Model Engineer Index 1898 to Feb 2025

Actions	Year	Date	Volume	Issue	Page	Category	Part	Title	Author	Notes
	2021	09-Apr	226	4,662	506	Internal Combustion	3	Focas Connecting Rod	Peter Worden	Continues his occasional series describing the building of his FOCAS engine... more Continues his occasional series describing the building of his FOCAS engine. Stage 16, stage 17, small end bush, big end bearing shells, studs and restraining pins
	2021	09-Apr	226	4,662	509	Locomotive	30	A New GWR Pannier	Doug Hewson	Decides that LBSC's well-known GWR pannier tank design needs a make-over. P... more Decides that LBSC's well-known GWR pannier tank design needs a make-over. Platforms, steps, tool box
	2021	09-Apr	226	4,662	514	An Engineer's Day Out		The Isle of Wight Steam Railway	Roger Backhouse	Marks the railway's fifty years in preservation. Edwardian elegance, Calbou... more Marks the railway's fifty years in preservation. Edwardian elegance, Calbourne, history, preservation, 1920s ex-London Underground stock, Terrier Freshwater, Ivatt 2-6-2 tank engines, Class 2 2-6-0, preservation, locomotives, austerity saddle tank Waggoner, carriages and wagons, coach from the Isle of Wight Central Railway, amenities and events, declaration of interest and thanks, reaching the railway, other local engineering and model interest, Ryde pier tramcar
	2021	09-Apr	226	4,662	518	Locomotive	7	Britannia Class 7 Locomotive in 5 Inch Gauge. A Modelworks Rebuild	Norm Norton	Platforms and Platework. Takes a renewed look at this popular, kit-built BR... more Platforms and Platework. Takes a renewed look at this popular, kit-built BR Standard Pacific. Oliver Cromwell on the GCR in Loughborough in 2014, the front and side platforms, standard wire gauge, smoke deflectors, buffer beam
	2021	09-Apr	226	4,662	520	General		Next Issue		Astronomical Clock; Nene Valley; Information; Cylinders
	2021	09-Apr	226	4,662	521	Book Review		Sharpening Common Workshop Tools	Dr Marcus Bowman	Reviewed by D.A.G.Brown
	2021	09-Apr	226	4,662	522	Workshop	1	Backyard Foundry Techniques. Pattern Making Using 3D Printing	Luker	Shows how a 3D printer may be used to make patterns for casting. Introducti... more Shows how a 3D printer may be used to make patterns for casting. Introduction, the 3D printer, set-up and worthwhile modifications to printer, the 3D modelling software and printing software
	2021	09-Apr	226	4,662	526	Locomotive	8	Flying Scotsman in 5 Inch Gauge	Peter Seymour-Howell	Tender Suspension. Builds a fine, fully detailed model of Gresley's iconic ... more Tender Suspension. Builds a fine, fully detailed model of Gresley's iconic locomotive to Don Young's drawings. Painting by Diane Carney, spring hangers, suspension leaf springs and buckles, shock absorbers
	2021	09-Apr	226	4,662	530	Club News		Geoff Theasby's comments		At the Sheffield Auction Galleries, getting up in the morning, to steal fro... more At the Sheffield Auction Galleries, getting up in the morning, to steal from one writer is plagiarism - to steal from two is research, virtual conferencing backgrounds
	2021	09-Apr	226	4,662	530	Club News		Hereford SME		Bill Hall on patrol, PC37999, I was proceeding on the 'Up' line through the... more Bill Hall on patrol, PC37999, I was proceeding on the 'Up' line through the station à (photos courtesy of Martin Burgess), Richard Donovan's GC&W carriage (photo courtesy or Richard Donovan)
	2021	09-Apr	226	4,662	531	Club News		UK Men's Sheds Association
	2021	09-Apr	226	4,662	531	Club News		Tyneside SMEE
	2021	09-Apr	226	4,662	531	Club News		Reading SME
	2021	09-Apr	226	4,662	532	Club News		Cambridge MES
	2021	09-Apr	226	4,662	532	Club News		Chingford DMEC
	2021	09-Apr	226	4,662	532	Club News		Welling DMES
	2021	09-Apr	226	4,662	532	Club News		Ryedale SME		Walter Rinaldi-Butcher's Easingwold (photo courtesy of Walter Rinaldi-Butch... more Walter Rinaldi-Butcher's Easingwold (photo courtesy of Walter Rinaldi-Butcher)
	2021	09-Apr	226	4,662	532	Club News		Grimsby & Cleethorpes MES
	2021	09-Apr	226	4,662	532	Club Chat		Durban SME (SA)
	2021	09-Apr	226	4,662	532	Club News		British Columbia SME (Can)
	2021	09-Apr	226	4,662	532	Club News		And finally		Marry for batter or verse, Chingford DMEC
	2021	26-Mar	226	4,661	423	On the cover à		George Punter's DH Class Diesel hydraulic locomotive in 5 inch gauge		(photograph - George Punter)
	2021	26-Mar	226	4,661	428	Smoke Rings		IMLEC 2021		Maidstone MES
	2021	26-Mar	226	4,661	428	Smoke Rings		Mystery Object		Shotgun choke gauges
	2021	26-Mar	226	4,661	428	Smoke Rings		Model Engineer Index		Chris Orchard (Taunton)
	2021	26-Mar	226	4,661	428	Smoke Rings		17D Slate Wagon		Kit
	2021	26-Mar	226	4,661	429	Competition		IMLEC 2012 Application form		Tom Parham, Maidstone MES
	2021	26-Mar	226	4,661	430	Competition		IMLEC 2012 Rules
