The Instructions are 19 pages of text (not a poor quality hard to read scanned document) with full drawing index for cross reference to the plans
The detailed Plans are 18 pages with numbered full view and exploded parts view for reference with all parts shown and dimensions - Click here for details
Live Steam Road Roller
A short clip of my Wilesco Steam Road Roller in action - I purchased this model in Hamer, Germany 20 years ago and has seen little use and has followed me around since.
An excellent collection of model steam engines made from bar stock - easy for the beginner but still some plans are challenging even for the more advanced modeler - Elmer's Engine plans are by far the most sought after plans for simple model steam engines without castings.
A project to make a non-flying model Helicopter powered with a steam engine with a flash boiler
This has been an ongoing project with very little time spent on it - I reassembled the heli to make this video clip and ran the engine on compressed air for ease.
The engine is a single cylinder double action wobbler and will turn the rotors at 10psi and has a suprising amount of torque on start up. I have not had the pressure above 25psi with the rotors engaged but the engine has been tested at 90psi.
Ayesha - 2 1/2" 4-4-2 Live Steam Locomotive Plans by LBSC
"LBSC" was the pen-name of one of model engineering's most prolific writers. Lillian "Curly" Lawrence was born in 1882 and died in 1967.
Ayesha (The name Ayesha comes from a character in "She", a novel by H. Rider Haggard) is one of the more famous model locomotives by LBSC and was used in a challenge to prove that the 2 1/2" scale Live Steam Locomotives where capable of pulling human passengers. LBSC designed a boiler for his model and set out to prove the point.
The PDF Plan Set Consists of
4 Drawings sized 11.69" x 24.8"
2 Drawings sized 16.53" x 23.39"
3 Drawings sized 11.69" x 16.53"
1 Drawing sized 8.26" x 23.9"
LBSCR - Brief History in PDF Format
Ayesha Boiler Challenge - Brief Description in PDF format
The technical details of the model are
Frames - 17 5/8"
Coupled Wheels - 3 5/16" diameter
Cylinders 13/16" bore x 1 1/8" stroke - Inside slide valves operated by slip eccentrics
Boiler barrel 3 1/4 " o.d.
Firebox coal fired
All parts are detailed including safety valves and boiler valves - the plans are a complete set guiding you to produce a vintage 2 1/2" gauge Steam Locomotive capable of pulling passengers.
The plans assume that the builder has access to normal workshop tools.
This plans set is for experienced model engine builders although a novice builder would be capable of building this engine.
Full Detail Plans To make a passenger capable Live Steam Loco
Cylinders 13/16" bore x 1 1/8" stroke - Inside slide valves operated by slip eccentrics
Boiler barrel 3 1/4 " o.d.
Steam Engine and Stirling Engine Plans
Model Steam Boat Plans
A collection of Steam Boat Plans for your marine engines - there is nothing like a live steam boat that you have made from scratch - add a new dimension to your steam hobby and branch into boat building - you will enjoy it - I did!
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