Designer: J P Bertinat (ME Vols. 163-165). A twin cylinder marine steam engine with variable bore & slide or piston valves. Sheet 1. General arrangement, base (two versions), cylinder block (common), crankshaft, bearings, valve gear (piston & slide), reverser, flywheel, pistons, piston rods, eccentrics, connecting rods, trunk guides trunks. Sheet 2. Suggested set-ups for various operations. Sheet 3. Alternative crankshaft, piston valve engine, reversing arrangements & pipework for piston valve version, boiler feed pump. ...

Designer: David Metcalf Star Rating: ***A modern stern trawler, scale 1:50, length 26.25ins., by beam 7.25ins., a smaller sister to the Boston Blenheim. Displacement is Approx. 14lbs, Plan

Includes:: side & deck views, bridge front, stern & some deck fittings details. No model construction is included.

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Bottle Carrier by Chris Hammacott A stylish way to keep your bottles safe on picnics & trips back from the supermarket. Finished



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Boulton Paul Defiant (A01031) The Boulton Paul Defiant found a successful niche as a night-fighter during the German Blitz on London, scoring a significant number of combat kills before being moved to training & support roles. Scale: 1:72 ...

Barnes Wallis is best known as the 'boffin' behind the famous bouncing bomb used by 617 Squadron to breach the Ruhr dams in 1943, but his work covers a far wider canvas. It ranges from airships, through novel aircraft structures & special weapons, to long-range supersonic aircraft, & an extensive patent portfolio. This book describes the huge breadth of Wallis's work, showing how his genius brought totally new ideas into these various fields, & revealing the science & engineering expertise that he deployed to make them work. Extensive use of illustrations
- both line artwork & photographs
- demonstrates the concepts involved. Hardback, 270 x 210mm, 288 pages, 125 b&w illustrations

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