Model Engineer Index 1898 to Feb 2025

Actions	Year	Date	Volume	Issue	Page	Category	Part	Title	Author	Notes
	2024	01-Nov	233	4,755	612	Smoke Rings		Extra Curriculars		EDSAC Replica Project at Bletchley Park, your editor wrestles with the mach... more EDSAC Replica Project at Bletchley Park, your editor wrestles with the machine
	2024	01-Nov	233	4,755	612	Smoke Rings		Sinister		Relief for the left-handed, St. Paul's Cathedral toilet sign
	2024	01-Nov	233	4,755	612	Smoke Rings		Cock-up Corner		A GWR Pannier Tank in 3 1/2 Inch Gauge, see 233 4753 515
	2024	01-Nov	233	4,755	616	General	23	The View from Butterside Down	Steve Goodbody	The Wonders of Technology - Part 2. Details Matter. Takes a random walk thr... more The Wonders of Technology - Part 2. Details Matter. Takes a random walk through model engineering. Takes a random walk through model engineering. The drama of big, Space Shuttle Discovery, Saturn V first-stage booster, four factors for success, Saturn V launch stack, interactive displays, Apollo 14's command module Kitty Hawk, the grandest scale, the little things
	2024	01-Nov	233	4,755	619	Locomotive	6	A BR Standard Class 4 Tender Engine	Doug Hewson	Describes a 5 inch gauge version of the BR Standard 2-6-0 tender engine. Th... more Describes a 5 inch gauge version of the BR Standard 2-6-0 tender engine. The motion brackets, left-hand motion bracket (photo: Toddington Standard Loco Ltd.), keyways for the expansion links, right-hand expansion link uncluttered, expansion link details, general view of the valve gear, 76076 seen at Sutton Oak
	2024	01-Nov	233	4,755	623	Historic	63	The Stationary Steam Engine	Ron Fitzgerald	Builders 1: Coalbrookdale, Ketley and Bridgnorth Foundry. Takes a look at t... more Builders 1: Coalbrookdale, Ketley and Bridgnorth Foundry. Takes a look at the history and development of the stationary steam engine. Engraving that appeared in The Engineer, November 21st 1884, the Hazledine engine in the Science Museum, cylinder end of the engine, references
	2024	01-Nov	233	4,755	627	Educational	4	Kinematics	Rhys Owen	Presents a readers' guide to the laws of motion. Integration, ?umma = sum -... more Presents a readers' guide to the laws of motion. Integration, ?umma = sum - a historical interlude
	2024	01-Nov	233	4,755	630	Railway		The Sheer Beauty of Vintage Model Trains	Henk-Jan de Ruiter	Looks at the beginnings of the train set. JEP 0-Gauge tinplate model locomo... more Looks at the beginnings of the train set. JEP 0-Gauge tinplate model locomotive, vintage mechanical handmade railway crossing 1910, Marklin Gauge 1 Gotthard Locomotive, poster Wagons-Lits, books about model trains for collectors, excerpt from a Fulgurex brochure showing Aster locomotives, Hornby clockwork train set, tinplate signal box, websites, references
	2024	01-Nov	233	4,755	634	Club		We Visit the Vale of Aylesbury Model Engineering Society	John Arrowsmith	Visits a club at the end of the Metropolitan line. Main clubhouse, shop win... more Visits a club at the end of the Metropolitan line. Main clubhouse, shop window display, departure track work, tunnel portal, garden railway, maintenance and storage shed, Dave Andrews with his BR Std. Class 4 tank locomotive, Denham Green station, North Junction signal box, Golden Spring station, arrival track work
	2024	01-Nov	233	4,755	640	Locomotive		An LED model of a Locomotive Kerosene Headlight	Douglas Pitney	Chieves [achieves?] realism in a locomotive headlamp using LEDs. CPR No. 1 ... more Chieves [achieves?] realism in a locomotive headlamp using LEDs. CPR No. 1 Countess of Dufferin Winnipeg 1877-1897, arrives by barge (Winnipeg 1877, homecoming (Winnipeg 1911), in Winnipeg Railway Museum, warm yellow LED tea lights, tea light details, the LED model of a kerosene headlight (Baldwin USA 1872, workshop under cabin on Okanagan Lake (BC Canada), Countess of Dufferin (3 1/2 inch gauge)
	2024	01-Nov	233	4,755	643	Boiler		Boiler Inspector's Seminar	Bob Hayter	Reports from a gathering of boiler inspectors at Echills Wood. Peter Squire... more Reports from a gathering of boiler inspectors at Echills Wood. Peter Squires (Squire) opens the seminar, Ben Pavier demonstrates hydraulic testing, undergoing a steam test
