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Author Topic: Australian Made Steam Engines  (Read 3725 times)

Offline kiwimodeller

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Australian Made Steam Engines
« on: May 10, 2009, 08:48:09 PM »
Hi, can any of our Australian friends (I use the term loosely) throw any light on a series of Australian made steam engines. I have come across a 2005 catalogue from a New Zealand importer of train bits which offered some engine kits which I presume by the names originated in Aus. There was listed a Euchuca single verticle, a Mildura twin verticle, a Pevensy single horizontal and, most interesting for a paddler, a Gem twin horizontal, 3/4 by 3/4 with reversing gear as an option. Does anybody know if these are still available and if so from whom? Were/are they any good? Thanks, Ian.
"Every time I think I see the light at the end of the tunnel it turns out to be some bastard with a train trying to run me down!"

Engineman

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Re: Australian Made Steam Engines
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2009, 12:32:30 AM »
These engines are the copies of STUART engines (f.е. MILDURA=D10) but casted from brass... Nearly 2 times cheaper but of the same quality. Know it for sure being the owner of the MILDURA engine. Will try to find direct link to their web-site.

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Engineman.

Engineman

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Re: Australian Made Steam Engines
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2009, 02:33:22 AM »
Here is the link: http://www.miniaturesteammodels.com
They updated there line of products since my last visit  :)

poodge

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Re: Australian Made Steam Engines
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2009, 09:28:08 AM »
Ian,have a look here:http://www.mbmmodelengineering.com/
Download the catalogue,and you'll get pictures:).
Regards.Hans(ch-ch)

Offline kiwimodeller

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Re: Australian Made Steam Engines
« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2009, 08:37:35 PM »
Thanks for that both. It was an earlier MBM catalogue that I found them in Hans and I have now downloaded the latest one. I was a little surprised to see them selling alongside the NZ made Quayle engines which I am told are very good but obviously the Australian ones are good too judging by Enginemans experience of the Mildura.
"Every time I think I see the light at the end of the tunnel it turns out to be some bastard with a train trying to run me down!"

 

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