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1956 02-Aug 115 2,880 151 Smoke Rings At the pictures Vulcan Walt Disney's "The Great Locomotive Chase"
1956 02-Aug 115 2,880 151 Smoke Rings Railway reformer Vulcan Edward Shipley Ellis
1956 02-Aug 115 2,880 152 Smoke Rings "Chitukutuku" retires Vulcan
1956 02-Aug 115 2,880 152 Smoke Rings Tour in miniature Vulcan Harold Fielding, continental model railway, Winter Gardens Eastbourne
1956 02-Aug 115 2,880 152 Smoke Rings Windmill restored Vulcan Black Mill at Barham near Dover, A.J.Kirby, Brian Wells
1956 02-Aug 115 2,880 152 Smoke Rings 570-year-old clock Vulcan Salisbury Cathedral
1956 02-Aug 115 2,880 152 Smoke Rings Spring power Vulcan Spring-propelled bicycle, Jim Rafferty
1956 02-Aug 115 2,880 152 Cover Picture 81-year old 'Inyo' locomotive (The Great Locomotive Chase)
1956 02-Aug 115 2,880 153 Locomotive 2 Some locomotive Curiosities. Heilmann steam-electric and Kitson steam-diese... more
Some locomotive Curiosities. Heilmann steam-electric and Kitson steam-diesel locos.
Ernest F.Carter A mechanical dachshund! Side elevation, the Kitson-Still locomotive of 1927... more
A mechanical dachshund! Side elevation, the Kitson-Still locomotive of 1927, diagram
1956 02-Aug 115 2,880 156 General 3 Plastics in Model Engineering Edgar T.Westbury Polyvinyl Chloride, Polystyrene, Polythene. Moulding designs
1956 02-Aug 115 2,880 159 Beginners' Workshop Supporting and steadying Geometer Bench supports
1956 02-Aug 115 2,880 160 Musical A reconstructed polyphon music box Ernest L.Lee With semi-automatic disc-changing mechanism. German and U.S.A. monopoly, co... more
With semi-automatic disc-changing mechanism. German and U.S.A. monopoly, coin starts action, two mechanisms, starting mechanism, safeguard, the return
1956 02-Aug 115 2,880 164 Track Running in Circles Eric Hawkesworth Constructing a jig-sprung curved track
1956 02-Aug 115 2,880 165 Workshop Tips, Tools and Turrets Martin Cleeve Carbide-tipped tools. Lack of rigidity, lack of power, their uses, using a ... more
Carbide-tipped tools. Lack of rigidity, lack of power, their uses, using a reamer, serious snags, reaming limitations, by hand power, while-you-wait! Illustrations, how I made it, making up the height
1956 02-Aug 115 2,880 168 Locomotive Virginia LBSC Old American locomotive. Representative 4-4-0, boiler and superstructure, e... more
Old American locomotive. Representative 4-4-0, boiler and superstructure, engine frames, carrying the drawbar
1956 02-Aug 115 2,880 171 Steam An interesting Model Steam Engine N.H. Built by the late A.G.Berry
1956 02-Aug 115 2,880 172 General A selection of Readers' Models Horizontal engine by G.Smith, freelance portable engine by R.E.Cole, H.G.Ta... more
Horizontal engine by G.Smith, freelance portable engine by R.E.Cole, H.G.Taylor's 5"g. freelance tanker, steam engine and boiler by P.Larissey, 3/8" sensitive drill by R.Lewis, 4-cylinder hot-air engine by A.E.Phillips, Dot by S.Reeves, K.Mancini's 10 1/2"g. L.M.S. No. 45059 at Lowestoft
1956 02-Aug 115 2,880 174 Workshop A Model Engineer's Workshop Dennis Horler Compact and efficient. Mysteries of turning, fill the holes, plenty of ligh... more
Compact and efficient. Mysteries of turning, fill the holes, plenty of light, winter protection, plan, first lathe, belt guards
1956 02-Aug 115 2,880 177 Readers' Queries New files for old R.W.
1956 02-Aug 115 2,880 177 Readers' Queries Vacuum pump adaptation A.R.G.
1956 02-Aug 115 2,880 177 Readers' Queries Instrument lathe W.W.T.