	2024	01-Nov	233	4,755	644	Book Review		The Shropshire and Montgomery Light Railway: the rise and fall of a rural b... more The Shropshire and Montgomery Light Railway: the rise and fall of a rural byway	Peter Tuffrey	Review by Roger Backhouse
	2024	01-Nov	233	4,755	645	Postbag		LBSC	David R.Machin
	2024	01-Nov	233	4,755	645	Postbag		Boilers	Mike Willerton
	2024	01-Nov	233	4,755	645	Postbag		Boilers	Luker replies
	2024	01-Nov	233	4,755	646	Postbag		Moving a Workshop	Julian
	2024	01-Nov	233	4,755	647	Postbag		GWR Pannier Tank	Nigel Graham
	2024	01-Nov	233	4,755	647	Postbag		Deionised Water	Stuart Merton
	2024	01-Nov	233	4,755	647	Postbag		GWR Pannier Tank	Donald Spence
	2024	01-Nov	233	4,755	647	Postbag		Model Engineering Future	Roger Castle-Smith
	2024	01-Nov	233	4,755	648	Stationary Engine	6	A Tandem Compound Mill Engine	David Thomas	Builds Arnold Throp's model of a Corliss mill engine. Slide drawing, slide ... more Builds Arnold Throp's model of a Corliss mill engine. Slide drawing, slide hole drilling dimensions, crosshead and slipper drawing, cylinder soleplate drawing, references
	2024	01-Nov	233	4,755	653	Locomotive	4	A GWR Pannier Tank in 3 1/2 Inch Gauge	Gerald Martyn	Stretchers and Buffer Beams. Decides to build a locomotive that he can lift... more Stretchers and Buffer Beams. Decides to build a locomotive that he can lift. Stretchers, front buffer beam assembly, rear buffer beam assembly
	2024	01-Nov	233	4,755	656	Stationary Engine	1	Another Steam Plant	Ian Beilby	Builds another steam plant, this time with an electrically 'fired' boiler. ... more Builds another steam plant, this time with an electrically 'fired' boiler. 'Floor plan' of the steam plant, engine kit from Chilton Model Steam
	2024	01-Nov	233	4,755	661	Stationary Engine	2	Unseizing a Beam Engine	Mitch Barnes	Of the SMEE gets to grips with an ME Beam Engine steam plant, which had bec... more Of the SMEE gets to grips with an ME Beam Engine steam plant, which had become seized up at some point in its past. On with the reversion back to its former glory, cylinder
	2024	01-Nov	233	4,755	664	Club News		Geoff Theasby's comments		Roller coaster, Thunderbird 4 (from the internet)
	2024	01-Nov	233	4,755	664	Club News		Grimsby & Cleethorpes MES
	2024	01-Nov	233	4,755	664	Club News		The Broadcast Engineering Conservation Group, BECG
	2024	01-Nov	233	4,755	664	Club News		Nottingham SMEE
	2024	01-Nov	233	4,755	665	Club News		Geoff Theasby's comments		Debs on TV at BECG, copy of a sound mixing desk built for a Cilla Black spe... more Debs on TV at BECG, copy of a sound mixing desk built for a Cilla Black special, Welsh Highland Railway track, Hi-tech plumbing for a transmitter (picture on page 666)
	2024	01-Nov	233	4,755	665	Club News		Stockholes Farm MR
	2024	01-Nov	233	4,755	665	Club News		National 2 1/2in. Gauge Association		Rugby MEC 'LBSC' Memorial Bowl
	2024	01-Nov	233	4,755	666	Club News		High Wycombe MEC
	2024	01-Nov	233	4,755	666	Club News		Geoff Theasby's comments		Motorola TV receiver 7V5RA from 1948, classic BBC ribbon microphone Type A.... more Motorola TV receiver 7V5RA from 1948, classic BBC ribbon microphone Type A. Strictly, 'AXBT'
	2024	01-Nov	233	4,755	666	Club News		Bournemouth DSME
	2024	18-Oct	233	4,754	482	Club News		Bradford MES
	2024	18-Oct	233	4,754	482	Club News		UK Men's Sheds Association
	2024	18-Oct	233	4,754	482	Club News		Geoff Theasby's comments		'Comprises of', US tractor at Dogdyke
	2024	18-Oct	233	4,754	551	On the cover …		Les Brimson (North London SME) was awarded the Australian Association of Li... more Les Brimson (North London SME) was awarded the Australian Association of Live Steamers Trophy		At the recent FMES Rally for his 5 inch gauge SECR L Class 4-4-0 locomotive... more At the recent FMES Rally for his 5 inch gauge SECR L Class 4-4-0 locomotive for workmanship, finish and detail (photo: Mike Chrisp)
	2024	18-Oct	233	4,754	552	Smoke Rings		St. Albans		The Big St. Albans Model Show, 3 1/2"g. Lion by Brian Stringer, extensive M... more The Big St. Albans Model Show, 3 1/2"g. Lion by Brian Stringer, extensive Meccano display, Mike Joseph's Zahia, USS Missouri in Meccano by Steve Briancourt
