Model Engineer Index 1898 to Feb 2025

Actions	Year	Date	Volume	Issue	Page	Category	Part	Title	Author	Notes
	1998	19-Jun	180	4,070	748	Competition		Come and Join us at Kinver for the 30th I.M.L.E.C.	Jim Piddock	Chairman of Kinver and West Midlands SME sets the scene. The area, domestic... more Chairman of Kinver and West Midlands SME sets the scene. The area, domestic matters, the Kinver track, to find the Kinver track, tents and caravans, hotels, bed & breakfast
	1998	19-Jun	180	4,070	750	Locomotive	2	Hindsight (Locomotive building)	Tom Garner (South Africa)	What he would like to have known when he started locomotive building. Press... more What he would like to have known when he started locomotive building. Pressure gradients, smoothing the flow, a choking tale
	1998	19-Jun	180	4,070	752	On Shed	11	Centenary. A 3 1/2in. gauge Lancashire & Yorkshire 4-6-4 tank locomotive	Martin Evans	Describes his boiler building technique
	1998	19-Jun	180	4,070	753	Exhibition		5th National Model Engineering & Modelling Exhibition	Mike Chrisp & Martin Wallis	Harrogate show visit. Geoff Fearnley's 5"g. Britannia 70033 Charles Dickens... more Harrogate show visit. Geoff Fearnley's 5"g. Britannia 70033 Charles Dickens, H.Clyne's 3 1/2"g. Caledonian railway brake van, M.Worthington's 2" scale Fowler A7, 4" scale Fowler showman's engine by Randy Blackburn, 4" Foster DCC road loco by Roy Mosley, single crank compound engine by John Rex, lots of good ideas at Harrogate, Bentley BR2 9-cylinder radial aero engine by P.Dekker, Wier boiler feed pump by Dave Whalley, 1/16 scale gallopers by Brian Rathmell, Neville Wilkinson's Liebherr 984 excavator, P.Bowler's tool & cutter grinder & milling head, Barry Jordan's 1/5 scale Clarkson tool & cutter grinder, Bradford MES stand, competition results, Mike Chrisp
	1998	19-Jun	180	4,070	757	Countryman's Steam	14	Cabs, Canopies and Caradoc	John Haining	Discusses canopies and cabs fitted to road steam vehicles and the 4in. Cara... more Discusses canopies and cabs fitted to road steam vehicles and the 4in. Caradoc. GEBR Sachsenberg steam tractor, the "Sentinel" S waggon, Caradoc's cab
	1998	19-Jun	180	4,070	760	Stationary Engine		A Model Engine with Hypocycloidal Drive	W.E.Dean	Describes a little engine. Introduction, geometry, design: gears, body, cyl... more Describes a little engine. Introduction, geometry, design: gears, body, cylinder, crankshaft & pinion assembly, cam follower & valve, adjustment and alignment, performance
	1998	19-Jun	180	4,070	764	Workshop		Mini Bending Rolls	Ed Cloutman	To make leaf springs for his 7 1/4"g. Terrier tank locomotive. Construction... more To make leaf springs for his 7 1/4"g. Terrier tank locomotive. Constructional details, frame, gears, rolls and idler stud, bearings, handle, jack screws, washers and nuts, conclusions
	1998	19-Jun	180	4,070	768	Foyle's Portfolio	7	Building the Dore-Westbury Mk.2 Milling Machine	Peter Foyle	Construction of a plinth. Fitting and fettling, cross slide adjustment, tab... more Construction of a plinth. Fitting and fettling, cross slide adjustment, table slide adjustment, engraving the index dials, fitting the slide lock screws, quill adjustments
	1998	19-Jun	180	4,070	771	Locomotive	1	Steam Locomotives in China	Rhys Owen	Reports on the steam scene in China. Introduction, a memorable trip! The Ji... more Reports on the steam scene in China. Introduction, a memorable trip! The Ji-Tong local railway, QJ class, heavy shopping in two days! Reliability and availability, Tangshan locomotive & carriage works, standardisation
	1998	19-Jun	180	4,070	773	Club Chat		Bradford MES
	1998	19-Jun	180	4,070	773	Club Chat		Kinver & West Midlands MES
	1998	19-Jun	180	4,070	773	Club Chat		City of Oxford SME