	2021	26-Mar	226	4,661	430	Pump		The Wouda Pumping Station	Leen Brouwer	Conducts us on a tour round the world's largest steam-powered pumping stati... more Conducts us on a tour round the world's largest steam-powered pumping station still in service. Four tandem compound steam engines, 'Jaffa' centrifugal pump, condenser, oil separator, cylinder lubricator, steam admission valves, control wheel, oil fired boilers, revolution counter, water gauges
	2021	26-Mar	226	4,661	434	Locomotive	1	A Queensland DH Class Diesel Locomotive in 5 inch Gauge	George Punter	Builds a 5 inch gauge version of a locomotive that evokes old memories. The... more Builds a 5 inch gauge version of a locomotive that evokes old memories. The DH class locomotive, gearbox top pattern, gearbox castings, partially assembled gearbox
	2021	26-Mar	226	4,661	436	Reminiscences		My Introduction to Engineering	D A G Brown	Recalls his first experience of real engineering. Ladle positioned to pour,... more Recalls his first experience of real engineering. Ladle positioned to pour, flames emitted from the risers, 'pigs' of iron
	2021	26-Mar	226	4,661	439	Boiler	2	Stress Analysis of a Model Steam Boiler	Wim Merks	Stresses and Distortions during Operation. Chairman and Safety Coordinator ... more Stresses and Distortions during Operation. Chairman and Safety Coordinator of the Dutch Model Steam Society, shows how Finite Element Analysis can be used to analyse stresses in model boilers. Deformations during operation at 6 bar and 165 degrees C, material stresses during operation, material stresses in the outer wall of the firebox, material stresses in the half section of the boiler, material stresses in the smokebox tube plate, material stresses in the firebox tube plate
	2021	26-Mar	226	4,661	443	Postbag		STEN Guns	James Buxton
	2021	26-Mar	226	4,661	443	Postbag		Drawing Errors	David Proctor
	2021	26-Mar	226	4,661	443	Postbag		Bridget Boiler	Warwick Allison
	2021	26-Mar	226	4,661	443	Postbag		Shot Guns (Mystery Object)	Mike Gray
	2021	26-Mar	226	4,661	444	Locomotive	7	Flying Scotsman in 5 Inch Gauge	Peter Seymour-Howell	Tender Brakes. Builds a fine, fully detailed model of Gresley's iconic loco... more Tender Brakes. Builds a fine, fully detailed model of Gresley's iconic locomotive to Don Young's drawings. Painting by Diane Carney
	2021	26-Mar	226	4,661	448	Workshop		Workshop Tip - New Files for Old	Noel Shelley	Shows how you can revive your tired old files. Revival tool
	2021	26-Mar	226	4,661	449	Internal Combustion	2	Focas Connecting Rod	Peter Worden	Continues his occasional series describing the building of his FOCAS engine... more Continues his occasional series describing the building of his FOCAS engine. Erratum
	2021	26-Mar	226	4,661	454	Locomotive	12	Wahya. A 5 inch American Type Locomotive	Luker	The Wooden Cab. Builds an American 4-4-0. Old girl all dressed up posing fo... more The Wooden Cab. Builds an American 4-4-0. Old girl all dressed up posing for the camera, wooden cab, injectors, the steam plumbing lines, nameplates, painting and lining
	2021	26-Mar	226	4,661	458	Historic	19	The Stationary Steam Engine	Ron Fitzgerald	Albion Mill and its Aftermath. Takes a look at the history and development ... more Albion Mill and its Aftermath. Takes a look at the history and development of the stationary steam engine. The Lap Engine of 1788, John Southern's drawing of the centrifugal governor, references
	2021	26-Mar	226	4,661	461	Book Review		The Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway: the Story of a Welsh rural byway	Peter Johnson	Reviewed by Roger Backhouse
	2021	26-Mar	226	4,661	461	Book Review		Worcester Locomotive shed: engines and train workings	Steve Bartlett	Reviewed by Roger Backhouse
	2021	26-Mar	226	4,661	462	Road Locomotive		Topsy - A 6 Inch Garrett 4CD Tractor	Paul Ritchie	Discovers that a Garrett tractor called Topsy is a familiar sight on Dorset... more Discovers that a Garrett tractor called Topsy is a familiar sight on Dorset roads. Brownsea Island, Ivor Vaile, Bob Whitehead, bespoke mechanical lubricator, water pump, cylinder detail, steam siren and whistle, tender flap, coal mix, Sandbanks properties
	2021	26-Mar	226	4,661	465	Locomotive	1	Machining Locomotive Cylinders from Solid Material	David Earnshaw	Suggests an alternative approach to machining cylinders using the milling m... more Suggests an alternative approach to machining cylinders using the milling machine. Equipment, where to begin? Initial drillings
	2021	26-Mar	226	4,661	469	General		Next Issue		Thompstone Engine; We Visit the Isle of Wight; Pattern Making
	2021	26-Mar	226	4,661	470	Club News		Sheffield DSMEE		Class 20 (photo by Geoff Theasby)
	2021	26-Mar	226	4,661	470	Club News		Ottawa Valley LSME (Can)
	2021	26-Mar	226	4,661	470	Club News		MEE Auckland
	2021	26-Mar	226	4,661	471	Club News		Chingford DMEC
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