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tmuir · Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 3:54 pm Post subject: Tmuir's Table

Just a couple of pictures showing my live steam collection.
I've got another Mamod in the workshop waiting to be rebuilt too.

Gee would you look at the dust on these.

I guess I really should clean them and try and steam a couple of them this weekend.

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Mos6502 · Junior Member Joined: 08 Jun 2007 Posts: 294

Steam just a couple? Why not steam them all?

Would love to see the small one in front running - it's got geared drive from the cab it looks like.

Quite a nice and diverse collection you have there.

tmuir · Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 4:03 pm Post subject:

Can't steam the Lady Anne as I still need to redo the timing, the Bowman still needs some work to run and I've never steamed the little one yet, Haven't quiet managed to bring myself to do it as the paint is so good.
But there won't be a better reason than this weekend to steam it.

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Les · Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 4:10 pm Post subject:

Can they run on the same track or do you need different gauges for each loco??
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tmuir · Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 4:12 pm Post subject:

The Mamod and Lady Anne are set to 45mm and they run on LGB track, the rest run on Lionel 0 gauge.
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tmuir · Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 5:34 pm Post subject:

This next post isn't strictly steam as this company never made live steam locos only wind up and electric.
But Australian made live steam engines are pretty rare so I settled for some OZ made rolling stock for my existing locos.

To give you an idea how rare I would say for ever 5 or 6 Se4s that come up one Renown loco does and for every 7 or 8 Se4s one Scorpion loco. We then move out of the 'common' Australian engines to the rare ones. Victa for example there is only 2 known examples that have survived.

Robilt started around 1945 and like most other Australian toy brands slowly died out in the 60th with the arrival of overseas toys.Not sure when exactly when these were made but here is my two Robilt freight carriages, still with boxes.

Behind a wind up Robilt VR52 loco I got at the same time as the rolling stock.

And a close up of the loco that needs work before it will run.

One can only hope that next year I actually have an Australian made live steamer to show instead of a wind up one.
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pauly · Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 6:18 pm Post subject:

Could we get some more pics of that engine at the front please?
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tmuir · Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 1:56 am Post subject:

tmuir · Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 1:49 pm Post subject:

Well I finally did it.
Eleven months after buying my little single cylinder Bing I finally fired it.
Did it work, did all the paint fall off?
Well lets look at some stills first then the video.

Fire is lit, no turning back now.

This loco probably hasn't been run in decades, so does it work, lets find out.

It took me several minutes to get it to move at all but it's nearly there.
Hopefully the next firing will see it running fully.
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Les · Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 2:00 pm Post subject:

That was great and once you get it running properly have you some period coaches to pull with it??
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tmuir · Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 2:39 pm Post subject:

Yes had them ready and waiting but was no use hooking them up.

Just gave it another try and it was slightly better again but still only manages 1 1/2 laps.
On blocks it ill run forever but not on the track.
Not sure what to do next with it.

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tmuir · Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 2:40 pm Post subject:

As the little one doesn't want to play I think I need to bring out his bigger brother.

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tmuir · Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 1:55 pm Post subject:

I made this video this afternoon but only just managed to get it uploaded.
As my little Bing didn't want to play I decided to run my Big Bing.

Its needs atleast 3 carriages just to slow it down.

Enjoy.

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Les · Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:03 pm Post subject:

It is wonderful to see it running, is that the one which needed loctiting or the one you ruined the paintwork on??
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tmuir · Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:13 pm Post subject:

This one just needed a wheel loktited.
The one I ruined the paint on was my restored Scorpion Horizontal.
It was painted with high temp paint but obviously not high enough.

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