Model Engineer Index 1898 to Feb 2025

Actions	Year	Date	Volume	Issue	Page	Category	Part	Title	Author	Notes
	2018	23-Nov	221	4,600	770	Railway	5	Building a Garden Railway	Martin R.Evans	Tells the story of the construction of his 5 inch gauge garden railway. Why... more Tells the story of the construction of his 5 inch gauge garden railway. Why, oh why? The design, point motor, control, production version
	2018	23-Nov	221	4,600	772	Postbag		Parting Off	J.E.Kirby
	2018	23-Nov	221	4,600	772	Postbag		Chainsaw Safety	Philip Bull
	2018	23-Nov	221	4,600	772	Postbag		Content of Model Engineer	David E. Hockin
	2018	23-Nov	221	4,600	773	Postbag		Making Points	John Roberts	Pimlico Light Railway
	2018	23-Nov	221	4,600	773	Postbag		Rudi Michetschlager (death of)	DAG Brown	Obituary
	2018	23-Nov	221	4,600	774	Locomotive	42	The Barclay Well Tanks of the Great War	Terence Holland	Describes and constructs two appealing, century old locomotives. Up a sidin... more Describes and constructs two appealing, century old locomotives. Up a siding, Jim Crow
	2018	23-Nov	221	4,600	777	Road Locomotive	50	Garrett 4CD Tractor in 6 inch scale	Chris Gunn	Starts work on the canopy
	2018	23-Nov	221	4,600	780	Educational	27	Lathes and More for Beginners	Graham Sadler	Makes the first of three simple but useful items - a centre height gauge. T... more Makes the first of three simple but useful items - a centre height gauge. The base, the scribing arm, correction - M5 bolt
	2018	23-Nov	221	4,600	784	Turbine	7	Steam Turbines Large and Miniature. Steam consumption by model turbines	Mike Tilby	Explores the technology, history and modelling of steam turbines. Model De ... more Explores the technology, history and modelling of steam turbines. Model De Laval turbines and measurement of their performance, shaft power, dynamometers, Froude dynamometer, shaft torsion dynamometer, dynamometers and model turbines, steam consumption of full-size turbines, references, correction
	2018	23-Nov	221	4,600	789	Railway		How to Put a Train in a Bottle	Stewart Hart	Performs a little magic for his grandchildren. Tools and materials, measuri... more Performs a little magic for his grandchildren. Tools and materials, measuring your bottle, making the track and fixing the wheels, making the locomotive and carriage, inserting the train in the bottle
	2018	23-Nov	221	4,600	790	Tram	3	Bolton Corporation No. 24 in 1:16 Scale	Ashley Best	Returns to Bolton and examines the final development of their Corporation t... more Returns to Bolton and examines the final development of their Corporation tramcar. Lighting, glazing, front sash windows, roof, references, thanks
	2018	23-Nov	221	4,600	794	Railway	2	More on Balancing	Duncan Webster	Revisits the subject of wheel balancing and considers some more complex cas... more Revisits the subject of wheel balancing and considers some more complex cases. Three cylinder locomotives, four cylinder locomotives, another approach to two cylinder balancing, references
	2018	23-Nov	221	4,600	796	Railway	4	Building Signals for 5 inch Gauge	Doug Hewson	Adds realistic detail to the running lines
	2018	23-Nov	221	4,600	799	Locomotive	2	City of Stoke on Trent in 2 1/2 Inch Gauge	Robert Hobbs	Creates a longed for Pacific from an historic set of castings
	2018	23-Nov	221	4,600	802	Club News		Geoff Theasby's comments		Seventeen newsletters, thrift store, Mitutoyo, Alan Gent, First Bus Open Da... more Seventeen newsletters, thrift store, Mitutoyo, Alan Gent, First Bus Open Day, buses at Sheffield, KDG26 from Keighley
	2018	23-Nov	221	4,600	802	Club News		MES Northern Ireland
	2018	23-Nov	221	4,600	802	Club News		Reading SME
	2018	23-Nov	221	4,600	802	Club News		MEE Auckland
	2018	23-Nov	221	4,600	803	Club News		National 2 1/2in. Gauge Association		Black Fay at Rugby donated by Peter Wardle
	2018	23-Nov	221	4,600	803	Club News		Grimsby & Cleethorpes MES
	2018	23-Nov	221	4,600	803	Club News		Stamford MES
	2018	23-Nov	221	4,600	803	Club News		Colchester SMEE
	2018	23-Nov	221	4,600	803	Club News		Stockholes Farm MR
	2018	23-Nov	221	4,600	804	Club News		Norwich DSME
	2018	23-Nov	221	4,600	804	Club News		Hutt Valley and Maidstone MES (NZ)
	2018	23-Nov	221	4,600	804	Club News		Guildford MES
	2018	23-Nov	221	4,600	804	Club News		Bradford MES		Tony Evenson's Scammell 'Scarab' (photo courtesy of Graham Astbury)
	2018	23-Nov	221	4,600	804	Club News		Geoff Theasby's comments		Deb's Scots Guardsman
	2018	23-Nov	221	4,600	804	Club News		And finally		Troll under the railway arch (N&DSME) (Norwich?)
