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Graham-Jilly
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 Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 1:11 am Post subject: Marvin Lives |
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Ran mavin on the track on the weekend and took a vid of it
please excuse the quality of sound and picture as my vido camera has died and I used Jilly's small digital camer we purchased from Tescos
Enjoy 
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kusuchi
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 2:00 am Post subject: |
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Great video guys.
The Garden railway is quite a feat of engineering. 
What exact model is Marvin?
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johnreid
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 2:10 am Post subject: |
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So good to see you are back at the Garden Railway after your travels.
I think that one looks like so much fun.
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 6:00 am Post subject: |
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Glad to see it running again and even the giant dog never managed to stop it.
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Stilldrillin
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 6:14 am Post subject: |
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Nice to see you`re getting down to it again.
We`ve missed your vids..... 
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Graham-Jilly
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 6:47 am Post subject: |
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thanks every one
Richard its a MSS loco but I have now replaced The boiler and added steel wheels,a roundhouse lubricator, it has a steam control valve as well most parts I got from Mamodevon and the lube from roundhouse
it also has oring pistons as well.
runs great and am very happy with it
here are some oics sorry bout the quality 
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 7:33 am Post subject: |
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GREAT STUFF! G&J  |
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paul_c
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 8:19 am Post subject: |
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| Looks good, I bet the steel wheels mash the leaves up now. |
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tmuir
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 10:44 am Post subject: |
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Hopefully my new boiler and parts will turn up in the next few days.
Its to rebuild the loco I bought off you G-J.
By the rime I've finished with it not much of the original loco will still be on it. 
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Graham-Jilly
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 10:48 am Post subject: |
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looking forward to the finished engine Tony
keep us posted
Im kicking myself now that I didn't use 45mm gauge track to start with as getting 32mm track is a pain anyway looking forward to more on your restro
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| Quote: | | as getting 32mm track is a pain |
Do not know what it is like in the Southern Hemisphere, but LGB track is like gold dust at present, and is actually going for above previous RRP prices, until more comes out of the new owner's factory.
Whilst it is quite cheap to convert a Mamod/MSS from 32mm to 45mm, just think about all the wagon wheels that you'd need to convert as well - soon mounts up. And I think it is fair to say more 32mm Mamod/MSS stock appears on ebay than the 45mm versions.
I wish they made more dual gauge live steam locos.
Just spotted one advantage of the replacement steel wheels and that is the fact that the crank pins actually stick out beyond the piston rod ends, much better than the Mamod/MSS ones that just reach the end of the piston rod ends and can get stuck there.
Look forward to seeing how many wagons Marvin will now haul with all the upgrades - just make sure you clean the track first as my test loop is swimming in oil & water at present with some interesting wheel spinning. |
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