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Informationen zum Autor Bob Gordon trained as an engineer and has an abiding passion for the power and motion of steam engines. Over the years this has been enhanced by working with steam engines ashore! serving on steam-powered ships afloat! operating model steam engines and driving model steam locomotives. He has also written two other books in the Shire Library series! 'Early Electrical Appliances' and 'Toy Steam Engines'. Klappentext A generously illustrated companion to this popular hobby. An illustrated guide to the history and development of model steam engines. Zusammenfassung Model engineering was popularised by pioneering steam enthusiasts, and rapidly grew into an exciting world-wide hobby for amateur engineers. This book describes how model steam engines work, outlines the development of the machine tools used to build the models, and investigates the seven different categories of model engines. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction /Steam Engines /How a steam engine works /Problems and practicalities /Pioneers of model engineering /Model engineering firms /Conclusion /Further reading /Places to visit /
