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The latest issue of MiM dropped on the mat today and I thought I would just take a look at the website of one of the small adverts in the mag for www.steamofsteel.de and found that they are now producing casting sets for the many steam engine models that I have seen over the years originally...

I see Sheldon has added a new "Project Log " section to the forum but ask myself Why? We Have the "Work in progress" section where build threads have been posted for years. I have not seen any posts on here asking for such a forum, the only difference I can see is that other member can't post...

Can I ask what Fillament people are using for their patterns as well as the wall thickness and percentage of fill. These are for patterns that will be sent to a foundry so may not be handled quite as gently as ones cast at home. Sand will be Airset. Castings upto about 2.5kg (5lbs) in iron...

I've recently finished this little engine from a very rare set of castings that were at one time sold by B & R Tite. It's a slide valve operated double acting oscillating engine with 3/4" bore x 1 "stroke with a 3 3/4" flywheel. As I built it for someone else there is a bit more bright metal...

This short video shows three replicas of Stuart Models that have long since been out of production, most for 90years. On the left is the "Progress SH" (slidevale Horizontal), the drawings for this can be found in the book about the progress series of engines available from Tee Publications In...

This is my recently completed version of the Stuart James Coombes, I just used a Stuart Cylinder casting and fabricated or cut the rest from solid and it was at least twice the fun for half the price. I went with the same Ford Ivory that I used on the Real and painted a stone effect onto the...

As I showed some of the design stages of this engine that I have just finished in the "3D cad Sequence" thread I thought I should post a couple of images and a video here I first saw one of these engines on e-bay 3-4 years ago, liked the look of it so copied the images to my "Future Projects"...

Just playing with testing the newly completed Stuart Simplex Replica;)

I've not posted a build here for very long time but thought why not. Having recently enjoyed making the Gamages and Bassett Lowke small marine steam engines the next engine to catch my eye while looking for something else was C W Woodson's "Little Husky" as it was a similar type engine and...

I've put this in a new thread to save derailing the other Schiffsmaschine Gorgon. This was in the German Magazine Dampf, issue 12 and also a version in Model Engineer Mag Dampfpumpe. F. Holzapfel ; Based on old model design Dynamo Scratch built own design Zwei Zylinder PF-2104-1 eine...

This is my latest effort a Heinrici hot air engine based on drawings intended for making with castings but I altered them to suit my usual fabrication and cutting from solid methods as well as a few other details taken from original engines. I decided to do something a bit different with teh...

For those that won't be able to make it this year I have stuck about 50 photos in an album for your viewing delight, I have even included a few token locos Album Slideshow of above From the published list of exhibitors I thought things may be a bit sparse but there seemed to be as much to...

The model is of the 5hp Galloway round rod hit and miss engine to 1/3rd scale so its quite a big old lump. Originally made by Richard Shelley the Galloway kits are now done by Linley Machine under the Minicastings range and are available in a number of different scales. You can also get...

Well I remembered how it all went back together so this is it just about done and dusted, there is still a belt for the governor and a makers plate to do. Full details of the build are here And the usual Coke can shot so you can get an idea of size...

Some of you may have seen in the past me mention myintension to build this engine in a bigger size, well I’ve started. It will be based on the 1/12th scale model byAnthony Mount that was serialised in EIM and also reproduced in his secondbook. Plans are also available from BruceEngineering as...

The build series for this engine started in Model Engineer magazine a few issues back but there were few photos to go with the text. As it was meant to be a beginners engine I decided to knock one up and take a series of photos that could be posted on the ME website for anyone thinking of...

Well with the Benson out of the way I suppose I should start to write up the next project which is as the title says a half scale model of a Domestic “Stovepipe” or frost proof hit and miss engine, the name comes from the fact that the hopper is sheet metal not cast which was prone to crack if...

Just saw this auction of one guys collection of gas/hit & miss engines and thought those that like this type of engine may want to bid on one or two Watch the video and if your other half has ever complained that you have too many engines just show them this...

Not just for the hoglet builders but those that don't visit Madmodder may have missed the thread about an old motorcycle engine and a link that John Stevenson posted to a replica being built. One of these frames would be the ideal place to hang a Hoglet and the machine work, pattern making and...

Some of you may have seen my intention to build this engine mentioned in other posts over the last couple of years, well I’ve now got round to doing some as a bit of light relief from the Fowler and IHC that I have on the go. The engine is based on one of a range of vertical pillar engines made...