Model Engineer Index 1898 to Feb 2025

Actions	Year	Date	Volume	Issue	Page	Category	Part	Title	Author	Notes
	2014	14-Nov	213	4,495	734	Club News		Geoff Theasby's comments		Fiction and Non-Fiction, North Wales, WHR and WHHR, Welsh words, Ffestiniog... more Fiction and Non-Fiction, North Wales, WHR and WHHR, Welsh words, Ffestiniog Railway, Canadian Pacific (Nick Feast) see 213 4490 396, 'Crewe Type' locomotive (Richard Ellam) see 213 4491 462, traction Engine by Antonio Sebastiao (Photo courtesy of Antonio Sebastiao)
	2014	14-Nov	213	4,495	734	Club News		Grimsby & Cleethorpes MES		Greg Marsden's 3" scale 7 1/4"g. Glaslyn (Photo courtesy of Michael Askwith
	2014	14-Nov	213	4,495	735	Club News		Stamford MES
	2014	14-Nov	213	4,495	735	Club News		Sutton Coldfield MES
	2014	14-Nov	213	4,495	735	Club News		Otago MES (NZ)
	2014	14-Nov	213	4,495	735	Club News		Worthing DSME		Dr. John Sayer's 2 1/2"g. match truck (Photo courtesy of Dereck Langridge)
	2014	14-Nov	213	4,495	735	Club News		Edinburgh SME		Radial tank, B1 61322 (Photos courtesy of Robert McLuckie)
	2014	14-Nov	213	4,495	736	Club News		Reading SME
	2014	14-Nov	213	4,495	736	Club News		Nottingham SMEE
	2014	14-Nov	213	4,495	736	Club News		Grimsby & Cleethorpes MES		Geoff Byman's 0 gauge A4 Seagull on his garden railway (Photo courtesy of G... more Geoff Byman's 0 gauge A4 Seagull on his garden railway (Photo courtesy of Geoff Byman)
	2014	14-Nov	213	4,495	736	Club News		Warrington DSME
	2014	14-Nov	213	4,495	736	Club News		North Wilts MES
	2014	14-Nov	213	4,495	736	Club News		And finally		Bagpipes at 2:30 am.
	2014	14-Nov	213	4,495	737	Diary		Diary
	2014	31-Oct	213	4,494	615	On the cover ...		5 inch gauge MR Patriot by Alan Crossfield		Exhibited at MEX 2013 (Photo by Alan Crossfield)
	2014	31-Oct	213	4,494	624	Smoke Rings		Entries are now being accepted for the 2014 Sandown Park Model Engineer Exh... more Entries are now being accepted for the 2014 Sandown Park Model Engineer Exhibition		Mike Law and Steve Eaton
	2014	31-Oct	213	4,494	624	Smoke Rings		Security of model traction engines at rallies		4 inch scale Ruston Proctor Dottie
	2014	31-Oct	213	4,494	624	Smoke Rings		Geoff Theasby
	2014	31-Oct	213	4,494	625	Locomotive		Patriotism The Royal Army Ordnance Corps	Alan Crossfield	Describes his much admired, Gold Medal winning Patriot in 5 inch gauge. Bac... more Describes his much admired, Gold Medal winning Patriot in 5 inch gauge. Background and inspiration, in service, locomotive mainframes, a new start, drag box of the new build Patriot, The Unknown Warrior, coupling rods, producing the shapes, crankpin bushes, axle boxes, boring the boxes for the coupled wheels, the crank axle, wheels, driving wheels, balance weights, crankpins
	2014	31-Oct	213	4,494	631	Road Locomotive	7	Garrett 4CD Tractor in 6 inch scale	Chris Gunn	Makes the smokebox door. Smokebox door and dart bar
	2014	31-Oct	213	4,494	634	Automotive		An Attachment to Bloodhound SSC	Matthew Chapman	Is inspiring youngsters to get involved in engineering. Image courtesy Siem... more Is inspiring youngsters to get involved in engineering. Image courtesy Siemens NX, references
	2014	31-Oct	213	4,494	637	Stationary Engine		A Tale of Two Boxes	Alan Topliss	With wry humour, procures, purloins and produces two lubricator boxes. Maki... more With wry humour, procures, purloins and produces two lubricator boxes. Making the oil box, a tale of material acquisition, back to the boxes, tools, aids and machinery used, the next task, editor's note, Claymills, Woolf, references
