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THE ORIGINAL MAGAZINE FOR MODEL ENGINEERS
Vol. 228 No.
4686
• 11 - 24 March 2022
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EDITORIAL
368 SMOKE RINGS
News, views and comment on the
world of model engineering.
388 LNER B1 LOCOMOTIVE
Doug Hewson presents a true to scale
5 inch model of Thompson’s B1.
PRODUCTION
369 ADVENTURES
WITH INJECTORS
Roger Froud investigates the science
and technology of one of model
engineering’s most mysterious gadgets.
392 ACCURACY AND PRECISION
WITH SOME HISTORY
John Bauer clarifies the important differences
between precision and accuracy.
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372 A 7¼ INCH GAUGE
DRIVING TRUCK
Tim Coles builds a two seater driving truck
with an authentic prototypical look.
395 A MINIATURE OSCILLATING
STEAM ENGINE
Hotspur
presents a three cylinder,
reversible, oscillating steam engine.
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376 FLYING SCOTSMAN
IN 5 INCH GAUGE
Peter Seymour-Howell builds a
highly detailed
Scotsman
based
on Don Young’s drawings.
398 AN ASTRONOMICAL
BRACKET CLOCK
Adrian Garner makes a bracket clock inspired
by Tompion and Banger’s regulator of 1708.
380 POSTBAG
Readers’ letters.
402 A GEARED TRANSMISSION FOR
WESTBURY’S ROAD ROLLER
Ted Hansen updates Westbury’s design for
the Aveling road roller with something closer
to the prototype.
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381 MODERN BOILER
CONSTRUCTION METHODS
FOR THE MODEL ENGINEER
Luker
suggests that it is worth exploring
modern methods for making boilers.
407 PUMA – A FOUR CYLINDER,
TWIN CAMSHAFT
30CC I/C ENGINE
Pete Targett builds a four cylinder version
of Malcolm Stride’s two cylinder engine.
384 WE VISIT THE TAUNTON
MODEL ENGINEERS’ SOCIETY
John Arrowsmith witnesses the creation of
the club’s new track at West Buckland.
410 CLUB NEWS
Geoff Theasby compiles the latest from model
engineering clubs around the world.
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3D CAD model of an experimental injector with a scale
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