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johnreid · Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 5:34 pm Post subject:

Be patient and a better one will come along.
It looks like something worth waiting for.
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alan2525 · Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 5:56 pm Post subject:

£1700 for an engine without a boiler certificate seems a little high. Without a certificate you might as well have an off-cut of PVC drainpipe for the boiler!

The comment about an engine losing it's appeal after it's steamed is a little odd too. It's customary to test and steam an engine even if it's really just intended for display, just so you know that it has the potential to be steamed.
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Dr. Rog · Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 10:10 pm Post subject:

The Minnie has been a very popular design in the UK because the instruction book is designed for beginers and everyone is one of those once. They come up regularly on UK ebay.

Consequently the quality is never very high. Experienced craftsmen attempt bigger or more challenging "scale model" work.

I remember chatting to a chap who had made one at night school, it could actually pull him along on a trailer. It looked like he was on a scateboard behind a Wilesco.

I would recomend one as a first "model engineering" engine. I believe it is a free lance design so it works well even though it is small. Also being still popular you might be able to buy parts rather than having to have them made specially.

Happy hunting

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