Model Engineer Index 1898 to Feb 2025

Actions	Year	Date	Volume	Issue	Page	Category	Part	Title	Author	Notes
	1997	18-Jul	179	4,046	83	Countryman's Steam	3	Two Steam Tractors	John Haining	4in. scale Caradoc popularity, Bryan Steam Tractor. Wheels for Caradoc, Bry... more 4in. scale Caradoc popularity, Bryan Steam Tractor. Wheels for Caradoc, Bryan steam tractor in 3in. scale
	1997	18-Jul	179	4,046	85	Trade Topics		Catalogue from Paul Gammon Technical Services
	1997	18-Jul	179	4,046	86	Hot Air	4	Ky-Ko a Hot-air Fan	H.D.Bickley	Describes how he set up and ran, details a fan guard. Initial running trial... more Describes how he set up and ran, details a fan guard. Initial running trials, running on a nightlight
	1997	18-Jul	179	4,046	88	On Shed	4	Adams T6 Flyer. A 5in. gauge L.S.W.R. locomotive	Martin Evans	Discusses crossheads and coupling rods
	1997	18-Jul	179	4,046	91	Railway		Derrick's Do-Fah (Locomotive handling)	Derrick Palengat	Describes the joys of a Gauge '1' railway in the garden. Delight, Golden Ar... more Describes the joys of a Gauge '1' railway in the garden. Delight, Golden Arrow, Hawk's Nest, Kaye, contact point, Mike McDonald's railway
	1997	18-Jul	179	4,046	92	General	4	Modelling Horse Drawn Ploughs	John Pearce	Describes the most commonly used agricultural implement. Horse drawn plough... more Describes the most commonly used agricultural implement. Horse drawn ploughs, glossary of terms relating to ploughs
	1997	18-Jul	179	4,046	94	Turbine	6	Building the Schrekling Gas Turbine	Chris Penrose and Howard Slack	Describe how they built their own engines. Vapourising tube, fully programm... more Describe how they built their own engines. Vapourising tube, fully programmable E.C.U. (Engine control unit), running a Schreckling engine, news of commercial engine production and a special offer
	1997	18-Jul	179	4,046	96	Stationary Engine	5	Quayle 25-25 Double Acting Slide Valve Engine	G.P.Quayle (New Zealand)	Eccentric, straps & rods, valve rod, valve & eccentric yokes, quadrant, val... more Eccentric, straps & rods, valve rod, valve & eccentric yokes, quadrant, valve, miscellaneous turned components, milled or hand made parts, trial assembly, final assembly, valve setting
	1997	18-Jul	179	4,046	98	Foyle's Portfolio		Make do and Mend	Peter Foyle	Discusses the repair of some domestic items; measuring holes
	1997	18-Jul	179	4,046	100	Track		Extending the Orchid Line (Manx SMEC)	Denys Drewer	Talks about the history and extension of the Manx Steam and Model Engineeri... more Talks about the history and extension of the Manx Steam and Model Engineering Club track. Opened by Norman Wisdom. Denys Drewer's 7 1/4"g. GWR pannier tank, Mike Casey's Koppel, Isle of Man Steam Packet Co., Lynton & Barnstable engine
	1997	18-Jul	179	4,046	101	Club		Club Day at Bure Valley Railway	Mike Coote	From Kings Lynn DSME reports on his club's driver training day on this popu... more From Kings Lynn DSME reports on his club's driver training day on this popular Norfolk railway. Barry Curson, Robert Johnson, Katherine Armitage, Noel Shelley, Jeff Jefferys, Dick Page
	1997	18-Jul	179	4,046	102	Rally		The AALS Convention (1997)	Ian McArthur	Secretary of the South Western Model Engineers in Victoria, Australia, repo... more Secretary of the South Western Model Engineers in Victoria, Australia, reports.
