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TE1A_man


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PostPosted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 12:35 am    Post subject: meccano engine Reply with quote

I am looking for a meccano engine, not the real early ones, but the yellow ones, whatever they are called. Offers or ebay links.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 5:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Look on ebay Logan.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 7:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here's one.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MAMOD-Mecca...724QQtcZphotoQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 9:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

quite nice
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 11:46 am    Post subject: Re: meccano engine Reply with quote

TE1A_man wrote:
I am looking for a meccano engine, not the real early ones, but the yellow ones, whatever they are called. Offers or ebay links.


MEC1 or SP3
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 11:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

surely the yellow ones the mec1 and the silvers the sp3 like ive got isnt it or am i confuzzed
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 11:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

sparky wrote:
surely the yellow ones the mec1 and the silvers the sp3 like ive got isnt it or am i confuzzed


Yellow MEC1 65-76
Silver SP3 79-85
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 11:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

thought so. ive got the sp3 the other week i was offered to pick up a mec1 quite good for £40
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 1:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Both near enough the same, you just get a whistle with the SP3
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 2:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

oooo now i know

i thought i had a mec1 for years untill you lot told me i had an sp3 on the old forums
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 4:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mamodman123 wrote:
Both near enough the same, you just get a whistle with the SP3


And sight glass/solid fuel.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 8:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Spokesman & MM wrote

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Mamodman123 wrote:
Both near enough the same, you just get a whistle with the SP3


And sight glass/solid fuel.


And painted gears against the nice brass ones.

cheers

Chris
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 9:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'd rather have the meths/over flow!
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 9:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'd rather have the meths/over flow!
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