Model steam engines have intrigued hackers and makers for over 100 years. Many of us have seen old steam engine models up for sale at garage sales and various internet auction sites. The problem with ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is a demonstration model of a ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is a model illustrating the ...

Q: My father-in-law bought this model steam engine in Winnipeg in the 1930s. It runs on a mixture of water and methyl alcohol and actually powers a small grinding wheel and circular saw that can cut ...

A steam engine enthusiast from Staffordshire has spent the last 30 years building miniature models of the greatest engines from the 18th Century. Each one takes David Hulse around 6000 hours to ...

I thought I knew the meaning of the word “envy”. That was before I clapped eyes on Pete Waterman’s unique collection of model steam engines. I turned as green as my Yorkshire miners’ tie gazing at ...

British model steam engine maker Mamod is enjoying a surge in the value of its collectables, despite the company facing challenges to survive. Nostalgia for a bygone age is behind the popularity of ...

Kim Besecker doesn’t hide his hobby. Instead, passersby can see it sitting in the yard near his house. Then again, it’s hard to hide several 26,000-pound steam engines. The Arcanum man says his ...

Real trains were a major mode of transportation for my parents. Many boys in my generation spent hours engaged with model trains. The next generation was mildly connected to them. More recently, ...

If you’re looking for a way to let the kids get hand-ons with science this is a perfect example of how to do it. [Erich] wanted to help out with his 7-year-old’s science project. They decided to build ...