![]() It is also good to join a model club and talk to their members about the pros and cons of their engines and where they purchased parts. (the original only weighed 3.5 ton.) Almost finished after 7 years work. My engine is a 6" Ruston Proctor SD but is a similar size to a 4" Fowler. It depends of how big the original engine was. Not all 4" scale engines are the same size. Also check the physical size of the finished model. There is a lot of work and expense in building a larger model. Make sure that you do lots of research on different engines before you commit. Thirdly im not part of a club, for boiler testing (which no doubt il get made by a proffessional such as western steam) are their individuals who you can take your model to for testing or is the only route to.join a club ? Do most people go all out and buy all the castings up front or do people buy castings in stages or as they need them Secondly all the stationary engines i have bought have come as casting kits. Should you go all out on the model of your dreams, or is the achievment of.building something like that enough to say il just stick with the plastow When choosing a model where do you draw the line when it comes to pricing. The EKP is a prettier model as it is isnt an agricultural machine like the plastow is, and if it was just based on that id pick the EKP model but it is also much pricier, and unlike plastow they do.not have a builders guide which i think is invaluable either a 4 1/2" platow model or a 4" EKP model. Iv decided to build a burrel as im norfolk and burrells history is in norfolk. ![]() Iv done quite a few different stationary models and these were really to bring myself back up to speed ready for.the traction engine build. So iv been looking into building a traction engine for quite a while now. Hi everyone, after some advice or experience on building a traction engine
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