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Topic Started: 22 Jun 2012, 09:13 PM (551 Views)
stevepurves
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Please see:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/7-25-GAUGE-7-1-4-INCH-LIVE-STEAM-2-6-0-LOCO-TENDER-TRACK-READY-TO-RUN-/261050890298?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item3cc7d8783a#ht_794wt_1188

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"tender being slightly over-scale"

"Only slight issues I have found - the front pony wheel set needs aligning properly & the pressure gauge is registering 30 PSI even when cold"

"but would probably benefit from some fresh paint"
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Steve

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Murray Tremellen
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"Stunning" indeed! :blink: An engine only a mother could love!
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Ivan
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....extra flange welded onto the wheels for driver comfort ????? :unsure:

Glad it's had some cosmetic work done, I imagine it might have looked quite ugly beforehand :ninja
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narrowgauge7.25
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And I thought I wasn't a rivet counter!
Martyn Redfearn
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quavey
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Good god! Not exactly a scale model there! However new tender converted to coal firing and proper cab would almost make it Acceptable from a distance? Boiler looks suspiciously like a bit of drain pipe!
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