Christmas Presents

A quick post to show you what i got for christmas. They are a displacement lubricator for the mamod plus new buffer beams and centre couplings. Also a gas powered soldering iron and an IP Engineering railcar. Loits of things to be getting on with before railway construction starts again.

Striping down the Mamod

The front end of the Mamod has been dismantled to allow the fitment of the displacement lubricator and a new exhaust steam pipe which will exit steam via the chimney. The work to complete this will not happen until over the Christmas period as the parts are part of my present from the Mother in Law. Part of the pack includes new buffer beams and couplings. I am not sure if the buffer beams will fit but the couplings will still go on even if I have to use the original beams.

The Mamod with the front and rear buffer beams removed plus the gas tank.

The front footplate has been removed by drilling out the rivets, nuts and bolts will be used to refit it. The reversing block and the cylinders have also been removed.

The cylinder mounting area showing the green gasket with the steam ways to the cylinders

An underside view. The copper pipe is the steam feed from the regulator. It will need to be shortened to fit the lubricator. 

Quick update

Just a quick update.

I have not done any modelling as my workshop is freezing cold and not suitable for use without heating. To that end I have purchased all the parts for a very cheep little room heater as explained in the following video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brHqBcZqNzE.
I will document how well it works.

I have just received a parcel from Dream Steam containing a new displacement lubricator, steam oil and a new set of multi height couplings and buffer beams for the Mamod. Unfortunately they are a Christmas gift from the Mother-in-Law so I have 3 weeks to wait before contemplating fitting the to the loco. If the room heater works then the job of stripping down the loco and replacing the pop rivets with nuts and bolts should continue next week.