Model Engineer Magazine - 4516

In this issue

Fifty years ago, what has become one of the best-loved traction engine rallies in the north of England was held for the first time. Little has changed over all those years and we have a brief look at some of the exhibits that contributed to making the Anniversary event at Astle Park one to remember. Ray Griffin had the opportunity to purchase a milling machine of unusual quality but then had to overcome the problem of taking it home to France. Read about the Haighton Major’s history and its relocation to St. Tropez. Locomotive builders will be interested in a short article from Alan Green who is approaching completion of his third model of a Hunslet, this time of a more unusual prototype. Alan Crossfield looks at painting and starts on the all-important finishing touches to his multi-award winning Patriot. Jan Ridders describes a disarmingly simple carburetor for his Otto four stroke engine and Steve Eaton has written up the 2014 ‘Curly Bowl’ contest held at Fareham. Regular features include Ron Wight’s course in Understanding I/C as he moves on to look at Turbocharging and Martin Ranson continues with his delightful 16mm locomotive, ‘Idris’. There’s a simple little boiler-making tool to aid the fitting of tubes, a more complex project in the form of a heavy duty indexer, further coverage of IMLEC and more from David Owen on the construction of his Tidman engine.