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by Crackingjob » Mon Sep 20, 2010 5:10 pm
Mr Gorton has just posted this on the 7-8ths site..a pre production Mamod Vertical Boilered loco
Tag I hope I am not stealing your thunder...whats it about??
16mm/G scale or 7-8ths????? tell us MORE
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by Sir haydn » Mon Sep 20, 2010 7:36 pm
that certainly looks abit different. lets hope they price it right as the mamod MK2 is very pricey for what it is.
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by GardenRail » Mon Sep 20, 2010 8:10 pm
Crackingjob wrote:Mr Gorton has just posted this on the 7-8ths site..a pre production Mamod Vertical Boilered loco
Tag I hope I am not stealing your thunder...whats it about??
16mm/G scale or 7-8ths????? tell us MORE
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Dunno what scale it is supposed to be. It just seems suitable for 7/8 to me. Mind you Willi looks like that to me as well! This loco has a single piston valve cylinder, oiler, pressure and water gauge. It is internally gas fired with a very quiet ceramic burner. Gauge convertible.
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by GardenRail » Mon Sep 20, 2010 8:13 pm
Sir haydn wrote:that certainly looks abit different. lets hope they price it right as the mamod MK2 is very pricey for what it is.
Do you think? Certainly it is far and away better engineered than MSS and a hundred quid cheaper than a similar loco advertised in GR and SMT recently. Not the prettiest thing in the world but would make a controllable and powerful tram locomotive.
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by Dr. Bond of the DVLR » Mon Sep 20, 2010 8:17 pm
Indeed, what is the target price? It is reversible by the looks of it which is better than a max...
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by Sir haydn » Mon Sep 20, 2010 8:26 pm
i think its the looks tag, the old mamod had the looks that the new one lacks! it looks like it was designed by a 4 year old. you can see it looks like a steam engine but all the dimensions are out. Its a matter of opinion
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by mhlr » Mon Sep 20, 2010 9:19 pm
Now that certainly does look interesting! I even like the design, looks kind of quirky! Will be nice to see this on sale for a cheap price.
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by andysleigh » Mon Sep 20, 2010 11:06 pm
oh blimy, thats totally different to the prototype. looks much better now! but still cant touch original mamods.
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by Crackingjob » Tue Sep 21, 2010 8:00 am
Wot you saying about the Max Mr Bond?????
But interesting that mamod have gone this direction...they need some direction at times
Thanks Tag for your info
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price????£300-400???????????
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by andysleigh » Tue Sep 21, 2010 8:41 am
Crackingjob wrote:Wot you saying about the Max Mr Bond?????
But interesting that mamod have gone this direction...they need some direction at times
If you think that, then what if i told you that they want to do a coal fired model!
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by taliesin001 » Tue Sep 21, 2010 11:56 am
I think with a bit of detailing that would look quite nice
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by bessytractor » Sat Feb 12, 2011 11:40 pm
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by Sir Clothem Cap » Sun Feb 13, 2011 4:51 pm
I have just looked at the mamod website and it's not there
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by MTA » Sun Feb 13, 2011 4:54 pm
Or any of their suppliers.
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by bessytractor » Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:27 pm
nah I'm just talking b*****ks
In all seriousness thats what the person who put that video up paid. Apparently Forest Classics will sell them too. There are detailed photos on the mamod forum.
The best (worst?) thing about are the hornkeeps.
They are O rings! :|
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by MTA » Sun Feb 13, 2011 10:06 pm
I've seen the pics, the o rings should be easily replaced with a bit of brass strip and holes drilled through with suitable screws and nuts.
At £385 it is a bit high for what you get, but I would like one once they actually start appearing.
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by richardhill » Thu Jun 23, 2011 10:01 am
Any body got one of these new Mamods - if so are they any good. Also how are they reversed
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by Jerm » Thu Jun 23, 2011 2:53 pm
If it's cheap enough and in 45mm, I'd buy. I like the look of it.
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by Hancockshire » Thu Jun 23, 2011 6:06 pm
richardhill:55159 wrote:Any body got one of these new Mamods - if so are they any good. Also how are they reversed
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I guess you turn the flywheel the direction you want then open the throttle
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