	1998	19-Jun	180	4,070	773	Club Chat		Erewash Valley MES
	1998	19-Jun	180	4,070	773	Club Chat		National 2 1/2 in. Gauge Association
	1998	19-Jun	180	4,070	773	Club Chat		Crawley ME
	1998	19-Jun	180	4,070	773	Club Chat		Grimsby and Cleethorpes MES
	1998	19-Jun	180	4,070	773	Club Chat		The Museum of Power, Langford
	1998	19-Jun	180	4,070	773	Club Chat		International Rally at Bouveret, Switzerland
	1998	19-Jun	180	4,070	773	Club Chat		Durban SME (SA)
	1998	19-Jun	180	4,070	773	Club Chat		Golden Gate LS (USA)
	1998	19-Jun	180	4,070	773	Club Chat		British Columbia SME (Can)
	1998	19-Jun	180	4,070	773	Club Chat		International Brotherhood of Live Steamers
	1998	19-Jun	180	4,070	773	Club Chat		SLS Victoria (Aus)
	1998	19-Jun	180	4,070	773	Club Chat		Adelaide MSRS (Aus)
	1998	19-Jun	180	4,070	773	Club Chat		Box Hill MSRS (Aus)
	1998	19-Jun	180	4,070	773	Club Chat		Hornsby ME (Aus)
	1998	19-Jun	180	4,070	773	Club Chat		Southland SME (NZ)
	1998	19-Jun	180	4,070	773	Club Chat		Auckland SME (NZ)
	1998	19-Jun	180	4,070	774	Club Chat		Scale Marine Modellers Incorporated (Auckland) (NZ)
	1998	19-Jun	180	4,070	774	Club Chat		Mashonaland SME (Zim)
	1998	19-Jun	180	4,070	774	With Our Sympathy		Ken Clough, Stamford MES; Sam Sunter, Vancouver Island ME
	1998	19-Jun	180	4,070	774	Diary		Club Diary
	1998	05-Jun	180	4,069	667	On the cover ...		Little Gem, a Hot Air Engine by Raymond McMahon		At the recent IMS at Olympia. (Photo: John Jolliffe)
	1998	05-Jun	180	4,069	677	Smoke Rings		I.M.L.E.C. A Generous Sponsor	Editors
	1998	05-Jun	180	4,069	677	Smoke Rings		Ships and Ship Models (Catalogue from Joseph Martin)	Editors
	1998	05-Jun	180	4,069	677	Smoke Rings		Back issues of M.E. (TEE Publishing)	Editors
	1998	05-Jun	180	4,069	677	Smoke Rings		Erratum	Editors
	1998	05-Jun	180	4,069	677	Correction		The Clacton Queen	Leonard Brooks	Recounts the tale of rescue of a unique roller. Garrett 10 ton steam roller... more Recounts the tale of rescue of a unique roller. Garrett 10 ton steam roller, traditional history, ownership, help wanted
	1998	05-Jun	180	4,069	677	Smoke Rings		LBSC Memorial Bowl Competition at Cheltenham	Editors
	1998	05-Jun	180	4,069	677	Smoke Rings		ATME 98 (Axminster Tool and Machinery Exhibition)	Editors
	1998	05-Jun	180	4,069	677	Smoke Rings		A forty year old mystery (R.C.Pratley, Arthur Pratley, see 117 2943 532)	Editors
	1998	05-Jun	180	4,069	678	Smoke Rings		Who Remembers Juneero? (Tony Friend)	Editors
	1998	05-Jun	180	4,069	678	Smoke Rings		Tooling (Juneero, Tony Friend)	Editors
	1998	05-Jun	180	4,069	678	Smoke Rings		W.M.L.E.C (Welsh Locomotive Efficiency competition)	Editors
	1998	05-Jun	180	4,069	678	Smoke Rings		Tubal Cain (Death of)	Editors
	1998	05-Jun	180	4,069	679	Post Bag		Locomotive performance and efficiency	D.Broadley
	1998	05-Jun	180	4,069	681	Hot Air	1	Little Gem. A Twin Cylinder Hot Air Engine	Ray McMahon (Northern Ireland	Describes the building. Bed plate, hot end, leg stand, gantry
	1998	05-Jun	180	4,069	684	General	3	The Coventry Rotary Tricycle	Malcolm Young	Concludes the story. Jan Chapman, 3-speed gear change, steering mechanism, ... more Concludes the story. Jan Chapman, 3-speed gear change, steering mechanism, retardation, refinements, an interlude, conclusions, acknowledgements
	1998	05-Jun	180	4,069	686	Reminiscences	11	Completely Loco. It Happened This Month	Alan Ashberry	Some important milestones in railway history, month by month. January, Febr... more Some important milestones in railway history, month by month. January, February, no. 4472, March, West Country Pacific 34038 Lynton, April, May, June
	1998	05-Jun	180	4,069	688	Pete's Page		Buying a Lathe	Peter Spenlove-Spenlove	Offers advice, further checks and adjustments. After sales checks
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