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Miniatures Adventure => VSF Adventures => Topic started by: Mr. Burning on March 01, 2010, 10:06:34 AM

Title: Steam Power! Pic heavy
Post by: Mr. Burning on March 01, 2010, 10:06:34 AM

Some photos I took on my last visit to The Think Tank, Birmingham UK./

With me new preoccupation of low tech steam mech and VSF its fairly inspirational.

Thought that these may be of some use.

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2780/4396508148_aec8467bef.jpg)

(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/4396508136_c5ecb6b52d.jpg)

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2680/4396508112_1bc74a0321.jpg)

I have a few more that I may add later.

Title: Re: Steam Power! Pic heavy
Post by: Gluteus Maximus on March 01, 2010, 10:23:43 AM

We go there quite regularly. My son loves the place and you are right, there is a lot of VSF inspiration there. For people like me who have no idea of how steam engines actually work, there is a lot of source material on how to build convincing models.

Title: Re: Steam Power! Pic heavy
Post by: Viper on March 01, 2010, 12:04:42 PM

Oooh pretty things.
 :)

It's been far too long since I've gone to a museum or other such place with good examples of victorian tech. I don't know if it still has (I'd assume so), but the Edinburgh Natural History Muesum often had great examples when I was a kid, from steam engines to victorian van de graff generators and orreries
 8)

Title: Re: Steam Power! Pic heavy
Post by: Pappa Midnight on March 01, 2010, 05:09:25 PM

Oh, these are excellent!!!

Were they all static displays or were there any running ones?

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Title: Re: Steam Power! Pic heavy
Post by: Mr. Burning on March 01, 2010, 05:15:32 PM

Quote from: Pappa Midnight on March 01, 2010, 05:09:25 PM

Oh, these are excellent!!!

Were they all static displays or were there any running ones?

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A lot of them are active, A lot of the bigger ones are.