Designer: H A Taylor Sheet 1 General arrangement, side elevation of boiler & bedplate. Sheet 2HP & LP cylinders & all cylinder details, motion plate. Sheet 3 Crankshaft, connecting rods, crossheads, slide bars, governor, mechanical lubricator. Sheet 4 Full details of boiler, firebox, safety valve, feed pump, blowdown valve & manifold. Sheet 5 Smokebox & saddle, grate & ashpan, cylinder drain cocks, lagging & foundations. ...

Designer: John Haining Star Rating: (ME. Vol.168-169) An all fabricated very powerful compound engine & vertical boiler, capable of powering a saw bench or road vehicle. The engine has HP. cylinder 2-1/4 in. bore, LP. cylinder 3-1/8 in. bore with 3in. stroke. Sheet 1 General arrangement of engine & boiler, details of cast main frame. Sheet 2 Fabricated main frame, crankshaft support bush, flywheel, connecting rods & bearings, crankshaft outer bearing pedestal & brasses, exhaust flange, valve spindle gl&, cylinder sectioned to show porting. Sheet 3 Eccentrics, eccentric straps & rods, links, die blocks, quadrant plate & sweeps, drag link, reversing lever, weighshaft & lifting arm, weighshaft lever & bracket, arrangement of reversing lever & drag links, alternative method of driving the links, slide valve & setting diagram. Sheet 4 Cylinder covers, valve chest covers, piston rod glands, chimney base, chimney, ashpan & firebars. Sheet 5 Boiler feed pump details, crankshaft, cylinder mounting diagrams, pistons, piston rods, cross-heads & gudgeon pins. Sheet 6 Boiler details, weld methods, plan of tube nest, boiler bushes, firebox top cover, firebox chute, safety valves, safety valve turret. ...

Author: Ron Field Illustrators: Howard Gerrard Peter Bull About this book The Ironclad was a revolutionary weapon of war, the first modern, armoured, self-propelled warships. During the American Civil War the South used ironclads to protect their ports from the Northern blockade. Impressed with their superior resistance to fire &, the North developed its own rival fleet of ironclads. Eventually the two products of this modern arms race duelled at the battle of Hampton Roads in a clash that would change the face of naval warfare. Fully illustrated with cutting-edge digital artwork, rare photographs & first-person perspective gunsight views, this book allows the reader to discover the revolutionary & radically different designs of the two rival Ironclads – the Merrimac & USS Monitor – through an analysis of each ship’s weaponry, ammunition & steerage. Paperback; November 2008; 80 pages; ISBN: 9781846032325 ...

For the serious off roader the Conquistador nitro monster truck makes short work of even the toughest terrains. If you are looking to race through mud, grass & even sand then this is the model for you. With its long extra tough alloy shocks, bigger engine & stronger chassis the model has been carefully designed to tackle any off road challenge. It features a sealed radio & battery compartment to keep the dirt out & big chunky wheels for extra grip & ground clearance. The shaft driven 4WD system ensures that you wont be getting left stuck in the mud! The model comes fully built with radio control included. Just add fuel & a glow start & prepare for some serious off road fun. ...

For the serious off roader the Conquistador nitro monster truck makes short work of even the toughest terrains. If you are looking to race through mud, grass & even sand then this is the model for you. With its long extra tough alloy shocks, bigger engine & stronger chassis the model has been carefully designed to tackle any off road challenge. It features a sealed radio & battery compartment to keep the dirt out & big chunky wheels for extra grip & ground clearance. The shaft driven 4WD system ensures that you wont be getting left stuck in the mud! The model comes fully built with radio control included. Just add fuel & a glow start & prepare for some serious off road fun. ...