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Roy Morton
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12 years ago

I've seen a few model engine houses around over the years, some pretty average and some downright laughable.
Disregarding a few scale issues, this one is definitely an example of good design and plenty of forethought.
There were some very good models in the garden of the late Clifton George at Whitehall Scorrier, (somewhere I've got some slides of those).
Nice effort I think and a bit better than the one up on Buller Hill.

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NewStuff
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12 years ago

A working scale, complete with Bob and trial shaft would be even nicer...

I want one of those.

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Dolcoathguy
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12 years ago

"NewStuff" wrote:
A working scale, complete with Bob and trial shaft would be even nicer...

I want one of those.

That would be an excellent idea for any of the Cornish tourist attractions - miniature boiler and pumping house, perhaps generating electricity to power a miniature 00 gauge tramway...
Maybe one for Moseley museum at Redruth??

Is it safe to come out of the bunker yet?

agricola
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12 years ago

"DolcoathguyThat would be an excellent idea for any of the Cornish tourist attractions - miniature boiler and pumping house, perhaps generating electricity to power a miniature 00 gauge tramway...
Maybe one for Moseley museum at Redruth??[/quote wrote:

Especially those attractions which have a real full size one ;D

And if it catches on they could be placed all over the county, on cliffs, in woods, next to rivers, even on the odd mine site too. :oops:

It does remind me of the one that used to be at the top of Bucketts Hill next to the Carnkie junction alongside the 'your welcome to Redruth' sign
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Dolcoathguy
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12 years ago

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Especially those attractions which have a real full size one

-except on Saturdays when they are closed!

I wonder what the costs are to build a working one from scratch vs scaled size? at 1/100th maybe a few hundred pounds (using bits and pieces and not new cast parts)? Full size £ 1 million +? everything else in between those amounts?

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Darran Cowd
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12 years ago

Didn't there used to be semi-scale set up at the old Cornwall In Minature site at St Agnes that Duchy of Cornwall used to operate - seemed to remember it was reasonable good and the whim was motorised; mind you my memory's reasonably bad :zzz:

christwigg
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12 years ago

Nice model, but they have some way to go before they catch up with the guy at Nenthead.

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tin man
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12 years ago

"NewStuff" wrote:
A working scale, complete with Bob and trial shaft would be even nicer...

I want one of those.

hmm yes say at wheal uny redruth lol we can but dream cant we till they invent time travel or somin :thumbsup:

Dolcoathguy
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12 years ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=UINppXk1oMo

It can be done! I want one.

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