milky
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Post by milky on Oct 28, 2019 17:06:59 GMT
Hello,
I wonder if anyone has a set of these in there files that they don't need. or has done any CAD work on this design that would save hours of work ??
Philip
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Post by builder01 on Oct 29, 2019 0:49:41 GMT
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jma1009
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Post by jma1009 on Oct 29, 2019 1:19:41 GMT
Philip,
As David suggests, you need to buy the drawings. And you also ought to have the construction series in ME from the early 1970s.
Note that the valve gear needs re-visiting for the slide valve variant to be optimum. From what I recall, Martin Evans did not change the suspension offset from the piston valve to slide valve version.
Nice loco. Driven (is that grammatically correct?) quite a few.
Cheers,
Julian
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Post by ettingtonliam on Oct 29, 2019 7:21:27 GMT
I've got quite a few of the MEs covering the construction series of you want them. I'm near Worcester if you want to collect them, otherwise Myhermes.
Richard
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milky
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Post by milky on Oct 29, 2019 9:35:49 GMT
Thanks David, I was aware of the drawings availablity at reeves, I have Sheets 1/3/4/5/6/7/12, these came with the parts I am tempted as all drawings at Reeves have 25% off (Until Saturday) giving me a set for £79 (plus £8.88 postage), which I wouldn't have known if I hadn't followed Davids link the full set is 15 sheets and I already have 7 !!..hence me asking if anyone had a set. Thanks for the tip Julian regards valve gear, I'd go with Driven  . And finally Thanks Richard, I almost have a full set (1898-2014) of loose ME's..so it's just a case of diggin them out. The project is a 2 1/2" scale, 10 1/4" inch gauge locomotive, there are quite a few castings and other parts already done. originally builder used the Martin Evans drawings and scaled up Philip |
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milky
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Post by milky on Nov 2, 2019 19:25:35 GMT
Just to say, someone has kindly come forward with a set and is in the process of posting them to me.
Thank you
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Post by pete3417 on Feb 10, 2021 16:52:06 GMT
Does anyone have a spare copy of the Model Engineer Torquay Manor construction articles or know where I can purchase them? Thank you
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Post by ettingtonliam on Feb 10, 2021 20:55:27 GMT
I've got quite a few of them but they'd have to be collected from near Worcester
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Post by pete3417 on Feb 10, 2021 22:47:09 GMT
If you could spare them, or a copy, that would be great, I will be travelling from Gloucester to Retford on either Friday or Saturday if that would be convenient - can fit in with you on time. Thank you.
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lesstoneuk
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Post by lesstoneuk on Feb 11, 2021 0:35:45 GMT
Does anyone have a spare copy of the Model Engineer Torquay Manor construction articles or know where I can purchase them? Thank you I was lucky and got bound volumes off the dreaded bay. £7 per volume.... Well chuffed Oh and I drove and fired 7808 in the 80s too - lovely loco |
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Post by ettingtonliam on Feb 11, 2021 16:57:03 GMT
If you could spare them, or a copy, that would be great, I will be travelling from Gloucester to Retford on either Friday or Saturday if that would be convenient - can fit in with you on time. Thank you. OK, I've checked what I've got. As far as I can tell, the series ran from Vol 138 issue 3440, 5th May 1972 to Vol 139,late October/early November 1973, in about 37 articles. I've got 1-35, with the exception of nos 5,6,15,26, 28,31 and possibly a couple after 35, covering the completion of the tender. Send me a PM, and I'll give you my address. If you don't already have it I strongly recommend getting a copy of Alec Farmers book'Model Locomotive Boilermaking' because the boiler he uses as an example throughout the book is 'Torquay Manor'. Its also, IMHO, the best book on copper boilermaking that you will find. |
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