Garden Railway Forum

Mamod are a member of the Unofficial Mamod Forums. I understand that it is more than just coincidence that their diesel, Boulton, has similarities to the LC Models Danny, which is no longer sold by Kent Garden Railways. It has a 12V MFA motor & bevel gears. http://modelsteam.myfreeforum.org/ftopic96...

So if we can't use that what do you recommend? The right water to use is a controversial subject online. Roundhouse have a good technical section on their website, which includes their views on water - http://www.roundhouse-eng.com/tech.htm#water Accucraft say to use filtered rain water or distille...

it works out at about eleven pence per boiler full! And £35 for a replacement boiler. De-ionized water - this is often sold for use in steam irons and the general opinion amongst the small scale live steam community is that it should not be used. Because of the way it is 'purified', it can cause lo...

My whistle kit is some years old so I see they have now added Lötringe (solder unions/nipples) to the kit as well.

Regner state that these should be silver soldered to the steam pipe.

Chris Cairns

I assume that this has just blown off the end of the steam pipe and you still have the whistle operating valve attached to the boiler, plus the steam pipe? Here is the full kit. Regner Whistle.JPG The whistle operating valve is attached to the boiler bushing/steam manifold using copper washers to se...

Depends if you are a tinkerer or not. At a recent running day a fellow member was relating a story from another tinkering member. He bought a new Roundhouse loco. Got it out of the box & gave it a run, which of course was faultless. Back into the box, and a repeat on the next run. After it did this ...

Andrew (Charles Andrew Mawer) is a member of our 16mm NGM Group, and is making an interesting collection of kits & accessories (I've got a few station benches to build & paint, plus some of his WD wagon kits). I had problems with Humbrol Matt & Gloss Cote varnish never really drying, despite leaving...

In my experience the problem with sealing these sight glass's is down to two problems. 1. They were originally sealed using an oval shaped seal. At some point in the Mamod ownership takeovers this seal was changed to a thin 'O' ring, and this is what is still supplied now by MSS. My solution here is...

I hate to be distrustful of domeless engines Effectively these aftermarket Mamod/MSS replacement copper boilers do have a steam dome, it is just part of the steam turret at the rear. After all, this is what Accucraft & Roundhouse use on most of their locomotives. The only boilers I've suspected on ...

There is plenty of space under the cab floor between the chassis frames for a receiver & battery back and there are slots in both chassis frames under the cab where you can fit a power switch. Roundhouse supply a brass chassis plate to cover that space in the Radio Control kit - top right, Page 4 he...

Put the washer onto the bolt, feed the bolt through the connecting rod from the back, then through the piston rod end, through the crosshead, and secure with the nut on the outside. Had difficulty getting an indoor image in focus & well exposed but hopefully you can see it here. Silver Lady Crosshea...

My Brunel is a Mark I Version II. Do not think the cab sides have changed on the Mark III but you never know with Mamod's constant improvement policy.

There is about 0.2mm difference between each end.
Chris Cairns

Sounds like MSS quality control has not changed then. The problems I've heard of with MSS wheels is either they are wide to gauge (back to back greater than 28.5mm) or their flanges are too thick so that even with the correct back to back they still end up wide to gauge (greater than 32mm across the...

Your tender is from the 2nd Generation of the Mamod Steam Railway Company (the current Terry family run Mamod) whereas your coach sounds like it is from the 1st Generation (1980s) or an MSS built one - the RW5. RW5A.jpg The 1st Generation rolling stock used a common chassis for all 6 wagons, and if ...

I've had a couple of these e-clips (circlips) come off locos during running. They are generally re-usable and I use a a pair of long nosed pliers to nip them tight after refitting. What you have described is the usual method of dismantling a loco to allow a wheelset change. You may get lucky with ju...

Well done for taking the time & effort to produce that guide Rik. My understanding is that the Imax B6 is in fact a copy of the original Bantam BC6, so there are copies of copies, fakes, etc. My Imax B6 is a 2008 model so no idea of its authenticity. Do you use Auto mode for charging NiMh batteries?...

PM me your email address & I'll send a PDF scan of the original instructions.

Chris Cairns

tom_tom_go wrote:This is the only Mamod I have seen run well

A classic example of when is a Mamod not a Mamod - this Mamodification is featured here - http://www.gardenrailwayclub.com/locos/mamodification

Chris Cairns

Here they are at Beamish with an appropriate load.
Chris Cairns

daan wrote:At the moment I'm leaning towards a "slide valve" telford

In that case I suggest you have a full read through this Topic - http://modelsteam.myfreeforum.org/ftopi ... -asc-0.php

Chris Cairns