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xlchainsaw

does anyone have a steam shovel??

whilst searching toys i came across the old tin steam shovels and thought wow! imagine one of those with a mamod meccanno engine installed with cranks prowering the boom and bucket.that is making the boom move in a digging action. i think it would easily be done and look great.may be not too hard to build from scratch
Sandman

There is a cracker on display at the STIA.

There is a clip of it in action on the forum DVD.

Awesome.
Steve_S

Yes, the one at STIA was fabulous. I hope it's there again in February.
steamyjim

Im building one like it. Ran out of 1" gears at the moment
johnreid

Theres a forum DVD?
Manxman

There is. And it's bloody good. Made last year for all those of us who couldn't go to STIA by Sandy. Totally brill, very professional and cost very little.  

I really hope someone can do the same again next year.
Sandman

With any luck and permission from Fred, next years DVD will be even better.

Watch this space.    





James

Ahh crap that's the one where I look like a right gay boy on the cover!

NOTE- This DVD is worth buying, just to see me make a complete tit of myself right at the end  
Jakebob

   
Dave B

James wrote:
Ahh crap that's the one where I look like a right gay boy on the cover!

NOTE- This DVD is worth buying, just to see me make a complete tit of myself right at the end  


Hey James, is this DVD available on line, and if so could you post a link to the site where we could purchase it?

Not just for the cover art of course...  
johnreid

Dave, is Canada NTSC? I bet the DVD is in PAL
James

Just drop our Sandman a PM. He is the producer. I believe postage is the same whether you live in England or Australia!
James

Here is the link all about it:

http://modelsteam.myfreeforum.org/ftopic2350-0.php
johnreid

Even if in PAL it is a big temptation, I will have to check and make sure I would have a way to view it first. I think one of the players on my PC plays PAL but I am not certain.
Roly Williams

johnreid wrote:
Dave, is Canada NTSC? I bet the DVD is in PAL


I'm not sure, but I don't think PAL/NTSC makes any difference for DVDs. The player and the TV must be compatible, but the DVD itself is just digital data.

However, what does make a difference is the grouping. Commercial DVDs have "groups" depending on where in the world they are sold. Ordinary DVD players have group restricted software so that they can only play DVDs of the same group.

Having said all that, I've a feeling that computer DVD drives don't have the restriction. The same may apply to home-made DVDs. As I said, I'm not sure about all this but I'm sure Sandy will know.
Sandman

It makes no difference what system your player uses for DVD playback. As Roly says, the only problem is region coding.

As my DVDs are region free they will play on any DVD player.

Hope this helps.  
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