Half Term Build

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 5:54 pm

this is what i started last week over half term. ran out of nuts a bolts, so brought some more to complete it some time.

the firehole door took 4 hours of looking at a photo and trial and error, and it realy works!!!

ACLR · Post by **ACLR** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:47 pm

is that a chimney of a mamod TE ???

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:49 pm

aye, thought it would look good.

pauly · Post by **pauly** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:49 pm

what kind of camera are you using?

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:25 pm

just my phone, so thats why it looks crap

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:28 pm

Wow awesome, a Meccano Lady Ann!!!

Are you going to power it with a IP chassis or something?

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:39 pm

nah, LIVE STEAM. is about 18" long, so im gonna put in a mamod boiler in the firebox, so i can put the fuel tray through the firehole door, then i have a jensen 75 cylinder assembly which ill make a meccano crank for, so it will run on steam. i have made a 7ft long piece of 5" gauge meccano track, can just be seen here at the bottom:

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:43 pm

That looks fantastic, i've dabbled with making a 3 1/2 inch gauge engine from mecano but I could find any railway wheels or axels long enough for 5 inch gauge

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:52 pm

its too wide really for 3 1/2" which i wanted, but 5" will be better and i have some long meccano axles

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