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| steamyjim |
MY FLATBASE!!!Got home from school today and there was a package waiting for me
Quite good condition. Aulthough the big end on the piston rod has broken  (anyone have a spare one for sale?)
Very Very pleased with it . Instructions and box good aswell.
Pics soon!! |
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| Lewis |
Re: MY FLATBASE!!!
you will have trouble finding one of those jim
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| MTA |
Question: What engine is it?! 
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| steamyjim |
Sorry MTA its a MM2.
I know lewis but i got me eye on a nakered one on ebay. If push comes to shove i will fix it. Not sure how to yet.
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| steamyjim |
PICS!!!
IM HAPPY[/img]
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| SillyBilly |
Surely that's just a standard rod? | ||
| erikl |
Congratulations with it steamyjim!
It's a nice engine. It might be a bit of a challenge to get a proper piston, but it's fixable. |
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| mj |
You should be able to make a new conrod from a small round wire nail
of the right diameter. Cut off the head of the nail, then hammer a small flat on the end for the hole. Then solder it into the existing piston. 
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| Graham-Jilly |
Im green with envy 
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| steamyjim |
Cheers guys,
I might have a go at fixing the piston rod first. I thought you had an identical one G+J then again could be getting confused
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| Graham-Jilly |
very similar but ours has the raised base so close but i would say the next model on from yours
this is ours 
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| Mamodman123 |
Looks pretty good Jimmy boy!
1948-53 MM2 Someone has been busy with a hole punch too
Real shame about the rod  near impossible to replace unless you can get a cheap 50's MM2 from ebay
That or as MJ said, make a new one
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| steamyjim |
Got me eye on a identical one missing base and on a meccano car thing
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| Graham-Jilly |
we paid £26.00 for ours but im sure you could get one cheaper if you look around 
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| steamyjim |
this one...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mamod-Steam...ategoryZ14737QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem |
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| steamyjim |
This one doesnt have a brass flywheel i geuss i havent actually looked
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| Graham-Jilly |
hope you get it cheap mate will be good for spares
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| steamyjim |
I hope so...
Postage is a bit steep though. May send someone up to pick up
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| Wallace |
Nice buy Jim, shame about the piston Rod. I wonder how that happened  I've only seen cars do that. It might have been bent and someone tried to bend it back, and snapped it
If I were you, I'd really go for that one on ebay mate. I can't tell if it's a brass flywheel though. If you got that, and took the piston and cylinder (you might need both as they will be a mate, but just see), you could clean the rest up and sell on, and probably make your money back Good luck with it |