	2014	31-Oct	213	4,494	642	Workshop	2	A Method for Making Wooden Wheels	John Castle	Describes his technique as applied to many award winning models. Spokes jig... more Describes his technique as applied to many award winning models. Spokes jig, assembly of the wheel, the tyre, Brian Young's Wheelwrights Workshop
	2014	31-Oct	213	4,494	646	Tram	6	Salford Corporation Tramcar No. 350 In 1/16th Scale	Ashley Best	Concludes this series by looking at signwriting and weathering. Bodywork, s... more Concludes this series by looking at signwriting and weathering. Bodywork, some accessories, lettering and Coat of Arms, weathering, further reading
	2014	31-Oct	213	4,494	651	Internal Combustion	6	Internal Combustion Theory and Practice	Ron Wright	A retired technical college teacher provides an in-depth course in I/C. Bas... more A retired technical college teacher provides an in-depth course in I/C. Basic systems, idling and progression, engine speed control, alternative system, outlet location, progression
	2014	31-Oct	213	4,494	653	General		Next Issue		Engineer's Day Out The Shuttleworth Collection (photo courtesy Darren Harba... more Engineer's Day Out The Shuttleworth Collection (photo courtesy Darren Harbar); A Mechanical Controller for Battery Powered Electric Locomotives; A Two Clock Trammel for a Milling Machine; Making the R&B Engine; Emma Victoria
	2014	31-Oct	213	4,494	654	Workshop		Hydraulic Counterbalance	John Pace	Gives a grinding head some mechanical assistance. Description, construction
	2014	31-Oct	213	4,494	658	Locomotive		A Chimney from Solid Bar	Barry Potter	His alternative to machining a casting
	2014	31-Oct	213	4,494	661	Book Review		Peter's Railway Hits the Jackpot	Christopher Vine	A review by Diane Carney
	2014	31-Oct	213	4,494	663	Railway	2	French Dining A Day Out with 030 T 3	Rhys Owen	Gives an account of a day in the life of a French Engineman. A look around ... more Gives an account of a day in the life of a French Engineman. A look around the footplate, the journey, the return trip, the braking system, back to the depot
	2014	31-Oct	213	4,494	669	Diary		Diary
	2014	17-Oct	213	4,493	547	On the cover ...		The late Eric Hughes with 'Little Joe' Wharf		Death of at the end of August. Photo by Diane Carney at Abbotsfield Park, U... more Death of at the end of August. Photo by Diane Carney at Abbotsfield Park, Urmston, some time in the mid 1980s
	2014	17-Oct	213	4,493	556	Smoke Rings		Boiler Safety: Two piece valve spindle		Bristol SMEE
	2014	17-Oct	213	4,493	556	Smoke Rings		New Exhibition at Lowestoft		Halesworth DMES
	2014	17-Oct	213	4,493	556	Smoke Rings		IMLEC 2015		Nottingham SMEE
	2014	17-Oct	213	4,493	557	Stationary Engine	9	An 1880 Garrett Stationary Engine	Anthony Mount	Looks at final detailing and makes the base. Inlet bush to the wooden base,... more Looks at final detailing and makes the base. Inlet bush to the wooden base, inlet bush connector, inlet pipes, lock and connector nuts, junction box, connector to underside of cylinder, nameplate, exhaust pipe, pulley to crankshaft, press tool for governor bracket, simulated stone foundation
	2014	17-Oct	213	4,493	562	Stationary Engine	3	Making the R & B Engine	Ian Strickland	Revisits a Model Engineer design from 30 years ago. The big end bearing, ma... more Revisits a Model Engineer design from 30 years ago. The big end bearing, main bearings
