1961's Live Steam Road Roller - Mamod

1961's Live Steam Road Roller - Mamod - Restoration

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7 ай бұрын

Here is a new video !!
This is a vintage live steam road roller made by the English brand Mamod around 1960.
The company was founded in Birmingham in 1937 by Geoffrey Malins. The name "Mamod" is a combination of "Malins Models".
Please watch till the end to see this 1950's live steam engine in action !
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I hope you'll enjoy this restoration.
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@dariusjanulis4119 7 ай бұрын

Well, there are no words, super, amazing work👍

@PaulinesPastimes 7 ай бұрын

I couldn't agree more.

@domer8110 7 ай бұрын

I have one of these I bought in St Andrew’s Scotland in 1966 . Still runs great.

@joeleboeuf 6 ай бұрын

I have some words: "Roll on, my beauty."

@brianartillery 7 ай бұрын

This was a blast from the past! I never owned one, but a good friend from school did. He lived in a close, so traffic was minimal and we could play in the road. We never used the steering post, but fired it up - and nobody in the early 1970's got into a tizz about schoolkids playing about with matches or methylated spirits - and just let it go. Great fun!

@monteceitomoocher 7 ай бұрын

If you lived in a 'close' you were slightly better off than average then, your friend probably had well to do parents, bet he got the number ten meccano set as well!, very happy days though, when the world was normal.

@keithpearson7539 7 ай бұрын

Great fun they indeed were. I too never owned the engine featured on the video here, but did have a stationary Mamod engine that I had hours of fun with. In an attempt to make this engine "mobile", I fitted it out with wheels, steering linkage and a pulley drive system made from Meccano. With an over filled meths burner creating huge flames that licked out from the sides of the burner box, the engine moved pretty well under its own power, but was well and truly defeated come the slightest incline.

@brianartillery 7 ай бұрын

@@keithpearson7539 - Yup. Good to see someone playing with such a potentially lethal toy in the correct manner. Enquiring minds, and all that. 👍👍👍😆😆😆

@themegathrashchannel3035 5 ай бұрын

even extends to my generation (im 14), me grandad gave me his old mamod and its brilliant fun!

@mustikaraka 3 ай бұрын

@@brianartilleryhmm how old are u now dude?

@Kivetonandrew 7 ай бұрын

This shows just how good Mamod toys were when built originally.

@monteceitomoocher 7 ай бұрын

Great restoration, a reminder of my happy childhood, we had some properly dangerous toys to play with back then, but it taught us respect for things that, if not handled correctly could bite you back!.

@TheFabrik 7 ай бұрын

True… quite dangerous toys.., Always thrilling to light them up 😱😰😅

@WingNuts2010 6 ай бұрын

Steam engines, electrical, and chemistry sets from the 70s. All toys that taught children to respect fire and current.

@jonduggan7433 6 ай бұрын

Yup.......... Remember when it was perfectly normal for a 12 or 13 year old kid to carry a pocket knife ? .......... In school? No one thought a thing of it.

@monteceitomoocher 6 ай бұрын

@@jonduggan7433 still do, we sixties and seventies kids had our fights like everyone else but, we wouldn't even dream of taking our knife and sticking it in another person, it was unthinkable, scores were settled there and then with fists if required, of course what the government media and cops don't tell you is that knife crime isn't committed by 'us' if you know what i mean.

@mickwalker8813 6 ай бұрын

Yes, used to have a sheath knife on my snake belt on display!

@amberola1b Ай бұрын

I love watching miniature engines and motors being restored and working. It`s a secret passion of mine.

@aleksandersaski5387 7 ай бұрын

Nice trinket.

@markschippel7974 2 ай бұрын

My Godfather had a collection of steam powered toys he started collecting when he was a kid in the 1940's. He never stopped adding to his collection. I will have to check but, I think this is the exact model steam roller that he had. It brings back great memories, Thanks!

@TheFabrik 2 ай бұрын

Thank you ! Very touching to bring the memories back 😌🙏

@thomasparodies9730 3 ай бұрын

Giving life to this beauty great work

@user-tw5oc4ju7s Ай бұрын

Крутая игрушка!!! Я очень доволен просмотром и результатом, моё почтение автору!

@TheFabrik Ай бұрын

Thank you very much !!!

@rizzlerazzleuno4733 5 ай бұрын

Deserves an Academy Award! 👍👍

@fonzireyes 7 ай бұрын

This could not have been an affordable toy for most kids (or adults) back then. Very nice restoration!

