ImagineFX
Do You Have What It Takes To Teach Yourself Art?
School’s out Formal art education is not for everyone. Artists who’ve self-taught talk to Dom Carter about the advantages and challenges of learning independently
4 min |
August 2020
BBC History Magazine
Lost and found
RICHARD SUGG delves into the murky depths of Britain’s social history with a book that dredges up the hidden stories of everything we have chucked away over the last 500 years
2 min |
July 2020
BBC History Magazine
Who's holding the baby?
Since the turn of the 20th century, Britain’s working mothers have been faced with the ultimate juggling act: holding down a job while raising a family. Helen McCarthy traces women’s attempts to solve the childcare conundrum
10 min |
July 2020
BBC History Magazine
Under the shadow
DAVID LAVEN considers an important, but disappointing, new survey of Fascist Italy at war, from the invasion of Ethiopia to the alliance with Nazi Germany
2 min |
July 2020
BBC History Magazine
MY HISTORY HERO: Beatrice shilling 1909–90
Cathy Newman, journalist and broadcaster, chooses
2 min |
July 2020
BBC History Magazine
Garibaldi was feted by our Victorian ancestors in an unprecedented way
DAVID OLUSOGA explores lesser-known stories from our past
3 min |
July 2020
BBC History Magazine
Family fortunes
MARK CORNWALL recommends a masterful account of a dynasty that dominated Europe for more than four centuries and spread its influence across the globe
5 min |
July 2020
BBC History Magazine
THE FIGHT TO THE END... AND BEYOND
As Britons celebrated VE Day, German troops were engaged in pitiless clashes on the Dutch island of texel against rebel fighters-from Georgia, Eric Lee tells the story of the final battle of Europe's second World War
9 min |
June 2020
All About Space
THE LAST DAYS OF EARTH
In the grand cosmic scale of the universe, our planet is doomed. All About Space explores what will occur during Earth’s final moments
7 min |
Issue 104
All About Space
Strange ingredient in interstellar comet Borisov offers a clue to its origins
Astronomers have revealed the unusual chemical composition inside 2I/ Borisov, the interstellar comet that visited our Solar System last year. A strange ingredient has provided new clues about where this travelling space rock originated from.
2 min |
Issue 104
All About Space
THERE'S MORE WATER ON JUPITER THAN FIRST THOUGHT
Observations from the Jovian king’s companion spacecraft have turned up an astounding result
2 min |
Issue 104
All About Space
SPACE, SATELLITES AND SELF-ISOLATION THE ASTRONOMICAL IMPACT OF COVID-19
Coronavirus has had seismic effects on all aspects of life globally, but what has the space industry been able to tell us, and what can it do to help?
7 min |
Issue 104
All About Space
RISE OF THE SUPER TELESCOPE
As work continues on its design and construction, we take you inside the Extremely Large Telescope as it prepares for first light
10+ min |
Issue 104
All About Space
CREW DRAGON LAUNCH
This spring will see the return of astronauts being launched from American soil aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule
2 min |
Issue 104
All About Space
HAVE WE FOUND THE EDGE OF THE UNIVERSE?
Whether or not our cosmos comes to an end is a question astronomers are tackling with some surprising results
7 min |
Issue 104
All About Space
ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter
This member of the ExoMars team is a vital component in the hunt for methane in the Red Planet’s atmosphere
3 min |
Issue 104
All About Space
Celestron CPC 800 GPS (XLT)
Ideal for the serious astrophotographer, this superb instrument is a must-have for those looking to upgrade from a beginner scope
4 min |
Issue 104
Model Engineer
A Boiler Feed Pump
A Boiler Feed Pump
2 min |
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Model Engineer
A Draught Proposal
A Draught Proposal
10+ min |
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Model Engineer
An Inverted ‘Ross Yoke' Watercooled Stirling Engine
As with all my hot air engines they are cheap to build, mostly from scrap
5 min |
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Model Engineer
Building Dancer - The Boiler
Dancer needed a boiler that would be somewhat larger than the size permitted under the Model Engineering exemptions in the New Zealand regulations.
10 min |
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Model Engineer
CLUB NEWS
My secret’s out!
9 min |
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Model Engineer
SHOWCASE Paul's Engine
One day my son Paul came to me and asked if we could make something in my workshop, so that he could learn engineering processes.
1 min |
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Model Engineer
Union Nuts, and How to Make Them
These are quite different from those commercially available and are made from copper
3 min |
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Model Engineer
Vertical Boiler Locomotives
Vertical Boiler Locomotives
4 min |
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Model Engineer
Wenford A 7¼ Inch Gauge 2-4-0 Beattie Well Tank
The stage has now been reached where the well tank body can be completed but beforehand there are some internal details to add.
4 min |
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Model Engineer
WORKSHOP TIP - Boring Eccentrics
I am making a 1 inch Minnie traction engine and have arrived at the machining of the eccentric straps.
3 min |
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Model Engineer
Vertical Boiler Locomotives
Martin Ranson presents a pair of 32mm vertical boilered locomotives.
6 min |
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Model Engineer
Garrett 4CD Tractor in 6 inch scale
This article has been written to guide the builder through the construction of the 6 inch scale Garrett 4CD tractor designed by Chris d’Alquen. The writer has previously built a 4 inch scale Garrett and a 6 inch scale Foden wagon so has the benefi t of considerable experience in larger scale modelling. Most machining can be done in the average home workshop but the supplier from whom the castings and drawings are currently available is able to provide a machining service for the largest items if required.
9 min |
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Model Engineer
Bradford Model Engineering Society's Annual Exhibition
Roger Backhouse visits the Bradford society’s exhibition at Saltaire
4 min |