Mamod Double Fairlie
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The livery will be based on the FR railway green. Basically black superstructure with large green panels lined in red. The wheels will be black with white tyres and red coupling rods.SillyBilly wrote:Running nicely there, well done, are you going for a Victorian Maroon .
It might anoy those who don't like oscillators - the cylinders are more exposed and waggley than ever!
Just a little update! I took it to the Merstham show last weekend and it decided to run brilliantly - check out these videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivaZvZUzaF0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkzQTwsDPIA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjRziEniwtA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxz5-EsidD8
Just needs a few finishing touches - like proper couplings, and jobs a good un!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivaZvZUzaF0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkzQTwsDPIA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjRziEniwtA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxz5-EsidD8
Just needs a few finishing touches - like proper couplings, and jobs a good un!
It's a Mamod Jim, but not as we know it!
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Does work nicely now, your layout suits it very well, all those tight curves just demonstrate the articulation, when the first real one goes over Britania bridge it will be quite interesting in this sense. My faviroute video is the one from the train, just really shows it off nicely.
Mamod Mallet would make a nice project for you next, name also has a nice ring.
Mamod Mallet would make a nice project for you next, name also has a nice ring.
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Technically yes, as that it what is shown on the original Mallet patent and how the original engines were built - small high pressure cylinders on the fixed rear engine, and large low pressure on the swivelling front bogie. However, it does seem that the term Mallet was often used to describe non-compounding engines of similar wheel arrangements.
It's a Mamod Jim, but not as we know it!
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Cool, thanks for that. If the challenge of a compound is too much then how about a 'Monarch' type loco www.frheritage.org.uk/wiki/Monarch for the future projects list?
I still have plenty to do on my existing 4 Mamod based steam locomotives at the moment!
The only loco that I may want to add to my collection is a completely original Mamod SL, mainly as to use as a 'before' in any 'before and after' type comparisons with the modified ones!!
The only loco that I may want to add to my collection is a completely original Mamod SL, mainly as to use as a 'before' in any 'before and after' type comparisons with the modified ones!!
It's a Mamod Jim, but not as we know it!
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Mamodifications
Dear Titan......a Mamod Master you are!
was made aware of your wonderful Locos via another topic on this forum (Photograhphs...Locos of Austerity and Thrift) when Pete admiring my OTT mamod conversion put up a photo of one of your conversions...all this has spurned me on to the next project.
Crackingjob
PS i cheated a little with a kit from Pretina (had to negotiate hard as he had stopped doing them and was trying to charge a lot...easy to do, didn't use all the parts ...but its a show stopper.
Now i've seen how its done..its easy ish!
Also got ideas from the foliowing site;
http://www.steamup.com/sitgonline/forum ... hlman.html
was made aware of your wonderful Locos via another topic on this forum (Photograhphs...Locos of Austerity and Thrift) when Pete admiring my OTT mamod conversion put up a photo of one of your conversions...all this has spurned me on to the next project.
Crackingjob
PS i cheated a little with a kit from Pretina (had to negotiate hard as he had stopped doing them and was trying to charge a lot...easy to do, didn't use all the parts ...but its a show stopper.
Now i've seen how its done..its easy ish!
Also got ideas from the foliowing site;
http://www.steamup.com/sitgonline/forum ... hlman.html
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