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| Cboomf |
Cboomf's Table Board (Holborough sheds) **Finished**Chuff chuff poop poop to all our rail fansIt occurred while I was thinking about this, just how much different in size my steam locos are. They are obviously different but, I never quite twigged just how different they were in size and complexity. For convenience, I didn't get the tender out, just wouldn't fit on the board 
And when you can sit on on the others running board it becomes obvious  
From these two shot you just notice how wonderfully simple locos can be against some brilliant engineering by the folks at Polly 
When we painted and lined her, we underestimated how hot the cylinders got, the lining just peeled off even after being lackered And yes, my Polly does burn real coal, and here's the ash to prove it 
There front ends are similar, except the smokebox door 
The cabs are broadly different, even between the two mamods 
 
And to cap it off .... 
Me and dad are planning another 5 inch gauge loco, but that will be for STWWW 2015 maybe? |
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| Dave S |
Love the Polly VI. Fantastic stuff 
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| stenella |
That is simply brilliant! What a monster! Is it 7.1/4 or 5in ? | ||
| magpie38 |
stunning pictures of a stunning set of locos | ||
| redryder |
Great display !!!!
Gil |
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| dampfmaschinenjoe 1967 |
Any loco, big or small
ejoyable is what they´re all Remembering all the steam up times : I´ll do it by the use of rhymes cheers Joe |
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| Swift Fox |
Fantastic comparisons between them all.
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| Sandman |
Wonderful.
Great comparisons there. |
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| colin |
Love the comparison.Pics are great ! | ||
| Celsius 100 |
Superb locomotives. | ||
| Cboomf |
Its five inch gauge from www.pollymodelengineering.co.uk, as their polly 6 model. Expensive yes, was it worth it - yes and more 
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| Douglas |
What a monster of an engine indeed [compared to the Mamods that is!] 
Love it. For three engines, you have a very wide spectrum of locos - the top-end Polly, the upgraded MSS and the 'factory standard' Mamod/MSS [?] to illustrate just how far live steam railways have come 
I wonder that the engines must be saying, seeing the blue one straddled astride the frontplate of the Polly, "Oi, geroff! I'm not a carrier you know!" "But you're just right...hey, Purple, see if you can fit in the cab! This big lug could save us a haul!"
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| Cboomf |
Its not quite a 'factory standard' It does have a meths burner, uprated sv and steel wheels, but yes mainly its is a standard MSS |
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| Douglas |
Doh, that's me focusing on the blue MSS!!!!
Still, I imagine they must thus be good runners?
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