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Mister Occlusion · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 1:32 pm Post subject:

That TE1 is excellent! At some point I hope to pick up a nice TE1 myself, along with one of Mamod's piston valve mobiles - probably the SR.

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kusuchi · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 4:20 pm Post subject: More TE1 Photos

Here are some photos of the complete TE1 package.

Andrew and I were blown away when this engine arrived, it looks like it fell out of a time machine! The box even contains all the original packing.

Many, many thanks to all of you for the torrent of welcoming responses.

I'll post video of the LB1 running as soon as I figure out how to do it. Until last night I didn't even know how to post photos!

Griffin, from what you said would you now date the TE1 as 1964?

The avatar is Magen's Bay Beach, on the north side of the island. Sir Francis Drake used to hide his fleet in the bay, ready to ambush passing Spanish merchant vessels.

Nick, 'Wheel Day" is a fun event, hosted by the school, where the kids bring anything with wheels, bikes, skateboards, remote control cars and now...........Steam Engines.

Mamodman, please excuse my ignorance, but what is MSS?

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barry1946 · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 4:23 pm Post subject:

Very nice selection!

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Andy · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 4:23 pm Post subject:

welcome to the forum
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Nick · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 4:25 pm Post subject:

That thing is amazing!

It does look like it fell out of a time
machine. I probably would never fire it myself, but you should try
it on compressed air.

What did all of the other kids think of the steam engines?

kusuchi · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 5:21 pm Post subject: Wheel Day

Nick,

The kids love them. The first year they mobbed the TE1A and I was scared someone was going to get burned!

Now I put up barriers, run the engines in large circles inside, and only allow a few kids in at a time. The London Bus was a huge hit this year and the speed of Andrew's SR1A Challenger always amazes everyone.

A lot of the parents have asked me where we bought the engines, so who knows, maybe we won't be steaming alone much longer.
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Nick · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 5:26 pm Post subject:

Until their parents see the prices.

Mamodman123 · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 5:29 pm Post subject:

Definately 1964 for me! You can see that by the earlier type box and the larger engine frame with the hole in it!

One just a year earlier would have looked like this:

That would have been one of the very first with that type of canopy (red stickers). I personally haven't seen better anywhere!

MSS

http://www.steammodelsonline.co.uk/frames.htm

You might have to drop them an email and ask if they have any

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Griffin · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 5:44 pm Post subject:

Yep, I will also agree with MM, definitely 64. The old style box graphic is a big give away.

The extra pics really show that engine off to it's full potential.
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Minor1PJG · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 5:55 pm Post subject:

Welcome from the South of England

You have some very fine engines and it is right to look after them as you see fit. I fire most of my engines but I don't have a LB1 so I haven't got the should I shouldn't I dilemma

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kusuchi · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 6:15 pm Post subject: TE1A

Griffin, MM, thanks for the dating info, most appreciated. Can I try you on my TE1A? I've owned it nearly forty years. Any particular parts of the engine I should include in photos to help you out?

Hi Minor1PJG, used to live in Godalming until I moved here 20 years ago!
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Nick · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 6:20 pm Post subject:

Check this out:
http://modelsteam.myfreeforum.org/about3699.html

steamyjim · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:42 pm Post subject:

Welcome to the forum!

Does the bus actually move?

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Kritika · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:38 pm Post subject:

See you made it at last Kusuchi, a big massive welcome to the Forum mate from Hampshire.

I would like everyone to know that I already know Kusuchi, as I was the one biding against him on that beauty of a TE1 a while back on Ebay and it seems the best man won…

Wow what a beauty it is! I will never ever forgive myself for not stretching for that engine in the last minute of the auction.

Well we swooped emails after that, and I suggested the forum would be a good spot for such an avid collector of mobiles. Especially as we just love pictures and even better now the promise of “a video of that bus steaming”

that will be a 1st for a lot of folks.

Anyway I see someone has already posted Manxman’s history of Mamod TE’s string - that’s as good as its gets on dating your TE’s in my opinion. By the way if you really want to see Mamod TE’s just look at some of Manx’s old posts and drool…

As for good reference books, try this link it has details where you can still buy the “Bible”

http://modelsteam.myfreeforum.org/about7617.html&highlight=

Here are another pair of good links, I just bet yours are “amazing”

http://modelsteam.myfreeforum.org/about7653.html&highlight=

http://modelsteam.myfreeforum.org/ftopic7504-0-asc-0.php

Keep posting and collecting… (Just not when I’m on Ebay OK

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P.S. I just love the Avatar!
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Griffin · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 12:47 am Post subject: Re: TE1A