Model Engineer Index 1898 to Feb 2025

Actions	Year	Date	Volume	Issue	Page	Category	Part	Title	Author	Notes
	2022	17-Jun	229	4,693	9	Workshop	4	Soft Soldering	Graham Astbury and Mike Tilby	Delve into the background behind fluxes and soft solders. Choosing the righ... more Delve into the background behind fluxes and soft solders. Choosing the right method, choice of solder and flux for various parent metals, stainless steel fluxes, health and safety, summary, acknowledgments, references
	2022	17-Jun	229	4,693	12	Locomotive	37	Flying Scotsman in 5 Inch Gauge	Peter Seymour-Howell	Outside Cylinders. Builds a fine, fully detailed model of Gresley's iconic ... more Outside Cylinders. Builds a fine, fully detailed model of Gresley's iconic locomotive to Don Young's drawings. Painting by Diane Carney, Squaring up the outside. Bores, end covers, ports
	2022	17-Jun	229	4,693	16	An Engineer's Day Out		Riverside Museum Glasgow	Roger Backhouse	Visits a museum that preserves Glasgow's rich industrial past. Clyde built ... more Visits a museum that preserves Glasgow's rich industrial past. Clyde built tall ship Glenlee, paddle steamer Waverley, A. & J. Inglis' Pointhouse yard, Henry Bell, Comet, side lever engine by Caird and Co., the Clyde - birthplace of the successful steamboat? Shipbuilding, Anchor Line, the Stobcross or Funnieston crane, ship models, locomotives, movable deck ferry, Robert Stephenson, Glasgow and Garnkirk Railway, Highland Railway Jones Goods, Glasgow and South Western Railway 0-6-0 tank engine, North British Railway 4-4-0 Glen Douglas, South African Railways 4-8-2, rails in the road, electric tramcar, Glasgow standard tramcar 779, Glasgow subway car, tensioning device for Glasgow cable subway, Glasgow's subway, Sir Goldsworthy Gurney's steam carriage, horse drawn vehicle, steam on the road, Sentinel steam lorry, Brown Bayley, Ruston and Hornsby traction engine Pride of Endrick, cars and commercial vehicles, Argyll 3/4hp Voiturette, Albion A3 tourer, a Galloway car designed by Dorothee Pullinger, Merryweather fire engine, bicycles and motorbikes, 1920 Victoria motorcycle. Kirkpatrick Macmillan, 248cc Gerrard motorcycle designed by J.A.Porter, Percy Pilcher's glider, aviation, some other attractions
	2022	17-Jun	229	4,693	22	Diary		Club Diary
	2022	17-Jun	229	4,693	23	Postbag		Silver Soldering	J.E.Kirby
	2022	17-Jun	229	4,693	23	Postbag		LBSC	Rhys Owen
	2022	17-Jun	229	4,693	24	Locomotive	13	Ballaarat A 5 Inch Gauge 0-4-0 Aussie Locomotive	Luker	Describes a simple but authentic small locomotive. The running boards, the ... more Describes a simple but authentic small locomotive. The running boards, the footplate, the side panels, the reversing lever and stand
	2022	17-Jun	229	4,693	28	General		Next Issue		HIPP Clock: William Spence: We Visit Urmston: Oscillating Engine: Local Her... more HIPP Clock: William Spence: We Visit Urmston: Oscillating Engine: Local Hero
	2022	17-Jun	229	4,693	29	Index		Index to Volume 228
	2022	17-Jun	229	4,693	33	Locomotive	12	Britannia Class 7 Locomotive in 5 Inch Gauge. A Modelworks Rebuild	Norm Norton	The Tender. Takes a renewed look at this popular, kit-built BR Standard Pac... more The Tender. Takes a renewed look at this popular, kit-built BR Standard Pacific. Oliver Cromwell on the GCR in Loughborough in 2014, progress to date, tender chassis, Les Warnett, tender tank assembly, tender design modifications, water filter boxes
	2022	17-Jun	229	4,693	38	Internal Combustion	7	The Little Demon Supercharged V8	Mick Knight	Describes the construction of a supercharged V8 internal combustion engine.
