Mamod Scale

Rob · Mamod Scale

please could someone tell me the aprox scale of a mamod te1a?

toxx

Oi, Rob! I don't think the're at scale at all. They're decent, well made and loveable toys.
Cheers, mate!

Reid

That's right, a toy.

Still! There is an answer for the man.

The scale of a TE1A, if run with hard water, is...

chiefly lime.

tmuir

Manx got some Busy Bodies people for his Wilescos but Mamods are around the same size and the same figures will fit my 16mm loco so you could say around 1/19.2 but that is a very rough guess and the scale could easily be stretched by several numbers either way.
As Mamods are just an approximation of what a steam tractor looks like not a copy of any one and in real life they made big and small ones so it depends on which prototype you measure it against.

Rob

thanks tony, big help.

bessytractor

I've noticed a Mercer tractor is a similar size to a Mamod, and apparently Mercers are 5/8ths of an inch scale.

H2o vapour

I'd love a 1:1 Scale Mamod.

Can you conceive the power in that cylinder!!

Need a crane to lift the burner in and imagine the flame for 40 Gallon of Meths!!

I wonder what the scale speed would be?

H20

Manxman

Yea, I'd go with Tony. Busy Bodies and also P&J figures look great with a TE1A.

I guess because real Traction Engines come in such different sizes and the Mamod isn't a copy of anything individual, a range of figures could look right.

At the moment I'm really enjoying the Busy Body figures (and you can get a Fred Dibnah.

bessytractor

Graham-Jilly

do the buisyboddies fit ok in the loco's ???

tmuir

Graham-Jilly

thanks Tony
might have a look around when were over in the uk next year an see what we can find to bring home