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Wilesco D5, Fairground Mod

 
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oldstuff


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PostPosted: Thu May 15, 2008 11:27 pm    Post subject: Wilesco D5, Fairground Mod Reply with quote
Decided to pull this one out today and see if it still runs. The rubberbands all
had to be replaced and a few adjustments made, but it still runs good. The
transmission was made from some Meccano parts and the rides were
adapted from Schilling wind-up toys. Maybe Mirko can help date the engine?


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PostPosted: Thu May 15, 2008 11:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
The ferris wheel seemed to be at about scale speed, I bet Mocha was glad he wasnt around for that other ride, Great fun there thanks for sharing it.
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PostPosted: Sat May 17, 2008 8:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Nice gearing!
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Cor, am I glad I wasn't on that roundabout.
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Brilliant Chuck
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