scouser Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 They should have them in every school, to get children interested in mechanical engineering. And get us back to the days when children got their hands dirty, and put a smile on their face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClemFandango Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 My boy is three and my wife is an engineer. I feel a double whammy coming on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovercoupe Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 Thanks all, I have now spent last night googling these things and now know what a chuff pipe is..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoBodyImportant Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 You should build a r/c controls steam ship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDsniper Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 Great posts I had the use of the mamod when I was a kid I bet it still in my uncles shed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson_tom Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 (edited) On 13/03/2020 at 16:07, old man said: Magic, does the generator run? Yeop all works perfectly. This isnt meant to be a shameless plug for my business by the way! https://www.legacyvehicles.co.uk/5-fowler-showmans Edited March 16, 2020 by ferguson_tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gustaff Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 i have still got the traction engine and my late brothers steam roller which my mum and dad got us way back in the mid sixties both still working with meths what memorys stood in loft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear-uk Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 (edited) Iv'e got 3 myself still boxed and possibly unused. Keep thinking about getting shut but never get round to it. Steam roller and a traction engine plus something I cant see properly at the back of some cuboards. lol Edited March 16, 2020 by bear-uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear62 Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 i always wanted one of these as a kid but never got one ,then when my father passed away my mum found one amongst my old mans clutter i havent shown my 3 yr old granson yet better check with his mum maybe i should find my old control line airplane out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 14 hours ago, bear62 said: i always wanted one of these as a kid but never got one ,then when my father passed away my mum found one amongst my old mans clutter i havent shown my 3 yr old granson yet better check with his mum maybe i should find my old control line airplane out We had daughters, but now I have a 9 year old grandson, I am revisiting all the childhood stuff. He loves the steam engines and is getting better at the Airfix models (not that I let him do much yet). It'll be the lathe next! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratlegs Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 On 13/03/2020 at 11:54, enfieldspares said: Heck they were rich kids' toys back in the early 1970s when I was a school. Not that I might not have been a rich kid but, coming from a shooting family, we had a BSA Airsporter Mk1 and a BSA Meteor instead. As for model static steam engines if I wanted to see one working I could see a real one if I asked my father to take me down to tne family factory to spend a day with "Uncle Ken" in the steamhouse. Im 70 next week Just got my first Airsporter Bit of catching up to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear62 Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 6 hours ago, amateur said: We had daughters, but now I have a 9 year old grandson, I am revisiting all the childhood stuff. He loves the steam engines and is getting better at the Airfix models (not that I let him do much yet). It'll be the lathe next! i did start looking at 410's awhile back😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bavarianbrit Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 My steam engine just went on the bay for 334 euros, well surprised at that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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