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David68

Fred Dibnah's Traction engine

Hopefully this Traction engine won't take 27 years like Fred's took him.
I'm hope I can make it as close to the real thing as possible.
Here's how I want it to look.


Brought this from Flee bay second hand to start me off.


Striped it down and have so far painted the boiler and firebox.



I have ordered loads of parts and shiny things so will update as I go.
MrMamod

Now we know why you wanted the small rivets and hope it all works out as you hope it will as it will look outstanding.
Pete the steam

Make sure you do
magpie38

excellent job I will watch this with interest,
Dave S

Can't wait to see it finished.  Looking good so far  
Les

Dave S wrote:
Can't wait to see it finished.  Looking good so far  


Same here.    
benchmark

this will be a pleasure to watch but i wonder if it wont have been easier using a wilesco for the project, the mamod traction engine has totally wrong proportions in comparison to the Fred Dibnah engine in the picture. Unless ofcourse you will be altering stuff like the wheel positions  etc.   whichever way though i cant wait to see the finished product.
David68

Thanks for the nice comments chaps.
wiggyrs

Excellent job, I will be watching this one
mrborinator

Looking good so far , good luck with it,  

Rob.
MrMamod

I will be riveted to the spot watching this one     ...
David68

Thanks chaps 'Steam' pressure's on now  
Sandman

I'll follow this with interest.
Mamod 14

I will watch this with eagle eyes!  

p.s - do you know steam 4 fun do canopy writing for a mamod te sign written for Fred Dibnah steeplejack they also do load of other fred related items !!  Check it out!!!!!!!
David68

Mamod 14 wrote:
I will watch this with eagle eyes!  

p.s - do you know steam 4 fun do canopy writing for a mamod te sign written for Fred Dibnah steeplejack they also do load of other Fred related items !!  Check it out!!!!!!!


Yes, already ordered loads from there and I'm just waiting for them to be posted as Simon is to moving to new premises and postage has been delayed because of this.
The canopy Fred Dibnah signs have been ordered but I may give this a miss and sell the signs along with the canopy as the Traction engine i'm copying didnot have one.
James

Good luck with that mate, keep us posted!

Fred's my hero  
David68

Cheers James,
   here's a little bit more i've done.
Painted the firebox now and the wheels. I have a solid flywheel coming (which will need painting) so all the round bits are nearly done.



The Mamod Engine although great just does not have enough rods and brass blocks running along the top of the boiler. Below is a picture of Fred's engine with what i'm on about.


I have started to look for things to make up for this. I have some nice rods and some copper piping and have even taken a plug apart to get at some brass blocks which I hopefully can use.
Pineapple11

Coming along very nicely
magpie38

keep goimg great job
MrMamod

Looking good so far and great to know there are also others who take old items apart to see what parts inside will prove usefull.
David68

Have just glued and painted the rivets to the engine. Went with some plastic pieces that were sort of right shape.


Next I cut the plug pieces up along with the length of steal rod and added to the engine. I found a lever that I have stuck to the cab side of the firebox.




The last thing i've done today is cut a piece of copper pipe and bent and added it to the boiler.
Les

That looks good, what glue are you using and is it heat proof?
benchmark

David68 wrote:
Have just glued and painted the rivets to the engine. Went with some plastic pieces that were sort of right shape.


i guess you do not intend to ever fire this engine , correct?
David68

Hi Les and Benchmark, no its purely a fun thing to do up and will be for display only when finished.
David68

Starting to look like something now.






Just need to wait for all the little bits and bobs to finish now.
I have a living van coming along with, Fred Dibnah signs and Long Vehicle sign. Pressure gauge, smokebox door and dart, green scuttle, Fred figure being made up and things like a tool box, oil can, running boards with boiler bands, two handle brakes a solid flywheel bag of coal and a bucket. There are most likely a couple of things I've not listed but thats most of it.
MrMamod

Looking good so far and as long as you have enjoyed doing it then that is all that matters
David68

MrMamod wrote:
Looking good so far and as long as you have enjoyed doing it then that is all that matters


Nothing better that having a bit of time to yourself pottering on it with a mug of tea and a F Dibnah dvd going in the background.
Mamod 14

David68 wrote:
MrMamod wrote:
Looking good so far and as long as you have enjoyed doing it then that is all that matters


Nothing better that having a bit of time to yourself pottering on it with a mug of tea and a F Dibnah dvd going in the background.


-LUXURY!
m8dave

looking good
Les

That is looking good indeed.    
Casey Jones Snr

Simply brilliant.
David68

Starting to add the finishing touches now.





MrMamod

that is looking good and will make a nice display model BUT you want to remove the 2 black pieces on the front axle so the spring sits flat     .
Mamod 14

BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!          
David68

MrMamod wrote:
that is looking good and will make a nice display model BUT you want to remove the 2 black pieces on the front axle so the spring sits flat     .


Thanks, I'm working on that. Will sort somthing out hopfully very soon.
Les

What an improvement, well done.  
Pete the steam

Coming on a treat mate
Sandman

Now that is looking a treat.
David68

Thanks everyone for your nice and supportive comments.
Just got a call from forest-classics who have informed me that the living van will be posted tomorrow for me  
In the meantime I have just received this pressure gauge. Its really the only thing I've seen gauge wise in pictures so just had to find somthing to match the best I could.

magpie38

excellent  job well done
Dr. Rog

Very interesting indeed, it is a good impersonation artistically    

The water tank is almost invisible, I missed it the first time. It needs to be green and huge.

The copper rods are a stroke of genius.      
David68

Dr. Rog wrote:
The water tank is almost invisible, I missed it the first time. It needs to be green and huge.


Yes your right. Will have to sort that tomorrow. Thanks for pointing it out. Can't believe I missed that  
David68

Thanks to Dr Rog for pointing out the water tank for me. I have now sourced one painted it and fixed it in place.

Its all but finished now. Just waiting on the Fred Dibnah figure and will need to fix a number plate to the funnel.
I have also painted the steering chains black and got some hose that needs to be fitted.
So here it is and I must say I'm very pleased with it.









m8dave

Well I must say what a good job you have done
MrDuck

More than a Mamod
dampfmaschinenjoe 1967

That is an engine to pay  the most famous steam fanatic world wide the respect that he deserves : Good that you did it and good that Fred Dibnah was the inspiration behind that build .


cheers Joe
zzubnik

I think you have done a great job on this, now I see it finished. Congrats!
Pete the steam

GOOD JOB,WELLDONE
Les

Well done indeed.      
Dr. Rog

It does work, very good    
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