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Post by thecrazyscot on Apr 3, 2020 8:37:07 GMT -6
Hi all I am Derek narly 38 from neer Glasgow in Scotland I like collecting, building & restoring live steam models and scale models.   |
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Post by BUCKY on Apr 3, 2020 9:00:32 GMT -6
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Post by JCON on Apr 3, 2020 10:50:28 GMT -6
Welcome Derek!!! Glad to have you aboard!!! I you have any questions just ask, someone will offer a wise crack and even some good advice!!!  |
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Post by thecrazyscot on Apr 3, 2020 12:18:54 GMT -6
Welcome Derek!!! Glad to have you aboard!!! I you have any questions just ask, someone will offer a wise crack and even some good advice!!! Aye that's the usual on forums lol would live steam models be considered as scale models as well? |
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Post by BUCKY on Apr 3, 2020 12:33:12 GMT -6
Welcome Derek!!! Glad to have you aboard!!! I you have any questions just ask, someone will offer a wise crack and even some good advice!!! Aye that's the usual on forums lol would live steam models be considered as scale models as well? It does in my book, and I'm the headmaster around these parts!!! HAHAHAHA |
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Post by JCON on Apr 3, 2020 13:44:16 GMT -6
It does in my part and I'm the Guru who helps the head master sort it all out, ha, ha!!! Post away my new friend and have fun!!!
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Post by JCON on Apr 3, 2020 14:12:16 GMT -6
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Post by mike on Apr 3, 2020 22:50:32 GMT -6
Hi Derek! Mike here, I live in Utah. Welcome to Online Scale Modelers! I look forward to seeing your trains!!!
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Post by dogfish7 (R.I.P.) on Apr 4, 2020 10:16:15 GMT -6
Welcome to the Forum Dereck.
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Post by Steve Ski on Apr 4, 2020 12:38:28 GMT -6
Way cool kits, impressive, and they move!
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Post by Dukemaddog on Apr 4, 2020 13:38:30 GMT -6
Welcome Derek, what a great hobby you have. Looking forward to seeing more of your work. Who knows? some of your ideas for moving parts might work in our plastic worlds too.... minus the steam of course.
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Post by thecrazyscot on Apr 12, 2020 14:50:00 GMT -6
Thanks for all the welcomes I will certainly make use of the steam section you never know some of you may be buying some steam models to build or restore yourselfs.
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Post by JCON on Apr 12, 2020 17:38:58 GMT -6
Ya never know Derek...
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Post by JED on Apr 12, 2020 17:46:32 GMT -6
Welcome Derek, As a youngster I used to go to as many steam rallies as I could,mainly in the Midlands,Warwickshire,Leicestershire, as long as I could get to it on my push bike with a tent, I used to look after a traction engine called Lucy built buy its owner who had gotten too old to to the manual/physical side of things,not sure what scale it was but it had a trailer and I would pull two or three people at a time with it. The owner hitched it up to his Morris Minor once and towed the car about to show what it could do. I wish I had pictures and knew where it was now. Looking forward to seeing your stuff
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Post by thecrazyscot on Apr 13, 2020 2:52:13 GMT -6
Welcome Derek, As a youngster I used to go to as many steam rallies as I could,mainly in the Midlands,Warwickshire,Leicestershire, as long as I could get to it on my push bike with a tent, I used to look after a traction engine called Lucy built buy its owner who had gotten too old to to the manual/physical side of things,not sure what scale it was but it had a trailer and I would pull two or three people at a time with it. The owner hitched it up to his Morris Minor once and towed the car about to show what it could do. I wish I had pictures and knew where it was now. Looking forward to seeing your stuff If it was a miniature steam traction engine it could have been 3inch 3 and half inch, 4 inch, 4 and a half inch or 5 inch don't know if there where any steam model traction engines made bigger than 5 inch. Yes steam is powerful for pulling and driving things, well most things could pull a Morris Minor they are not that heavy after all, this is my own Morris Minor    |
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Post by ARMORGUY on Apr 13, 2020 3:31:25 GMT -6
Welcome Derek !
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Hey All
Apr 13, 2020 10:59:41 GMT -6
Post by JCON on Apr 13, 2020 10:59:41 GMT -6
Fun little Morris!!!
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Post by thecrazyscot on Apr 13, 2020 15:07:47 GMT -6
JCON thanks it is a totally original car bar a few modernisation's I have fitted like the later style front side lamp with indecator and later style rear lights as well, electroinic ignition, replaced the dynamo with an alternator and fitted front peroid style front halagon headlights. However I have kept all the original stuff that came off the car.
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Hey All
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Post by JCON on Apr 13, 2020 15:51:10 GMT -6
All good upgrades!!!  |
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Post by JED on Apr 13, 2020 18:00:54 GMT -6
Welcome Derek, As a youngster I used to go to as many steam rallies as I could,mainly in the Midlands,Warwickshire,Leicestershire, as long as I could get to it on my push bike with a tent, I used to look after a traction engine called Lucy built buy its owner who had gotten too old to to the manual/physical side of things,not sure what scale it was but it had a trailer and I would pull two or three people at a time with it. The owner hitched it up to his Morris Minor once and towed the car about to show what it could do. I wish I had pictures and knew where it was now. Looking forward to seeing your stuff If it was a miniature steam traction engine it could have been 3inch 3 and half inch, 4 inch, 4 and a half inch or 5 inch don't know if there where any steam model traction engines made bigger than 5 inch. Yes steam is powerful for pulling and driving things, well most things could pull a Morris Minor they are not that heavy after all, this is my own Morris Minor WOW a split screen,until fairly recently I had a 62 Deluxe, Duotone interior and a nice Dove Grey body apart from the front wings which had been replaced and were awaiting a spray. A while after I bought it I realised it was exactly the same as the one owned by the gentleman who's engine I used to look after!! I'll get another Moggie on retirement |
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