Hi from nearly central Europe

[Tomas Tomarack]

I am a somewhat older modeler, it has been more than 20 years since I became interested in live steamship models.
I did not have the opportunity to build a steam engine and a boiler alone. I bought a ready-made ship's two-cylinder steam engine from the Wilesco company.
For this machine, I built a model of an Australian steamboat from the Murray River. The construction was simple, mainly to test the steam engine. However, I had problems with the operation of the steam boiler (small volume of water). However, I was unable to find a more suitable boiler, so with great regret I gave the steamer to a friend of mine.
Since then, however, I am still interested in these steam engines and try to keep abreast of how technology is moving forward in this field.
Greetings
Tom

 

[minh-thanh]

Hello .
Welcome to the forum !

 

[SmithDoor]

I am a somewhat older modeler, it has been more than 20 years since I became interested in live steamship models.
I did not have the opportunity to build a steam engine and a boiler alone. I bought a ready-made ship's two-cylinder steam engine from the Wilesco company.
For this machine, I built a model of an Australian steamboat from the Murray River. The construction was simple, mainly to test the steam engine. However, I had problems with the operation of the steam boiler (small volume of water). However, I was unable to find a more suitable boiler, so with great regret I gave the steamer to a friend of mine.
Since then, however, I am still interested in these steam engines and try to keep abreast of how technology is moving forward in this field.
Greetings
Tom

Welcome to the group

Dave

 

[TonyM]

Welcome Tom. I'm in the north. I think there are a couple of members in the south of the country.

 

[PeterDRG]

Welcome ! Also from nearly Central Europe !

 

[awake]

Welcome, Tom!