MEX Brooklands 2016

[Jo]

And some of Mike's other engines 

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL8HKUpodls" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL8HKUpodls</a>

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmuGkR22ypI" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmuGkR22ypI</a>

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsyhOdRXsPA" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsyhOdRXsPA</a>

Jo

[steve-de24]

Jo, were the videos taken at Old Warden? Which of the Shuttleworth meetings feature the running of these wonderful engines? One for next year's diary if it's a regular attraction.
Regards, Steve.

[Gas_mantle]

Some great engines there.

Jo, I like the look of the one 4th and 5th in the post you made at 5.42 pm, do you know anything about it ?  is it from a kit ?

Thanks.

[b.lindsey]

Great pictures and some beautiful engines represented at the show!!  Thanks for sharing them all, and also for the Vickie pictures and info. They really did a nice job on it.

Bill

[crueby]

Wow - stunning work! Thanks for all the pics!

[fumopuc]

Jo, Jason thank you very much for sharing all these pictures with us. It is a real pleasure to study them and getting suprised by all these amazing details in some of them.

[Jo]

Jo, were the videos taken at Old Warden? Which of the Shuttleworth meetings feature the running of these wonderful engines? One for next year's diary if it's a regular attraction.
Regards, Steve.

They were taken at the "Aeromodeler's" Festival of Flight http://www.shuttleworth.org/events/festivalofflight/. The next one is next week end.

There are only 4 or 5 model engine maker's who go along and run their engines, Mike Cole is normally one of them 

Jo

[Jo]

Some great engines there.

Jo, I like the look of the one 4th and 5th in the post you made at 5.42 pm, do you know anything about it ?  is it from a kit ?

Thanks.

I suspect that is one of Anthony Mounts designs a 1843 James Booth's Rectilinear Engine. The casting sets    are available from Polly Wobbles.

Jo

[Gas_mantle]

Thanks, I like the look of it - something to think about making in a few years time 

[Jo]

Peter something to bare in mind: Andy Clarke who owns Polly Wobbles doesn't take the stationary engine casting sets to shows any more  Mainly because if Anthony isn't there showing off the finished engines he gets few requests for them and they are rather big/heavy to lug around.

So to make sure you can get a set it may be worth thinking of buying them sooner rather than later 

Jo

P.S. Buying earlier gives more casting fondling time 

[Jasonb]

Or forego the fondling and make it from solid.

I had one of the very early sets whenAnthony supplied them direct, lots of sand in the castings which is why it is sitting unloved in a box. I keep meaning to get round to scratch building the sandy bits. Pollys castings should be better.

If you click the link bottom right of this page there is a build of one.

http://www.eckartkercher.de/index_seiten/Rectilinear.htm

[Gas_mantle]

Thanks, I'm a bit of a newbie to the ancient art of cast fondling, but keeping my eyes open for something to have a bash at when I have a bit more experience.

[Dave Otto]

Someone sneaked his in under the judges noses and then tried finding out what they said about them 

Jo

Jo and Jason, thanks for all the great shots! Lots of beautiful engines and amazing talent represented there.

Engine shows on this side of the pond rarely if ever judge models; at the Portland Oregon Gears show the organizers would pick a half dozen or so models on Saturday morning  that they liked; these models were placed on a table at the front of the hall where a small group of peers would pick there favorite on a closed ballet. The winner would get a nice best of show plaque. After the winner was announced the models would be returned to their display tables.

I have been on both sides of this; one time my Essex hot air fan was chosen to be in the group (I didn't win). One other time I was chosen to be one of the judges; that time a very nice Stewart triple was chosen as the winner.

So a long winded intro to my question; What are the guidelines the judges use to go by and could you post an example of one of the judges comment sheets?

Dave   

[Jo]

So a long winded intro to my question; What are the guidelines the judges use to go by and could you post an example of one of the judges comment sheets?

The Judges do have guidelines and I can enquire for a copy of one. Judging is extremely difficult, especially if it is to be fair. How do you judge the first every engine that say a actor made using only a far eastern lathe against a highly detailed perfectly scale engine made by a retired tool maker with 50 years experience and a shed load of high precision machines? To make it worse most of the Judges know all of the entrants and they know they are going to upset someone, it is a thankless task being a Competition judge 

Jo

[Dave Otto]

I guess that makes me wonder why they even do it; do the modelers seem to enjoy the competition?
Just as a matter of curiosity It would be interesting to see one of the comment sheets.

Dave