Looking for help on a "hopeless" case

[Scrat]

This loco has been sitting on the shelf for a long time:


It is a spirit fired live steam model.
The burner looks quite big:


She may have had a front bogie at some point.


Testing under compressed air showed no signs of life.
Just moving the valve rod and waiting for the piston rod to move also did not produce any useful results.
The valve gear looks flimsy but is quite robust.


I found that getting this thing to run is beyond my abilities, so I am looking for help.

[Lonsdaler]

I know it's not a Mamod, but there are some quite knowledgeable individuals on the various Mamod forums. It may be worth posting there to see if anyone can offer advice or more? Good luck!