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Offline Terry R

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Bolton No.7 Horizontal Steam Engine
« on: August 10, 2023, 09:49:13 AM »
This is my recently completed Bolton No.7 Horizontal Steam Engine.

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aS2nBiRnHg" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aS2nBiRnHg</a>

Offline cnr6400

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Re: Bolton No.7 Horizontal Steam Engine
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2023, 12:54:13 PM »
 :ThumbsUp: :ThumbsUp: :ThumbsUp: Very smooth runner!  :cheers:
"I've cut that stock three times, and it's still too short!"

Offline ShopShoe

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Re: Bolton No.7 Horizontal Steam Engine
« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2023, 01:42:19 PM »
What cnr6400 said.

A smooth runner and very attractive and has some very nice features. I like watching it run.

Thank You for posting.

ShopShoe

Offline Admiral_dk

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Re: Bolton No.7 Horizontal Steam Engine
« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2023, 02:25:08 PM »
Great runner, nice paint job + many other details  :ThumbsUp:   :ThumbsUp:

Per    :cheers:

Offline Michael S.

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Re: Bolton No.7 Horizontal Steam Engine
« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2023, 04:18:55 PM »
Congratulations! A very nice engine has been created. I like the green color. I googled a bit for a Bolton No 7 and was amazed that it had a 1 1/2 inch bore. That's a nice size.

Greetings Michael

Offline Kim

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Re: Bolton No.7 Horizontal Steam Engine
« Reply #5 on: August 10, 2023, 04:20:27 PM »
Very nice!  A beautiful little engine and it runs really well!  :ThumbsUp:

Kim

Offline Chipswitheverything

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Re: Bolton No.7 Horizontal Steam Engine
« Reply #6 on: August 11, 2023, 08:29:26 AM »
This has created a very attractive classic design of engine, the brick plinth presentation and the colour suits it very well: runs beautifully too...  Dave

Offline Rich Carlstedt

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Re: Bolton No.7 Horizontal Steam Engine
« Reply #7 on: November 14, 2023, 08:14:46 PM »
The Bolton 7 has some close replications of the early  ( 1960 ?) Unicorn engine by Westbury  I believe.
The valve chest is on the other side, but that is no matter as prototypes offered engines as either R of L side operation
Comments on this are welcome as I am very unfamiliar with the Bolton, but am building a Unicorn presently.

The work done by Terry is really beautiful !

Rich

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Re: Bolton No.7 Horizontal Steam Engine
« Reply #8 on: November 14, 2023, 08:46:37 PM »
Very nice   :cheers:      Terry

 

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