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| polimero |
M135 - partial restorationhi everyone,these are some pictures of my M135, first when it came from ebay and then after an initial cleaning stage. I decided not to aint the base, i kind of like its old look. I have reomved most of the rust however. I just cleaned and polished the brass parts - i did not go all the way in the cases where corrosion was way too deep. I striped down the whole engine, cleaned it and then oiled it. I think I will leave the base the way it is, but will probably paint the firebox and the piston connecting rod. I also need to resolder the steam pipe to the cylinder block, since it is leaking, and also replace the spring for the boiler´s safety valve. The top of the chimney is also missing. After I finish it I will post some more pictures, although I do not think there will be much of a difference. The good thing is that Ialready took the measurements from the gear and shaft, since I need new ones made for my M158. cheers, 
this is how i got it from ebay 
after partial cleaning and restoration |
| johnreid |
Looks classic, I like it. Shows its bling and its age. |
| newsteamer123 |
very nice  id leave it just like that
how do those oilers work |
| johnreid |
They work by drip feed, that one is missing the tap. |
| Burnmafingers |
A major improvement, looks good. |
| newsteamer123 |
thats prety inovative
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| Steve_S |
Very nice! The M135 is a classic design.
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| tmuir |
Nicely done.
The drip oil taps are easy to make. If you haven't got one to copy do a search on the forum as there are a few posts showing how people have made them. |
| igy569 |
Nice! Cleaned up really nice.
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| polimero |
M135 - partial restorationthanks everyone for your comments.thank you tmuir for the tip about the tap. that was going to be my next question, i will now have a look at the previous posts in the forum to have a go making a new tap! |
| madeinenglang |
nice 
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| RocDoc |
Fantastic restoration, well done.
I made a couple of taps for my M122 which I think are the same size for a 135. Below is the link to the thread. The thread contains a post from Roly with the exact dimensions for a tap. http://modelsteam.myfreeforum.org...p;highlight=oiler+tap&start=0 Pete |
| Alf |
You've done good work on that
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| Les |
That has scrubbed up well, congratulations. 
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