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| James |
SL1 restorationnow i have all of my sl1 stripped down, i have the decision to keep, repray and buy spares, or sell the dam thing. ill post up pics of the "before" tomorrow |
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| Mamodman123 |
Re: SL1 restoration
Look forward to seeing it James  I think.... 
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| James |
its shit believe me. it has a home made boiler too i think 
what colour would you spray the green? |
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| Mamodman123 |
Anything go nuts James! be creative!
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| James |
floresent pink
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| Mamodman123 |
What ever floats your boat Jimbo I would be a little worried
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| James |
lol. i think im gonna do it ford tractor blue. its a nice colour and we get loads of it free 
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| Mamodman123 |
They look nice in Blue, how are you going to solder a thread in Jimbo? There is no way of getting inside those boilers i'm afraid 
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| James |
there is this boiler. its home made by the looks of it. a boiler sized bit of copper tubing with copper circles soldered in the end. i need a whistle thread too | ||||
| Mamodman123 |
Strange, if the ends come off your in luck I'd be very careful with home made boilers, you don't know how well they have been put together
I'd spray it matt black though! definatly!
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| James |
i am gonna spray it black yeh | ||||
| Mamodman123 |
Get down Wilko's and buy that barbeque paint for 2.99, a bargain! and heat resistant up to 600 degrees 
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| James |
i dont think our wilkos have it. ours is crap
dads taking the boiler to work tomorrow to pressure test on air. |
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| Mamodman123 |
Should have Jimbo, you need heat resistant paint or it will burn off in seconds. You could buy a new boiler for about 20 quid with all the pipework and threads and things
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| James |
its 30 plus postage. 30 more than i can afford currently... | ||||
| Mamodman123 |
http://www.pps-steam-models.co.uk/
Not from here, 20 quid Jimbo |
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| James |
naa ill leave it. probably more than the locos worth
ill just use this one. ill make it work. |
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| Mamodman123 |
Good luck Jimbo
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| James |
ill need it.... | ||||
| Mamodman123 |
Ive put the stickers on now! They are on a clear background which is good as it protects the paint! They went on fine and are a perfect fit! I recommend these to anyone! What do you think guys? |
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| James |
amazing!! | ||||
| Mamodman123 |
The stickers have really finished it off Jimbo
Should have the track on the 29th (my birthday)
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| James |
29th of this month? as in 2 days time? | ||||
| Mamodman123 |
Yep
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| James |
shit!! if you would have said i would have sent you a card | ||||
| Mamodman123 |
lol its ok Jimbo... Christmas soon
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| James |
i feel real bad now 
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| Mamodman123 |
No need Jimbo i never sent you one... unless yours is coming up?
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| Steely |
Your loco looks great MM, do you have the sticker that goes on the back of the cab? | ||||
| James |
mine is yet to come. next month... | ||||
| Mamodman123 |
Nope  looks a bit bare on there... any ideas?
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| Steely |
Sorry not a clue.
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| Mamodman123 |
It looks ok, I guess i won't see it when ive got the coach on there | ||||
| Steely |
What other carriages/wagons do you have? |
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| James |
i have a suggestion.
put a M R (mamod railway) decal on there like on new coaches |
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| Mamodman123 |
Good plan Jimbo! Might just do that! Cheers! |
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| James |
no pproblems my old mate
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| Wallace |
Excellent Job MM.
Looks great, well done. So you have Bluey, Yellowy, what next??
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| Mamodman123 |
Depends what turns up next Wallace! I'm leaning towards a reddy  
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