@liveyourbestlife3785 7 ай бұрын

I found an advertisement for a later model(1969) it was $24.99, or about $250 USD in today's money

@fonzireyes 7 ай бұрын

@@liveyourbestlife3785 Thank you for sharing!

@randbodily3058 7 ай бұрын

Wow! The golden age of toys!

@jeffparker3334 5 ай бұрын

Just….brilliant!

@JLCra87 7 ай бұрын

Toys from a different age for sure. Beautiful restoration!!

@LarryCassar 7 ай бұрын

It looks adorable.😂

@michaeldaruwalla8717 7 ай бұрын

Before it was a working model steamroller, now it is a display worthy.

@timtaylor1365 4 ай бұрын

Very complicated restoration but very well executed. Congratulations!

@CoolAgainRestoration 7 ай бұрын

Nice job and awesome editing 👍

@TheFabrik 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much my friend 😌 I learn a lot watching you ;)

@christopherprince3250 7 ай бұрын

Wonderful job.

@peterszar 6 ай бұрын

That is so cool, and wow what a restoration job.

@miguelrios4602 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing 😊

@cposwn 7 ай бұрын

Beautiful.

@butthedd0233 7 ай бұрын

OUTSTANDING

@bigsparky65 7 ай бұрын

Another fantastic restoration: I love watching your restoration work .

@TheFabrik 7 ай бұрын

Thank you !! Glad you appreciated it 🙌

@edwinayalasr3699 7 ай бұрын

Beautiful job i like thanks

@djvelasquez2643 7 ай бұрын

Amazing!

@davidaustin2172 3 ай бұрын

Magnificent. Excellent job.

@hadiferlan3760 7 ай бұрын

Nicely done

@septiccalling8341 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely beautiful. Masterful work.......👌🏻👏🏻👍🏻

@mskayla7747 7 ай бұрын

You always have unique items to restore,

@sidwallace6053 7 ай бұрын

Work of art mate

@poisonouscarnage2289 5 ай бұрын

had this exact one as a kid

@ironvulture2015 7 ай бұрын

another amazing job

@brianvalley5223 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely beautiful restoration.

@chuckotto7021 5 ай бұрын

Great work and fine result. Your humor is much appreciated!

@TheFabrik 5 ай бұрын

Thank you !! Glad you enjoyed 😌🙌

@lorittaganda9983 5 ай бұрын

Continue the great work

@reuben9213 5 ай бұрын

The main thing I really love about your restorations ? Are they are real rust and patina . Not those 100 year old finds with that fake ass material that most others have on them .

@TheFabrik 5 ай бұрын

Oh finally someone who knows !!! 😉 Thank you very much 🙏

@CenReaper. Ай бұрын

That material is what happens when you put paint in vinegar

@cross3052 7 ай бұрын

That's the coolest toy I've ever seen.

@MrCrystalcranium 7 ай бұрын

Terrific work and what a cool little toy that could NEVER be sold to children today! Makes me miss the good old days when a kid could walk into a nickel and dime store and get a cap gun that shot off real little gunpowder caps or a dart board or a pressure pump water rocket or a chemistry set with real chemicals...glass test tubes and an alcohol lamp. When I was 10 years old, there used to be a mom and pop store in town called Green's where you could buy replacement chemicals, Estes rockets (the big "D" engines!), working steam engines and gasoline powered Cox piston engine airplanes and dragsters. Nobody got hurt, everyone was happy, nobody made pipe bombs from the innards of solid rocket motor cartridges etc...just good adventurous clean fun for curious kids! What happened to us? How did our society, in the name of keeping us safe, take all of the discovery, adventure and fun out of being a child? Electric motor planes...Velcro tipped darts and boards? No mini explosions...no smoke...no little piston engine noises etc...boring!

@TheFabrik 7 ай бұрын

I can’t agree more with what you said. Thanks a lot for these words, always touching to bring the memories back 😌🙏 I have children and they really don’t care about those old toys 🤷‍♂️ so… we’re lost 🥴😅

@carnifaxx 7 ай бұрын

I've read somewhere that each and every safety measure was applied after an accident, so your memories may be as well just a survivor bias. I agree, though, that we became probably way too safe, but on the other hand - if you want this type of toy for your child and are able to learn them how to use it properly, you can still do it, buy it as a vintage or even make your own (and if you are unable to make it, the same rant may be used - because the previous generation was probably able to make such toys :D ).

@alexanderalbach468 7 ай бұрын

Supernice item. Great job and video❤

@WaheedKhan-qk9gv 7 ай бұрын

What an amazing restoration 🎉❤

@jeanprice2514 Ай бұрын

Awesome restoration. Also, very adorable

@nvanpraag 7 ай бұрын

Absolutely stunning results! It's so satisfying to watch.

