MSS steam locomotives.
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funandtrains
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To make them more than a toy you need to buy all the upgrades which makes them about the same cost as basic Regner. They are however how I started in garden rail and fun if rather fast! If you are lucky there are second hand bargains.
If your on a very tight budget I'd try the Roy wood steam model Janet. The MMS locos won't be any use as they are and by the time you upgrade them cost a lot more.
kGR models in st Mary cray had a second hand unused Jannet at £300 in 45mm worth a call if they still have it. I went down the mamod /MMS route and it's honestly not worth it, they are just toys and the quality isn't great.
If your keen to go the mamod route, tinker, upgrade and pay as you go, I'd recommend getting the body work, frames, rear drag beam and smoke box as spares then buy wheels, coupling rods, cylinders, reversing valve, boiler with regulator and fittings, in cab lubricator, buffer beams and fittings from Roy wood. Dream steam do the parts, and also the upgrades but the quality is not as good.
All these guys are on the web.
kGR models in st Mary cray had a second hand unused Jannet at £300 in 45mm worth a call if they still have it. I went down the mamod /MMS route and it's honestly not worth it, they are just toys and the quality isn't great.
If your keen to go the mamod route, tinker, upgrade and pay as you go, I'd recommend getting the body work, frames, rear drag beam and smoke box as spares then buy wheels, coupling rods, cylinders, reversing valve, boiler with regulator and fittings, in cab lubricator, buffer beams and fittings from Roy wood. Dream steam do the parts, and also the upgrades but the quality is not as good.
All these guys are on the web.
Sparky,
Try these:
http://www.brandbright.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=33&products_id=168 < Link To http://www.brandbright.co...ath=33&products_id=168
Ip engineering do some, but the brandbright ones are better, the LGB hook connects better as they cast a lip in them, unlike IP engineering.
If you want the I p ones, send me your address I have a pair I'll never use so your welcome to them.
Try these:
http://www.brandbright.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=33&products_id=168 < Link To http://www.brandbright.co...ath=33&products_id=168
Ip engineering do some, but the brandbright ones are better, the LGB hook connects better as they cast a lip in them, unlike IP engineering.
If you want the I p ones, send me your address I have a pair I'll never use so your welcome to them.
steveciambrone
trains, boats, planes
I recommend looking at the starter and basic engines from Roundhouse, Accucraft, and Regner. They are all very good engines and worth the extra cost, you will get an engine that runs very well out of the box. They all have an ample choice of models to pick from that you will enjoy.
Thanks
Steve
Thanks
Steve
garrymartin
My Family,Railways, Beer and the Seaside
It will run out of the box but be about as controllable as a burning cat, get a Roundhouse, Regner or Accucraft and you will have a reliable engine that you can enjoy and won't leave you disillusioned.
funandtrains
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It is also worth thinking about what stock you wish to run with the loco as the Mamods are quite small, quarry size locos and quite light, if you want to pull larger rolling stock it would be better to buy a larger Accucraft loco.
Neil Robinson
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Is your railway billiard table flat? Any gradient can cause an underpowered loco to stall.Bandit said:
Around 1980 I bought one of the first run Mamod sets but rarely ran it. Some 15 or so years later I upgraded it and changed the gauge to 45mm to run on my present line. It ran O.K. for a while but then its performance deteriorated. I wasted weeks trying to find the cause before I discovered settlement in the garden had introduced a slight gradient!
Chris Bird
Steam,gardening, photography
As Steve says, the Mamod/MSS are quite light, but the RWM Janet has some serious weights on board and a heavier body so it has good pulling power! Swift Sixteen do a great range of small stock, suitable for these small locos and have just launched a small coach and open wagon that look very nice.
Cheers
Chris
Cheers
Chris
