I have posted photos of my dad's model engines, two Roper steam bicycle replicas, and Stanley Locomobile replica, but they are buried in another thread.
Dad was a prolific model engine builder, and a retired machinist/repair person, who also operated two full sized steam engines for the family lumber company when he was young.
None of Bob's engines are museum-grade by any measure, but what is impressive is how he started with the most fundamental and simple little wobbler steam engine, and progressed into some very complex designs.
Many of Bob's engines were built due to a challenge from Tom Linday (the Lindsay book guy), who would send him a book, often with a single engine engraving in it, and say "Bet you can't build this one".
My dad would build two engines in about a month, and mail a working engine back to Tom Lindsay.
This became a game, with Tom trying to find an engine that was too complex for Dad to build, and every time dad sending back a working engine to Tom a short time later.
I believe my dad built all his engines in a relatively short period of time before his death, perhaps in an 8 year period or less.
Bob's engines begin at post #112, and stretch onto the next page, at this link:
https://www.homemodelenginemachinis...would-like-to-see-for-sale-again.35163/page-6
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Edit:
I use to email Tom Lindsay, and I always encouraged him to build his own model engine.
He always said "Well, if I retire, I may try to do that".
So when he retired from the book business, I emailed him the following:
"Tom: No more excuses. You are retired. Get out to that shop and start building engines ! ".
Edit02:
I still have about 18 of the 38 or so engines that Bob built, including the three hot air engines, the Dake, Robertson Semi-rotary, Direct Connect, Old Mill engine, and quite a few others.
I displayed them at the Soule Steam Festival in 2016 and 2017.
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Dad was a prolific model engine builder, and a retired machinist/repair person, who also operated two full sized steam engines for the family lumber company when he was young.
None of Bob's engines are museum-grade by any measure, but what is impressive is how he started with the most fundamental and simple little wobbler steam engine, and progressed into some very complex designs.
Many of Bob's engines were built due to a challenge from Tom Linday (the Lindsay book guy), who would send him a book, often with a single engine engraving in it, and say "Bet you can't build this one".
My dad would build two engines in about a month, and mail a working engine back to Tom Lindsay.
This became a game, with Tom trying to find an engine that was too complex for Dad to build, and every time dad sending back a working engine to Tom a short time later.
I believe my dad built all his engines in a relatively short period of time before his death, perhaps in an 8 year period or less.
Bob's engines begin at post #112, and stretch onto the next page, at this link:
https://www.homemodelenginemachinis...would-like-to-see-for-sale-again.35163/page-6
.
Edit:
I use to email Tom Lindsay, and I always encouraged him to build his own model engine.
He always said "Well, if I retire, I may try to do that".
So when he retired from the book business, I emailed him the following:
"Tom: No more excuses. You are retired. Get out to that shop and start building engines ! ".
Edit02:
I still have about 18 of the 38 or so engines that Bob built, including the three hot air engines, the Dake, Robertson Semi-rotary, Direct Connect, Old Mill engine, and quite a few others.
I displayed them at the Soule Steam Festival in 2016 and 2017.
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