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I’ve been wanting to build a V8 engine at some point along the way, although I’m currently in the middle of building a 5” Lion at the moment but there is an opportunity for me to buy the castings and drawings for the Black Widow V8. I’ve been trying to do some research but there is very little...

I’ve recently acquired a 3” Burrell Traction Engine and I was wondering what steam oil people recommend. I was also wondering do people use thicker oil for the pots? The reason I’m asking is because I’ve always had locomotives and the Burrell seems to have larger contact area and obviously oil...

A rather vague and simple title, however I have a query on what would seem to be a simple operation. I need to mill a slot is some cold rolled square bar, just enough for a wooden inlay, roughly 20” in length. My dad has said that there is a large possibility that by breaking the surface...

Thought I’d post this as everyone has their own methods. On my next project, in order to keep in scale to the full size there is a requirement to have square headed bolts, more precisely over 300 of them. They are not commercially available to buy so that means I’ve got to make them and I’m...

I just have a quick general question regarding open crank engines. As some will have seen i've completed my Hoglet V Twin and usually after running i get fuel/oil (black mess) on the flywheel which gets flung everywhere. It's not excessive but I do have to clean the flywheel after it's ran...

So now the hoglet is mounted on its base, everything’s finished but I’ll be damned if it’ll start on the Kickstarter. It fires up almost instantly from the pistol drill but that kind of defeats the object of having the kick start. Any tips or tricks? I’ve tried it so much I’ve sliced my thumb...

Im still far from finished, I’m currently making a box for it to mount on and hide the electronics but my V twin finally runs! I’m still setting up the mixture and the idle stop but I can’t contain my joy. This has been the first IC model I’ve ever made and I’ve had...

Looking at a variety of models, YouTube, google image search I always seem to find fuel tanks that have visible ends, quite useful to see how much fuel you have left! Can anyone enlighten me as to how they are built?! I’d assume it’s glass rather than Perspex giving that it holds fuel, but how...

I have seen this used quite a bit, especially on steam models, but I’ve been struggling to get my hoglet started and a friend diagnosed it as being down on compression, believed the pistons were perhaps too small and the O rings weren’t sealing properly. Question is, how tight a fit should they...

So I’ve decided to keep a log of the build here although it is going to be a very slow build as summers coming up, so me and my dad will be doing a bit of running at our local track with a 5” gauge City of Truro and a 3 1/2” King Edward VII. I decided that I wanted to build something I could...

Not sure if this is the right area of the forum so please feel free to move if not. Recently I picked up a 5” gauge City of Truro, which I think is a lovely model and there are some decorative pieces on it, however some are missing. In particular I’m referring to, what I believe are oil...

I have a few questions relating to the starting of the hoglet, hoping someone could offer some advice. I tried starting my hoglet tonight, for the first time ever, but I kept getting fuel peeing out of the carb with the fuel line plumbed in without anything moving. I'm pretty sure that's not...

So I’m just working my way through the wiring for my hoglet, I’d bought a full set from minimag for the hoglet as I’m based in the UK. I’ve come to find there are no HT leads and I’m not really sure where I can buy any or how to make them in order to give a good purchase on the spark plugs...

As per title really, what’s the best way to time the hoglet? I’ve set the left piston (looking at it with the camshaft facing me) to TDC. Rotated it 90 degrees clockwise and set the inlet valve to be fully open. Does that sound about right? I’ve also seen a few hoglet with a carburettor...

I'm almost to the point of completing my V twin hoglet build, i'm just finishing off the valve lifters and then it's a mtter of wiring up and testing! I'm wondering what fuel people use, as it's a dry running engine? Do you use the nitro fuels or do you mix petrol and oil......? I'm sure i've...

I've been having a hard time lately finding UK suppliers for general components for my hoglet build. I've got most metal and i've managed to source gears, sprockets and a chain. The one item I am struggling to find are the valve springs. Obviously I'm trying to stick as close as possible to the...

I have a couple of questions relating to my build of the Hoglet, as I know a lot of people have experience with them. I've done the valves, but i'm not overly happy with how they seat on the face of the head, on one in particular its almost like the chamfer on the head is slightly out of centre...

Hi chaps, I came accross this video on youtube the other day and it has been a goal of mine to build something pretty much identical but with my own style of body and chassis. https://youtu.be/XYPq9uu6zC0?t=24s Although it's only a 4 cyclinder it sounds really nice and I figure it'd be...

As per the title really, do you ever get annoyed when something doesn't go right when you're making something? I get very frustrated if things don't go right. The latest example is midpoint through my hoglet build. I initially started with the cast iron cylinders and somehow one hole is very...

I have a quick question for you chaps. I made a bit of a slight error on my second head for the cyclinder and I was wondering if I can get away with it or not. The exhaust outlet is .25" and the inlet is .188". Unfortunately I managed to drill the inlet the same size as the exhaust...