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71 80 SMOKE RINGS News, views and comment on the world of model engineering. 81 BOLLAERO 49 GLOWPLUG ENGINE A construction series by Chris Boll. 88 A SENSITIVE DRILLING ATTACHMENT Roger Vane gains fine control. 93 THE BARCLAY WELL TANKS OF THE GREAT WAR A locomotive construction series by Terence Holland. 96 TALES OF THE SMEE: PROF. CHADDOCK’S EXPERIMENTAL TURBINE Mike Tilby looks at an historic model in the SMEE collection. 100 UNDERTYPE HOT AIR ENGINE: DEVELOPMENTS Alan Pickering describes some recent modifications. 102 A STEAM RAISING BLOWER … Brian Baker offers a simple project for a novice model engineer. Vol. 218 No. 4551 16 - 19 January 2017 £3.80 Vol. 218 No. 4551 6 - 19 January 2017 Join our online community www.model-engineer.co.uk THE ORIGINAL MAGAZINE FOR MODEL ENGINEERS 1400 Class Cab in 7 1 / 4 inch Gauge FROISSY Railway Museum Prof. Chaddock's Steam Turbine Experiments BollAero 49 88 118 ON THE COVER... Preserved GWR locomotive, 0-6-0T No. 1450 in charge of a train of local goods vehicles. See John Smith’s article on his redesigned cab for the 1400 class in 7¼ inch gauge on page 113. Photo by Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK (1450 3) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons 108 BAR FRAME BOGIES Unconventional four wheel trucks designed and built by Peter King. 113 A REVISED CAB DESIGIN FOR THE GWR 1400 CLASS John Smith returns with further improvements to the published design. 116 SOUTHAM An authentic looking 3½ inch gauge battery locomotive by Neil Wyatt 118 FROISSY RAILWAY MUSEUM Rhys Owen visits this locomotive collection in Northern France. 122 CLUB NEWS Geoff Theasby compiles the latest from model engineering clubs around the world. 125 DIARY Forthcoming events. www.model-engineer.co.uk Published by MyTimeMedia Ltd. Suite 25S, Eden House, Enterprise Way, Edenbridge, Kent TN8 6HF +44 (0)1689 869840 www.model-engineer.co.uk SUBSCRIPTIONS UK - New, Renewals & Enquiries Tel: 0344 243 9023 Email: [email protected] USA & CANADA - New, Renewals & Enquiries Tel: (001)-866-647-9191 REST OF WORLD - New, Renewals & Enquiries Tel: +44 1604 828 748 Email: [email protected] CURRENT AND BACK ISSUES Tel: 01733 688964 Website: www.mags-uk.com MODEL ENGINEERING PLANS Contact: www.myhobbystore.co.uk/contact Website: www.myhobbystore.co.uk/me-plans EDITORIAL Editor: Diane Carney Tel: +44 (0)1539 564750 Email: diane.carney@mytimemedia.com PRODUCTION Designer: Yvette Green Illustrator: Grahame Chambers Retouching Manager: Brian Vickers Ad Production: Robin Gray ADVERTISING Senior Account Manager: Duncan Armstrong Email: [email protected] Tel: 01689 869855 MARKETING & SUBSCRIPTIONS Subscription Manager: Kate Hall MANAGEMENT Group Advertising Manager: Rhona Bolger Email: [email protected] Chief Executive: Owen Davies Chairman: Peter Harkness © MyTimeMedia Ltd. 2017 All rights reserved ISSN 0026-7325 The Publisher’s written consent must be obtained before any part of this publication may be reproduced in any form whatsoever, including photocopiers, and information retrieval systems. All reasonable care is taken in the preparation of the magazine contents, but the publishers cannot be held legally responsible for errors in the contents of this magazine or for any loss however arising from such errors, including loss resulting from negligence of our staff. Reliance placed upon the contents of this magazine is at reader’s own risk. Model Engineer, ISSN 0026-7325, is published fortnightly with a third issue in May and October by MYTIMEMEDIA Ltd, Enterprise House, Enterprise Way, Edenbridge, Kent TN8 6HF, UK. The US annual subscription price is 93.00GBP (equivalent to approximately 132USD). Airfreight and mailing in the USA by agent named Air Business Ltd, c/o Worldnet Shipping Inc., 156-15, 146th Avenue, 2nd Floor, Jamaica, NY 11434, USA. Periodicals postage paid at Jamaica NY 11431. US Postmaster: Send address changes to Model Engineer, Worldnet Shipping Inc., 156-15, 146th Avenue, 2nd Floor, Jamaica, NY 11434, USA. Subscription records are maintained at dsb.net 3 Queensbridge, The Lakes, Northampton, NN4 7BF. Air Business Ltd is acting as our mailing agent. http://www.facebook.com/modelengineersworkshop http://twitter.com/ modelengineers SUBSCRIBE TODAY AND MAKE GREAT SAVINGS SAVE UP TO 38% AND GET YOUR MAGAZINE DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR PLUS SAVE 75% ON DIGITAL ISSUES. See page 79 for our latest offer.

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80 SMOKE RINGSNews, views and comment on the world of model engineering.

