My thanks to anyone who has taken the time and trouble to place information on Steam Collecting on their web site . The following links are just some of those I regularly look at.
MamodForums.co.uk
This website is a must for any toy steam nut. Anything you need to know can be found here if you look hard enough. The only drawback I can see is that there is no search facility so you end up having to read lots of threads to find the one you want. Alternatively if you post a question people fall over themselves to give a response (me included when I have time). This site should be the top of your bookmark list.
http://uk.geocities.com/rolywilliams/index.html I have learned a lot from Roly Williams website, much bigger and better collection than mine. http://spokessmann.tripod.com/index.html This is another extensive collection but there is a lot of information on history and production changes which is very helpful when trying to date your engine.http://www.freewebs.com/mamodsteam/index.htm A collection of Mamods but if you look there are some very useful practical tips. I used the step-by-step guide to repairing a boiler a while ago - excellent. http://www.rdgtools.co.uk/ If you need tools this company is pretty good and they have also sent me a 5% discount card against future purchase. I'm all for saving money!http://www.steam4fun.co.uk/ Steam4fun is well worth a look. They have exclusive rights on rebranding Mamod steamers with Fred Dibnah logos plus they also make some other interesting variant Mamods. I bought the fire engine a few years ago from Simon at Steam4Fun and he was kind enough to show me round his workshops. Sound!
http://www.panyo.com/oscillators/ If you want to understand exactly how an oscillating engine operates then you really should visit Michael's description. The animations are truly remarkable (I suspect CAD is something to do with his day job). Wish I could do that well!
http://www.favouritetoy.co.uk/ Need toys for the kids this Christmas. Have a look at the competitive prices and fast delivery.
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