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Nick


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PostPosted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 12:05 pm    Post subject: Nick's Table Reply with quote
Hello Everyone!

Happy STWWW '09 and welcome to my table!

At last years show I ran groups of similar engines. My goal for this year is to show you guys several of my new arrivals which haven't yet had a formal introduction to the forum.

I will start with one that I know several of you are interested in seeing and at least 75 of you guys want to see it run in some form:

http://modelsteam.myfreeforum.org/about22017.html

Looking back through the forum, I originally bought the engine on August 13, 2008 It has taken me over a year to finally fire it up, and I am sure glad that I have!

The engine is an LS LOC gold-plated mini traction engine that's made in Basel Switzerland:



I first filled it with a whole 3 ml of water.



Filled the burner, look at that nice blue flame:



No turning back now!



Will it run?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKLM7AkUQZE

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 12:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Well worth the wait
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 12:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
sounds like a moth trying to fly through a shut window  
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 12:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Excellent start.

Can't believe just how well the little TE ran.  

It doesn't hang about either.

As was said. Well worth the wait.  
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 12:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
magic|| bet your glad you ran it ?????    
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 1:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
A few more pics of the tractor before moving onto another engine...

This is stamped inside where the burner sits:



The gears and the SV up on the right:



Hollow steam screw (looks just like a Jensen one):



Steam lines and filler screw:



Flywheel & rear wheel:



Front wheel and steering chains:



Top view:



And finally the tiny piston and cylinder:

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 3:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'll bet you feel better now!
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 4:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Glad you guys enjoyed the tractor!

Now for a much larger engine... The Fleischmann 135/2 aka the GIRTH FLEISCHMANN!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEP4o5KrY48&feature=channel_page



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PostPosted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 4:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Talk about chalk and cheese, that is 'the' only engine I really want, glad to see it running Nick. Thumbs up!
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 4:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Les wrote:
Talk about chalk and cheese, that is 'the' only engine I really want, glad to see it running Nick. Thumbs up!

I really hope you get one this year Les, it's a great engine!

I bet Sandy will be looking for one too as he's starting to pick up a few nice old German engines.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 4:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'm trying to get an idea of scale there Nick.

Is that engine as big as I think it is??
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Sandman wrote:
I'm trying to get an idea of scale there Nick.

Is that engine as big as I think it is??


Bigger.      
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 4:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Sandman wrote:
I'm trying to get an idea of scale there Nick.

Is that engine as big as I think it is??

Does this help?



MM2 on the base:

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Certainly does help Nick. (Gasp)    

Thanks mate. (Got to get one)  
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 4:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Sandman wrote:
Certainly does help Nick. (Gasp)    

Thanks mate. (Got to get one)  


You can see why I want one.  
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