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| MTA |
The latest addition to the collection of Simon...Here are some pics of my Wilesco D141, essentially a D14 with a lineshaft and 4 tools All of nut and bolt construction!
The D141's box, with a handy plastic handle on top to carry it 
An overall view of the engine 
A close up pic of the solid brass engraved sign proclaiming "Wilesco - Workstatt" 
An overall view of the D14 engine 
An even closer view of the D14, showing the standard Wilesco running apparatus 
A photo of all the 4 tools, all these are bolted on, so could be taken off individually to be driven by other models A vid or two later!
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| James |
What a beauty!!!
I want one! |
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| Steve_S |
Very nice! | ||||||
| Manxman |
That's real nice. I think you are going to get hours of fun from that. Now all you need is a couple of figures, the right size, to run your workshop. | ||||||
| MTA |
James: Ask station500uk on eBay, he gets brand new ones direct from the factory ALOT cheaper than you can get from stockists over here. My D141 was £139, from Germany, post FREE! | ||||||
| SPOKESMAN |
Very good, very imaginative - plenty of scope there for some customisation!! Why oh why cant Mamod do something like this??? | ||||||
| James |
Because they are cheapskates who make poor quality stuff now Mike  
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| MTA |
I think at Wilesco that they do survey's. E.g. ask children what they would like to see as a new model 
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| James |
See what I mean! None of that at Mamod | ||||||
| SPOKESMAN |
AYe, Maybe. I sure MM would say differently, but the evidence is hard to ignore! | ||||||
| James |
Bang on Mike | ||||||
| MTA |
Steve: If you don't have a Wilesco, get one! They are great fun and look very nice and run well!
Manx: I know that Wilesco make a pack of figures for aesthetic reasons, but at £20 I think I'll leave it for now
Mike: Maybe I could swap the D14 for your D455, then it'll saw through matchsticks in seconds! James: GET ONE!!
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| James |
Go on PPS website, he sells metal figures |
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| MTA |
Funnily enough I was thinking of those when I posted that message 
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| James |
Yep I know, I can read your mind | ||||||
| MTA |
What am I thinking of then?
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| James |
You're thinking:
I like Wilesco more than Mamods
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| SPOKESMAN |
Brave man!! 
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| Dauntless |
looks great mate big too!
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| James |
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| MTA |
Its just under 1/2 a metre long Dauntless!
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| SPOKESMAN |
Thats a nice decent size - imposing! | ||||||
| James |
What's that in feet and inches? 
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| MTA |
0.5 metres = 1.6404 feet
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| SPOKESMAN |
About 18" |
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| Dauntless |
it is big then ! I wont buy one of them ! no where to keep it, any wilesco recommendations if I were to buy one? |
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| MTA |
A D455 stationary, the one that Mike has.
Or a Wilesco Roller, these are very good and run well
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| Steve_S |
Can't argue with that!
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| Griffin |
Nice engine, as already said very imaginitive and well thought out. | ||||||
| MTA |
Not to be sniffed at, considering that they sell over here for £150 upwards, plus postage on top! |
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| James |
Or a D22 | ||||||
| Wallace |
MTA, that is a fantastic setup mate.
I love it!. The workshop especially!! That is something I would love to have. Nice buy MTA. I'm going to keep my eye on them. Do you know if you can buy the workshop alone? Also, I know someone mentioned it earlier, but does anyone have a direct link to a meths burner for these? Oh, and finally, is the engine removable from that Workshop? |
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| SPOKESMAN |
Never seen a meths burner for Wilesco - they have a shaped 'trough' that the solid fuel burner slides into and is held tight. | ||||||
| Wallace |
Really 
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| SPOKESMAN |
Ill sort a pic when I can Wallace, Im sure one could be custom made, I have just run my SP2D and to be frank the solid fuel is shite. I got less than 8 minutes out of it. Meths wins hands down - inless you overfill the solid fuel burner!
