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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 5:41 pm    Post subject: James's tables! Reply with quote

Here we are! I'll slowly add to this thread, and try to organise it like I were really at a steam rally.

Well, the first thing you'd see...


















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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 5:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The first thing you'd hear when you approached the tables would be this beeyast  


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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 6:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Old and new. You can see the difference in build quality!!

1936 Hobbies SE1 on the left, 2006 Showmans on the right


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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 6:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mamod showmans from 2006




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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 6:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

1936 Hobbies SE1


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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 6:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

WOW Id forgotten just how large your collection was James  

the tables sagging under there tremendos weight  
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 6:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

1936 Hobbies SE1 and 1946 Mamod SE1

The only difference in 10 years being the addition of an exhaust pipe to the post war version. The Hobbies is the same as the Mamod pre war, just differently decalled!!





Mamod SE1 1946 and Mamod SE1 late 46/47



47 SE1 and 49-53 SE1



The SE1 timeline!






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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 6:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Mamod cream of the crop, flat and raised base!!

SE4 and SE3




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Largest and smallest in my collection:


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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 6:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

All 4 for size comparisons


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PostPosted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

James wrote:
1936 Hobbies SE1 and 1946 Mamod SE1

The only difference in 10 years being the addition of an exhaust pipe to the post war version. The Hobbies is the same as the Mamod pre war, just differently decalled!!



I also noticed that they went from a brass crank disk to a metal one.
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

James wrote:
Largest and smallest in my collection:



Is the dynamo an original feature on the 135/2 or is it an extra part that has been added later on??
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 12:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good point Les. Also the burner changed from the black pre war one, to the green one (my 46 has the pre war aswell as the 36)

The dynamo is a later addition, works well when it works!!
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 12:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mamod SE1a workshop! A rate workhorse.
















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