BAC Posted January 17, 2012 Posted January 17, 2012 It's nice to see Airfix are re-releasing the four Stroke Engine and the Maudslay Paddle engine after many years of being out of the catalogue. Here's the two kits I built a while ago out of the stash. They were great fun to build and will get them again and perhaps motorise them. Will you get them? 3
jimbuna Posted January 17, 2012 Posted January 17, 2012 Very nice...not something you see very often.
Lothian man Posted January 17, 2012 Posted January 17, 2012 What a pleasant surprise to see such nice models, especially the subtle off-black of the paddle engine. I have been regretting, for the last 38 years, selling my IC engine kit unmade to a Bultaco motocross enthusiast at school ... but perhaps I can do something about that now. But I did get to make my paddle steamer engine. The kit is a bit simplified in that the eccentric wotsits (the long red teardrop shaped components) don't actually move the valve slides up and down, but have slots so that they slide up and down on pins on the valve slides. But whether that could practically be modified to work I have no idea!
Mikey58 Posted January 20, 2012 Posted January 20, 2012 They are great looking models there,really well done,fantastic painting-museum quality. Mike
BAC Posted January 20, 2012 Author Posted January 20, 2012 Thanks for the comments! I had a real blast doing them , especially the 4 stroke. The metal bits on that were sprayed with various Alclad finishes and afterwards a couple of drops of 3-In-1 oil were used to lubricate it. Not only does it turn nice and smoothly but even smells like and engine too! i could have spent ages turning it round and round and round and............................ The paddle engine also turns nicely with the cylinders gently rocking back and forth. The main top crank was one piece and is a little fragile but it works. Cheers!
Azgaron Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 Excellent work! They look awesome! Cheers, Håkan
VonkeyVong Posted November 29, 2014 Posted November 29, 2014 Beautiful, I have just bought these kits and will be very happy if they turn out as nice as yours have.
Stuck Posted November 30, 2014 Posted November 30, 2014 Awesome !! They have turned me on so much that i have just had a look at the Airfix website, they seem to be in the Black Friday sale,I am very tempted at those prices Four stroke £7.99 Paddle engine £8.99 Tempted
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