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| Spokey |
Hello - I'm new !Hellocard behind the virtual bar - my round ! been spending a few hours browsing lately - has rekindled my enthusiasm again - I have a very modest collection ( see attached ) but enough to while away a Sunday afternoon steaming and polishing. I was given the Burnac as a small boy - never did work much to my dismay ( much heating and spinning the flywheel to no avail ) until last year when I set to and got a new piston and did a bit of maintenance - it runs now, but the original burner doesn't really get it hot enough - if you put a blow torch on the side it goes like hell 
Keeping my eye out for a few more ... would like a static Wilesco - we'll see. Out of interest I have seen a few comments on oils - I use Castrol A747 SAE 50 racing 2 stroke with castor on mine, works a treat 
saw this tonight - made me smile - ie he's having a laugh !! - some people just don't have a clue ( sorry if it's someone on here - hope not ! ) £95 .. 
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-MAM...PageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Cheers Andy
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| Spokey |
Bugger - pic doesn't work - any ideas chaps ?
Andy |
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| Steve_S |
Hi Spokey, and welcome to the forum! I'm glad you got the Burnac going... they're nice engines, not much power but they look great!
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| Mamodman123 |
Hi Andy, i've sorted your picture for you!
It's a nice collection you have going there
That TE1 is very expensive
Welcome to the forum anyway  hope you can stick around and join in the fun 
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| Cranko |
Hi Spokey, big welcome to the forums from New Zealand , I am sure you will enjoy it here. You link seems to work ok. happy steaming
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| Graham-Jilly |
welcome to the forum andy
there you go your pics for you lovely colection you have cheers g-j
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| Griffin |
Welcome to the forum Spokey, and a lovely collection you have there. | ||||
| Spokey |
Thanks for the warm welcome ( and sorting the pic )
I have a feeling that this is going to be an expensive forum to be on ... ;o) |
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| johnreid |
Nawwww, but there again, my collection went from 0 to 6 in less than a month. Welcome aboard, the folks here are the greatest. |
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| Cranko |
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| James |
Ooooo!!
Great collection! I love that Burnac!!! Welcome to the forums! |
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| MooseMan |
Welcome mate, nice setup you've got there! | ||||
| Mister Occlusion |
G'day.
Gee, membership seems to have gone up by a leap in the last 2 weeks. I feel like an old timer already and I've only been for...2 or 3 months?
Welcome welcome. Nice collection indeed. Forum gets expensive only when you let the picture and video posts sway you into buying something like they've got
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| Manxman |
Another welcome and yes, you're right, you are going to need to find more money and more space if you stay here. We all just seem to enjoy buying, running and showing each other our new models. Welcome to the home of toy steam.
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| Stilldrillin |
Big welcome, Andy!
Just keep tight control on yer wallet!
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| Wallace |
Welcome to the forums mate. 
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| SillyBilly |
Welcome, try and keep you wallet closed!!!
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| tmuir |
Welcome from OZ.
Thats a decent collection but watch out if you hang around here long enough it will grow. I love the Burnac, I collect Australian engines which are mainly Verticals and I think the Burnac would sit nicely with my OZ engines. |
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| MTA |
Welcome to the forum Spokey. That is a nice collection of engines you have there, they all go well together Where abouts are you from?
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| barry1946 |
A big  frae north o' the Border!
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| Spokey |
I'm in Swindon if anyone is near - feel free to pop round and we'll have a steam and a brew
Cheers Spokey |
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| MTA |
Hmm, bit too far from West Sussex. Although I usually end up in the area at some point during the year
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| MooseMan |
Spokey, I'm in Cardiff, just up the road - always welcome! |
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| Graham-Jilly |
MTA we are planing a trip to west sussex next year as jills daughter is working there in a small village so might get a chance to catch up planning on going for a month so maybe get to visit a few other members too cheers G-J edit : midhurst is where she is living |
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| MTA |
Midhurst isn't very far from me at all GJ, so we can sort something out I'm sure
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| Graham-Jilly |
that would be great Simon we are in the process of planning the trip and we would also love to meet up with other members as well. so looks like we will be putting up a few thousand miles in our hired car.
cheers Graham and Jilly |
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| SillyBilly |
Will Doncaster be on your list GJ so that you can pick up your Roundhouse Fowler ?
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| Graham-Jilly |
if we get over there SB it will be a miracle so wont be much money left to buy one of those 
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| MTA |
Station Road Steam currently has a Second Hand Fowler: http://www.stationroadsteam.co.uk/locomotives.htm First in the table
Sorry to Spokey for going off topic 
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| James |
I just been to the might Doncaster.
And Station Road is Lincoln. All local to me! WHEY!
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| bessytractor |
welcome
Station road steam is my all time fav website! They get really interesting stuff on there. |
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| Spokey |
I used to visit that all the time - a 3 or 4" steam engine would be nice - they have some gorgeous stuff on there - they have a nice little stationary on there for the price of a couple of mamods ... !
Tempting ... |