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pauly
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now thats 1 thing I do hate the new william looks to toylike and that control knob where the whistle should be just looks wrong 
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CCairns
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I think it is a factor with too many air holes on the firebox side plates. I use 2 tablets in the SP5 burner, and it can end up as a towering inferno.
And looking at pauly's photos in this posting of his SP5 he suffers the same problems - look closely at his boiler for the evidence. |
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Lewis
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| CCairns wrote: | I think it is a factor with too many air holes on the firebox side plates. I use 2 tablets in the SP5 burner, and it can end up as a towering inferno.
And looking at pauly's photos in this posting of his SP5 he suffers the same problems - look closely at his boiler for the evidence. |
i use three tablets in the bigger burners 
leave a hell of alot of soot and those new crome sides tarnish really badly and really fast
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pauly
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| Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 5:27 pm Post subject: |
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your right about that the flames do tend to come over the boiler
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pauly
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the most tablets I have used in mine was 5  because I had attached a whistle to it and it couldnt make enough steam
sometimes I made to much steam and the whistle didnt work
it does not have a whistle any more
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pauly
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I dont use it much anymore but have kept it for sentimental reasons
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Atticman
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| Lewis wrote: | | pauly wrote: | | what about the plastic valve gear I have heard it falls apart after a couple of runs |
i have run mine loads of times and its fine not had a problem with it yet
some of the guys on here have seen it run as well at meets
The valve gear isnt plastic its metal painted black |
Welcome to the Forum, youll get lots of great tips here.
Can agree Lewises SP6 ran and ran at STIA recently, sounded and looked great |
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James
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| pauly wrote: | | now thats 1 thing I do hate the new william looks to toylike and that control knob where the whistle should be just looks wrong |
That's because... it's a toy!
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pauly
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you know what I mean James it just doesnt look as good as the original mamods and I heard that the couplers are not compatable with older mamod stock.
Im sure theres a thread on here about it somewhere.
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True lad! I don't know much about the locos though
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Mamodman123
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Not to knock the William, but the older Mamod loco's are brilliant runners once you tweak them a bit 
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| Welcome to the forum. Wow 80 posts in just 4 days! |
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| mc_mc wrote: | | Welcome to the forum. Wow 80 posts in just 4 days! |
I think we are going to have another Nick. 
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pauly
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WOW I only started posting 3 days ago
probably because Im such a big blabbermouth
at this rate Ill be have broken the post counter by the end of april
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pauly
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| Les Marsh wrote: | | mc_mc wrote: | | Welcome to the forum. Wow 80 posts in just 4 days! |
I think we are going to have another Nick. |
Whats a nick some kind of posting disorder 
besides Im not a nick Im a paul much worse than a nick
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