300 Years of the Steam Engine

Certainly different covers for overseas.

Probably different cover for preorders from Hobbystore.

regards David

Thanks David, I just wondered.

Looks as though it is going to be a good read.

John

Excellent publication, only got part way into it after delivery yesterday, nice to have so much information in one place and the drawings as a bonus.

I ordered direct to save trips into the local town with no guarantee of availability in shops, do not care if it was available at the same time, but do care about wasting fuel.

Got my copy from Smith's in Hove yesterday. It was a bit of a struggle but in the end they went and found it in the stockroom.

Looks very good so far.

Keep up the good work.

Hi Sid,

Sorry to be OT again but to be brief , it is the combo of quotation marks and closing parenthesis that is code for the smiley, there are several of these combinations which can be found on the internet if you are bothered!

I promise, no more OT comments.

regards

T

Got my copy from Smiths days ago in Newport South Wales, the cover is marked "Exclusive to WHS"

Does this not mean no-one else can sell them?

Regards

Paul

My copy was dispatched on Friday and received this morning (Wednesday). Unremarkable, but I'm in Wellington New Zealand. I've had a quick skim and it's brilliant.

I've lost control for the time being as SWMBO has taken over as she reads the Crofton article. We visited it on our last trip to blighty.

Pete

Still no sign in my local WHS even though I asked, it did not come up on their search engine.

Clive

It's really brilliant Clive, you just don't know what you are missing.

They're probably all gone by now, such a demand for them.

Len. P.

Finally levered one out of my local WHSmith, lying around in the store at the rear of the shop.

Anyone thinking of making the Dredging Engine in the centerfold plans should heed Tubal Cain's warning in the original article (ME3809), make it at a larger scale if you want to solid fire it!

I've got it penciled in at one and a half times what he made it at which should be a nice size. Also need to look at the valve gear as I have heard that as drawn it won't work.

J

Can anybody tell us the difference between pre-ordering something and just plain ordering it, like we used to a few years ago?

Martin.

Well I suppose pre-ordering applied to those like me who ordered it 6-8 weeks ago before its publication. Plain ordering would therefore be if anyone wanted to order it now.

J

I am another satisfied customer! I pre-ordered mine and it came through the door without me having to order/collect etc from a newsagent.

I have read about halfway through, trying to save it for precious moments. Fascinating and informative without too much tiny detail though a little of the dredger background woould have been nice as I had to research into how it worked.

Thank you for BOTH sets of plans.

Diane; you did ask...there are a lot of spelling mistakes! I am always pedantic about this as I have a degree in English, was a teacher for a while, and used to work for an employer who was maniacal about presentation.

Many thanks to all who have taken time to post a comment ... especially the positive!

Thanks Andy for your honest comment too. In my defence, all I can say is that I wrote it all myself (apart from the Crofton article and Boilers) and proof read it all myself with no help or input from anyone else whatsoever. As anyone who has written professionally will substantiate, this is a dangerous practice, bound to lead to errors but I had no alternative. I spend all day every day correcting other people's spelling mistakes but it's completely different correcting your own. The eye simply doesn't recognise them. I'm sure if I picked it up and read it again now I would see them all (.... the very thought.... ouch!!!)

Diane

Whilst spelling & grammar are always important for me it's the content that counts.

Thank you for a very enjoyable book.

Regards

Paul

I must live near Clive as WHS told me again today that they have not yet received it and don't expect any more deliveries this week. Ho Hum.

Hi Richard Mullard 1

It is available from Smiths.
They insist on Exclusive rights to Specials.
It should be available in all Smiths that are stocking it.
Ask them to check the stockroom.

It may not be in all Smiths stores though.

regards David

Diane,

I hope you took it as constructive criticism, rather than acrimony; I began my post saying that I am satisfied.

I totally agree with your comment about checking your own work...I just reread my post and found a mistake of my own!

Andy