	2022	17-Jun	229	4,693	41	Obituary		Chris Deith	Meridienne Exhibitions
	2022	17-Jun	229	4,693	41	Obituary		Frank Cooper	7 1/4 Inch Gauge Society
	2022	17-Jun	229	4,693	42	Club		We Visit the Leyland Society of Model Engineers	John Arrowsmith	Ventures up to the North West to visit an Active club near Preston. Club ho... more Ventures up to the North West to visit an Active club near Preston. Club house, 5"g. Johnson Single tender by Roger Locock, steaming bay area, 'Lanky' steam test, Alan Crossfield, Vic Whittaker drives the club engine Merlin, Romulus, 5"g. battery powered raised track workhorse, Mike Whalley's 4" scale Burrell traction engine, Paul Speakman's 5"g. 'Heilan Coronoation' and with his 3 1/2"g. Pacific, club workshop, ground maintenance shed
	2022	17-Jun	229	4,693	46	Historic	34	The Stationary Steam Engine	Ron Fitzgerald	Matthew Murray and the Round Foundry. Takes a look at the history and devel... more Matthew Murray and the Round Foundry. Takes a look at the history and development of the stationary steam engine. Buying the land, references
	2022	17-Jun	229	4,693	48	Electrical	3	Making a Solenoid Engine	Tony Swinfield	Constructs an electrically driven horizontal engine. The connecting rod, th... more Constructs an electrically driven horizontal engine. The connecting rod, the piston, the crank bearing bushes, the crank
	2022	17-Jun	229	4,693	52	Club News		Geoff Theasby's comments		Brigadier The Reverend Geoff T. Loudermic, CDM, and Bar (Mrs), Deborah, Mot... more Brigadier The Reverend Geoff T. Loudermic, CDM, and Bar (Mrs), Deborah, Mother Hubbard
	2022	17-Jun	229	4,693	52	Club News		Pickering EEMS
	2022	17-Jun	229	4,693	52	Club News		Stamford MES
	2022	17-Jun	229	4,693	52	Club News		Gauge 3 Society		Gauge 3 book, a small garden railway, prairie tank on viaduct, what a backd... more Gauge 3 book, a small garden railway, prairie tank on viaduct, what a backdrop (it's real), another high flier, tea break, OcCre tram (photos courtesy of Ted Sadler and Roger Salisbury)
	2022	17-Jun	229	4,693	53	Club News		Halesworth DMES
	2022	17-Jun	229	4,693	54	Club News		Sheffield DSMEE
	2022	17-Jun	229	4,693	54	Club News		Geoff Theasby's comments		Martin Gearing writes, Spirawrap, CPC, Mike Joseph, Picador sander
	2022	17-Jun	229	4,693	54	Club News		Chesterfield DMES
	2022	17-Jun	229	4,693	54	Club News		York ME
	2022	17-Jun	229	4,693	54	Club News		And finally		Consulting engineers and light bulbs
	2022	17-Jun	229	4,693	54	General		If you don't want to miss an issue just ask!
	2022	03-Jun	228	4,692	723	On the cover ...		Hot metal is poured at the Bristol Foundry		(photo: Graham Gardner)
	2022	03-Jun	228	4,692	728	Smoke Rings		70 Glorious Years		Platinum Jubilee
	2022	03-Jun	228	4,692	728	Smoke Rings		In Memoriam		Chris Deith, Frank Cooper, Trevor Arney (death of)
	2022	03-Jun	228	4,692	728	Smoke Rings		Mystery Object		Anthony Mount, Janeero, Phil Somers
	2022	03-Jun	228	4,692	728	Smoke Rings		Bradford Cup		Mike Tilby, steam turbines, Peter Seymour-Howell, Flying Scotsman
	2022	03-Jun	228	4,692	729	Locomotive		Scratchbuilding Mabel. Making a Locomotive in a Year	Eddie Castellan	Builds LBSC's Gauge 1 swansong, Mabel, named after Mrs LBSC. At Southport M... more Builds LBSC's Gauge 1 swansong, Mabel, named after Mrs LBSC. At Southport MES during the 2019 LBSC Memorial Bowl weekend
	2022	03-Jun	228	4,692	732	Workshop		Bristol Foundry	Graham Gardner	Watches hot metal being poured in Bristol
	2022	03-Jun	228	4,692	734	Locomotive	6	LNER B1 Locomotive	Doug Hewson	Tender Water Scoop. Presents an authentic 5 inch gauge version of Thompson'... more Tender Water Scoop. Presents an authentic 5 inch gauge version of Thompson's most successful locomotive. The water scoop
