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 Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 6:39 pm Post subject: |
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| lewisop1991 wrote: | | Mamodman123 wrote: | | sparky wrote: | | its just that base plate really puts me off |
If it's that bad then repaint it.
I wouldn't mind because it's just an SEL, like I did with mine anyway  |
just a sel mm
there still steam engines and are great ones at that |
SEL aren't one of them afraid . . . |
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Mamodman123
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| Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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| SPOKESMAN wrote: | | lewisop1991 wrote: | | Mamodman123 wrote: | | sparky wrote: | | its just that base plate really puts me off |
If it's that bad then repaint it.
I wouldn't mind because it's just an SEL, like I did with mine anyway |
just a sel mm
there still steam engines and are great ones at that |
SEL aren't one of them afraid . . . |
Like I said no where near the quality of the big two!
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Roly Williams
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| Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 9:00 pm Post subject: |
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I think SELs are great little engines, but then I'm biased . My first ever steam toy was a SEL major - brand new - around 40-45 years ago! I wish I'd kept it now but I didn't. I have another one now.
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| Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 9:48 pm Post subject: |
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| lewisop1991 wrote: | | they are good mike its purely opinion if i wanted too i could say now that bowmans werent some of the great engines i know they are really just trying to state a point |
Its whatever floats your Lew! I have had quite a few SELs over the years, they lack something in my eyes, they go OK, not the most powerful, but they aint a good Mamod or certainly anywhere near a Bowman - that just my opinion!  |
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Mamodman123
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| Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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They lack quality and power but they have charm 
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| Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 5:16 am Post subject: |
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| A bit like Jensen is SEL - they just dont do it for me, perhaps I need convincing! |
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yosa
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| Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 7:39 am Post subject: |
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I love my two little SEL engines. It's just the look I think. They deffinately have charm. 
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Steve_S
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| Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 9:00 am Post subject: |
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| I think that engines from different manufacturers appeal for different reasons. SELs don't have the wow! factor like a Bowman or Mersey, (or a nice Mamod of course!), but they're nice things to have, and if you're going to collect British steam toys they're an important part of the whole picture. Fun to run too! |
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Wallace
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| Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 10:06 am Post subject: |
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I haven't seen a SEL engine in person, but I dislike their tools.
I won the Fan, Grinder, and the Saw a while back
I know it's bakerlite, but plastic is plastic, and not suited to a steam accesory.
I sold them on, and just got my money back
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MooseMan
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| Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 10:07 am Post subject: |
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I'm extremely fond of my SEL engines - I'll concede that they're not the most powerful, although the 1550 is capable of serious work. To me, the main attraction is visual - they have a look about them that unmistakably places them in their timeframe.
The SEL marine engine is in a class of it's own - quite possibly the strongest single-acting oscillating engine around in that class. It makes very light work of propelling my Arrow
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| Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 10:34 am Post subject: |
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| MooseMan wrote: | I'm extremely fond of my SEL engines - I'll concede that they're not the most powerful, although the 1550 is capable of serious work. To me, the main attraction is visual - they have a look about them that unmistakably places them in their timeframe.
The SEL marine engine is in a class of it's own - quite possibly the strongest single-acting oscillating engine around in that class. It makes very light work of propelling my Arrow |
There's an even better one for propelling your arrow Odilon.
It's called A Bow.......man.
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| Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 12:26 pm Post subject: |
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. . . they dont have the 'Wow factor' . . . .  |
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Mamodman123
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| Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 12:27 pm Post subject: |
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They're alright, clearly built on a budget and very very very small!
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| Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 12:28 pm Post subject: |
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| You still got your SEL twin MM? |
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