	2014	17-Oct	213	4,493	566	Road Locomotive		Hollow Pistons for a 4in. Scale Burrell SCC Traction Engine	Andrew Johnston	His scientific approach to the design of traction engine pistons. Equations... more His scientific approach to the design of traction engine pistons. Equations of motion for crank and piston, design of hollow pistons, finite element analysis
	2014	17-Oct	213	4,493	570	Tram	5	Salford Corporation Tramcar No. 350 In 1/16th Scale	Ashley Best	Looks at glazing and starts painting. Upper saloon, windows, painting the m... more Looks at glazing and starts painting. Upper saloon, windows, painting the model, preparation
	2014	17-Oct	213	4,493	574	Postbag		Carburettor heat (Balance of heat in I/C engines, Howard Lewis)	Felix Collins
	2014	17-Oct	213	4,493	574	Postbag		Gas turbine correction (Internal Combustion Theory and Practice, Ron Wright... more Gas turbine correction (Internal Combustion Theory and Practice, Ron Wright)	Tim Coles	(Secretary to the Gas Turbine Builders Association)
	2014	17-Oct	213	4,493	574	Postbag		Patents worth pondering	Andre Rousseau
	2014	17-Oct	213	4,493	575	Postbag		Acme threads from America	John Pollard	See 213 4486 101
	2014	17-Oct	213	4,493	576	Book Review		Holtzapffel Volume VI A compendium of rare and previously unpublished mater... more Holtzapffel Volume VI A compendium of rare and previously unpublished material relating to Ornamental Turning	John F. Edwards	A review by Diane Carney
	2014	17-Oct	213	4,493	577	Locomotive	23	A Close Scale GWR 14XX class Locomotive in 7 1/4 inch Gauge	John Smith	Continues his constructional series on the 1400 class locomotive. The cab
	2014	17-Oct	213	4,493	582	Track		Automatic Semaphore Signals	Duncan Webster and Paul Middlehurst	Describe the Warrington solution. Track circuiting, mechanical, Great Weste... more Describe the Warrington solution. Track circuiting, mechanical, Great Western centre pivot signal (Photo courtesy of Adrian Roscalen), distant signals, electronics, swing link signal, fault indication, gremlins, loose ends, references
	2014	17-Oct	213	4,493	585	General		If you don't want to miss an issue just ask!
	2014	17-Oct	213	4,493	586	Workshop	3	21st Century Model Engineering	Malcolm High	Looks to the future of our hobby. Cabs and tender bodies, assembling the pa... more Looks to the future of our hobby. Cabs and tender bodies, assembling the parts, general principle of TIG welding, 3D printing, conclusion
	2014	17-Oct	213	4,493	589	General		Next Issue		New Series Patriotism - a 5 inch gauge Locomotive; A Hydraulic Counterbalan... more New Series Patriotism - a 5 inch gauge Locomotive; A Hydraulic Counterbalance; Making an Oil Box; A Hot Air Engine; Bloodhound Supersonic Car (Image courtesy Siemens NX)
	2014	17-Oct	213	4,493	590	An Engineer's Day Out	1	The London Transport Museum: Roads and River Transport	Roger Backhouse	Records the history of London's transport through a visit to this museum in... more Records the history of London's transport through a visit to this museum in the capital. Thomas Tilling horse bus, Shillibeer's omnibus, muscle power - man and horse, horse buses, horse trams, George Train's first London tram, electric trams, steam tram with roof mounted condenser, classic West Ham tramcar, trolley buses, Erith tramcar, London County Council, Charlton works, Daimler bus, buses, London General Omnibus Company's Type B bus, type T bus, Regent Type (RT), RM or Routemaster, taxis, water transport, Princess Alice, Bywell Castle, London's transport future, the NB4L 'Borismaster', postscript, visiting
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