Archive for The Unofficial Mamod and Other Steam Forum The Original Unofficial Toy Steam Forum Established 2006 The biggest, most popular global 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 -> Meccano Ralph Laughton Hello - introduction... Hi Guys Just found you, so I though I would pop in and say hello. I have a couple of old 1929 Meccano vertical steam engines and one of the later models. They are all for using! Rather than go on at length here, I have written it all up on our website. There is a bit about the engines HERE There is all sorts of other stuff on the site including a report on the Magic of Meccano show at Kew Bridge Steam Museum last weekend. I hope you enjoy it. I will post some of our models here soon for you all to see. Ralph. MooseMan Hi Ralph, Welcome - I'm a big fan of your website! johnreid WOW, that site is fantastic Welcome to the forum Ralph Laughton My That was quick! I am glad you like our site. It is good to know that somebody actually reads our scribblings...  I'm off to have a good look round here! Ralph. Steve_S Welcome to the forum Ralph! Les Hi and welcome to the forum. Roly Williams Hi and welcome. That was an impressive lineup of early Meccano steam engines! Atticman I love that Furnicular railway- and the forth road bridge- is it in need of painting yet   Welcome to the forum. IndianaRog Welcome Ralph from the cornfields of Indiana, USA...love your site...couple of quite rare Meccano engines there! cheers, Rog scorpion2nz A big Welcome from another meccano nut from the land down under  here in New Zealand Sandman A big Scottish welcome Ralph.   WeedenSteam Re: Hello - introduction... Ralph Laughton wrote: Hi Guys Just found you, so I though I would pop in and say hello. I have a couple of old 1929 Meccano vertical steam engines and one of the later models. They are all for using! Rather than go on at length here, I have written it all up on our website. There is a bit about the engines HERE There is all sorts of other stuff on the site including a report on the Magic of Meccano show at Kew Bridge Steam Museum last weekend. I hope you enjoy it. I will post some of our models here soon for you all to see. Ralph. Thought your name seemed familiar, then when I read your article on shooting photos and you mentioned woodworking it all came back to me. Ralph Laughton WeedenSteam Quote: Thought your name seemed familiar, then when I read your article on shooting photos and you mentioned woodworking it all came back to me. Was that the photography or the woodworking?  The two hobby's can work together, I once wrote an article for a woodworking magazine about steam bending wood! Ralph. WeedenSteam Ralph Laughton wrote: WeedenSteam Quote: Thought your name seemed familiar, then when I read your article on shooting photos and you mentioned woodworking it all came back to me. Was that the photography or the woodworking?  The two hobby's can work together, I once wrote an article for a woodworking magazine about steam bending wood! Ralph. I have a few woodworking sites so am familiar with http://www.getwoodworking.com/ Frank C        The Unofficial Mamod and Other Steam Forum Forum Index -> Meccano Page 1 of 1