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  • #374698
    Trevor Simpkins
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      @trevorsimpkins79244

      Hi, im looking for anyone selling used drawings for Metre Maid 5", any help gratefully received, cheers Trev.

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      Trevor Simpkins
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        @trevorsimpkins79244

        Drawings

        #375391
        Trevor Simpkins
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          @trevorsimpkins79244

          Surely someone has some for sale!

          #375395
          JasonB
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            @jasonb

            Put and add in the Wanted Adds down the left of the page

            #375398
            DMB
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              @dmb

              Trevor,

              A now deceased friend built a Metre Maid a few years back, but I dont know what happened to his drawings. I assume that you are plannning to build it. The point of this message is that he had a boiler made professionally by Helen Verrall and he had the design amended to a large flange on the site of the safety valves in the original design. He put a large tubular steam dome on the flange with the safety valves on top and a regulator valve at the back with a pipe leading down to the usual regulator position on this design. He reckoned that he had made a big improvement to the design with a proper steam dome rather than relying on the raised fire-box. Loco works ok, was donated as a club loco to Worthing & DSME. HTH and good luck. Try looking on internet for list of drawing errors – there are error lists for many designs.

              John

              #375417
              John McNamara
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                @johnmcnamara74883

                Hmm I did a double take on that title. Obviously not made in Queensland.
                Cheers

                #375456
                Trevor Simpkins
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                  @trevorsimpkins79244

                  Thank you, I have put a ad on wanted about 2 weeks ago and still no luck ! Thanks John I will have a look, cheers Trev.

                  #375496
                  Neil Wyatt
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                    @neilwyatt
                    Posted by Trevor Simpkins on 11/10/2018 11:58:40:

                    Thank you, I have put a ad on wanted about 2 weeks ago and still no luck ! Thanks John I will have a look, cheers Trev.

                    I suspect the actual number of people on the forum who have made a Metre Maid is probably very small (compared to, say, Rob Roy), then knock off any who want to keep the plans as a reference/keepsake or whose plans are now in a bit of a state and it may take a while for some to turn up.

                    #375517
                    Steambuff
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                      @steambuff

                      I believe Blackgate's have the drawings for sale

                      Dave

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