Great job of restoring the little Mamod & bringing it back to its former glory. Can I just say it’s good to see someone using the correct tool for removing the fasteners, rather than watching someone trying to fumble with a pair of pliers rounding off nuts ! Having the box with any engine is a real bonus & you did a great job of restoring that too. I would never have thought about taking it apart to iron it. Great tip. I always keep my engine boxes, even ones I’ve built up from kits.

@recollectable4258

Жыл бұрын

Thanks enjoy restoring old steam and other retro items so have built up a few tools for the job. Great to have the original box for old toys etc, you do right keeping all your boxes Thanks Rich

Great job. The marker trick on the decal is fantastic. Thanks for sharing your techniques.

@recollectable4258

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Denny. Hope you found it helpful thanks for watching

Nice work. I didn't expect you would also restoree the box!

@recollectable4258

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Couldn’t leave that tatty box

I had one of those back in the 70's, great fun when you add some wheels and gears.

@recollectable4258

Жыл бұрын

Me too. Had great fun modifying them with Meccano in the 70s

@madcarew5168

Жыл бұрын

Must have had gearing wrong on mine!!

My little Mamod Minor started me off into a lifetime fascination with steam engines. It still works fine, looking a little tired but mechanically sound. No need of cosmetic restoration. This was an interesting video and good to see one of these little engines being cherished

@recollectable4258

8 ай бұрын

Hi. Glad you found the video interesting. And have to agree they are fascinating toys there’s some amazing models out there.

I think that I enjoyed the restoration of the box more than the steam engine itself. 🙂 I have only seen one other restoration channel do that -- and those are usually modern reproductions of the vintage packaging.

@recollectable4258

Жыл бұрын

😀 quite enjoyed fixing the box up

Interesting video, thanks. I have the same model in my shed that I had when I was a kid, I may have a go at restoring it. I’m sure the gauze in the burner has rusted away, maybe it got a little water in it at some point.

@recollectable4258

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment, if it was yours when you were a kid give it a go restoring it just for memories, they nearly always still run. Cheers Rich

Beautiful work! I love it! Subscribed, and looking forward to more.

@recollectable4258

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for subscribing more coming ASAP

I had one of those, the last model with the water level plug, when I was a kid back in the 70:s. I even built a car powered by it from Lego.

@recollectable4258

Жыл бұрын

A great and popular toy in the 70s. Many experiments had.

That’s a very nice Minor. I have an engine similar to that called the SP2. I’m hoping to get mine back to looking new soon

@recollectable4258

Жыл бұрын

Hello, never owned an sp2 but I think you can still get the chrome burner box sides if they are beyond a clean up, Good look with the restoration.

Excellent! just one tip: When gluing box flaps down using some mdf or similar either side between the clamp will produce a better result.

@recollectable4258

Жыл бұрын

Good tip, thanks

Nice save. You brought it back to a glorious state and will always look good in a display case. I'm assuming by your dedication to these you have quite a collection. If so, please do a video on what you have with a bit of that history per model please. Once again nice work...Bill from CO.

@recollectable4258

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Bill for the comments, Yes I have a considerable collection of steam engines. mainly Uk and German, then a few others from the world. like the idea of video of my collection with history but it will take some time to put it together, I will be posting more videos going forward, Thanks again Rich

Awesome. Like many, had one myself! Many a happy burned finder and knuckles on them! 👍🏼

@recollectable4258

Жыл бұрын

Think many of us got a burnt finger on these. Great toys.

Had one..many happy hours playing with Meth,fire&Steam as a 9/10yr old. Try doing it these days!!

@recollectable4258

Жыл бұрын

Yeah me too. a burnt finger finger end or setting the whole thing on fire with too much meths, you learned you’re mistakes 😂

@siypic

Жыл бұрын

@@recollectable4258 Its like "oh my hands alight" when you cannot see the flame..

Awesome job 👏

@recollectable4258

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

You've very well earned a new subscriber !!

@recollectable4258

10 ай бұрын

Thanks. Happy you enjoyed the video

Enjoyed that! Thanks, and subbed. I have a '60s SE3 which I've had since new, and which I want to restore, but I'm having real trouble finding parts!

@recollectable4258

Жыл бұрын

Good luck here’s a few sites for you to check out www.mamodonline.co.uk www.forest-classics.co.uk/mamod www.mamodparts.com

I have a MAMOD steam roller and a steam wagon. Bought them new in 1984.

@recollectable4258

Жыл бұрын

Probably still running great today, 39 years later 👍

@siypic

Жыл бұрын

Got my traction engine in 1973 and a mecanno static engine in 1971...still have them

Great restore.

@recollectable4258

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Fantastic footage and a satisfying conclusion. Can you share the brand of adhesive used to repair the box and also the picture framing tape. Thanks, Premi

@recollectable4258

Жыл бұрын

Hi Premi Glad you enjoyed the footage, The glue was Bostic all purpose clear glue, the tape brand I can’t remember but I know it was the permanent one I used. The other version could be removed. Hope that helps Thanks

I also had one of this while I'm in UK.

@recollectable4258

Жыл бұрын

Was a very popular toy

unreal totally unreal. even restoring the box!!!!

@recollectable4258

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Peter

Good Job!

@recollectable4258

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Hi just bought mm 1 do you know where I can get decals for her thanks for sharing David

@recollectable4258

5 ай бұрын

Yes Try suffolksteamengines.co.uk Thanks for the visit More coming very soon

Excellent . What make of heat resistant paint do you use ?

@recollectable4258

Жыл бұрын

Have tried a few from gloss black brake calliper paint, also Matt stove paint from B&Q followed by 3 coats of VHT clear lacquer by e.tech

@recollectable4258

Жыл бұрын

Correction XHT clear lacquer not VHT

What fuel do you use in the vaporizing burner

@recollectable4258

Жыл бұрын

Methylated spirits in the vaporising burners.

i had something like this in a steamroller chassis

@recollectable4258

Жыл бұрын

👍 Yeah there is hundreds of different models made by various manufacturers from the early 1900s up to the present day,

A arruela lisa, não foi montada conforme posição na desmontagem. Ele montou no lado da polia. (3':30")~(9':18")

@recollectable4258

Жыл бұрын

👍 very observant Arthur, however this was picked up on in the commentary (9:34) was later corrected Thanks

I give you a dozen thumbs up , but KZread won't let me .

@recollectable4258

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ab

What’s the difference between a Minor 1 and 2?

@recollectable4258

8 ай бұрын

Hi. The Minor 1 was the first smaller model made by Mamod around 1939, the minor 2 introduced around 1950 was of the same design but much bigger.

No test ?

@recollectable4258

Жыл бұрын

Yes right at the end of the video.

I still have mine, for some reason it stopped working!!!!

@recollectable4258

Жыл бұрын

Not usually too much can go wrong, if moving parts oiled up and no excessive steam loss anywhere. Maybe a scaled up steam pipe try poking a medium copper wire through the pipe.

Покажи как оно работает.

@recollectable4258

Жыл бұрын

Hi There’s a short clip at the very end of the video of the model running, also see some of my other videos of engines running Thanks Rich