PeteT
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Post by PeteT on Jul 12, 2004 14:24:58 GMT
Had an interesting chat with Trevor Shortland at the weekend and understand that the drawings for the Prairie were redrawn and substantially revised by AJReeves back in the late 1970's. The original drawings have Trevor Shortland's signature on the bottom right hand corner and there is I believe one extra sheet. I have copies of both sets of drawings and although I can play detective and try and work out the differences, wondered whether anyone was aware of the changes made.
Pete T
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Post by Andy Clark on Jul 12, 2004 15:30:02 GMT
I am waiting with baited breath for the words of wisdom from "the men who know"  |
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Post by Rex Hanman on Jul 13, 2004 12:22:10 GMT
I too will be interested to know of any changes. I shall check if my sheets are signed or not.
Rex
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Alan
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Post by Alan on Jul 15, 2004 20:21:21 GMT
Are there any major changes or are they just simple updates
alan
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Alan
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Post by Alan on Apr 17, 2006 19:18:39 GMT
I have just been told 3rd hand that the Prairie drawings are good and no complaints have been made.
Are all the errors mine? Or am i reading the drawings upside down again?
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dscott
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Post by dscott on Apr 18, 2006 11:01:47 GMT
I am very happy with my newish set of plans, having photocopied most of them to preserve the originals which are a bit too big for the workbench. I would be interested to know if the original plans showed the injectors fittings and pipework. I helped remove 6106's ones about 20 years ago and notes made were left at Didcot.
I am trying to find some factories in China to produce parts for other engines and would welcome any surgestions of what other modellers may like made.
We have a container from China every 2 months full for my wife's buisnes.
David Scott.
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Post by Andy Clark on May 1, 2006 21:11:43 GMT
David, I'll check on my drawings when I finally get into the workshop in the next week or so. I am intrigued by the container idea - what sort of things do you have in mind? Will it be small things finish machined like boiler fittings, or do you have castings in mind?
Andy
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dscott
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Post by dscott on May 2, 2006 8:05:11 GMT
Andy, Depending on the type of factories we find anything from castings, lost wax, cnc milled rods, and safety valve covers, domes etc. The trick is to find someone making something similar and add it to their line.
David.
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