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Does anybody have any information about this steam engine?
I have the opportunity to pick up this steam engine. Up to this point, I've never even thought about owning/using one. But this opportunity landed in my lap unexpectedly. Does anybody know anything about this brand/model/series? What would …
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Saito T2 steam engine
… so I have treated myself to a Saito T2 twin cylinder marine steam engine with reversing control. I will still be using my Stuart Turner boiler to power it, now I need a suitable tug to fit it in. Will have to search in the back of my stores …
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Alwyn Vintcent Steam Tug 1:32
… 1:32 scale kit of the Alwyn Vintcent, the last operational steam tug in South Africa (see attached pdf). I'm now building the kit to ensure fits of all the structural components.
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Midwest Steam Engine and Elliott Bay launch
… motive power, but for a while now I’ve wanted to dabble in steam.Different is good, when I flew RC I just loved my PAW diesels. Most of the guys in my club thought I was a little..eccentric, but I loved ‘em. Anyway, steam power has the sam …
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Muimota Steam Tug
… is a collector's item! Driven by a 3 cylinder Stuart Turner steam engine powered by a liquid fuel burning Saito B3 boiler. It is a plank on frame construction and slightly longer than the standard tug to accommodate the steam power plant. A …
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Danny Boy, steam Drifter -Mount Fleet Models - help needed
… a partially constructed kit for this complete with Cheddar Steam plant with all its whistles and bells. Fantastic help from Mount Fleet as they have just sent me an instruction book.construction wise not really a problem - mainly sail but …
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Danny Boy, steam Drifter -Mount Fleet Models - help needed
… ballast as there is none in mine, due to the weight of the steam plant and boiler water. Regards, Gary.
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Danny Boy, steam Drifter -Mount Fleet Models - help needed
… ortunate as this is a really great model, and it also has a steam plant a Cheddar no less. Worth a mention is this is an older kit before the Mountfleet fire, and this is definitely Mountfleet at its best. I will to happy to help you in you …
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Saito T2 steam engine
Gary, sorry to say Graham Industries. Has stopped doing steam engines. Cheers Colin.
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Saito T2 steam engine
… ust a cylinder with a cap on top and a drain on the bottom, steam inlet and outlet near the top. Marty said it's a displacement oiler. I am learning a bit with each new post. Cheers Colin.
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Saito T2 steam engine
… ver to the engine? So basically you are feeding pressurised steam through a lubricator full of steam oil, the steam carries the oil vapour into the engine for the necessary lubrication of the cylinders and pistons. A good lubricator should …
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Saito T2 steam engine
Yes Trev, it is a double acting steam engine, listed as suitable for a 1 to 1.3 metre model boat. Cheers Colin.
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Kamome Steam launch
… fine kit from Japanese co Saito, complete with a 3 cylinder steam engine and boiler. A joy to build though previous owner had started it and made a few errors. The upper deck split line created some difficulties too. The little figures were …
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Mississippi Steamboat
Rear paddle steamboat. Always wanted to do one of these. Kit Built Added Skipper in deckhouse. Bottom deck: Four horses and haybales. 1st Deck: Cabins with furniture and figures - seated or in bed. 2nd Deck: Casino-Roulette, Poker tables, d …
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Steam Tug Salvage Prince
I'm thinking of building a model based on the steam tug 'Salvage Prince'. By any chance are there plans or additional photos exist online or in books? The images attached to this post are all I've found so far. Any help would be greatly app …
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Steam tug Lyttelton
… Ulises kit. She'll be powered by a Microcosm twin cylinder steam plant with reversing valve gear. Since being shown round the original ship in NZ, I always fancied making a model of her. She'll never be true scale as the original had twin …
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Steam Engine Exhaust Modification.
… idea which in practice works rather well. most people with steam-driven boats tend to opt for a simple single pipe from the condenser which ends up terminated and fastened to the boiler chimney. which works quite well and gets rid of the u …
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Re: The Anteo my very first ever steam powered tug.
… r pipe, well it was my first ever venture into the world of steam.
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The Anteo my very first ever steam powered tug.
My very first steam-boat back in the 70s, the Anteo by Panart probably the best kit ever, a plank on frame hull with lots of brass fittings. I fitted a Maxwell Hemmings Caton Steam plant and I was smitten, that was the first of many and sti …
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Steam tug Lyttelton (steam plant enquiries)
She is to be live steam. Atached photo is her propane fired boiler. Safety certificates are dependent on pressure and boiler volume. This boiler is well below requiring a certificate. Although I have built two Stuart Turner engines in the p …
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Steamer
My first steam engine vessel. The engine, a Cheddar Puffin steam engine, is real easy to handle.
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Scratch built, Working Steam powered Drifter trawler LT100, to 1:24th scale.
Part 18. Testing of steam plant!! I started testing and rectifying problems and it still continues, both my feed pumps decided they didn't want to work after sitting for quite a while, I discovered that both of the inlet check valves (3mm b …
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Scratch built, Working Steam powered Drifter trawler LT100, to 1:24th scale.
… ss parts were given a coat of clear Lacquer. Control of the steam engine requires 3 servos, one for gas metering, one for feed pump speed, one for forward / reverse on the engine. All controlled from a single input on the transmitter, which …
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steam unit
Here's the little steam unit that was in the box of bits I picked up on Monday ,didn't notice until today that there's no chimney . It has a small meths burner , any info would be helpful . Cheers Marky
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steam unit
… erience, but getting back on an even keel now. Ref the mini steam engine; Coulda saved meself the effort (shoulda known with you) You and your mates were spot on. Mark's engine is seemingly certain a Bing. Made by the Brothers Bing (not Gri …
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steam unit
Here's a couple of photos of the marks on the wee steam unit base as you can see from the remainder of the paint it was at one time blue. Cheers Marky
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Scratch built, Working Steam powered Drifter trawler LT100, to 1:24th scale.
… ount of metal fabrication, having done a lot of work on the steam plant I chose to take a break from that aspect and make the rudder. My aim was to build a rudder and rudder post as close as possible to the original using the plan and book …
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Scratch built, Working Steam powered Drifter trawler LT100, to 1:24th scale.
… od insulating properties so I made an insulating tub for my steam manifold from it then painted it silver. Before I mounted too many things to the rail I set the relief valve using compressed air. I mounted all the equipment that has been m …