MEM 2020 Show

[Jo]

I had noted that the Thorpe and R&B were missing from their respective tables, unless tomorrow is down as a running day

Those are not being displayed this year either 

Jo

[Alyn Foundry]

Hi Jo.

I see you've managed to remove the " special " coating that took many years of patience to apply.   

I was hoping to get the " Manchester connection " done before the end of the show, the script is written but I'm stricken with Vertigo. And no it's not one too many  of which I'm a little partial to but it's quite like being drunk whilst sober! Weird....

I'm going to take this opportunity to thank all the organisers of the show for putting on such a great event and also a big thanks to the contributors who showed us so many diverse aspects of this wonderful hobby.

Cheers Graham.

[Zephyrin]

I spent so much time admiring all these fabulous models that I almost missed the deadline for the show,
I quickly took out some of my models on my garden table and took photos and videos.

hot air engines, Stirling and vacuum engines, 2 strokes IC engines, sparkies and diesel, and four strokes, with some current projects not finished.

I see that I have to work hard to get better finish on my models, as that I could admire on all these posts !!

I'm afraid that for my steam engines and my gauge 1 locos, I won't be in time for the show!
 


<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpJ-S2A2NAA" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpJ-S2A2NAA</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9sw7e-gLdk" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9sw7e-gLdk</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UD-ReKoEg0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UD-ReKoEg0</a>

[steam guy willy]

Hi Jo and Jason ,  this is the casting set as bought  and also the steam chest cover has been  de. essed ?!! I think the bore is about 2" but not home till later    Doing my Cafe Culture  rounds !!  Also a heavy metal model  from the car boot of a Bentley ,  looks like it has seen better days ? I don't know if it was a kit or what ...also other car boot finds ...all really cheap....OK actually it is a Stuart No 1..

[Vixen]

hot air engines, Stirling and vacuum engines, 2 strokes IC engines, spakies and diesel, and four strokes, with some current projects not finished.

Hello Zephyrin,

Nice collection of engines of all types

Can you please tell some more about the 4 cylinder side valve engines

Mike

[kuhncw]

Hello Zephyrin, 

You've built an interesting collection of engines.  I especially like your open crank single that looks like a steam engine converted to IC.

I look forward to seeing the 4 cylinder inlines when they are completed.

Nice work.

Regards,

Chuck

[Zephyrin]

Hi
These inline 4 I'm doing are based on a single cylinder flat headed engine visible (but not running) on the video. They look like the Seal at large, exepted the cooling by air ( 20 mm bore & stroke).
the engine block castings were made by a buddy, other parts (including the blowholes) cast by myself....   
I started the built 2 years back, then was stopped, as finally I would have preferred water cooling. Anyway, I have to finish them this winter, as my eldest grandson is waiting this engine for a RC car of his own making !


Here are some of my steam engines with 2 engine running.
I don't have a track for my locos, alas.

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8TE0IWk_GA" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8TE0IWk_GA</a>

[Kim]

If you made it as far as the boat exhibition and the hall with the heavy metal displays, you may have seen the small setup out back in an open field?  That was me with my High Powered Rocket!  We had to get an FAA waiver to fly it so we scheduled the demonstration for the last weekend.

Here is my custom built rocket, nick named "Stubby" setup on the launch pad, ready for flight.  She flys on a K550 motor which requires special permits to obtain.



We had a spectacular launch:
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf7PDr-Kks0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf7PDr-Kks0</a>

A beautiful recovery, under the main chute:


And a nice relatively soft landing amongst the sage:


Thanks for making it all the way past the outer buildings to see Stubby fly.  I know it was quite a walk.  Make sure and drink plenty of water - it's hot out here and a long way back to the main engine exhibit hall.
Kim

[Bobsmodels]

Day 8 is Rachel and Natalie day.  As I mentioned in past posts my granddaughters have been in the hobby since they 8 and 10 here is video showing them on their various interests, ranging from sewing to engine building to being on the crew of steam pile driver and a conductor on a steam train.  The picture on the video is of their stirling engine parts.

Bob

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kyjL_HasWc" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kyjL_HasWc</a>

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYlPWvfav4o" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYlPWvfav4o</a>

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgwBw12uCzw" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgwBw12uCzw</a>

[Dave Otto]

Hi Everyone
First I want to say how much that I have been enjoying all the amazing engines and other projects! This group sure has a large number of very talented people?
I haven’t had much time lately to work on my projects or add much to the show, I was able to take some time this afternoon and put a few engines on the table.