	1997	18-Jul	179	4,046	103	Club		Southampton's Unique Double Celebration	Ted Jolliffe	Reports the opening of a new track, 35th anniversary of the older elevated ... more Reports the opening of a new track, 35th anniversary of the older elevated track. Jeremy Hill drove the inaugural train, Don Witheridge, John Walker's 7 1/4"g. Lucky 7, Ernie Alvis's 3 1/2"g. Schools Winchester, Gerry Tull's Sir Lamorak, Gordon Howell's 'rail-roader' Wapiti, Bob Wallace-Simms' 5"g. GWR broad gauge composite coach
	1997	18-Jul	179	4,046	105	Club Chat		Bradford MES
	1997	18-Jul	179	4,046	105	Club Chat		Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway
	1997	18-Jul	179	4,046	105	Club Chat		Fareham SME
	1997	18-Jul	179	4,046	105	Club Chat		Southern Federation MES
	1997	18-Jul	179	4,046	105	Club Chat		FMEMS (Federation of Model Engineering and Modelling Societies)
	1997	18-Jul	179	4,046	105	Club Chat		North London SME
	1997	18-Jul	179	4,046	105	Club Chat		Bristol SMEE
	1997	18-Jul	179	4,046	105	Club Chat		Urmston DMES		Ken Wilcox's Simplex
	1997	18-Jul	179	4,046	105	Club Chat		GTBA (Gas Turbine Builders Association)	Editors
	1997	18-Jul	179	4,046	105	Club Chat		Tyneside SMEE
	1997	18-Jul	179	4,046	105	Club Chat		Dockland and East London MES
	1997	18-Jul	179	4,046	105	Club Chat		Centre de la Milne (Mine?) et du Chemin de Fer (Fr)
	1997	18-Jul	179	4,046	105	Club Chat		British Columbia SME (Can)
	1997	18-Jul	179	4,046	105	Club Chat		Vancouver Island ME (Can)
	1997	18-Jul	179	4,046	105	Club Chat		Richmond Hill LS (Can)
	1997	18-Jul	179	4,046	106	Club Chat		Hutt Valley MES (NZ)
	1997	18-Jul	179	4,046	106	Club Chat		Maidstone MES (NZ)
	1997	18-Jul	179	4,046	106	Club Chat		Auckland SME (NZ)
	1997	18-Jul	179	4,046	106	Club Chat		Durban SME (SA)
	1997	18-Jul	179	4,046	106	With Our Sympathy		Ernie Gillott, Scunthorpe SME
	1997	18-Jul	179	4,046	106	Diary		Club Diary
	1997	18-Jul	179	4,046	107	General		In Our Next Issue		Building your workshop; 4-jaw chucks; die casting
	1997	18-Jul	179	4,046	107	General		Contributions to Model Engineer
	1997	04-Jul	179	4,045	3	On the cover ...		G.L.R. Distributors Ltd boiler by Stan Bray		At the recent Model Engineer Exhibition. (Photo: Manny Cefai)
	1997	04-Jul	179	4,045	11	Smoke Rings		What's in a name? (Lorry)	Editors
	1997	04-Jul	179	4,045	11	Smoke Rings		Dr. Robert Cutler (Death of)	Christopher Hogg writes
	1997	04-Jul	179	4,045	11	Smoke Rings		Gas Turbine Builders Association	Editors
	1997	04-Jul	179	4,045	11	Correction	4	Building the Schrekling Gas Turbine	Chris Penrose and Howard Slack	Describe how they built their own engines. Base plates and link pieces, com... more Describe how they built their own engines. Base plates and link pieces, compressor blade carrier, diffuser cone, combustion chamber inside, front and outside, inlet nozzle, The Gas Turbine Builders Association
	1997	04-Jul	179	4,045	11	Smoke Rings		A model engineer's Murphy	Editors
	1997	04-Jul	179	4,045	11	Smoke Rings		Lost score (The Model Engineers' March (Herr Ph. Meny's White Viennese Band... more Lost score (The Model Engineers' March (Herr Ph. Meny's White Viennese Band))	Editors
	1997	04-Jul	179	4,045	11	Smoke Rings		Why a silver rule? (Oddity)	Editors
	1997	04-Jul	179	4,045	12	Smoke Rings		A railway vehicle problem (28 axle trolley unit and weight relieving vehicl... more A railway vehicle problem (28 axle trolley unit and weight relieving vehicle)	Editors
	1997	04-Jul	179	4,045	12	Smoke Rings		Etching primer supplies (Railmatch Products, Howes Models)	Editors
	1997	04-Jul	179	4,045	12	Post Bag		3-digit readout tachometer	D.A.G.Brown
	1997	04-Jul	179	4,045	12	Post Bag		Weep no more! (Boiler repairs)	Geoff Webb
	1997	04-Jul	179	4,045	13	Post Bag		Springback when winding coil springs	W.A.Sangster
	1997	04-Jul	179	4,045	13	Post Bag		Lathe toolholders	D.A.G.Brown
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