Another Machinist's Model of a Steam Engine.

[tuna1957]

@Dave-R super slick modeling as is your usual. Curious what is the vintage of this mechanical marvel ?

[Dave R]

@tuna1957 Thank you. Shapers were fairly common in the late 1800s and early 1900s. There are still some in use today, though.

[Bryan K]

Top notch modeling!

[Mike Amos]

I concur with the sentiments ^. Cracking.

[Dave R]

Thank you gentlemen.

[Dave R]

You probably won't believe it but here's another little steam engine. This is a 2-cylinder engine driving a duplex water pump.

[Mike Amos]

Very compact mechanical marvel there. Pukka.

[Rich O Brien]

If you hadn't mention what it was I would've guessed it was this...

At least I now know what it is you are building!

[Dave R]

A twin cylinder steam powered donut delievery device? That would be cool.

In the meantime here's an idler sprocket for #40 roller chain.

[Bryan K]

Top notch work!

[Mike Amos]

They always are mate.

[Dave R]

Thank you!.

Here's an animation I did as an experiment with scenes, native materials, and Vray.

Footplate Animation2.mp4

[Dave R]

[Rich O Brien]

What happens when you push the button?

[Mike Amos]

Another Kipling, I wonder if a little flag pops up with the word 'Bang' on it?

[Dave R]

BANG! :

Actually that's the cap for the fuel tank. It's supposed to have knurling on it but I was getting bored. There's a nother cap on top of the boiler for adding water that needs the knurling and I have to add a spring and some other details.

[Dave R]

For scale the flywheel is 166mm dia.

[L i am]

Most times when I see your models Jules Vern come to my mind

[Dave R]

@L-i-am I can certainly see that with this model.

[Rich O Brien]

I love seeing raw engineering. These days they spend more time compressing it into smaller spaces and then concealing it.

These older designs were purer and showcased the use.

Great modelling too.