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| Wallace |
Ok, thanks mike, that'd be great. If I got a Wilesco (the one with workshop) I would have to fire it on meths, so at worst, I'd make a suitable burner. The pics would be great. Very handy Just looking at one now, 120pound with workshop! A bit out of my reach for a month, but tempting
I have some bits I have to restore and sell on, but not till the holiday time here ends |
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| MTA |
The great thing about this model Wallace is that it is of nut and bolt construction. The tools are bolted on, the lineshaft too. The enginehas tabs underneath bent round, but these can be unbent and the engine slid off You can get the workshop seperately:
http://www.forest-classics.co.uk/m56.htm, although it doesnt have the hacksaw like mine
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| Wallace |
Ok, thanks very much for the info mate. Once I get some info/pics from mike about the burner and how it sits (as I might be looking at making a meths one), I might look into getting one. Not quite sure. But it's a great engine mate. Nice one |
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| MTA |
Steely made one for his D16! Ask him about making one
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| Wallace |
Cheers for that mate, I might have to |
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| James |
Wallace- Wilesco burners
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| Wallace |
Cheers mukka (is that how you say it).
More need the meths ones, or the one steely has made. |
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| Griffin |
Wallace, Forest Classics do these meths burners for Wilesco
http://forest-classics.co.uk/Other%20Burners.htm Scroll down to G7-G10 |
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| James |
Aye wallace, mukka
Have you bought a Wilesco Wallace? |
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| Steely |
Nice engine MTA. I'm not sure if anyone has said this already but I like your Thomas the tank engine curtains.
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| MTA |
 Yes, ahem, I've been meaning to replace those for a while  My lamp shade also has thomas on it
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| Steely |
LOL. I used to have the same curtains and lamp shade when I was 5.
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| MTA |
I got them when I was 5
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| Steely |
LMAO! I also used to have the bed sheets, I used to love Thomas.
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| MTA |
Trust me, loads of quotes from Thomas are used in the railway world, the most used being:
"Coughs and Sneazels Spread Diseasles"
I've got the combined thomas book somewhere, its about an inch thick and A4 size I remember the day when Rev. W. Awdry died, I was staying in a Bungalow in Blue Anchor, backing onto the West Somerset Railway
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| Steely |
LOL. I don't think I was that devoted.
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| James |
I have that book, read it cover to cover about 10 times, well I had it read to me, as I could hardly read.
(That was only yesterday) |
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| MTA |
I actually have two of them, although one of them has a ripped spine and the dustjacket has dissapeared...
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| James |
poor book |
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| oldstuff |
It's a beauty, Simon, no doubt about it. Like your workbench, too.
The the Brasso on it gave me chuckle.
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| Wallace |
Cheers for that Griffin. James, I haven't bought one yet. Don't have the money for now, probably won't have for a month. But considering one
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| James |
You know it makes sense
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| MTA |
I was brought up with the liquid kind on the railways, so I prefer it more to the wadding I have to take the liquid kind to the railways as they use this hideous kind of metal polish which is just like toothpaste. I hate using it, goes everywhere!
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| Manxman |
I've always been a liquid person (If the bottle is shaken well enough then good at cleaning). However, I've using wadding since I joined the forums and it is a great product, easier to use and less mess. Place for both I guess. |
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| tmuir |
I use the liquid brasso as in OZ I have no choice cant find this wadding brasso you talk of anywhere | ||||||
| SPOKESMAN |
For Wallace . . .
Sorry it took so long! 
Set up is typical for all Wilescos. |
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| Wallace |
Thanks a lot for that Mike
Greatly appreciated, and those pics say a lot. Never realised they had that setup. Nice one Tmuir, I also only use the liquid stuff, as you say, not other choice here. They do have wadding stuff in tins, at auto spare shops. For cleaning/polising etc. Can't recall exact brand, but I used to use it on chrome a lot, and was in a yellow tin. Mothers or meguiars brand maybe. Don't know if it does brass though |