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 -> Steam fairs and rallies Les Steaming for Fun I went to a private Steam Do at the weekend where like minded people are invited for a steam up, a few beers and a lot of fun without worrying about the public as they were not invited.   It is all in the aid of the Somerset Air Ambulance so it has a serious side to it. It isn't restricted to just steam, there are cars, tractors and commercial vehicles invited as well, Mamods and Bowmans were also welcome so I took some with me. For the Saturday pub run I went on the back of this Foden, and on the Sunday I steered this Wallis and Steevens roller to and from the pub.   made-in-england haha a friend of mines Foden! , done a few pub runs in that myself! Glad you enjoyed it! johnreid Great stuff, that looks like so much fun, I am so envious. steamyjim Looks like a good day Les! Was it at 'Turbo' Vinvents? dervard94 was a brilliantly good rally. That mini foden, so much fun. It is my aunts, I nnicked it for the weekend, the Burrell was being tempermental with me. Coming home from the pub run on Sunday, my aunt rolled the small foden, coming down a hill when a tractor overtook her and slammed on its brakes, she couldn't stop and had to ditch it. On the Saturday someone else on a 4'' traction engine rolled his. His steering chain snapped, he lost control and it rolled over, snapped the whole chimney out of the smoke box. Apart from that, a brilliant weekend! dervard94 steamyjim wrote: Looks like a good day Les! Was it at 'Turbo' Vinvents? Yes it was! Les made-in-england wrote: haha a friend of mines Foden! , done a few pub runs in that myself! Glad you enjoyed it! I enjoyed it tremendously.   johnreid wrote: Great stuff, that looks like so much fun, I am so envious. It was great fun, you did everything at your own pace and not to keep the public happy. Les steamyjim wrote: Looks like a good day Les! Was it at 'Turbo' Vinvents? It was a great weekend and yes it was at Turbo Vincents place at Henstridge.   Jay_Minor looks like you had a nice time..... but why were we not invited Les Jay_Minor wrote: looks like you had a nice time..... but why were we not invited I do not have anything to do with the invites, still there is always next year.   Kritika That looks brilliant Les   steamyjim Les wrote: steamyjim wrote: Looks like a good day Les! Was it at 'Turbo' Vinvents? It was a great weekend and yes it was at Turbo Vincents place at Henstridge.   I've been down for a play on the engines a couple of times down there, was damned fun Wallace Great pics Les. Thanks for posting   Sandman Magic stuff there Les. Jeez, I would have loved to have been there. Atticman Looks like amazing fun, remember the pics from last year as well. But rolling a Foden and a TE, that sounds nasty, hope both were after coming back from the pub   As a matter of interest, what sort of prices do these scale TEs  lorries and Showmans go for, if they ever sell   dervard94 it depends really, my aunt bought that foden brand new from modelworks for £13,500. the engines can go for anything between £12,000 up to about £18,000 depending on the make, size and condition, obviously other types of engines can make a lot more than that. Les Atticman wrote: Looks like amazing fun, remember the pics from last year as well. But rolling a Foden and a TE, that sounds nasty, hope both were after coming back from the pub   As a matter of interest, what sort of prices do these scale TEs  lorries and Showmans go for, if they ever sell   It was great fun, re the Foden and TE rolling, both were coming back from the pub, the damage to the Foden is minimal and mainly to the cab but the TE damage was more substantial and an insurance claim. All drivers and passengers were un-injured except for shock. If you are in the market for a miniature engine they can start at around £12,000 upwards for a TE dendinging on size and condition and for a lorry it can be around £15,000 upwards.   Les dervard94 wrote: it depends really, my aunt bought that foden brand new from modelworks for £13,500. the engines can go for anything between £12,000 up to about £18,000 depending on the make, size and condition, obviously other types of engines can make a lot more than that. Don't forget that there were a lot of alterations which pushed the cost even higher.   Atticman Les wrote: Atticman wrote: Looks like amazing fun, remember the pics from last year as well. But rolling a Foden and a TE, that sounds nasty, hope both were after coming back from the pub   As a matter of interest, what sort of prices do these scale TEs  lorries and Showmans go for, if they ever sell   It was great fun, re the Foden and TE rolling, both were coming back from the pub, the damage to the Foden is minimal and mainly to the cab but the TE damage was more substantial and an insurance claim. All drivers and passengers were un-injured except for shock. If you are in the market for a miniature engine they can start at around £12,000 upwards for a TE dendinging on size and condition and for a lorry it can be around £15,000 upwards.   Wow, I know it was a long time ago- 1965, but Dad got a full size A&P SR for £100 then     Les Atticman wrote: Les wrote: Atticman wrote: Looks like amazing fun, remember the pics from last year as well. But rolling a Foden and a TE, that sounds nasty, hope both were after coming back from the pub   As a matter of interest, what sort of prices do these scale TEs  lorries and Showmans go for, if they ever sell   It was great fun, re the Foden and TE rolling, both were coming back from the pub, the damage to the Foden is minimal and mainly to the cab but the TE damage was more substantial and an insurance claim. All drivers and passengers were un-injured except for shock. If you are in the market for a miniature engine they can start at around £12,000 upwards for a TE dendinging on size and condition and for a lorry it can be around £15,000 upwards.   Wow, I know it was a long time ago- 1965, but Dad got a full size A&P SR for £100 then     Has he still got it?? There are some for sale on e-bay. http://shop.ebay.co.uk/merchant/allsteam4you!_W0QQ_nkwZQQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZQQ_ipgZ made-in-england of course you could always go for the smaller ones 2" and 3" which are alot cheaper and will go in the bck of an estate car Atticman [quote="Les"] Atticman wrote: Les wrote: Atticman wrote: If you are in the market for a miniature engine they can start at around £12,000 upwards for a TE dendinging on size and condition and for a lorry it can be around £15,000 upwards.   Wow, I know it was a long time ago- 1965, but Dad got a full size A&P SR for £100 then     Has he still got it?? There are some for sale on e-bay. http://shop.ebay.co.uk/merchant/allsteam4you!_W0QQ_nkwZQQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZQQ_ipgZ No, sadly he sold it for a handsome profit of £1000 in the 1970s Les   kevininasia Re: Steaming for Fun Les wrote: What a beautiful picture. I think I can almost smell the smoke. Spellbinding...        The Unofficial Mamod and Other Steam Forum Forum Index -> Steam fairs and rallies Page 1 of 1