The John Russell Trophy. I am very pleased to announce that at the Christmas Party, Dan Coupe was awarded with the John Russell Trophy. The photo shows Dan being presented with the trophy by Chairman James Robertson. The trophy is presented annually to a member who has shown great dedication Read more about The John Russell Trophy[…]
Here is a Youtube video showing part 2 of the construction of Jeremy’s Pershing Tank. A lot of work involved plus extra detail added but after 5 months it is complete.
A good track day at Almondell with 5 steam engines and 3 battery electrics running. The weather dry all day until 3pm when rain arrived. Here are a selection of photos. Click for larger images.
Just received the latest from David R. He has been very busy and good progress continues with his Tank Locomotive. and also something new in 5″ gauge. A wagon David cut and engraved the wood body parts with a laser cutter. Metal work and chassis by Read more about More progress[…]
Farr Trophy. At the ‘Bits and Pieces’ night on November 28th 2023 there were 5 interesting entries for the Farr Trophy. The members present had a difficult choice when voting for the best example of model engineering skills produced by an ESME member. The winner of the Farr Trophy for 2023 is Maurice Popplestone for his Read more about Bits and Pieces and the Farr Trophy[…]
‘Sunday 26th November was the third dry, cold day and this offered ideal conditions for running the Panther & Pershing together for the first time. Seeing them side by side gives a good idea of their comparative sizes given that they were matched for firepower & armour protection. The Panther still looks a big beastie! Read more about Then there were two[…]
A good turn out of locomotives for the track running day. Although you can run your locomotives any Sunday we are trying to focus on the second and last Sunday of each month as members meet up day. It was also Remembrance Sunday and members gathered at the level crossing for a 2 minute silence Read more about Track Running Day[…]
A Corliss Mill Engine. I have always had a liking for big, relatively slow running mill engines and I am also fascinated by different valve gears. So far having built small slide valve and piston valve engines the idea of Corliss with a radically different approach to valves seemed an interesting challenge. Casting around for Read more about Corliss Mill Engine[…]
Latest project – Armortek M26 Pershing First stages in constructing the Armortek M26 Pershing. I have decided to build it as one of the first series sent out to Europe in February 1945. A number formed Task Force X, one of which famously took on a Panther outside Cologne Cathedral. This means it can legitimately take Read more about Armortek M26 Pershing[…]
…. you will be in for a big surprise. Watch out there is a tank about. After working on the 1/6th scale Panther tank kit for many months, Jerry brought the tank to Almondell to give it a good test on rough terrain. It was quite an attraction being there on the friends and family Read more about If you go down to the woods today …..[…]
