went mad with my Roundhouse "Billy" kit and ordered every conceivable part (practically) from Locoworks, DJB, Swift 16, Brandbright, others I can't remember. I may have g...

Everybody's "Ellie" is going to be different. I love them. Tony Bird's is really good, and this one has some interesting different features. I really like your steam motor and the mechanism.

Mike, here is what I would like to do. I'd like to order a Riverdale boiler and post it to my family in England. If he's refusing to sell them in England now too I also have friends in Switzerland. Anyway, once the boiler arrives at my family's house, I could take very precise measurements of it, an...

You've done such nice work on this engine Tony. All the extra details make it a very appealing model. I especially like the dummy smokebox door on the side, and the lamp.

What a lovely model! I love everything about it- a masterpiece! You must make a longer video for us to watch, please. I find this engine very appealing indeed. It looks right in every respect. I love the little puffs of steam from the drain cocks under the front buffer. Really looks the part with th...

A masterpiece. I really admire all the problem-solving and customization that went into this locomotive.

Thanks! I enjoy watching these locomotive-building videos more when I can visualize what is being built. It must have been a strange little engine. One doesn't often see water-tube boilers on locomotives, either. Your last engine build was very interesting to watch; I'm looking forward to seeing mor...

This is pretty interesting. I've tried to find a picture of the subject locomotive online, but although I've found descriptions of it, I've not been able to find any photographs. What did it look like?

I like the "exuberant" safety- valve.

This little engine seems worthy of its own street-railway type coaches when it's done. I love the extra detail in the body- it really brings it to life.

I love that smokebox door. It really adds to the engine's appearance.

It looks like the kind of thing that would only be sensible if you didn't already know about Stevenson's valve gear (or Joy, or Walschaerts, et.c, et.c

Or obviously if you're interested in historical things

I opted for TIGER (Sister Loco of LION) as she just vanished. She could be perfectly preserved in the belly of a sunken Royal Navy Arctic-exploration converted bomb-ship. I will have to look up "Gab" gear to learn how it works! Please post more pictures of your engine as you go along. I l...

I had my "Billy" out on its portable oval this summer with the zecar momentum van I originally started this thread with. I took a couple of short videos to show its performance. The locomotive is completely manual and although the deck is level, the track is pretty rough. Obviously the eng...

Hat looks like a lot of fun. Nice job! Longer video next time!

You can't be accused of cheating after all you have done. The locomotive is a work of art.