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sp5, se3 or sp6
sp5
14%
 14%  [ 2 ]
se3
85%
 85%  [ 12 ]
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buzz


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PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 6:39 pm    Post subject: sp5, se3 or sp6 Reply with quote
Help me choose my next engine! A old type sp5? A good old se3? Or the new sp6?
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 6:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Id get an se3 mate mamods finest
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 6:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ok and i didn't put sp6 into the poll
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 6:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
it donht matter mate

if my eyes if your after a nice twin cylinder go for a se3 or sp5

but if you want a double acting engine go for an sp6
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 6:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Once i make up my mind all i have to do is find one
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 6:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
sp6 you can buy

se3 pop up on ebay regulaly

sp5 opo up on ebay from time to time they are actually quite rare
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 6:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
SE3! Possibly the finest toy steam engine ever made
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 6:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Will just have to keep an eye out on ebay then
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 6:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
buzz wrote:
Will just have to keep an eye out on ebay then


Failing the SE3 grab an SP5, both simple engines and do exactly what they say on the tin
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 6:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I thought it was harder to get a sp5
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 6:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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I thought it was harder to get a sp5


Well depends on what turns up
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 6:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ahhhhhh but i always lose out
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 6:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Ahhhhhh but i always lose out


The prices of SE3's are going up and up! Especially ones in good ORIGINAL condition!

At the moment it seems like everyone wants one! At one point i bought an SE3 for 21 pounds
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 7:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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buzz wrote:
Ahhhhhh but i always lose out


The prices of SE3's are going up and up! Especially ones in good ORIGINAL condition!

At the moment it seems like everyone wants one! At one point i bought an SE3 for 21 pounds


If there was a sp5 or se3 on ebay for under £80 i would snap it up without thinking twice
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 7:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MAMOD-SE-3-...ategoryZ14737QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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