Model Engineer Index 1898 to Feb 2025

Actions	Year	Date	Volume	Issue	Page	Category	Part	Title	Author	Notes
	2023	13-Jan	230	4,708	175	Club News		Ottawa Valley LSME (Can)
	2023	13-Jan	230	4,708	175	Club News		Workshop X		The Killamarsh Weekly Eyestrain, Sheffield SMEE, O&K locomotive
	2023	13-Jan	230	4,708	175	Club News		Geoff Theasby's comments		Clockwork-powered Hornby-made 2P 4-4-0 No. 613 and watchmaker tools, Sheffi... more Clockwork-powered Hornby-made 2P 4-4-0 No. 613 and watchmaker tools, Sheffield Auctioneers
	2023	13-Jan	230	4,708	176	Club News		Brighton & Hove SMLE
	2023	13-Jan	230	4,708	176	Club News		Gauge 1 MRA North Yorkshire Group
	2023	13-Jan	230	4,708	176	Club News		Welling DMES
	2023	13-Jan	230	4,708	176	Club News		And finally		Simple Simon
	2023	30-Dec	230	4,707	63	On the cover ...		Ian Couchman's 'hit and miss' internal combustion engine		(photo: Ian Couchman)
	2023	30-Dec	230	4,707	68	Smoke Rings		Happy New Year		Dave and Lily Scott anticipate a busy and productive new year (photo: Dave ... more Dave and Lily Scott anticipate a busy and productive new year (photo: Dave Scott)
	2023	30-Dec	230	4,707	68	Smoke Rings		Vriesyanutsov		Brent Hudson, Siberian locomotive engineer, rally
	2023	30-Dec	230	4,707	68	Smoke Rings		A New Show		National Model Engineering Exhibition, Great Yorkshire Showground
	2023	30-Dec	230	4,707	68	Smoke Rings		Cock-up Corner		M.E.4704, John Fysh, John Wing
	2023	30-Dec	230	4,707	69	Horology	1	A Waterwheel Skeleton Clock	Eric Rumbo	Presents his own version of a skelelton clock. Ball lifting arm in motion, ... more Presents his own version of a skelelton clock. Ball lifting arm in motion, dimension - dome, plates and pillars, the going (timing) train, depthing on the milling machine, machining the anchor, the planted going train
	2023	30-Dec	230	4,707	72	Locomotive	49	Flying Scotsman in 5 Inch Gauge	Peter Seymour-Howell	Valve Spindles, Fitting the Cylinders. Builds a fine, fully detailed model ... more Valve Spindles, Fitting the Cylinders. Builds a fine, fully detailed model of Gresley's iconic locomotive to Don Young's drawings. Painting by Diane Carney, fitting the cylinders, draincocks, relief valves, steam pipe flanges, draincock linkages
	2023	30-Dec	230	4,707	77	Stationary Engine	10	Grasshopper Beam Engine	Martin Gearing	Presents an ideal beginner's project with great potential for the more expe... more Presents an ideal beginner's project with great potential for the more experienced builder. Piston rod, piston, piston rod clevis, errata
	2023	30-Dec	230	4,707	80	Railway	2	Building some LSWR Wagons	Gerald Martyn	Shares his experiences of building 5 inch gauge wagons for the LSWR. Refere... more Shares his experiences of building 5 inch gauge wagons for the LSWR. Reference
	2023	30-Dec	230	4,707	82	Internal Combustion	2	'Hit and Miss' Internal Combustion Engine	Ian Couchman	Tries something a little different. The completed 'hit and miss' engine, cr... more Tries something a little different. The completed 'hit and miss' engine, crankshaft, cylinder, spark plug with adaptor
	2023	30-Dec	230	4,707	84	General		Next Issue		Waterwheel Clock: We Visit Bristol SMEE: Grasshopper: Hit and Miss Engine: ... more Waterwheel Clock: We Visit Bristol SMEE: Grasshopper: Hit and Miss Engine: Oscillator
	2023	30-Dec	230	4,707	85	Locomotive	1	LNER A4 Development - Mallard	Robert Hobbs	Restores a rather battered A3 as an A4. The author's 2 1/2 inch gauge A4 Ma... more Restores a rather battered A3 as an A4. The author's 2 1/2 inch gauge A4 Mallard, Fiona standing in front of Mallard, the donor A3 chassis, casing formers, casing mock-up, first attempt at welding
	2023	30-Dec	230	4,707	88	Locomotive	4	The Eating of Elephants	Steve Goodbody	Off to the Races. Finds some things are best tackled in small helpings. Fir... more Off to the Races. Finds some things are best tackled in small helpings. First hurdles, first stumbles, the Rob Roy book, L.A.Green's fine engine (from the book), first steaming in 1984, postscript to Part 4
	2023	30-Dec	230	4,707	90	Postbag		Stuck Chuck	Nigel Bennett
	2023	30-Dec	230	4,707	90	Postbag		Motor Rewind	T.Scrase
	2023	30-Dec	230	4,707	90	Postbag		Appeal from Doug	Doug Hewson
	2023	30-Dec	230	4,707	90	Postbag		Tobin Bronze	Noel Shelley
	2023	30-Dec	230	4,707	91	Postbag		Tobin Bronze	Norm Lorton
	2023	30-Dec	230	4,707	91	Postbag		Molesworth	Ross Dalziel
	2023	30-Dec	230	4,707	91	Postbag		Molesworth	John Rogers	Abney's Pocket Reflecting level
	2023	30-Dec	230	4,707	92	Locomotive	14	William Spence	Cliff Almond	Continues his description of a potential narrow gauge 0-4-0T for 7 1/4 inch... more Continues his description of a potential narrow gauge 0-4-0T for 7 1/4 inch gauge. Advanced thoughts and musing on the motion, coupling and connecting rods
	2023	30-Dec	230	4,707	93	General		If you don't want to miss an issue just ask!
