Hi All I know that someone once told me were i could get steam coal for 2 1/2" locos but i have lost this info. Would any of you lovely gents be able to let me...
Mick I run a vintage Atlantic very successfully on anthracite beans, much to the surprise sometimes of other members. When I first started I used the...
Mick: I use Welsh Steam Coal from Signal Fuels for my narrow firebox 4-6-0 with great satisfaction. The size I use is "Grains," (roughly 3/8") which seems...
hi folks anyone got any drawings for the 2 1/2" gauge flying scotsman or where can i get them from ive just been given the rolling chassis but i need to finish...
Drawings were serialised in the Model Engineer vol 147 issue 3664 onwards to vol 149 issue 3684. Most model engineering societies have stacks of ME's for sale...
Be careful though - There are several different designs out there (Bassette Lowke and Bonds were both popular pre-war). I'm sure there are others too. If ...
Simon Thomas
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Jan 15, 2006 11:44 pm
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Hi there Guys, I had assumed Jason's request related to the Bassette-Lowke verison - but Simon you have a point, there was another version produced more...
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ok mate thanks please let know if you get some and how much ive got the rolling chassis but its the rest im stuck on im bidding on some pistons and cylinders...
Jason, check the inside face of the hornblock - this will almost certainly be stamped or cast 'Bonds' if it is to the Bonds design and the builder used bonds ...
Simon Thomas
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hi simon got a few pics here please let me know thanks jason Simon Thomas <spt001@...> wrote: Jason, check the inside face of the hornblock - this...
hello simon is there a email address i can to send you some pics of the chassis thanks jason as ive tried but it wount let me send to here Simon Thomas...
You should be able to upload them to our photos section at the yahoo website, or just email them directly to me and I'll put them on the website for you. Simon...
It looks better than many of the unfinishable 'part builts' hawked around on ebay. If the boiler is half decent and the chassis near to complete, then it ...
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Jan 31, 2006 8:59 pm
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As Simon has just said, if it's a half decent chassis etc then it may not be worth £800 but probably not far off. It's a rare model for which castings etc....
Hi Jason here we meet again! Yes, he is thinking he has a goldmine. I am only intrested in the tender. Regards Ralf ... what ... this on ebay, Item number:...
Mick I'm after the roof, side and front plate details. I have the running boards, the existing cab just does'nt 'look right'. The regulator is a push pull...
I`ll dig out the drawings tonight after work and copy them tomorow at work.If you send me you address off board i`ll post them if it`s better than scan/email....
Hi there Aaron, From my point of view, the advice in countless old Model Engineers should be taken with a pinch of salt. In the modern world, where cheap Al...
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hi,out there,is anyone else building an atlantic using these plans? also,is there anyone else interested in a rebuilt Merchant Navy , possibly adapting the...
Robin, I know you posted the original message last October but I've just come across some information that may refer to the Atlantic that you have. I've just...
... I've just found the letter by W J Keniston in the May 3rd, 1928 ME. The letter refers to the Atlantic and says that it is practically a replica of Ayesha...
Hi John Thank you for the additional information about the Keniston Atlantic and I would be most appreciative of any information which you can copy to me as I...
I have a problem with the dome on my Dyak boiler. One of the 8BA steel screws that secure the steam dome to the boiler bush has seized and broken off level...
I read somewhere of a method of removing a broken tap from gunmetal/bronze castings. This simply entailed putting a drop of battery acid (dilute sulphuric)in...
