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 -> Meet the members! SPOKESMAN col wrote: Never mind MM,so many models so little money also iv been trying to upload an avatar,but even though i got it down to 7 kbs it still says it has to be below 8 and doesnt load?,any ideas? col Needs to be 72dpi and 120pixels max width col i even got it down to 55 dpi,still no joy,i must be missing something,pc s arnt my forte col SPOKESMAN If its any helpmy avatar is 120 x 83 pixels RGB color space and 72 dpi. Could be jsut the link http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v202/SPOKESMAN/Vearlylogosmall.jpg Put the above inside [IMG]the above copy[/IMG] col Still cant do it . ill try again another time up early in the morning col col Just tried through photobucket and copied and pasted but i dont think anything happened? col Mamodman123 col wrote: Just tried through photobucket and copied and pasted but i dont think anything happened? col Are you getting the [IMG] one? col Just been trying again MM,yes i am getting that one but still nothing?? col Mamodman123 col wrote: Just been trying again MM,yes i am getting that one but still nothing?? col I'm guessing it must be too big for an avatar? col Iv tried alsorts of combinations and sizes, i must be doing something wrong iv given up for now,starting to feel like i want to throw my pc out of the window col Mamodman123 Not sure what is going wrong Col col Im probably missing something very simple MM ,pc literate is not my middle name col Mamodman123 col wrote: Im probably missing something very simple MM ,pc literate is not my middle name col I wouldn't like it to be mine either sparky col Just by chance i went into lambs toy shop on west auckland road today with my son,lo and behold i spied some mamod and wilesco engines,the mamod traction engine was £100,the roller £80 and the wilesco which looked a bit like a showman i think was £149 i think?how do these prices compare for new?i didnt know they stocked them,was nicely surprised they do col Mamodman123 col wrote: Just by chance i went into lambs toy shop on west auckland road today with my son,lo and behold i spied some mamod and wilesco engines,the mamod traction engine was £100,the roller £80 and the wilesco which looked a bit like a showman i think was £149 i think?how do these prices compare for new?i didnt know they stocked them,was nicely surprised they do col Slightly more expensive than new ones Col the Te1a is around 90 pounds I think! col Thanks MM,a little dear this shop may seem to be eh? but i must admit it was veeeery tempting seeing those shiny new engines in the lovely crisp boxs but i must resiiiiist, its too near christmas col Mamodman123 col wrote: Thanks MM,a little dear this shop may seem to be eh? but i must admit it was veeeery tempting seeing those shiny new engines in the lovely crisp boxs but i must resiiiiist, its too near christmas col Aggggh don't mention that Col ebay is the best place to buy a Mamod! col Talking of mamod, iv just recieved the answer for my overflow plug from them today, £6.50 if i want it,it was £4.50 from here only took them a couple of weeks is it? col Mamodman123 col wrote: Talking of mamod, iv just recieved the answer for my overflow plug from them today, £6.50 if i want it,it was £4.50 from here only took them a couple of weeks is it? col Was that directly from Mamod? Col? Their communication is extremly poor at the best of times! they ignore e-mails like anything! col Yes it was from them direct MM,i origionally thought it was a thread from here,but i quickly realised i havnt got them on send to me,dont know how to col Mamodman123 col wrote: Yes it was from them direct MM,i origionally thought it was a thread from here,but i quickly realised i havnt got them on send to me,dont know how to col I see, well I've never ordered anything from Mamod, they don't even have the decency to write back Use Forest Steam or Chas for all parts, you might even get a few on here col ill be keeping my eyes peeled on here MM and i was very impressed with forest steam ,he was very helpful on the phone even on sunday when i phoned. col Mamodman123 col wrote: ill be keeping my eyes peeled on here MM and i was very impressed with forest steam ,he was very helpful on the phone even on sunday when i phoned. col Yep he's a good bloke! Has decent loco stickers SPOKESMAN Forest guy seems OK, dealt with him 2 or 3 times without any hassle.        The Unofficial Mamod and Other Steam Forum Forum Index -> Meet the members! Goto page Previous  1, 2 Page 2 of 2