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Well I decided to go for it and have bought myself a S/H IP engineering Jane. Much has been written about these and the Mamod design they sort of came from. In the early days the Jane was produced for Brandbright then IP sold them themselves.
It?s fair to say these are more known in 32mm circles as these are small engines, and the one I have is 32mm. However they can be converted to 45mm, more on that later.

So I saw her in the shop and as you can see she is.....well.... not looking her best. However for £150 it?s not bad and these engines are so basic most things can be done with time and hand tools. And I couldn?t just leave her there right?

The likes of PPS and Dream steam- who I can?t recommend highly enough) offer all the parts etc so they are fully supported. Indeed my First loco was a Mamod that I upgraded so the frames and body were all that was left.

Another reason for the purchase is that I have a gas tank and burner for it already to put to use. I?ve bought some various bits and bobs and have various things to fit to make her look a bit less toy like. The plan is to fully repaint her and overhaul. The time of my next post maybe a little while off as I?m away with work, but will show the progress as when I can. So here she is:
 
Use a hammer Simon - works for me :)
 
and dosnt she look great!!:thumbup:
 
Good little engines they are- what the Mamod should have been.

It's even got the optional extras box ticked- s' got a roof!
 
They got a lot of people in the hobby pre Accucraft. Always had a soft spot for them. Do wish it had the IP smokebox
 
A good purchase!

Would love to buy one someday (almost got a Janet on eBay back in '08). But like many others, I have to live with my Jan-mod. And yes, the body (which is on borrowed time), frames and smoebox and rear bufferbeam are about the only orginonal bits.
 
They are great to tinker with, does yours run on gas or meths?

Im quite taken mt the front cab sheet rather than the half cab so will look out for one or contact PPS.
 
Thanks Dom :D Well a few bits have arrived for her:

sand boxes
pressure gauge pipe (using my own small pressure gauge I blame Tag!)
hand rail knobs (for smoke box hand rails and maybe side tank rails)

Im undecided about wheels. PPS dont have any spoked ones in stock and are unsure when they will have some and the plain disk type are.... well... a bit plain!

The early Janes had nicer wheels but I think they were changed to save costs (like loosing the pressure gauge I think).

Think I will also get a Roundhouse smokebox door dart as these were changed to the stamped MSS ones along with the smoke boxes.

Not keen on bright brass cylinders so will have a think on that front, and think a wood cab floor is in order along with a bit of work with cream paint. The water top up is domeless so may look into that but I recall these were more trouble that they are worth and often didnt sit straight either!
 
Seeing the one on Ebay at the moment has got me thinking about the Chimney. I like the thought of one thats sloightly longer and maybe not as wide. I know they are a push fit, but i'm guessing my options are something like a bit of cut tube?

Roll on when im back and I can get on with this little project.
 
My impression is the one on eBay at present is not a "Jane" but a PPS variant either "Jenny" or "Janet".
All of a generic similarity. The Janet has some useful ballast weight in the side tanks.
The dead leg lubricator on the smokebox is the clue.
Jane has an in line lub in the cab.
 
Yes - I'm considering adding some to my Jane.
She tends to slip a little on my 1:30 grades.
I'm just not keen to dismantle again right now, maybe later.
 
Ive contatacted pps and have a plain cab sheet on order- Alan is such a very helpfull chap highly recomend him.

Will see how it goes with meths, only thing I havent got is a chuff pipe, not sure if they are worth it on this engine. Im back home tonight and will start stripping the loco down on Sunday ( house looking tomorrow its so hard finding one with a BIG garden.... wonder why I want one!!!) and take a few more pics. THink ive decided on all over black, maybe red buffer beams. Not sure weather to name her yet.

am also after a dome and am thinking of swapping the safety valve to where the top up is.
 
hornbeam said:
Ive contatacted pps and have a plain cab sheet on order- Alan is such a very helpfull chap highly recomend him.
...am also after a dome and am thinking of swapping the safety valve to where the top up is.
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Yes Alan is always willing to advise.
The dome is intended to fit over the top up, and the s/v in its present position seems more realistic...
Unless of course, you drill the dome to let the s/v through.
It gets seriously hot while running, and needs careful planning when topping up.
You've got me thinking now...
 
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