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3/4 inch scale traction engine - stock code 11784

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3/4 inch scale traction engine
3/4 inch scale traction engine
3/4 inch scale traction engine
3/4 inch scale traction engine
3/4 inch scale traction engine
3/4 inch scale traction engine
3/4 inch scale traction engine
3/4 inch scale traction engine
3/4 inch scale traction engine
3/4 inch scale traction engine
3/4 inch scale traction engine
3/4 inch scale traction engine
3/4 inch scale traction engine
3/4 inch scale traction engine
3/4 inch scale traction engine
3/4 inch scale traction engine
3/4 inch scale traction engine
A 3/4 inch scale traction engine, the work of a prolific, highly capable model engineer whose models have featured on these pages in the past. A man of eclectic interests and wide-ranging ability, his work ranges from internal combustion and stationary steam engines, through traction engines, steam wagons and - latterly - a superb WW1 tank that we've all had great fun with trundling around the workshop!

This project started out as a collection of parts for a 3/4 inch scale traction engine by Michael Holden of Banbury; a manufacturer of well-regarded models in the 1970s the company was later acquired by Maxwell Hemmens and marketed under the Taylor-Hemmens name.

Manufacturing those parts which were missing, the engine was assembled and painted in WW1 War Department livery - we think to great effect, it looks very well.

The engine turns over freely and is largely complete, although missing a pressure gauge and burner.

scale 3/4 inch
length/inches 14 1/2
width/inches 7
height/inches 9
weight/kg 4 1/2
wheel material steel
cylinder material brass
valve type slide
valve gear Stephensons
reverser type pole
lubricator type displacement
CE mark n/a - < 2 litre capacity
boiler type centre flue
boiler material copper
boiler construction silver soldered
safety valve(s) 2
safety valve type Ramsbottom
mechanical pump 1
whistle yes
road speed(s) 2