Model Engineer Index 1898 onwards

Actions	Year	Date	Volume	Issue	Page	Category	Part	Title	Author	Notes
	2023	24-Mar	230	4,713	423	On the cover ?		A 5-inch gauge LSWR guard's van built by Gerald Martyn		(photo: Gerald Martyn)
	2023	24-Mar	230	4,713	428	Smoke Rings		Polly Model Engineering		AT Model Engineering Limited
	2023	24-Mar	230	4,713	428	Smoke Rings		Fire Queen		Fire Queen's Name Plate (Penrhyn Museum August 2009)
	2023	24-Mar	230	4,713	428	Smoke Rings		Cock-up Corner		An Engineer's Day Out, Stott Park Bobbin Mill, Roger Backhouse, see 230 471... more An Engineer's Day Out, Stott Park Bobbin Mill, Roger Backhouse, see 230 4711 348
	2023	24-Mar	230	4,713	429	Stationary Engine		Optimising the Oscillator	David Fulton	Optimises the deign of his two-cylinder oscillator. Port geometry, no going... more Optimises the deign of his two-cylinder oscillator. Port geometry, no going back, a moving diagram, admission and cutoff, exhaust, variable valve events, 'Fourunner', conclusion
	2023	24-Mar	230	4,713	432	Locomotive	10	The Eating of Elephants	Steve Goodbody	Making Tracks. Finds some things are best tackled in small helpings. Uckfie... more Making Tracks. Finds some things are best tackled in small helpings. Uckfield '84, positive outcomes, an ounce of planning, Yankee ingenuity, an assortment of Yankee screwdrivers (Photo credit: The Valley Woodworker), Nick Swift, Anne and Geoff with Des, Sweet Pea, postscript to Part 10, Model Engineer Exhibition 1985
	2023	24-Mar	230	4,713	436	Rally		Rob Roy Rally 2022	Rex Hanman	Looks back at the 2033 rally and forward to this year's. Three engines at B... more Looks back at the 2033 rally and forward to this year's. Three engines at Bromsgrove, the author in the steaming bays, Dave Palmer checks his fire, Ian Horsfield's locomotive, plenty of advice, lightweight driving trolleys, trainspotting in miniature
	2023	24-Mar	230	4,713	438	Track		Locomotive Weighbridge	Peter Seymour-Howell	Adapts a set of bathroom scales to weigh his locomotive axles. Doncaster we... more Adapts a set of bathroom scales to weigh his locomotive axles. Doncaster weighbridge pit, Doncaster weighing machine (photos: Peter Tuffrey), mobile app showing the weight of an axle, Flying Scotsman on the weighbridge
	2023	24-Mar	230	4,713	445	General		Next Issue		Gornergrat: A4 Project: Slotting: Flying Scotsman
	2023	24-Mar	230	4,713	446	Internal Combustion	8	'Hit and Miss' Internal Combustion Engine	Ian Couchman	Tries something a little different. A miniature Webster tri-polar oscillato... more Tries something a little different. A miniature Webster tri-polar oscillator
	2023	24-Mar	230	4,713	449	Locomotive	1	A Five-Inch Gauge 0-4-0 Padarn Railway Tender Locomotive (Fire Queen)	Luker	Builds a five inch gauge model of a Welsh slate quarry locomotive. The orig... more Builds a five inch gauge model of a Welsh slate quarry locomotive. The original Fire Queen (Source E.Lander), introduction, the Fire Queen story, general arrangement, storage shed, Fire Queen at Penrhyn Castle, Fire queen - the model, photos courtesy E.Lander
	2023	24-Mar	230	4,713	454	Railway	7	Building some LSWR Wagons	Gerald Martyn	Shares his experiences of building 5 inch gauge wagons for the LSWR. Painti... more Shares his experiences of building 5 inch gauge wagons for the LSWR. Painting and signwriting, brake van
	2023	24-Mar	230	4,713	456	Workshop	1	Fitting Digital Read Outs to a Warco WM16 Milling Machine	Graham Astbury	Describes how he fitted digital read-outs to this popular machine. Introduc... more Describes how he fitted digital read-outs to this popular machine. Introduction, location of scales, the scales, the X-axis, references
	2023	24-Mar	230	4,713	460	Stationary Engine	16	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. Valve spool, valve link
	2023	24-Mar	230	4,713	462	Diary		Club Diary
	2023	24-Mar	230	4,713	463	Railway	3	A Lincolnshire Gem	Mark Smithers	Features a light railway that recently celebrated its 60th anniversary. The... more Features a light railway that recently celebrated its 60th anniversary. The railway since 2009, restored 'P' class ex-W.D.L.R. four-wheeled wagon, map of LCLR Skegness 2022, Rye Station (R. & C.T.) by the late H.C.Casserley, Triassic, Bala Lake Railway, Liassic, future pipe dreams? Liassic at Statfold Barn, Rye, Bagnall design, Yorkshire Engine Co., Mick Allen, 'Queen Mary' carriage number and name board by Tim Fry
	2023	24-Mar	230	4,713	468	Historic	44	The Stationary Steam Engine	Ron Fitzgerald	The First Iron Beams Leeds and Lancashire. Takes a look at the history and ... more The First Iron Beams Leeds and Lancashire. Takes a look at the history and development of the stationary steam engine. The mystery engine, Leeds Central Library, Local History Department, sketch of Bateman and Sherratt's beam for Peter Marsland, references
	2023	24-Mar	230	4,713	471	Locomotive	16	LNER B1 Locomotive	Doug Hewson	Front Bogie. Presents an authentic 5 inch gauge version of Thompson's B1 lo... more Front Bogie. Presents an authentic 5 inch gauge version of Thompson's B1 locomotive. B1 front bogie
	2023	24-Mar	230	4,713	474	Club News		Geoff Theasby's comments		His third locomotive, mobility scooters, world speed record, Norway fjords ... more His third locomotive, mobility scooters, world speed record, Norway fjords cruise, AI chatbot, Grammarly, motoring correspondent Jeremiah Clarke, Kit Hesketh-Hervey
	2023	24-Mar	230	4,713	474	Club News		MEE Auckland		Compound steam engine by Chris Davidson (Photo courtesy of Ray Brown)
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