Finally joined the Mamod club.....

[jez kirkwood]

I did actually remember the camera this time! so got quite a few pics of the layout but I'll start another thread in the right place......

[jez kirkwood]

This week I've been doing a couple of jobs on Maud, I was never entirely happy with the dome/safety valve cover so decided to make a new one. I've also added Bob the driver from a Busybodies/Modelearth kit. As you can see Bob, like the Heywood drivers on the Ratty, is leaning on the back rail smoking his pipe waiting patiently for the boiler pressure to catch up!! We also weathered the loco a little. It still needs a reversing lever in the cab and some filler caps for the water tanks.

[Dr. Bond of the DVLR]

Lovely thing, I do like the regulator. How is the garden railway going?

[jez kirkwood]

To be honest the garden railway is mostly buried under magnolia leaves at the moment......... we have also decided to take out a very large evergreen in one corner of the garden over the winter and this might lead to us rebuilding one end of the line? Just not sure how it's going to look with the tree gone. I am however planning a Mamod running session sometime before Christmas (and maybe a quick steam up Christmas afternoon)......................