Archive for The Unofficial Mamod and Other Steam Forum The Original Unofficial Toy Steam Forum Established 2006 The biggest, most popular steam forum around! Accept NO imitations! We have a growing community of regular posting members who chat about all aspects of toy and model steam.          The Unofficial Mamod and Other Steam Forum Forum Index -> Collections and pics col At last the car is mine Hi guys,i hope your all well,sorry i havnt been on for a while but you know the usual things and stuff,anyway i finally got my mitts on the car,but alas the box is long gone and i only have the tablet burning tray that came with it,there is a little scratch on the mudguard over the front nearside wheel,but otherwise just very dusty and needs a good clean,other than that its in mint condition,only used a couple of times in the mid seventies. Any tips on how to clean it up gratefully recieved its the ten spoked wheel one in case you might be curious,its the cream coloured roadster. ill post pics as soon as iv cleaned it up,cheers. col tmuir If its just dust I would just use warm water and a bit of washing up liquid with a soft rag and maybe a cotton bud or two for the more tricky spots. and one clean a drop of two of oil on the moving parts Mamodman123 Welcome back Col! Good to hear from you again mate! Get some pics up asap Chris Hello there. They are great runners, and the exhaust steam make a great noise. Have fun. col Thanks guys,and there you go MM Mamodman123 Looks really good Col! still very white and clean Have you managed to run it yet? should go well col Not yet MM,iv only had my hands on it for two hours,but ill need to get some tablets to try it,the tablet burning tray is the only thing that will fit under the boiler,a very narrow fit,so unless there is another way ill have to get hold of some tablets before i fire it,but all looks well with it i think col col Another to show how clean it actualy is,i have the three on the brochure front now,very pleased with them Mamodman123 col wrote: Not yet MM,iv only had my hands on it for two hours,but ill need to get some tablets to try it,the tablet burning tray is the only thing that will fit under the boiler,a very narrow fit,so unless there is another way ill have to get hold of some tablets before i fire it,but all looks well with it i think col I'm not 100% sure but the meths burner from your SW1 should fit in there . Well just check to see if it does I haven't got one of the newer type roadsters. So it's on the to buy list . You should be very very pleased with that one Col col And another IndianaRog Hi Col, Good to have you back online...and you came in a dandy looking car I see!!! I have taken a shine to Mamod mobiles I must admit and keep acquiring them...someday a roadster looks like a must have. If you find a matching paint for the fender scratch, I have found you can make a discrete job of it using a dental pic or pin dipped in paint and paint the scratch like a single hair on a brush...takes a bit of doing but it minimizes the size of the overall repair...just let the paint flow in the scratch itself and minimize what you cover outside the scratch. cheers, Roger col Thanks MM i am pretty chuffed ,i didnt think to check the meths burner,ill have a look and let you know col Mamodman123 Still has the original laquer on the boiler by the looks of things. That would definatly tie in with it not being fired too much That's a good idea Rog! you could definatly touch it up Col, without devaluing the engine or anything like that. Like I said the meths burner should fit in there nicely. I don't think Mamod changed the firebox when they introduced solid fuel Sandman Good to have you back Col. A little tip for that scratch. Find as near a matching spray white as you can and spray into a small container, like a spray can top, till the paint forms a small pool in the container. Leave for a few seconds then use an artists paint brush to apply the slightly thickened paint to the scratch. You'll still be able to see it if you look closely, but it does a reasonable job without respraying the whole mudguard. Chris I run mine using a repro meths burner from forest classics. So one from a SW should fit. col Ill try that sometime,thanks Roger,and you were right MM the meths burner seems to slot down into the hole a better fit than the tablet one seems to be,chuffed,ill be fireing it up sometime today col Sandman Sorry Rog. Didn't see your post. Mamodman123 col wrote: Ill try that sometime,thanks Roger,and you were right MM the meths burner seems to slot down into the hole a better fit than the tablet one seems to be,chuffed,ill be fireing it up sometime today col Excellent Col! thought it might I hope it steams well! it should do, not much can go wrong with a Mamod. It may need a bit of running in before it does any racing col Thanks for the replies guys,i didnt see some of them till i replied,sort of overlapped while i was posting,but cheers for the welcome back,ill be reading through a few threads today to catch up. col IndianaRog Sandman wrote: Sorry Rog. Didn't see your post. Not to worry Sandy...great minds think alike and apparently at the same nanosecond!!! tmuir I have the same model col and I just use a standard meths burner in mine rather than the solid fuel burner that came with it. Wallace Welcome back Col. Very nice model col Thanks again guys,i didnt manage to fire it yesterday,got tied up,as soon as i do ill let you know col James Welcome back Col Aye, looks a good 'un! col cheers James Manxman Welcome back Col. A great car and I'm sure you'll have loads of fun with it. The only bit I can add is that the sticker on the front makes it an earlier example of this model. The roadster has had at least 4 different stickers over the years and this is another way to date a model that has changed very little in 30 years. col Thanks Manxman,what year or years does it mean?i never thought of that col tinkttt cars on the subject of cars i have the same type wheeled one,but its in the box with the other wheels on,another crossover period one maybe,as he said hed had it from new,shed any light on this mm,nice example btw lovely condish Mamodman123 col wrote: Thanks Manxman,what year or years does it mean?i never thought of that col From around 1977 onwards The other type was made for a year. Yeah they used the old box with the new car a few times. Stuck stickers over the instructions on the back to show a sight glass and solid fuel Would like to see some pictures of it tinkttt sure battrys on charge now as i have a few pics to post ,the mm2 that was on the mechano thingy is coming up lovely,my livin room is now a momod factory she is goin mad,all u can smell is brasso lol Mamodman123 Re: sure tinkttt wrote: battrys on charge now as i have a few pics to post ,the mm2 that was on the mechano thingy is coming up lovely,my livin room is now a momod factory she is goin mad,all u can smell is brasso lol LOL open the windows tinkttt PICS mm2 progress Wallace Looking good tinkttt Sandman Nice. John Chapman Coming on a treat Mamodman123 Very shiney MooseMan Sweet! tinkttt thanks cheers guys n gals, col Well i fired it up and it went brilliantly,only thing is i dont think it takes an extention steering rod so had to use the steering wheel,no real problems there though col Mamodman123 col wrote: Well i fired it up and it went brilliantly,only thing is i dont think it takes an extention steering rod so had to use the steering wheel,no real problems there though col Sounds good Col! You can pick up the stering extentions ok from ebay        The Unofficial Mamod and Other Steam Forum Forum Index -> Collections and pics Page 1 of 1