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Part-built 1 inch scale "Minnie" traction engine - stock code 8401

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Part-built 1 inch scale "Minnie" traction engine
Part-built 1 inch scale "Minnie" traction engine
Part-built 1 inch scale "Minnie" traction engine
Part-built 1 inch scale "Minnie" traction engine
Part-built 1 inch scale "Minnie" traction engine
Part-built 1 inch scale "Minnie" traction engine
Part-built 1 inch scale "Minnie" traction engine
Part-built 1 inch scale "Minnie" traction engine
Part-built 1 inch scale "Minnie" traction engine
Part-built 1 inch scale "Minnie" traction engine
A well-advanced 1 inch scale agricultural engine to Len Mason's "Minnie" design.

Work completed to date includes

  • boiler
  • wheels
  • gunmetal cylinder block complete with valve chest, regulator chest, safety valves and guide bars
  • tender
  • crankshaft
  • all gear machined and fitted
There is some slight surface rust from storage which removed easily with Scotchbrite.

Complete with a well-thumbed copy of "Scale Model Traction Engine building - featuring Minnie", a step by step construction manual for the engine.

scale 1 1/2 inch & smaller
length/inches 18
width/inches 8 1/2
height/inches 12
cylinder material gunmetal
valve type slide
boiler material copper