Model Engineer Magazine - 4670

In this issue

Luker shares his experiences of the rather daunting process of painting a steam locomotive. Adrian Garner goes into the production of the various pinions and arbors required to construct his astronomical bracket clock. Terence Holland reviews the progress of two constructors of Barclay well tanks – one a 5 inch gauge version and the other a restoration of a full sized engine. John Arrowsmith discovers a 7¼ inch gauge light railway at the Pugneys Country Park near Wakefield, recently revived under new ownership and quickly becoming a popular local attraction. Martin Gearing offers some useful tips on achieving precise silver soldering and greatly enhancing the chances of success. Doug Hewson shows how to construct the later cab in 5 inch gauge on the GWR 0-6-0 pannier tank. Roger Backhouse ventures north to Dundee, the city of discovery, home of The Beano and inspiration for perhaps the worst poem ever written in the English language. Peter Seymour-Howell continues the construction of a set of frames for his 5 inch gauge Flying Scotsman, focussing this time on the buffer beams. Mike Tilby discusses some of the finer points of steam locomotive turbine design. Philipp Bannik presents his own design of radial boring machine.