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    At Hare & Forbes as always the Hornsby Model Engineers display their gear they are also Galston Valley Railway members one of the members brought along his new train this is a cog driven machine amazing work done on it.

    One of the other members had two Prop engines and a verticle slide valve engine.

    Of course there was more than these.

    Damn camera battery is flat so until I down load the pics and short videos you'll either have to go see yourself or wait.

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    Sorry for the delay in posting photos but as said battery needed to be recharged........yes I know pull chip out stick in card reader but with temps reaching 40C and this room being one of the hottest i went and sat in the aricon part of the house.


    So here are just a few of the items on show.
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    Thanks Ray, worth the wait.
    Nice to see at least one entrant knows the difference between a radial and a rotary engine.
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    Quote Originally Posted by A Duke View Post
    Nice to see at least one entrant knows the difference between a radial and a rotary engine.
    What makes you say that someone doesn't?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stustoys View Post
    What makes you say that someone doesn't?

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    Hi,
    Pic 7, a 9 cylinder radial labelled as a rotary.

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    Quote Originally Posted by A Duke View Post
    Hi,
    Pic 7, a 9 cylinder radial labelled as a rotary.

    Regards
    Hugh,

    Pics 6 and 7 (same engine) look awfully like an early Monosoupape Gnome rotary to me, as it says on the placard.

    http://www.airpowerworld.info/aircra...onosoupape.htm

    The description of the ignition system given in the above web page is incorrect - in fact the HT current reaches the spark plugs via the uninsulated brass wires which can be seen in the photo. The ignition system is "interesting" - the magneto armature makes 9 revolutions for each 4 revolutions of the engine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by franco View Post
    Hugh,

    Pics 6 and 7 (same engine) look awfully like an early Monosoupape Gnome rotary to me, as it says on the placard.

    http://www.airpowerworld.info/aircra...onosoupape.htm

    The description of the ignition system given in the above web page is incorrect - in fact the HT current reaches the spark plugs via the uninsulated brass wires which can be seen in the photo. The ignition system is "interesting" - the magneto armature makes 9 revolutions for each 4 revolutions of the engine.

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    Hi,
    If the whole engine rotated I suppose it was called a rotary but to my way of thinking if it had pistons and a crank shaft I think radial.

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    Default Wher ? How many days ?

    is this H&F Melbourne ?

    How long does it run for ?

    Google no help - only found this thread again

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    Quote Originally Posted by steamingbill View Post
    is this H&F Melbourne ?

    How long does it run for ?

    Google no help - only found this thread again

    Bill
    Bill H&F sale across the board was on but now over till March.
    This display was at the Sydney/Parramatta branch as always.

    Sorry you missed it will Pm you when I do the video

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    Strike that last statement Bill got some time to edit and load it. Its not much just 3 short videos of a couple running and more photos.

    Ray

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    Anyone got more details on the 16(?) wheel drive stream loco?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stustoys View Post
    Anyone got more details on the 16(?) wheel drive stream loco?

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    Stu will see what I can find out from one of the members. In speaking to the owner who's in his 80's he and his brother he did most machining he is in a wheelchair built it. It had been run but not commissioned at H&F sale weekend but was due to be.

    OR contact Galstone Valley Model Rail Engineers/Hornsby Model Engineers

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    Default Hornsby Model Engineers display

    Hi Stuart,
    If you google Shay locomotive you should be right. Well it looks like a Shay, they had a couple at the Powelltown sawmill in Victoria.
    The only other geared locos I know of are the Climax like at Puffing Billy.

    Phil

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    Thank you gentlemen, found what I was after.

    I figured the "square part" was a sliding joint but its not as clear on the model as in this picture.
    Maybe the model doesn't handle right handers to well

    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...oraUJoints.jpg

    A staggering build!


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