Half Term Build

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Post by Rob » Wed Oct 29, 2008 5:54 pm

this is what i started last week over half term. ran out of nuts a bolts, so brought some more to complete it some time.

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the firehole door took 4 hours of looking at a photo and trial and error, and it realy works!!!
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Post by ACLR » Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:47 pm

is that a chimney of a mamod TE ???
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Post by Rob » Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:49 pm

aye, thought it would look good.
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Post by pauly » Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:49 pm

what kind of camera are you using?
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Post by Rob » Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:25 pm

just my phone, so thats why it looks crap
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Post by mhlr » Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:28 pm

Wow awesome, a Meccano Lady Ann!!! :lol: Are you going to power it with a IP chassis or something?
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Post by Rob » Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:39 pm

nah, LIVE STEAM. is about 18" long, so im gonna put in a mamod boiler in the firebox, so i can put the fuel tray through the firehole door, then i have a jensen 75 cylinder assembly which ill make a meccano crank for, so it will run on steam. i have made a 7ft long piece of 5" gauge meccano track, can just be seen here at the bottom:

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Post by laalratty » Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:43 pm

That looks fantastic, i've dabbled with making a 3 1/2 inch gauge engine from mecano but I could find any railway wheels or axels long enough for 5 inch gauge
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Post by Rob » Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:52 pm

its too wide really for 3 1/2" which i wanted, but 5" will be better and i have some long meccano axles
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