Model Engineer Index 1898 to Feb 2025

Actions	Year	Date	Volume	Issue	Page	Category	Part	Title	Author	Notes
	1988	07-Oct	161	3,834	396	Internal Combustion		An Eccentric Crank Engine	G.Harland	Describes some research work which was parallelled (paralleled?)in the 1970... more Describes some research work which was parallelled (paralleled?)in the 1970s
	1988	07-Oct	161	3,834	398	Garden Gauges		Test Bed. A Simple Test Bed for Gauge '1' Locomotives	J.T.Van Riemsdijk	Building the test bed, wheel roller drive, drawbar pull, a valuable design ... more Building the test bed, wheel roller drive, drawbar pull, a valuable design aid
	1988	07-Oct	161	3,834	400	Keith's Column	4	How the Darn Thing Works. A light-hearted, but useful, look at the Steam En... more How the Darn Thing Works. A light-hearted, but useful, look at the Steam Engine	Keith Wilson	Boilers, the governor, a steam hammer
	1988	07-Oct	161	3,834	402	Boiler		Starting on Boilers	Harold Mason	Seeks out information for would be boiler builders. Ron Drake and Phil Owen... more Seeks out information for would be boiler builders. Ron Drake and Phil Owen at Blackgates Engineering, Mark Fisher, Randy, Robert Fardell, acknowledgements
	1988	07-Oct	161	3,834	405	Personal		A Chat with Bill Carter	Ted Jolliffe	A look at Bill's workshop and a chat about his award winning model
	1988	07-Oct	161	3,834	413	Trade Topics (Book)		Model Locomotive and Marine Boilers	Martin Evans
	1988	07-Oct	161	3,834	413	Trade Topics		Washer Cutter from Jabus Engineering
	1988	07-Oct	161	3,834	413	Trade Topics (Book)		Narrow Gauge Railways - Two Feet and Under	Leslie S.Robertson
	1988	07-Oct	161	3,834	413	Trade Topics		Thread Measuring Wire Sets from Payne Precision Engineering
	1988	07-Oct	161	3,834	413	Trade Topics (Book)		Newcastle's Fire Brigades	Tyne and Wear Museum Services
	1988	07-Oct	161	3,834	414	Exhibition		Bedford's Exhibition	Ted Jolliffe	"Nodding donkey" oilwell pump by Eric Boon, Bill Rose's copper tea pot & wa... more "Nodding donkey" oilwell pump by Eric Boon, Bill Rose's copper tea pot & water jug, Ken Biggs's wooden models, 1/12 scale double acting oscillating steam engine by G.Brandon, 2" scale Durham & North Yorks traction engine by R.Wood, Blackgates Engineering, Dick Billington & Andrew Billings in the workshop, Arthur Bodily's aero engines, 3/4" scale Modular traction engine by R.Wooton, 3 1/2"g. Conway by Cathy Billington, Ray Newman's rotary table, Ken Drew's 5"g. Sweet Pea Lady Bessie
	1988	07-Oct	161	3,834	416	On Shed	8	Ivatt. A 3 1/2 in. gauge model of the L.M.S. Class 2-6-0 tender locomotive	Martin Evans	Jinty's boiler, the Ivatt smokebox, petticoat pipe, blast pipe, superheater... more Jinty's boiler, the Ivatt smokebox, petticoat pipe, blast pipe, superheaters, smokebox saddle, smokebox door
	1988	07-Oct	161	3,834	420	Track		Britain's all Steel Track. A New, All-Steel Track at Butterley	Alan Vessey	Changing sites, the track layout, John Scothon's 3 1/2"g. B1 Klipspringer, ... more Changing sites, the track layout, John Scothon's 3 1/2"g. B1 Klipspringer, Butterley Co's Sweet Pea by Martin Reeve, class 58 by Steve Andrews, Roy Amsbury's Hymek, 5"g. Lion by Norman Lewis, Steve Andrews' Mona, Norman Lewis's 3 1/2"g. pacific Lightning
	1988	07-Oct	161	3,834	422	General	3	Trials of a Novice	Tom Huxley	Bought accessories, home made accessories, storage, results
	1988	07-Oct	161	3,834	425	Countryman's Steam	3	Superba. Fowler Class Z7 and Superba Ploughing Engine in 2 in. scale	John Haining	Boiler rubbing plates, smokebox details, fabricating the chimney, right & l... more Boiler rubbing plates, smokebox details, fabricating the chimney, right & left-hand hornbrackets
	1988	07-Oct	161	3,834	430	Lathe	3	Renovating a Lathe	Dave Lammas	Chatter, the tailstock, the barrel, the headstock, lathe headstock alignmen... more Chatter, the tailstock, the barrel, the headstock, lathe headstock alignment, tailstock alignment
	1988	07-Oct	161	3,834	433	Club Chat		Leeds SME		Mallard
	1988	07-Oct	161	3,834	433	Club Chat		Golden Gate LS
	1988	07-Oct	161	3,834	433	Club Chat		Cheltenham SME