81 BOLLAERO 49 GLOWPLUG ENGINEA construction series by Chris Boll.

88 A SENSITIVE DRILLING ATTACHMENTRoger Vane gains fine control.

93 THE BARCLAY WELL TANKS OF THE GREAT WARA locomotive construction series by Terence Holland.

96 TALES OF THE SMEE: PROF. CHADDOCK’S EXPERIMENTAL TURBINEMike Tilby looks at an historic model in the SMEE collection.

100 UNDERTYPE HOT AIR ENGINE: DEVELOPMENTSAlan Pickering describes some recent modifications.

102 A STEAM RAISING BLOWER …Brian Baker offers a simple project for a novice model engineer.

Vol. 218 No. 4551 16 - 19 January 2017

£3.80

ENGINEERING GROUP

Vol. 218 No. 4551 • 6 - 19 January 2017

Join our online community www.model-engineer.co.uk

THE ORIGINAL MAGAZINE FOR MODEL ENGINEERS

1400 Class Cab in 71/4 inch Gauge

FROISSYRailway Museum

Prof. Chaddock's Steam Turbine

Experiments

BollAero 49

069 Cover ME4551.indd 1 20/12/2016 20:04

88 118

ON THE COVER... Preserved GWR locomotive, 0-6-0T No. 1450 in charge of a train of local goods vehicles. See John Smith’s article on his redesigned cab for the 1400 class in 7¼ inch gauge on page 113. Photo by Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK (1450 3) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

108 BAR FRAME BOGIESUnconventional four wheel trucks designed and built by Peter King.

113 A REVISED CAB DESIGIN FOR THE GWR 1400 CLASSJohn Smith returns with further improvements to the published design.

116 SOUTHAMAn authentic looking 3½ inch gauge battery locomotive by Neil Wyatt

118 FROISSY RAILWAY MUSEUMRhys Owen visits this locomotive collection in Northern France.

122 CLUB NEWSGeoff Theasby compiles the latest from model engineering clubs around the world.

125 DIARYForthcoming events.

www.model-engineer.co.uk

Published by MyTimeMedia Ltd.Suite 25S, Eden House, Enterprise Way,

Edenbridge, Kent TN8 6HF+44 (0)1689 869840

www.model-engineer.co.uk

SUBSCRIPTIONSUK - New, Renewals & Enquiries

Tel: 0344 243 9023Email: [email protected]

USA & CANADA - New, Renewals & EnquiriesTel: (001)-866-647-9191

REST OF WORLD - New, Renewals & EnquiriesTel: +44 1604 828 748

Email: [email protected]

CURRENT AND BACK ISSUESTel: 01733 688964

Website: www.mags-uk.com

MODEL ENGINEERING PLANSContact: www.myhobbystore.co.uk/contact

Website: www.myhobbystore.co.uk/me-plans

EDITORIAL Editor: Diane Carney

Tel: +44 (0)1539 564750Email: [email protected]

PRODUCTIONDesigner: Yvette Green

Illustrator: Grahame ChambersRetouching Manager: Brian Vickers

Ad Production: Robin Gray

ADVERTISING Senior Account Manager: Duncan Armstrong

Email: [email protected]: 01689 869855

MARKETING & SUBSCRIPTIONSSubscription Manager:

Kate Hall

MANAGEMENTGroup Advertising Manager: Rhona Bolger

Email: [email protected] Executive: Owen Davies

Chairman: Peter Harkness

© MyTimeMedia Ltd. 2017All rights reserved ISSN 0026-7325

The Publisher’s written consent must be obtained before any part of this publication may be reproduced in any form whatsoever, including photocopiers,

and information retrieval systems. All reasonable care is taken in the preparation of the magazine contents, but the publishers cannot be held legally responsible for errors in the contents of this magazine or for any loss however arising from such errors, including loss resulting from negligence of our staff.

Reliance placed upon the contents of this magazine is at reader’s own risk.Model Engineer, ISSN 0026-7325, is published fortnightly with a third issue

in May and October by MYTIMEMEDIA Ltd, Enterprise House, Enterprise Way, Edenbridge, Kent TN8 6HF, UK. The US annual subscription price is 93.00GBP

(equivalent to approximately 132USD). Airfreight and mailing in the USA by agent named Air Business Ltd, c/o Worldnet Shipping Inc.,

156-15, 146th Avenue, 2nd Floor, Jamaica, NY 11434, USA. Periodicalspostage paid at Jamaica NY 11431. US Postmaster: Send address changes to Model Engineer, Worldnet Shipping Inc., 156-15, 146th Avenue, 2nd Floor,

Jamaica, NY 11434, USA. Subscription records are maintained at dsb.net 3 Queensbridge, The Lakes, Northampton, NN4 7BF.

Air Business Ltd is acting as our mailing agent.

http://www.facebook.com/modelengineersworkshop

http://twitter.com/modelengineers

SUBSCRIBE TODAY AND MAKE GREAT SAVINGSSAVE UP TO 38% AND GET

YOUR MAGAZINE DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR PLUS

SAVE 75% ON DIGITAL ISSUES.

See page 79 for our latest offer.

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