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Dampfzauberer · Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 5:37 pm Post subject: Marklin Steam Loco arrived

Cane today with the post

Fresh from britain, now agan in germany
(although i believe this loco was made for the english market)
See pics, this is as it is now.
Nor sure what i am going to do.

First of all i have to get that safetyvalve off, it seems it is calcified

At the moment i am just taking off the pistons for a small cleaning (also the inner of the cylinders)

Burner is present.
But it seems someone lost the original filling plug, so he took the pot of the burner's tank off and made a new top with a new screw...doesn't look good, but seems to be leak-proof, so maybe I'll leave it....

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johnreid · Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 5:45 pm Post subject:

I like it, how old do you think it is?
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Les · Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 5:48 pm Post subject:

That is very nice, well done, and you are not going to repaint it are you?

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pauly · Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 5:49 pm Post subject:

looks like a great little piece

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Dampfzauberer · Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 5:49 pm Post subject:

toxx · Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 6:25 pm Post subject:

... pretty loco ...

are you going to restore? Might as well ... there's not much of the original paint job left.
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Dampfzauberer · Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 6:54 pm Post subject:

NO REPAINING ON THIS ONE

Only thing that will be fixed is the missing bufer, the oilecups and the exhaust pipes (they are gone, but they should jead up into the chimney)

EDIT: cleaned it all with WD40 and it looks way better now

Pics will follow
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Mamodman123 · Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 6:58 pm Post subject:

Its got loads of character that one!
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toxx · Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 7:03 pm Post subject:

... I'd do a repainting, since there's hardly any of the original paint left.

Of course: Chacun a son gout.
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Dampfzauberer · Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 7:05 pm Post subject:

Dampfzauberer · Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 7:25 pm Post subject:

This is how it looks now, after an oil-cleaning....
Maybe i will touch up some points with a little paint, but only the very rought spots....

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toxx · Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 7:44 pm Post subject:

... good job, Mirko!

Perhaps some touching-ups of the black parts, boiler and so. The red areas are fine, especially the railroad emblem looks nice after cleaning. Would be impossible to restore that.
A wonderful loco, congrats, mate!

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Mamodman123 · Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:00 pm Post subject:

Isn't oil flammable though?
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Dampfzauberer · Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:08 pm Post subject:

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