	1988	07-Oct	161	3,834	433	Club Chat		Bradford MES
	1988	07-Oct	161	3,834	433	Club Chat		Bedford MES
	1988	07-Oct	161	3,834	433	Club Chat		Cambridge MES
	1988	07-Oct	161	3,834	433	Club Chat		Liskeard MS
	1988	07-Oct	161	3,834	433	Club Chat		King's Lynn DSME
	1988	07-Oct	161	3,834	433	Club Chat		Reading SME
	1988	07-Oct	161	3,834	433	Club Chat		National 2 1/2 in. Gauge Association
	1988	07-Oct	161	3,834	433	Club Chat		Basingstoke DMES
	1988	07-Oct	161	3,834	433	Club Chat		Norwich DSME
	1988	07-Oct	161	3,834	433	Club Chat		Rugby MES
	1988	07-Oct	161	3,834	433	Club Chat		Taunton ME
	1988	07-Oct	161	3,834	433	Club Chat		South Durham SME
	1988	07-Oct	161	3,834	433	Club Chat		Witney & West Oxford SME
	1988	07-Oct	161	3,834	433	Club Chat		Arthur Bodily's Gold Medal winning Bentley rotary engine
	1988	07-Oct	161	3,834	434	Club Chat		North Wales MES
	1988	07-Oct	161	3,834	434	Club Chat		Derby SME
	1988	07-Oct	161	3,834	434	Club Chat		Leicester SME
	1988	07-Oct	161	3,834	434	Diary		Club Diary
	1988	07-Oct	161	3,834	435	Post Bag		Zara Trucks (Locomotive pony trucks)	John C.Kennedy
	1988	07-Oct	161	3,834	435	Post Bag		British Rail Gauge	Martin Evans
	1988	07-Oct	161	3,834	435	Post Bag		The Seaham Harbour Beam Engine	J.W.Noble
	1988	07-Oct	161	3,834	435	Post Bag		The Seaham Harbour Beam Engine	Ed.
	1988	07-Oct	161	3,834	435	Post Bag		The Australian Lathe - A Solution (An Elderly Lathe, Derek Cooke)	F.H.Holdsworth
	1988	16-Sep	161	3,833	311	Our Front Cover		The prize-winning locomotives from this year's IMLEC		Larry Loughborough's Horwich Crab, Graham Gain's Tilbury Tank, Lionel Flipp... more Larry Loughborough's Horwich Crab, Graham Gain's Tilbury Tank, Lionel Flippance's Proposed BR 2-8-2, Eddie Gibbon's 3 1/2"g. A4 Sir Nigel Gresley, Kelvin Moonie's Jubilee. Photos: D.E.Lawrence and E Jolliffe
	1988	16-Sep	161	3,833	321	Smoke Rings		Demolition and Rebirth	Editor
	1988	16-Sep	161	3,833	321	Smoke Rings		A Tapered Oddity - The Solution	Editor
	1988	16-Sep	161	3,833	322	Workshop		Going for Gold	Ron Acock	The fabricating and finishing of miniature nameplates described. Built up p... more The fabricating and finishing of miniature nameplates described. Built up plates, trimming the letters, mounting and finishing
	1988	16-Sep	161	3,833	324	On Shed	6	Nigel Minor. A 2 1/2 in. gauge version of the G.N.R. 2-8-0 locomotive Class... more Nigel Minor. A 2 1/2 in. gauge version of the G.N.R. 2-8-0 locomotive Class O.1	Martin Evans	Cab reverser, cylinder lubrication, the smokebox
	1988	16-Sep	161	3,833	328	Workshop	6	Let's Be Lazy, Let's Be Clever	G.F.A.M.Turner	Accurate indexing, angular divisions, pin dividers
	1988	16-Sep	161	3,833	331	Road Locomotive	4	Clayton Wagon	B.J.Lundberg	Tipping bodies, postscript
	1988	16-Sep	161	3,833	332	Competition		I.M.L.E.C. '88	Laurie	Our hosts were the City of Leeds Society of Model and Experimental Engineer... more Our hosts were the City of Leeds Society of Model and Experimental Engineers. David Gregson's Maisie, the catering team, demonstration train of goods stock, 5"g. R.Hornsby & Sons i.c. loco of 1896 by J.Burlingham, runs 1 to 24, Lionel Flippance's proposed BR 2-8-2, Peter Carr's Pansy, Eddie Gibbon's A4, Alan Jacob's Titfield Thunderbolt, David Sutcliffe's 5"g. GWR 4-4-2 loco North Star, Larry Loughborough's Horwich Crab, Kelvin Moonie's LSWR Jubilee, Alan Church's 5"g. 0-4-0ST Blanche, George Davidson's 5"g. 0-4-0ST, Neil Counsell's 5"g. SR class E1, 5"g. Polly 2 by Jim Cross, John Acton's 5"g. GWR class 45XX, David Wainwright's 5"g. B1 Springbok, 3 1/2"g. Sir Nigel Gresley by Eddie Gibbons, Jeff Rodway drives John Campbell's 5"g. Super Claud, Graham Gain's Tilbury Tank, Andrew Leahy's 3 1/2"g. Bantam Cock, Mick Ostapjuk's Simplex, George Golightly, Vince Williams' Sweet Pea, Lionel Flippance's 5"g. 2-8-2, Holy War by Glyn Winsall, Peter Willey's 5"g. GWR 2-6-0 93XX, Don Marshall's 5"g. SR River K class River Adur, John Acton's 5"g. GWR 45XX Firefly, competitors and results, Maidstone Engineering Services, 7 1/4"g. railway from Leeds Grammar School, Lionel Flippance wins
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