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Re: TINY build

Post by ge_rik » Fri Oct 30, 2026 5:57 pm

tommygander1941 wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2026 5:49 pm Speaking of 'Tiny', her boiler eventually ended up on the Furzebrook Tramway's 2ft 8" gauge Manning Wardle 'Tertius'

Here's a Flickr photo of said loco with the original boiler and a comparison photo of it with the new boiler:

I prefer the first version - in the second incarnation, the boiler looks to be mounted unnecessarily higher. I wonder why. Something to do with steaming??
BTW, the spectacles in TERTIUS looks to be even higher than TINY's

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Re: TINY build

Post by tommygander1941 » Sat Oct 31, 2026 12:20 am

Tiny being 3ft 9" and inside frame had a wider firebox that couldn't fit, so it had to sit on top of Tertius' frames. The height is an illusion, probably was ok based on this photo of an enthusiast finding it in the 60s as a young lad
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Re: TINY build

Post by 90733 » Thu Nov 05, 2026 4:18 pm

Excellent result! I've also thought 'Tiny' to be an oddly proportioned little loco, but in the best possibly way!
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Re: TINY build

Post by ge_rik » Sat Nov 07, 2026 6:42 pm

Little Bud's first day .....




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Re: TINY build

Post by gregh » Sat Nov 07, 2026 9:08 pm

Your own design motor drive train works really well. A great Lil loco!
Tiny sure is tiny compared to the cattle wagons.

I had closed captions on while watching and I love the way the cuffing is captioned as 'laughter' and the whistle as 'screaming'.
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Re: TINY build

Post by LNR » Sun Nov 08, 2026 4:45 am

Nice commentary Rik, for a minute there thought I might have seen some more of the sawmill.
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Re: TINY build

Post by Scrat » Sun Nov 08, 2026 11:33 am

Just great!.
This little loco is a nice addition.
How about adding some "brass" frames to the front windows?

I like the commentary "little but admiring crowd" at 3:10

One of the is holding a sledge hammer......

You should have a word with the yardmaster though.
At 9:58 the chain ends of the log wagon are dangling around and could damage lineside structures or hurt someone.

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Re: TINY build

Post by Peter Butler » Sun Nov 08, 2026 11:42 am

Another excellent video Rik. So much going on and perfectly choreographed. All of you stock looks fit for purpose and very well constructed, each performing its role in your wonderful miniature world.
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