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WORKSHOP TIP - Boring Eccentrics
I am making a 1 inch Minnie traction engine and have arrived at the machining of the eccentric straps.
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.
Vertical Boiler Locomotives
Vertical Boiler Locomotives
Union Nuts, and How to Make Them
These are quite different from those commercially available and are made from copper
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.
CLUB NEWS
My secret’s out!
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.
An Inverted ‘Ross Yoke' Watercooled Stirling Engine
As with all my hot air engines they are cheap to build, mostly from scrap
A Draught Proposal
A Draught Proposal
A Boiler Feed Pump
A Boiler Feed Pump
Vertical Boiler Locomotives
Martin Ranson presents a pair of 32mm vertical boilered locomotives.
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.
Bradford Model Engineering Society's Annual Exhibition
Roger Backhouse visits the Bradford society’s exhibition at Saltaire
Magdalen Road Revisited PART 3
Jeremy Buck invites us back for a further tour of the Magdalen Road garden railway.
A New GWR Pannier
Doug Hewson decides that LBSC’s well-known GWR pannier tank design needs a make-over.
Wallis Advance Road Roller
Alan Barnes weighs the merits of modelling one of these road rollers.
A Darjeeling Himalayan Locomotive in 3½ Gauge
Keith Rogers tackles a project that is even more complicated than it looks!
The Barclay Well Tanks of the Great War
This constructional series addresses Andrew Barclay 0-4-0 and 0-6-0 narrow gauge locomotives supplied for use in the First World War. Built without the use of castings, the 0-4-0 design is described as two versions; asbuilt for the British Admiralty in 1918 and as rebuilt and currently running on the Talyllyn Railway as their locomotive No.6, Douglas. The 0-6-0 engines described were built in 1917 and operated on 60 centimetre gauge track at the Western Front in France. These were small, spartan machines of which only 25 were supplied and none have survived into preservation.
A Boiler Feed Pump
Ian Couchman redesigns the boiler feed pump for his Ruston Proctor traction engine.
Obituary Richard C. Guthrie
Richard Guthrie was a colourful character, with his smile, a glint in his eye and those decorative braces holding up his jeans.
A Visit To The Nottingham SMEE
My latest visit in this series was to the Nottingham SMEE at their impressive site at Little Ruddington about 5 miles south of Nottingham city centre.
Midlands Model Engineering Exhibition
The exhibition this year was the scene of yet another excellent assembly of models and traders, fulfilling the needs of the purist and casual model engineer alike.
Building Bridget Part 4
Building Bridget Part 4
Book Review Digital Model Making
The author started working as a model maker in 1987 in product design, moving onto architectural models and making props for TV.
A Visit To The Brecon Mountain Railway
Rhys Owen ascends the mountains of South Wales for a ride on a narrow gauge railway.
Seabourne Alpha An Aggregate Dredger
Michael Nicholson builds a model of a ship he worked on as a teenager.
The Midlands Model Engineering Exhibition Highlights
John Arrowsmith gives his first impression of this year’s Midlands exhibition at The Fosse.
Lowestoft Model Engineering Exhibition 2019
Julie Williams takes us on a quick tour of this year’s LOWMEX.
Upscaling Can Change The Game
Mark Rudall reflects on how something not much larger than a model can get you and the whole family on the water.
A Bird Automaton
John Moorhouse designs and constructs a singing bird automaton in the shape of a violin.