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Dampfzauberer
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 Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 5:37 pm Post subject: Marklin Steam Loco arrived |
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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
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| Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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I like it, how old do you think it is?
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Les
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| Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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That is very nice, well done, and you are not going to repaint it are you? 
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pauly
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| Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 5:49 pm Post subject: |
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looks like a great little piece
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Dampfzauberer
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| Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 5:49 pm Post subject: |
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| johnreid wrote: | | I like it, how old do you think it is? |
This loco was made from 1913 till 1934
But due to some small details i would put this one into the 1910's- 1920's
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toxx
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| Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 6:25 pm Post subject: |
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... 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
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| Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 6:54 pm Post subject: |
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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
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| Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 6:58 pm Post subject: |
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Its got loads of character that one!
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toxx
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| Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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... 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
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| toxx wrote: | ... I'd do a repainting, since there's hardly any of the original paint left.
Of course: Chacun a son gout. |
Just wait a few minutes, I'll make new photos of how it looks now, after the "oil-bath" 
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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
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... 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
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| Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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Isn't oil flammable though?
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| Mamodman123 wrote: | | Isn't oil flammable though? |
Of course,
but oiling the engine and the paint is only for taking off all the dust left + refreshing the paint.
After that i wept all oil left off 
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| Dampfzauberer wrote: | | Mamodman123 wrote: | | Isn't oil flammable though? |
Of course,
but oiling the engine and the paint is only for taking off all the dust left + refreshing the paint.
After that i wept all oil left off |
Ahh thats alright then I had visions of a fireball travelling around a track 
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