First up is my Poppin engine, this picture is a scan of a color photo; that will give you an idea how long ago I built it.   

 
I now call it my bread pan engine because that is where it lives. After spending many years collecting dust, I stripped it down for new paint and polish. I corrected a couple things that I didn’t like and now it is waiting for me to paint and reassemble it.


Next is my Morya Hot air fan, I built 3 of these at the same time, the other two were for family gifts.


Here it is running on my workbench.


Next in line is my Essex built from Myers’s castings, I did make a few changes to more closely replicate the original.


View from the rear.


Here is the lineup at the last GEARS show, the large green fan on the left is my Paki KaKo fan that I have restored.


Here is my Canfield engine from Debolt Machine. This was a mechanics kit that I purchased 3rd hand.
It had an awful paint job and was assembled incorrectly, it had never run. It was completely striped down, repainted and the bright work polished.


This is what it looked like when I purchased it. Interesting story, George Hughes from Debolt was looking at it at one of the GEARS shows and told me that based on the serial number it would have been sold as a finished running engine? If that is the case it makes one wonder what happened that put it in the condition when I got it?


A new display base and battery box was made for it. All the ignition parts were long gone so I had to recreate them. I also machined a Lunkenheimer mixer for it as it looks much better than the bar stock mixer that Debolt supplied. This has been a very reliable and good running engine.


Next up is my Pacific Vapor Engine project. This is its current state, waiting for me to find time to finish the woodwork on the base and paint it.


Here is a shot from the other side.

If you are new to MEM there is a build thread on this engine located here.
http://www.modelenginemaker.com/index.php/topic,1326.0.html

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4mfFIq-e7w" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4mfFIq-e7w</a>
And a short video of it running.



Like most Model Engineers I too have a stash of castings ageing in the cupboard. I thought that I would post a picture of these. They haven’t been available for many years and you don’t see them come up for sale very often; any ideas? Pretty easy actually.

Thanks for stopping by my table.
Dave

[Dave Otto]

If you made it as far as the boat exhibition and the hall with the heavy metal displays, you may have seen the small setup out back in an open field?  That was me with my High Powered Rocket!  We had to get an FAA waiver to fly it so we scheduled the demonstration for the last weekend.

Here is my custom built rocket, nick named "Stubby" setup on the launch pad, ready for flight.  She flys on a K550 motor which requires special permits to obtain.

Thanks for making it all the way past the outer buildings to see Stubby fly.  I know it was quite a walk.  Make sure and drink plenty of water - it's hot out here and a long way back to the main engine exhibit hall.
Kim

Hi Kim

That is pretty cool! Where was the launch site? I know that here is a local group of high powered rocket guys in the Boise area and they have a launch every fall over by Mountain Home somewhere. I have always wanted to go but have never made it.

Dave

[steam guy willy]

Hi All here are my meagre sets of castings.. A Clarkson compound part built...a Warrier double... A ST small horizontal with 1.5" rings.  A  double beam double flywheel Sanderson engine by Clarkson  at least that is what is in the box ?!!!  all quite large engines  and a triple expansion  part built ...so lots to keep me busy ...

[Kim]

If you made it as far as the boat exhibition and the hall with the heavy metal displays, you may have seen the small setup out back in an open field?  That was me with my High Powered Rocket!  We had to get an FAA waiver to fly it so we scheduled the demonstration for the last weekend.

Here is my custom built rocket, nick named "Stubby" setup on the launch pad, ready for flight.  She flys on a K550 motor which requires special permits to obtain.

Thanks for making it all the way past the outer buildings to see Stubby fly.  I know it was quite a walk.  Make sure and drink plenty of water - it's hot out here and a long way back to the main engine exhibit hall.
Kim

Hi Kim

That is pretty cool! Where was the launch site? I know that here is a local group of high powered rocket guys in the Boise area and they have a launch every fall over by Mountain Home somewhere. I have always wanted to go but have never made it.

Dave

Thanks Dave! It's been a few years since I've been to a launch, but I was a part of the Oregon Rocketry Club (or ORoc for short).  Our main launch site is 'near' Brothers Oregon, about 40 miles west of Bend.

It is a real rush to see those big rockets going up like that - especially when it's one you made!   I'd highly recommend seeing a launch someday. It is an awesome experience!

Nice engines, Dave. You do amazing work!  I really enjoyed seeing your Pacific Vapor engine running!  Thanks for sharing that!

I missed seeing your sweet little vise though.  You should have brought that to the show too!