@mcloud4477 7 ай бұрын

Великолепно сделано!!! Отлично! Браво. Снимаю шляпу... Побольше бы такого контента на фоне китайских "псевдо-реставраторов". Жму руку и желаю и дальше заниматься любимым делом и радовать нас!

@TheFabrik 7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much 🙏 Glad you appreciated it 😌

@bobcooke6346 Ай бұрын

Another masterclass from The Fabrik 👍👏

@anilshirsat4406 19 күн бұрын

I saw this road roller in it real big form , when I used to go toschool, I liked it big steel fly wheel ,continuesly revolving in high speed .😂 Fine Restoration done 💯 👍

@davetunbridge6637 7 ай бұрын

That was so satisfying to watch. I have a Mamod Traction engine that I was given for Xmas 1968. It still works and is in pretty good condition.

@TheFabrik 7 ай бұрын

Thank you ! I hope you’re still enjoying it 😉

@KlingbergWingMkII 7 ай бұрын

Now, add one servo, receiver, and batteries and you got yourself a real toy!

@CenReaper. Ай бұрын

For many, this is enough

@GhostRider247 7 ай бұрын

god i remember these as a kid !!!! they were soooooooooo expensive !!! i would have loved the car one but als never ever had the money !!! thats beautiful work right there !!!!

@TheFabrik 7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much ! I think Mamod is still producing ans selling those steam toys 👍

@jayboo1447 7 ай бұрын

Awesome job, TheFabrik

@andrewdavidson192 6 ай бұрын

Took me back to Christmas day 1965 unboxing my one. Best present ever. Thanks for bringing that little boys memories back to me. I might just get it out and fire it up again!!

@TheFabrik 6 ай бұрын

Thank you ! Always touching to bring the memories back 😌🙏 I hope you’ll enjoy it still 😉

@richardmahan4197 7 ай бұрын

Beautiful restoration, videography, and editing. Well done, sir.

@miklawson211 7 ай бұрын

Fantastic, i owned a few of these engines when i was a kid. Most were incomplete but all worked. A testiment to their ruggedness

@TheFabrik 7 ай бұрын

Glad to bring the memories back 😉🙌

@FrankJCarver 7 ай бұрын

Britain produced some great toys back in the day; Dinky, Meccano, Corgi, Matchbox, to mention a few and Mamod is one of them. Great restoration.

@TheFabrik 7 ай бұрын

For sure !! Thank you very much 🙏

@TheMegaAsh 7 ай бұрын

Why do we not have toys like this anymore!

@davidgillies620 7 ай бұрын

I would have given my eye teeth for a Mamod steam engine when I was a kid.

@user-dz8dg6ey8g 7 ай бұрын

Браво мастер, реставрация катка блестящая. Игрушка интересная. Спасибо за видео, лайк однозначно.

@TheFabrik 7 ай бұрын

Thank you !!! 😌👍

@tyn999 7 ай бұрын

I think toys from the past were more fun than today's. At least the ones you restore are super cool! 😎

@TheFabrik 7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much !

@andrewmurton8379 7 ай бұрын

I had one of these as a kid and I just loved it, if I remember right the fuel used was mentholated spirit. Sadly I have no idea what happened to it as I grew up. Great restoration.

@TheFabrik 7 ай бұрын

Thank you ! My mistake 🙌 Zippo fuel was a bad choice 🥴

@kimhenry5658 3 ай бұрын

I’ve got one with a roof and log trailer that I bought at a garage sale for $10. Couldn’t believe my luck! Still got it and I get it out now and then to show the grandkids but they either don’t have the patience to wait for it to get up to temp or they are afraid of it. Doesn’t matter - I love it.

@BillyMaysFan95 7 ай бұрын

‘Railways are no good… turn them into roads!’ Haha great restoration! 10/10!

@TheFabrik 7 ай бұрын

😉👍 Thank you !!!

@gteaz 7 ай бұрын

Back in my day when I was a kid, I loved big machines, so I wanted to be a train driver. Half of my dream came true, I started driving tractors. A big machine that could turn left and right.

@ceevee369 7 ай бұрын

Not only are your restorations relaxing to watch but I love the editing and the once and a while funny elements👍🏼🙌🏼

@ptizim 7 ай бұрын

La rareté du jouet n'a d'égal que la qualité de la restauration, félicitations!

