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steamgranny
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Well, you may have noticed it’s been a bit quiet on the steamgranny restoration front recently. That’s because my ‘workshop’ for dirty jobs is the garden table! 
But we had some warmer weather recently & managed to get a few things done 
Normally I should have been showing you another restoration but that is held up after discovering a blocked steam pipe & will probably have to be changed, so more on that one soon ( I hope!).
In the meantime I temporarily finished a little Bing overtype, acquired in bits from UK with a replacement base. ‘Temporary’ because I intended to redo base with a decal copy of the Bing pattern but haven’t got the right decal paper in stock. Therefore, I simply printed it out on photographic paper, stuck it on, plus several coats of petrol resistant lacquer spray. But due to piercing holes for burner & firebox tabs, destructive infiltration will inevitably occur 
A picture below plus a couple of videos of this very silent, sedate & altogether satisfying chuffer over in the video section. Such a shame it doesn’t exhaust via that magnificent chimney!
If anyone has an idea of date & model, I’d be grateful 
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IndianaRog
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SG...that turned out really beautiful...Bings just have a certain something about them and THAT overtype got plenty of it. Wow, your workmanship is impeccable. You might give that base print a fair try out, sealing the screw and/or tab holes needed to prevent excess penetration of water and steam gunk. You would have the same issues with a decal, so since this looks so good, I would do everything I could to preserve it...perhaps dabs of epoxy on those penetration points top and bottom.
Great job, lovely backdrop for the photo.
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| Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:54 am Post subject: |
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| Very nice Steamgrannyl, I actually really like that base |
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steamgranny
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| Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 2:14 am Post subject: |
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| IndianaRog wrote: | ....... You would have the same issues with a decal, so since this looks so good, I would do everything I could to preserve it...perhaps dabs of epoxy on those penetration points top and bottom.
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Thanks Rog & that is quite an idea you have there & will be tested as of tomorrow |
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steamgranny
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| shaygetz wrote: | | Wow...nice work. Where do they exhaust at? |
Thanks It exhausts directly out back of cylinder block through tiny pinhole under steam inlet pipe  |
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that realy looks great SG
it would be a shame to strip that base back again
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| Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 5:32 am Post subject: |
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| Thats a really wonderful restoraton ther Sg Welldone |
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Les
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The embossed trademark dates it between 1900 and 1909 according to Shires Toy Steam Engine book.
I have one and I too am trying to date it.
It is a very lovely looking engine and one to treasure. I've watched the videos and it's a sweet little runner.
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MooseMan
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Absolutely gorgeous....I love how you've done the base, that looks just perfect. And the end cap onthat little engine's stunning - what a beauty!
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A true example of the Golden Era, beautiful
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Wow nice job!
The end cap is something different 
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Thats looks very good indeed!  |
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| Did they all come with that endcap? Or was it a feature for only certain years? |
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steamgranny
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| Les Marsh wrote: | The embossed trademark dates it between 1900 and 1909 according to Shires Toy Steam Engine book.
I have one and I too am trying to date it.
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Thanks very much Les for the information, that begins to situate it age-wise.
And, no Nick, they didn't all come with the embossed end cap. Some had logo embossed on firebox. Base plates differ, too, as does the pattern & have seen about 3 different versions of it to date but believe this to be an earlier version, confirmed by Les' info. |
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