	2022	03-Jun	228	4,692	738	Electrical	2	Making a Solenoid Engine	Tony Swinfield	Constructs an electrically driven horizontal engine. The cylinder, the end ... more Constructs an electrically driven horizontal engine. The cylinder, the end cap, the cylinder bush for the coil, the coil bobbin, material nylon
	2022	03-Jun	228	4,692	742	Workshop	3	Soft Soldering	Graham Astbury and Mike Tilby	Delve into the background behind fluxes and soft solders. Nature of the sol... more Delve into the background behind fluxes and soft solders. Nature of the solder joint, strength, references
	2022	03-Jun	228	4,692	744	Internal Combustion	6	The Little Demon Supercharged V8	Mick Knight	Describes the construction of a supercharged V8 internal combustion engine.... more Describes the construction of a supercharged V8 internal combustion engine. Cylinder heads, combustion chambers, valve guides
	2022	03-Jun	228	4,692	747	Personal		Master Builders of South Africa Charles Viljoen	Luker	Continues his occasional series with the story of another of South Africa's... more Continues his occasional series with the story of another of South Africa's master model engineers. Series recap, Uncle Charles: the man, Uncle Charles' locomotives, with his Dad's 'Lucky 7', with his Dad's 'Schools' Class (photo Patrick Ackerman), steam testing his NG G13 Garret (photo Hannes Paling), ZASM tank locomotive, another 7 1/4"g. Lawley, next to his 7 1/4"g. SAR 16DA, a new 16E SAR locomotive Australian type narrow gauge, Uncle Charles' workshop (museum), on his 7 1/4"g. Baldwin, steam paraphernalia, the Myford, special thanks to Uncle Charles, band saw
	2022	03-Jun	228	4,692	751	Diary		Club Diary
	2022	03-Jun	228	4,692	752	Postbag		Small World (material delivery)	Tony Reeve
	2022	03-Jun	228	4,692	752	Postbag		In the Dock	John Bauer	Accuracy (Mike Joseph)
	2022	03-Jun	228	4,692	753	Postbag		Small World (Material delivery)	Tony Reeve
	2022	03-Jun	228	4,692	753	General		Pennies from Heaven	Brian Baker	Revives the spirit of Blackpool sea-front. The Scooter Racer (arcade game)
	2022	03-Jun	228	4,692	756	General		Models A Reflection	Russell Gifford	Finds there is a great deal of satisfaction to be found in bringing old, fa... more Finds there is a great deal of satisfaction to be found in bringing old, faded models back to life. Tich, beam engine, mill engine and boiler
	2022	03-Jun	228	4,692	758	Rally		The GL5 Rally at the East somerset SMEE	John Arrowsmith	Heads off down to the West Country to see what GL% are up to. James Puzey w... more Heads off down to the West Country to see what GL% are up to. James Puzey with his LNER B1, rebuilt Britannia of Norman Norton (Lorton), Alan Wood with his 1500, Western Region 1500 tank engine belonging to Matt Beddis (Wimbourne), GWR 4700 2-8-0, GWR dynamometer car, mine tunnel portal, 4F, Emily Wood drives dad's electric lorry, Connor drives GWR pannier, Dean Goods, the new ESSMEE club locomotive
	2022	03-Jun	228	4,692	762	Locomotive		500 miles with a Saint	John Whale	Showcases a locomotive that lives up to her name. The prototype, the author... more Showcases a locomotive that lives up to her name. The prototype, the author at the regulator of Lady of Quality, Lady of Quality meets Isambard Kingdom Brunel
	2022	03-Jun	228	4,692	764	Stationary Engine	6	A Miniature Oscillating Steam Engine	Hotspur	Constructs a three-cylinder reversible oscillating engine. Constructing the... more Constructs a three-cylinder reversible oscillating engine. Constructing the water pump
	2022	03-Jun	228	4,692	767	General		If you don't want to miss an issue just ask!
	2022	03-Jun	228	4,692	768	Book Review		Midland Railway & LMS 4-4-0 Locomotives and Great Western 0-6-2 Tank Classe... more Midland Railway & LMS 4-4-0 Locomotives and Great Western 0-6-2 Tank Classes	David Maidment	Reviewed by Roger Backhouse
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