@TheFabrik 7 ай бұрын

Merci beaucoup 😌🙏

@berkshire4607 7 ай бұрын

Is it just me, or does this guy look like George the Steam Roller from Thomas and Friends Edit: Thanks for 125 likes

@JrRobles95 7 ай бұрын

Or Buster

@berkshire4607 7 ай бұрын

Well,@@JrRobles95, you're not wrong, but he looks more like George

@JrRobles95 7 ай бұрын

@@berkshire4607 I could see it just missing is the grouchy face of George

@berkshire4607 7 ай бұрын

@@JrRobles95 Railways are no good. Turn them into roads

@DIDYOUDO5778 7 ай бұрын

All the engines would be scrapped or turned into a train car

@mojoblues66 6 ай бұрын

I love the attention and extra work you put into sound recording and scene setup. Your videos are a work of art! As I said before, you're the Stanley Kubrick of Restoration Video Creators!

@TheFabrik 6 ай бұрын

Wow thank you very much ! You have no idea how it helps !! 😌🙏

@pfmerc10 6 ай бұрын

I used to live by the Mamod factory, Thornes road Brierley hill, birmingham. All the kids had one,,great memories,, Great vid..

@TheFabrik 6 ай бұрын

Oh wow you are lucky :) Someone told me it was a very small factory, family business…

@mcbenman1793 6 ай бұрын

@@TheFabrikI went to the factory back in 2018, it was great

@TDIMAXDIESEL 7 ай бұрын

Superb restoration ! Maybe use some wood alcohol (hydrat méthyle alcohol) instead of naphta, it will not smoke and avoid soothing ! Thanks for sharing !😊

@TheFabrik 7 ай бұрын

Oh thanks for the tip !!! I was wondering why it was smokey… 😅 I hesitated… 😕

@TDIMAXDIESEL 7 ай бұрын

@@TheFabrik your welcome 😊

@user-pf3ye6yi9n 7 ай бұрын

Yes, those burners were designed to use methylated spirits (which you got from the chemist in the UK after signing the poisons book). There was a later version which used a slightly different burner which took solid fuel tablets. @@TheFabrik

@TheFabrik 7 ай бұрын

@@user-pf3ye6yi9ni have a bottle in stock :) I’ll try that 😌👍😊

@user-pf3ye6yi9n 7 ай бұрын

As far as I remember the instructions said to remove the plug in the backhead (which should have 2 "handles" yours is missing one) and fill the boiler via the safety valve hole until water runs out of the other hole. There was a specified quantity of meths to use, this was to make sure that the fire ran out before the water did. Later versions had slightly more complex valve gear with a forward / reverse lever. @@TheFabrik

@Jesse-zk9ge 7 ай бұрын

Man I would have a hard time repeating one of those beautiful brass toys. I think they look very beautiful with just the Polish.👌

@soumabhdasgupta825 3 ай бұрын

So cute and amazing job ☺️👍

@foxwhiskey 7 ай бұрын

Great job and great vid Changing the "mood" of the little pipe after polishing the steamtank is sooo funny ! 😂 😂

@TheFabrik 7 ай бұрын

😅👍

@justsomethingyouseeonline7387 17 күн бұрын

"Railways are no good, turn em into roads" -George the Steamroller

@user-of6ys9lf3u 7 ай бұрын

Дело мастера боится!!! 👍👍👍

@pachex2165 3 ай бұрын

SO UNDERRATED

@PortmanRd 7 ай бұрын

Kid: "When can I play with it?" Dad: "In a moment son, in a moment."

@TTTEclub 5 ай бұрын

As in a few years

@PortmanRd 5 ай бұрын

@@TTTEclub Toys for boys. 😂

@lt7226 7 ай бұрын

I love hearing the sounds that the process of restoration makes. What a beautiful job you do on the toys.

@RestoreRescue 4 ай бұрын

wonderful job

@indigohammer5732 7 ай бұрын

Well done! That's a lovely wee thing. It looks better now than when it left the factory.

@thepinkflamingostrikesagai7319 2 ай бұрын

TOOT! TOOT! Here comes a rolling FIRE HAZARD! 😂

@georgebrown8312 7 ай бұрын

Fantastic job you did restoring the live steam road roller. It looks much better and it works like a charm too. Excellent work.

@mcbenman1793 6 ай бұрын

On behalf of all mamod model owners, thank you for restoring this magnificent piece of machinery

@TheFabrik 6 ай бұрын

Thank you ! 🙌

@johnuriniuk588 7 ай бұрын

They don't make toys like that anymore. Great job on restoring this old classic.👍👍

@TheFabrik 7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much 🙏

@nickzarvou 3 ай бұрын

Fantastic restoration and vidio. Thanks so much. I had one when I was a kid and loved it. My kids loved it too, years later. I then sold it on to a swedish family. hope its still going!

