mick70 | 13/12/2016 15:07:09 |
524 forum posts 38 photos | thinking of a steamroad roller kit. or maybe a steam wagon who is a good supplier of kits?
Edited By naughtyboy on 13/12/2016 15:10:42 |
Brian H | 13/12/2016 15:11:35 |
![]() 2312 forum posts 112 photos | Do you mean kits to bolt together or kits of castings etc? |
mick70 | 13/12/2016 15:14:16 |
524 forum posts 38 photos | either possibly a ready to go kit as starter that i can do with my youngest 2. and moving on to set of castings . really looking at options and choices at min. |
Harry Wilkes | 13/12/2016 15:34:44 |
![]() 1613 forum posts 72 photos | Not knowing what type of roller your looking for, Mamod do a kit for around £130, if you fancy paying for something better google D.R.Mercer not cheap but good model. Alternatively what I have done in the past with the youngsters is to buy old and tatty mamod roller on ebay then get the youngster to strip them clean them up if required I've repainted and then fet them to rebuild the engine. H |
JasonB | 13/12/2016 16:44:17 |
![]() 25215 forum posts 3105 photos 1 articles | If you want something that will pull them around then you want Steam Traction World but a lot more than a Momod type "toy" |
Neil Wyatt | 13/12/2016 16:51:13 |
![]() 19226 forum posts 749 photos 86 articles | This is a lot more realistic than the Mamod but it's rather more expensive (no bias - I have a Mamod Roller). www.wonderlandmodels.com/products/wilesco-d419-showmans-engine-kit/ |
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