Cam
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What is this engine?sorry for the small image but i couldnt find a larger one
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Nick
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Where did you find it?
I was interested after seeing it in your avatar.
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Cam
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it was at an auction house in Adelaide.....id never seen one before and i dont think anyone else had either.....wish id bought it!! 
it looks excellent !!
got any ideas on what it might be>?
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Nick
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I have no idea, but I wish you had bought it.
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tmuir
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At a guess I would say a very nice home built engine. 
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Cam
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i was hoping someone wasnt going to say that.. lol
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tmuir
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| cam-steaman wrote: | | i was hoping someone wasnt going to say that.. lol |
The whistle could be off a Renown engine but the picture isn't big enough to say for sure.
The fact it has a copper boiler and a brass chimney is the biggest clue I think.
Generally toy steam engines are made of brass except just after the war when there were material shortages (Steamco engines the exception to the rule). But as this is quiet a complex model with a generator / dynamo I would be pretty confident it wasn't make just after the war so I would say its home made.
BUt of course I could be wrong, I have been plenty of other times. 
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Cam
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haha, i'll look up some Renown engines (post war)
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tmuir
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| cam-steaman wrote: | | haha, i'll look up some Renown engines (post war) |
If you want to find out anything about Renowns look on my website as its about the only online reference on Australian engines.
[url]http://www.freewebs.com/ozsteam/index.htm [/url]
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Cam
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thanks...are you Peter Watson or a friend pf his? i live sort close to him
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tmuir
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| cam-steaman wrote: | | thanks...are you Peter Watson or a friend pf his? i live sort close to him |
I only know Peter through my website.
He found my site a while back and thought it was a great idea so provided me with lots of photos to fill the gaps on my website.
He was very helpful with photos and knowledge on some of the rarer engines.
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