1956 02-Aug 115 2,880 177 Readers' Queries Rotary power plant F.W.H.
1956 02-Aug 115 2,880 178 Expert's Workshop 2 The Anodising and Dyeing of Aluminium Duplex Electrical circuits, handling acid
1956 02-Aug 115 2,880 180 Historic 50 years ago Safety on the rail (see 15 279 200), balloon railway (see 15 273 56), a wor... more
Safety on the rail (see 15 279 200), balloon railway (see 15 273 56), a working model in ten months (see 15 274 90), the smallest engine (see 15 278 185)
1956 02-Aug 115 2,880 182 Postbag Very, Very Large! "1888"
1956 02-Aug 115 2,880 182 Postbag Stress And Strain A.E.Clauson
1956 02-Aug 115 2,880 182 Postbag An Old Timer B.J.Pudan An 0-4-2 on the London, Dover and Chatham Railway, the Bacchus
1956 02-Aug 115 2,880 183 Postbag Diameter Speed W.P.Waller
1956 02-Aug 115 2,880 183 Postbag Sleeve Valves J.E.Guinchard
1956 02-Aug 115 2,880 183 Postbag Sleeve Valves J.H.Balleny
1956 02-Aug 115 2,880 183 Postbag Sleeve Valves C.J.Fisher
1956 02-Aug 115 2,880 184 Postbag Removing Drill Pillar C.M.Balfour
1956 02-Aug 115 2,880 184 Postbag Bigger They Areà Frank Farrington Rudge Multi
1956 02-Aug 115 2,880 184 Postbag Wave Phenomenon L.S.King
1956 02-Aug 115 2,880 184 Postbag Hydraulic Car B.P.Masterton La France
1956 02-Aug 115 2,880 184 Postbag Blast It! R.Dell Log-blasting device
1956 02-Aug 115 2,880 185 Club News MPBA International Regatta at Verulamium. how to enter, looking back
1956 02-Aug 115 2,880 185 Club News Malden DSME Gala day
1956 02-Aug 115 2,880 185 Club News National Traction Engine Club Operation puff
1956 02-Aug 115 2,880 185 Diary ME Diary
1956 26-Jul 115 2,879 115 Smoke Rings Scottish lighthouses; Black stamp Vulcan Robert Selkirk, Andrew McGregor, John Black, Lismore Lighthouse, Robert Ste... more
Robert Selkirk, Andrew McGregor, John Black, Lismore Lighthouse, Robert Stevenson, Percy Crompton (picture on page 116
1956 26-Jul 115 2,879 116 Smoke Rings Electric locomotive performance Vulcan French National Railways
1956 26-Jul 115 2,879 116 Smoke Rings "Modified Kings"; Fine performance Vulcan
1956 26-Jul 115 2,879 116 Smoke Rings Opinions differ! Vulcan Among M.E. readers
1956 26-Jul 115 2,879 116 Smoke Rings B.R. modernisation Vulcan
1956 26-Jul 115 2,879 116 Cover Picture Fowler ploughing engines at the Elsworth rally See 115 2889 501
1956 26-Jul 115 2,879 117 Railway The development of the Monorail Ernest F.Carter Barmen-Elberfeld Railway. Details of the line, under v. over-ground, the Be... more
Barmen-Elberfeld Railway. Details of the line, under v. over-ground, the Bennie monorail at Milngavie, Doeppersburg station
1956 26-Jul 115 2,879 120 Lathe 2 Making the most of your lathe. The skew-rack tailstock mechanism Martin Cleeve Concludes his constructional notes. Skew bore details, shank seizure, advan... more
Concludes his constructional notes. Skew bore details, shank seizure, advantages of the unit
1956 26-Jul 115 2,879 123 General British Railways' new badge Handsome emblem for locomotives and certain rolling stock. Official approva... more
Handsome emblem for locomotives and certain rolling stock. Official approval
1956 26-Jul 115 2,879 124 Nautical Modern Navigational Aids. The Echo Sounder A Cecil Hampshire The Subsig type No. 101 recorder, Kelvin Hughes Kingfisher echo sounder, tr... more
The Subsig type No. 101 recorder, Kelvin Hughes Kingfisher echo sounder, tremendous amplification, Kelvin Hughes Fishmaster, sound beamed downwards