{"product_id":"2-inch-scale-aveling-porter-steam-roller-stock-code-3571","title":"2 inch scale Aveling \u0026 Porter steam roller","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eA largely complete 2 inch scale \u0026amp; Porter compound steam   roller to John Haining's design. Steamrollers are rarely modelled in any scale   which I think is rather a pity - they make up into a large and invariably heavy   engine as per the prototypes. This one is only just a single handed lift,   weighing something around 130 pounds.\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eBought as a part-built project, the previous owner progressed it   to the stage you see now. It is largely complete but needs a variety of jobs   doing. The motion turns over but tightly - it has allegedly run on air in the   past, but the pistons have been overpacked when last removed. This seems   feasible, it is tight all round rather than loose with tight spots (which is   never a terribly good sign). One steering chain is broken, neither injector   nor mechanical pump have ever been plumbed up to the boiler. On the nearside,   the silver-soldered copper boiler has been drilled and tapped for the injector   clack - it should really be bushed - otherwise it looks extremely well made.\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eGiven the rarity of the model and standard of work so far, I   would be tempted to strip it completely, free up the motion and take the   opportunity to bush the boiler. Without a doubt I would put it into Aveling   green - midnight blue looks super on Victorian locomotives of a Great Eastern   provenance, but not steam rollers from Kent.\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eThere is a folder containing a set of drawings and copies of the   construction articles from \"Model Engineer\".\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eLength 36 inches\u003cbr\u003e   Height 20 inches\u003cbr\u003e   Rear roll 10 inch diameter\u003cbr\u003e   Front roll 7 1\/2 inch diameter\u003cbr\u003e   Flywheel 7 inch diameter\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54009958203733,"sku":"3571","price":2850.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/3571-1.webp?v=1779899719","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/2-inch-scale-aveling-porter-steam-roller-stock-code-3571","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}