@ianallen2 7 ай бұрын

Not a restoration but a custom as you didnt repaint the boiler with the green paint. I used to rebuild these SR's and the TE1 traction engines with the brass and black look. Done a few mods and even built a showmans traction engine after buying the parts direct from Mammod. Great steam engines to get running. I also converted one into a crane which I got the jib and made it work raising and lowering the hook with the flywheel. I love watching these mamod rebuilds. They are well worth keeping around.

@TheFabrik 7 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot. Not easy to catch that exact green, heat resistant 😕

@superintendenciaprotecaoba3856 7 ай бұрын

Ótima restauração e um brinquedo antigo interessante!

@peterlockwood3428 6 ай бұрын

A beautifully made video. So subtle, almost hypnotising. I loved the curved tracking camera on the buffing sequence. The audio is exquisite. I have a very simple Mamod model, from childhood, which I just need to clean up a bit in order to sell on. This has inspired me. Thank you.

@TheFabrik 6 ай бұрын

Thank you !! Glad to bring the memories back 😌🙏

@paulbennett4548 5 ай бұрын

Well! this one brought back memories for me. My hometown was Brum my brother and I played with our methylated spirit fueled steam Roller in the back garden for many hours. My stepfathers yard had a huge (to us) concrete area from the house to the garage great for running the engine. We soon discovered that to stop the engine do not try to pick it up by the back wheels they got very hot. See it was educational, we discovered conduction. The only problem we had was stopping mother from drinking the fuel!

@joacoglez165 7 ай бұрын

WoooooW!!! Esos si eran JUGETES!!!! Que bien te quedó!!!!! Felicidades

@Kyaniteacres 6 ай бұрын

Gorgeous restoration, I love that you decided on the polished brass instead of painting it again.

@TheFabrik 6 ай бұрын

I tried to find the exact green, heat resistant. Doesn’t exist anymore 😕

@philquine 7 ай бұрын

Absolutely stunning and very satisfying to watch. Looked like that roller had been at the bottom of a canal! 😂. Pity you didn’t restore the whistle’s personality, I quite liked him.😊. Fabulous work. Thanks for sharing. 👍

@TheFabrik 7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much ! Glad you appreciated it 😉👍

@FrankKnight8846 Ай бұрын

That is the coolest toy ever. I love it ❤

@cliffthegardener 6 ай бұрын

I have a Mamod roller in a similar condition. Wish i had your ability to restore it. Fantastic.

@stinkertonsden 7 ай бұрын

That wipe after the red powder coat on the wheels = Perfection

@TheFabrik 7 ай бұрын

Powder coating is so satisfying 😉

@OurTim 7 ай бұрын

What a delightful toy that would have been when it was brand new, restored beautifully for us and future generations to enjoy. Bravo

@TheFabrik 7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much ! 🙌

@owais146 Ай бұрын

SPLENDID MAESTRO

@Adriansmith805 2 ай бұрын

Wow that's amazing work turned out fantastic attention to detail out of the world well done 👍

@theresemarino9811 22 күн бұрын

I've watched a lot of these, your amazing, fine detail! Love seeing old toys brought back to life. You have a passion for it and it shows ❤

@TheFabrik 21 күн бұрын

Thank you so much !! Glad you appreciated it 🙌

@hulkgqnissanpatrol6121 4 ай бұрын

I remember my dad finding one in the rubbish and us kids playing with it all the time back in the early 90's and even then they were rare. Awesome to see one actualy going 👍

@TheFabrik 4 ай бұрын

Glad to bring the memories back 😌🙌

@Lebkuchenmann71 Ай бұрын

The videos are always impressive. Thanks for uploading them.

@RestorationVideo 7 ай бұрын

Absolutely amazing! Ingenuity, technique, imagination and improvisation are unmatched. This shows how good Mamod toys were when originally built. I also work as a repairman. but you guys did a great job. But the video editing is also absolutely excellent. - with some success - but nothing compares to the storytelling videos on this channel.

@TheFabrik 7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed it. It’s always a pleasure to share 😌🙌

@georgequalls5043 7 ай бұрын

The ‘before’ had some charm as it looked like what a real steam roller might resemble. Dirty and covered with asphalt. But an amazing restoration anyway.

@TheFabrik 7 ай бұрын

Thank you !!!