	2024	18-Oct	233	4,754	552	Smoke Rings		Lowmex
	2024	18-Oct	233	4,754	556	Electrical		Brushless DC Motors	Jon Freeman	Explains the benefits of using the latest electric motor technology. Geoff ... more Explains the benefits of using the latest electric motor technology. Geoff Stait driving Wedge at West Huntspill, the Brutalist at Vivary Park Taunton, STM3_ EMC dual brushless motor controller motors used in Wedge and Brute, Baby Deltic power supplies, Baby Deltic test run at Bristol, dinosaur DC motors, safe brushless motor scheme, the Wedge display and touch screen
	2024	18-Oct	233	4,754	560	Locomotive	3	A GWR Pannier Tank in 3 1/2 Inch Gauge	Gerald Martyn	Making a Start. Decides to build a locomotive that he can lift. Frames
	2024	18-Oct	233	4,754	563	Stationary Engine	1	Unseizing a Beam Engine	Mitch Barnes	Of the SMEE gets to grips with an ME Beam Engine steam plant, which had bec... more Of the SMEE gets to grips with an ME Beam Engine steam plant, which had become seized up at some point in its past. A bit of background, the Burman Double Engine
	2024	18-Oct	233	4,754	566	Horology		A Drop Link Clock	Neil Carney	Pays homage to beam engine designer J.H.Tattersall. The watercolour general... more Pays homage to beam engine designer J.H.Tattersall. The watercolour general arrangement of a beam engine intended for Egyptian Mill Bolton, the last and largest beam engine ever put into a cotton mill: Nile Mill in Hollinwood Oldham, link and clock insert
	2024	18-Oct	233	4,754	569	Automotive	3	The Development of Motor Cycle Engineering before WWI	Patrick Hendra	Of Eastleigh Young Engineers, takes a look at the design of early motor cyc... more Of Eastleigh Young Engineers, takes a look at the design of early motor cycles. The cycle parts, control levers, lighting and horn, finally: the toolbox, conclusion, references
	2024	18-Oct	233	4,754	574	Locomotive	8	The Leufortin Project	Ian Bayliss	Presents an internal combustion G-scale locomotive. The redesigned transmis... more Presents an internal combustion G-scale locomotive. The redesigned transmission, the painting and finishing job, do I know if it will work?
	2024	18-Oct	233	4,754	580	Rally		FMES Rally 2024	Mike Chrisp	Reports from this year's rally, held at the Nottingham SMEE. Shirley Cannon... more Reports from this year's rally, held at the Nottingham SMEE. Shirley Cannon (North London SME) with her 5"g. Metropolitan locomotive Sir Christopher Wren and husband George, Paul Godin (North London SME) with his 5"g. LNER B1 4-6-0, 3 1/2"g. Gresley A1 4-6-0 by Andy Nash, Andrew Lane (North London SME) with his 0-6-0 Butch, Kerr Stuart 0-4-2 locomotive Hampton by Alain Foote (Rugby MES), George Winsall (Rugby MES) with his 3 1/2"g. Hunslet 0-4-0 Lilla, Frances Mayall (Bracknell Railway society) with her 3 1/2"g. 0-4-0ST Conway, Wayne Robertshawe (Wakefield SMEE) with his 5"g. 0-4-2ST Sweet Pea, David Ackerman (Harlington Locomotive Society) with his 5"g. GWR Prairie 2-6-2T locomotive, Les Brimson (North London SME) at the station, Steve Bennett (Nottingham SMEE) with his AEC Matador truck and Clyde Class lifeboat awarded the FMES Trophy (photo: Chris Harrison NSMEE), Bob Polley and Les Brimson with the AALS Trophy
	2024	18-Oct	233	4,754	583	Educational	3	Kinematics	Rhys Owen	Presents a readers' guide to the laws of motion. An algebraic digression, c... more Presents a readers' guide to the laws of motion. An algebraic digression, continuity and differentiability, maxima minima and points of inflexion, example 4
	2024	18-Oct	233	4,754	586	Book Review		Blowing Hot and Cold: Thermotank and the story of air conditioning at sea	Ian Johnson	Review by Roger Backhouse
	2024	18-Oct	233	4,754	587	Stationary Engine	5	A Tandem Compound Mill Engine	David Thomas	Builds Arnold Throp's model of a Corliss mill engine. Eccentric and governo... more Builds Arnold Throp's model of a Corliss mill engine. Eccentric and governor drive pulley drawing, eccentric strap drawing
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