Kissing a Frog

[Sir haydn]

In my eyes the new mamod is a very ugly beast. Today I have been doing a job for a customer on one. He wanted it to look like a real engine and decided he wanted a proper smokebox and chimney on it.
So I have sawn off the old chimney flat (be careful if doing this the brass boiler is VERY thin walled) And fitted a new smokebox and chimney, then re-directed the steam up the chimney.

He had seen an article in gardenrail which apparently didnt use a new smokebox and the chimney was car fillered onto the boiler each to their own. As Frank said, ' I did it my way'

[Narrow Minded]

Nice bit of amphibean snogging there Matt - completely changed the look of the thing.
(You didn't happen to have a good butchers at the reverser block at the time did you? )

[Sir haydn]

Nah, I would have done if it wasn't for the poorly tapped threads on everything else. I really didn't want to take anything apart which I didnt need to.

[Narrow Minded]

if it wasn't for the poorly tapped threads

AAAgh! Memories of sundays "conversation"!

Was the smokebox a convenient sized tube or have you had to roll it? (and did you turn the chimney??)

[Sir haydn]

Rolled brass It wouldn't be easy would it

Yes I turned the chimney, Probley the bit that took the least time.

[Narrow Minded]

Yes I turned the chimney,

You know where I'm coming from with this don't you?!

[Sir haydn]

Yes I will do you a copy of the chimney on my mamod for your mamod

[Narrow Minded]

Yes I will do you a copy of the chimney on my mamod for your mamod

[taliesin001]

very nice, much improved the look

[Sir Clothem Cap]

Very nice job

[williamfj]

Mmmmm, very good looking little loco.