I'll introduce myself

[Michael S.]

Hello everyone,

Before I read along here I would like to introduce you. My name is Michael and I come from Germany from the city of Magdeburg. That is between Hanover and Berlin.
I have been building model steam engines for over 20 years. From Stuart I built the number 1, the 10H, the Beam and a number 5a.
My largest model is the "R.Wolf Number 1". The first locomotive from Magdeburg built by R. Wolf in 1862. The original is in the Deutsches Museum in Munich.
I was made aware of this MEM by a youtube comment. I hope I can learn a lot here.

Greetings Michael

( I hope you can understand well what I write with the help of google translation)

[RReid]

Hello Michael, and welcome to the forum! That is a very impressive model you have built, beautiful work!

[Kim]

Hi Michael, and welcome to MEM!

That is an amazing model!  I had to look up the prototype since I wasn't familiar with it.  And wow!  you have really captured the likeness in your model!  It looks amazing!  Lovely work.  I'd love to see more pictures of it and your other work.  You certainly have a lot of skill!

Kim

[crueby]

Welcome to the forum Michael!   That Wolf engine is a beautiful model, looking forward to seeing more of your work.


Chris

[Jo]

  Michael,

Love your model of the Wolf Portable engine. How big is it? (The Stuart no 5A isn't small  )

Jo

[Thor]

Hi Michael,

 Welcome to the forum, nice engine. No problem for me understanding what you write.

Thor

[Roger B]

Welcome to the Forum   

I happy to have helped with you registration problems 

Pictures of you models and workshop are always appreciated.

[propforward]

Welcome Michael, you are very talented - the engine you showed is magnificent, I hope we can see more.

[Chipmaster]

Hello Michael, good to see you here.

Andy ~ (Southcrest54 on YouTube)

[Michael S.]

Hello everyone for the kind welcome,

The model is built on a scale of 1:5 and weighs around 60 kg.
It was built from a set of cast parts that was available here in Germany 20 years ago in a small series. I've been building on it for almost 9 years. but with interruptions. During a visit to the museum in Munich, I took many photos and this resulted in more details on the model. Despite some difficulties, building the model was a lot of fun.

Greetings Michael

[Michael S.]

another addendum:

I will post some pictures of the construction of the portable engine in an extra report.

Greetings Michael

[Kim]

Thanks for the additional pictures, Michael!

That is a LOT of little nuts around the end of the boiler! 

And I love the wood power takeoff pully!  That is super cool looking 

Looking forward to the build thread!
Kim

[Michael S.]

Hello Kim,

yes, around 50 nuts in M ​​5 (5 mm screws). The inner boiler is bolted to the outer boiler tube.
That was the specialty of the Wolf company. As a result, the boilers could be checked and cleaned well during the inspection. All boilers were built like this. Regardless of whether the machine had 4 HP or 800 HP.

Greetings Michael

[Chipswitheverything]

Have enjoyed the photos of your beautiful and unusual model engine, superb work.  Look forward to seeing some pictures of your Stuart engines at some time.   Dave

[PJPickard]

Superb model, I hope to see more of your work!

[Michael S.]

Hello everyone,

I wanted to say something about myself. built in 1968 and by profession I am a technician for measurement and control technology. I'm going to work in a ventilation and air conditioning company.
I am also interested in the large portable steam engine and there is a machine built in 1923 in the garage. Also by R. Wolf. But no longer under steam.
I also have an old tractor that I rebuilt from 1961.
It never gets boring.

Greetings Michael