Kim

[Jo]

Day 9, the last Day of the show . Today we decided to hold a tribute day to the great model engine designer Edgar Westbury. Over the last week you have already seen many of the models he designed including: Atom Minor, Craftsman, Cherub, Double Tangye, Ladybird and his Henrici Stirling Engine. There are so many, so a few more of his wonderful designs mainly boat engines to finish my exhibits for the show.
First an over view of the table:

And then the fly round video:

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCF-z3cdXmc" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCF-z3cdXmc</a>


On to the table and first we find the paddle engine complete with feathering paddles:



Behind that is the Sealion overhead valve engine:



For the purposes of comparison I have also included the Seal Major which was scaled up from the Seal:



And the standard 15cc Seal:



And now for the Kiwi and her racing counterpart the Kittywake, both boat engines.



In the corner is the Centaur gas engine:


In front of that is the Wyvern:



One that Steamer will recognise the Wallaby, which was originally designed for a Locomotive and then converted to be a boat engine:



A highly desirable model engine the Atom 5:



And lastly the Seagull:

I may just about make as many engines as Mr Westbury designed. His output was amazing.

That's it last table for the show: its been a long week and I am looking forward to getting things back to normal and a rest - I must be getting old   

Jo

P.S. After a show I used to say I was looking forward to going back to work for a rest 

[Ramon Wilson]

Like all shows its over all too soon and here we are on the last day already. Have to say we have seen some fantastically made models over the week all worth long perusal but for me the 'Best in Show' would have to be Mikes Mercedes engine. Unfinished it might be but what a testament to Mikes skill and endeavor. Truly superb to see.

We have also witnessed an inlook to other skills that members posess too - Willy's chairs and other 'eccentricities' spring to mind and of course that beautiful singing was really different - wonderful stuff. Kims Rocket topped it all off - something really different  - Brilliant Kim

I've just got back from a few days away but fortunately Sue had packed the laptop so I was able to wander daily at will and enjoy it all and not least to be able to participate. I think we should all congratulate each other for such a splendid example of what we do and the effort we have all put in.

Most of us though have not gone down that long corridor to see whats in that room at the end so I thought I'd take a look. I found its for that oft seen lesser hobby of plastic modelling - heres my entries

The one that kicked it all off - I made this for my cousin's eigthieth birthday - around the time of the first gulf war (2003?).  It's the only 1/72nd scale model made so far. It shows Lancaster 'S- Sugar' about to be refuelled.


I took it from this photo - that's him on top of the fuselage.





Here are  a couple of tanks from the several made - slightly smaller than Mikes 1/6 beauties they are definitely easier to transport though

A 1/35 scale Challenger 1 during the first Gulf War. I was taken by the amount of external store these tanks carried and tried to emulate it. It required two different kits to get it looking correct







Similarly this 1/35 Abrams with mine plough used parts from three kits and after market parts to get the accuracy.





Here a few walk round shots - there are lots of details if you look for them - this took a long time to build!












'One or two' aircraft to complete the display


A 1/32 scale Chance Vought Crusader.







A 1/48 scale Junkers Ju-52. I saw the original in a book on the subject. It is still in Russian Front finish and markings but is actually flying in the Mediterranean theatre. Another extensive build rewarded by a Gold Medal at the Scale Model World competion in Telford. It was also featured in an in depth article in the Magazine 'Euromodilisimo' - a proud moment indeed.



A first attempt at trying to add some dynamicism - 1/48 scale Mirage 3



1/48 Scale Russian Su 27UB 'Flanker'



Another attempt to make one 'fly' - a 1/48 scale F-100d Super Sabre about to touch down



A much larger 1/32 scale F-100d this time in French markings. Incidentally all these models save the Lancaster have painted markings - no decals used save the smallest stencilling.







A 1/32 scale F-104Q Starfighter - again from a photograph these had been converted to drones but still capable of being flown conventionally. I was attracted to the faded dayglo which I tried to emulate





Something completely different - 1/32 scale Sopwith Camel - extensive work to a minimalist kit to produce this





And a similar scale SE5A this time from a state of the art kit - a big difference!







And my last model made finishes my display - a 1/32 scale Focke Wolf FW190D. This aircraft was flown to an American base and surrended by the pilot. I tried to convey his contemplation before that final flight.









Well that's it everybody - I've thoroughly enjoyed my meandering through all these rooms and devouring all these wonderful displays
of your workmanship - hope some of you have enjoyed mine.

Have a great year modelling - till we all meet again

Regards 'from tha ol shid' - Ol' Tug