	2018	23-Nov	221	4,600	805	Diary		Diary
	2018	09-Nov	221	4,599	683	On the cover ...		Martin Young's 6 inch Fowler B6 showman's road locomotive		Pictured at Brunton. (Photograph: Alan Barnes)
	2018	09-Nov	221	4,599	692	Smoke Rings		A Time for Reflection		The centenary of the end of the First World War. Poem by Hedd Wyn
	2018	09-Nov	221	4,599	692	Correction		ME 4598 Club News captions
	2018	09-Nov	221	4,599	693	Locomotive	2	L&NWR 0-8-2T Heavy Shunting Tank Locomotive	Chris Rayward	Describes the construction of his 'D' tank locomotive. The cylinder assembl... more Describes the construction of his 'D' tank locomotive. The cylinder assemblies, crossheads and slidebars, the crankshaft and connecting rods, the valve gear parts, general arrangement of 'Joy' valve gear for slide valve classes
	2018	09-Nov	221	4,599	696	Road Locomotive	1	Martin Young's Engines	Alan Barnes	Meets a prolific engine builder who moved up a scale. Foster, drawings and ... more Meets a prolific engine builder who moved up a scale. Foster, drawings and castings from David Ragsdale, Foster Wellington detail, Brunton airfield, photographs by Alan Barnes and Martin Young
	2018	09-Nov	221	4,599	700	Aeronautical	6	Quarter Scale Bentley BR2 Rotary Aero Engine	Mick Knights	Explains how he made the master connecting rod and the eight slave rods
	2018	09-Nov	221	4,599	703	Workshop	4	Sieg SX2 Plus Miller CNC Conversion	Graham Sadler	Explains how he converted his Sieg milling machine to CNC operation. Fittin... more Explains how he converted his Sieg milling machine to CNC operation. Fitting the X screw
	2018	09-Nov	221	4,599	705	General		Next Issue		Train in a Bottle; Tractor Canopy; Height Gauge; Point motor; Dorset Steam ... more Train in a Bottle; Tractor Canopy; Height Gauge; Point motor; Dorset Steam Fair
	2018	09-Nov	221	4,599	706	Nautical		Lotschberg	John Olsen	Talks his way down the engine room steps on board a beautiful Swiss paddle ... more Talks his way down the engine room steps on board a beautiful Swiss paddle steamer. Interlaken Ost, Stevenson (Stephenson?) link motion, Brienz, references
	2018	09-Nov	221	4,599	709	Book Review		Peter's Railway Activity Book	Chris Vine	Reviewed by John Arrowsmith
	2018	09-Nov	221	4,599	710	Locomotive	21	Technologie sans Frontieres	Ron Fitzgerald	Looks at English and French locomotive design in the second half of the nin... more Looks at English and French locomotive design in the second half of the nineteenth century. Ouest/Etat Dieppoisse, references
	2018	09-Nov	221	4,599	712	Educational	26	Lathes and More for Beginners	Graham Sadler	Demonstrates how to produce well ground tools. Form of lathe tool bits, too... more Demonstrates how to produce well ground tools. Form of lathe tool bits, tool table and diagrams, grinding a steel roughing tool
	2018	09-Nov	221	4,599	716	Boiler	17	ME Vertical Boiler - Constructing the Boiler	Martin Gearing	Completes the chimney and moves on to the firebox shell. Silver soldering t... more Completes the chimney and moves on to the firebox shell. Silver soldering the chimney, firebox shell, forming the firebox shell
	2018	09-Nov	221	4,599	719	Rally		The Southern Federation Rally 2018	Tim Coles	Reports from this year's rally, held in Cambridge on the 7th and 8th of Sep... more Reports from this year's rally, held in Cambridge on the 7th and 8th of September. Tom Parham's Jinty tank, John Taylor's collection of I/C engines, 3 1/2"g. 08 shunter by Paul Rushmer, Cambridge sewage pumping engine by Don Unwin, Australia Trophy, Brent Hudson, Colin Bell, some photographs by Norman Wells and Dr. Helen Hale
	2018	09-Nov	221	4,599	722	Track	7	A 7 1/4 Inch Gauge Riding Trolley	Jon Edney	Makes a riding trolley for his garden railway. The frame, the coupling bloc... more Makes a riding trolley for his garden railway. The frame, the coupling block
	2018	09-Nov	221	4,599	725	Railway	2	A 1/3 Scale GWR Swindon 8 inch Water Crane	Canon Roger Davis	Better ways of watering a locomotive. General view, the column, base and ca... more Better ways of watering a locomotive. General view, the column, base and capital
	2018	09-Nov	221	4,599	728	Workshop	2	A Diversion into Rotary Broaching	Ray Griffin	Describes his construction of a rotary broach from a kit of parts and conti... more Describes his construction of a rotary broach from a kit of parts and continues his paean to the almighty DRO. Magic moments with a DRO, making the shank, making the body, the spindle, finishing the body
	2018	09-Nov	221	4,599	731	Track	1	Renewing the Raised Track at Bradford MES	Graham Astbury	Reports on the trials and tribulations of rebuilding their ageing raised tr... more Reports on the trials and tribulations of rebuilding their ageing raised track. Introduction, the original track, the replacement track proposals, the demolition, Jim Jennings
	2018	09-Nov	221	4,599	734	Club News		Geoff Theasby's comments		Only one item, Sheffield '218' bus, doctor's prescription, John Lewis/Waitr... more Only one item, Sheffield '218' bus, doctor's prescription, John Lewis/Waitrose advert, Boris explosive, buses at Olive Grove Sheffield, police van 'hospitality suite', Rotherham AEC Matador, Leyland Comet coach, Joyce's Tramway Heyday, Crich Tramway museum
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