Archive for Freesteam For collectors and enthusiasts of all steam engines          Freesteam Forum Index -> Introduce yourself to everyone Phantom Hello Guess its about time I said hello A couple of mamod boats The top one is a meteor I got via ebay a few weeks back. The bottom one is a hobbies arrow with hybrid ME1 power plant. Hope you like joiner Hi Welcome to Freesteam Mamod Collector Hi Phantom to FreeSteam That meteor is a lovely looking boat, do you also have any stationary engines Or do you specialise in boats   Spokesmann Niceto see them! Welcome to Freesteam. Mike Admin wilescoman Welcome to freesteam ! newts Welcome phantom Looking forward to more pics of your collection John Chapman Hi Phanton, Welcome on board. avenger Hello, good evening and welcome ! Phantom Hi again I collect mainly Mamod engines with a few bowman steam engines aswell. Spokesmann Re: Hi again Phantom wrote: I collect mainly Mamod engines with a few bowman steam engines aswell. We're a nosey lot here, we love pictures! Phantom Pictures of stationary engines. Minor 1 Spokesmann Thats a very fine pre-war example. Not sure about the feet though! MFSteam Spokesmann wrote: Thats a very fine pre-war example. Not sure about the feet though! but they do keep it off the work top when running, a major problem with the early engines. Spokesmann MFSteam wrote: Spokesmann wrote: Thats a very fine pre-war example. Not sure about the feet though! but they do keep it off the work top when running, a major problem with the early engines. Aye! I sit mine on thick cardboard, ie the Bowmans etc . .   Phantom feet The "feet" are from the local diy shop. I just use them to stop the underside of the base from getting scratched and burning the table top. They do look big and clumsy though.   Anybody got an alternative ? Mamod Collector The rubber feet seem fine to me Do they stop the engine from vibratring ? Spokesmann Re: feet Phantom wrote: The "feet" are from the local diy shop. I just use them to stop the underside of the base from getting scratched and burning the table top. They do look big and clumsy though.   Anybody got an alternative ? Some of the flatbase engines such as the MM2 and SE2 had feet made of hard rubber or some in wood. Phantom feet The feet help a little with the vibration. The black bit is rubber. Phantom minor 1 A picture of another Mamod Minor 1. (with big feet)   Is this post war ? The base is one hole longer and the burner and disk crank are different. The book doesnt mention a change in base size   Spokesmann Very curious! Never seen a green painted disc-crank, is it original? Generally speaking post war engines had their engine frames painted, the pre-war Minors just had brass engines frames as far as I can tell. As for the base, it could be genuine, how does it look in comparison to the rest of the engine in terms of wear? does it look like its been disturbed? The base is from an MM2 by the looks of it. Phantom minor 1 The paint all looks origional to me. The paint is scratched and worn in all the usual places. The crank disk is embossed as per page 19 of the book. The firebox confuses me. It is stamped for the band at the top and bottom. Phantom minor 1 This Minor is the same (inc burner) apart from disk and firebox. MFSteam This is just another example of an admission from the “Bible”, as is often the case experience is sometimes greater than reading the good book  Your engine is completely original in having the larger base, I have seen a number of them like this. The green paint is the give away as to its age, this was not used on either the engine frames nor the burners before the war, the burners were black and the engine frames were unfinished brass. The origin of the larger base is not the post war MM2, it is to small to be that and it does not have the turned up ears to hold the burner in place. The only other engine I have seen with this size base is a pre war engine, The Minor 2 twin The pre war Minor 2 was available with both the standard size base and the larger one, I chose to go with the smaller base on production engines but I have made a larger one Spokesmann Re: minor 1 Phantom wrote: This Minor is the same (inc burner) apart from disk and firebox. very nice. I have a similar MM1 with the rasied base (c1949?) and a St Marys Row box, which was the previous address to Camden Street (1949) - the rasied base being later than the flat base - the usual confusing mix of Malins old and new . . .   Spokesmann MFTwin 004 with small baseplate. (What a looker!) Spokesmann Re: minor 1 Phantom wrote: A picture of another Mamod Minor 1. (with big feet)   Is this post war ? The base is one hole longer and the burner and disk crank are different. The book doesnt mention a change in base size   Mine of the same era with early raised base . . . MFSteam Ohh its the back to front Minor with the cylinder on the wrong side, thats not in the Good Book either. Only seen two of those Spokesmann MFSteam wrote: Ohh its the back to front Minor with the cylinder on the wrong side, thats not in the Good Book either. Only seen two of those It is indeed MF, another oddity from the early years of Malins engineers. Runs like a dog as well . . . Phantom minor 1 Thanks guys. Thats cleared things up quite a bit          Freesteam Forum Index -> Introduce yourself to everyone Page 1 of 1