	2023	30-Dec	230	4,707	94	Historic	41	The Stationary Steam Engine	Ron Fitzgerald	Matthew Murray and the Round Foundry (cont.). The last legal skirmish. Take... more Matthew Murray and the Round Foundry (cont.). The last legal skirmish. Takes a look at the history and development of the stationary steam engine. Murray's patent 2531 of 1801, the concentric valve spindles and the wiper eccentric, Matthew Murray's concentric valve stems and valve gear using gears, references
	2023	30-Dec	230	4,707	98	Steam	2	Is it Possible to Insulate Small Steam Pipes Effectively?	Mike Tilby	Discusses options for reducing heat loss from models. Emissivity of various... more Discusses options for reducing heat loss from models. Emissivity of various surfaces, calculation of heat loss with radiation, heat loss from small un-lagged pipes, heat loss from small lagged pipes, insulation materials, string, is it possible to effectively insulate small steam pipes? References
	2023	30-Dec	230	4,707	102	Diary		Club Diary
	2023	30-Dec	230	4,707	103	Electrical	1	Performance Testing an Electric Motor using a Dynamometer	Graham Astbury	Determines the output of a rewound electric motor by building a dynamometer... more Determines the output of a rewound electric motor by building a dynamometer. Introduction, nomenclature, the old Lucas C39 car dynamo, the Lucas RB340 current voltage regulator, the coupling, the initial driving arrangement, the car headlamp bulbs forming the dynamo load, references
	2023	30-Dec	230	4,707	106	Locomotive	5	Wainwright's Swansong. The End of an Era	Nick Feast	Builds a 3 1/2 inch gauge version of one of the last of the elegant Edwardi... more Builds a 3 1/2 inch gauge version of one of the last of the elegant Edwardian locomotives. Smokebox, cab, references
	2023	30-Dec	230	4,707	109	Exhibition		LOWMEX 2022	Julie Williams	Welcomes the return of the Lowestoft Model Engineering Exhibition. Dave Fou... more Welcomes the return of the Lowestoft Model Engineering Exhibition. Dave Fountain's double cylinder oscillating engine, 16mm rolling stock, Kevin Rackham's 7 1/4 inch gauge Locomotion, John Child's Cornish waterworks pump, 75 ton breakdown crane and LNER Gresley combined dining and First Class compartment carriage by Charlie Lovett (Phoenix Model Engineers), Ipswich club stand, Mark Reynold's galleon the Norske Love, figures from Gary Edwards, model fairground, Dr. Who and a Dalek (photo courtesy of the Lowestoft Journal)
	2023	30-Dec	230	4,707	112	Club News		Geoff Theasby's comments		Correction, M.E.4702 Brighton should have been Bournemouth, Chris Bracey, K... more Correction, M.E.4702 Brighton should have been Bournemouth, Chris Bracey, Keith Burridge, space-time continuum between the workshop and the rest of the house, roundabout breakdown, Penistone market, cutler Stan Shaw at Kelham Island Museum, locomotive Deborah
	2023	30-Dec	230	4,707	112	Club News		Steam Apprentice Club
	2023	30-Dec	230	4,707	113	Club News		Chesterfield DMES
	2023	30-Dec	230	4,707	113	Club News		Bradford MES
	2023	30-Dec	230	4,707	113	Club News		Leeds SMEE
	2023	30-Dec	230	4,707	113	Club News		Ottawa Valley LSME (Can)
	2023	30-Dec	230	4,707	113	Club News		Hereford SME		GWR Armstrong, Deutch locomotive [Doreen and George Coles] (pictures courte... more GWR Armstrong, Deutch locomotive [Doreen and George Coles] (pictures courtesy of Martin Burgess)
	2023	30-Dec	230	4,707	113	Club News		Hutt Valley and Maidstone MES (NZ)
	2023	30-Dec	230	4,707	113	Club News		Sheffield DSMEE
	2023	30-Dec	230	4,707	113	Club News		Northern Districts MES (Perth, Aus)		Tom Hady's steam whim (picture courtesy of Steve Reeves)
	2023	30-Dec	230	4,707	114	Club News		Reading SME
	2023	30-Dec	230	4,707	114	Club News		UK Men's Sheds Association
	2023	30-Dec	230	4,707	114	Club News		Ryedale SME
	2023	30-Dec	230	4,707	114	Club News		Tyneside SMEE		Last train 'til spring '23 (picture courtesy of Michael Maguire)
	2023	30-Dec	230	4,707	114	Club News		Guildford MES
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