Here we have a nicely made 2" Fowler A7 traction engine, built to the MJ Engineering design. This is a used, but generally mechanically decent machine. The paintwork could do with the odd touch up here n there, and lining unfortunately leaves a great deal to be desired, having been applied freehand but by the looks of it with a brush rather than any proper lining tools. It gives a passable impression of the correct Fowler lining, but is obviously overly thick, and a bit wiggly!
Mechanically though, and copper silver soldered boiler wise, she is both well built and sound. We've steamed her here in the works and this is a very sweet running little machine.
As with most of our models, what you see isn't necessarily what you get!
We often photograph models pretty much as they come in to us, and then when someone phones to say they are interested we pull the model into our workshops and make sure everything is tested, sorted and ready to go. So if you see the odd model photograph with a fitting missing or a return crank in the wrong place, that's just how it came in and certainly not how it will leave.
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