TOP QUALITY SWISS CASTINGS
Locomotion in 5in gauge
Tigerli in 5in and 7 1/4in gauges
Steam engines
Wheel casting
Boiler
TOP QUALITY SWISS CASTINGS
Locomotion in 5in gauge
Tigerli in 5in and 7 1/4in gauges
Steam engines
Wheel casting
Boiler
LOCOMOTION - historic and fascinating model in 5in gauge.
Single tube gas fired boiler, 50psi working presure. Two vertical double acting cylinders 17mm bore 54mm stroke. Loose eccentric valve gear. Driving wheels 112.5mm dia.
Outstanding castings. Drawings A~2 size. Parts list available in English.
TIGERLI a delightful 5in gauge model with good performance, suitable for model engineers with varying levels of experience.
100mm boiler. Water tank separated from the frame, twin axle pump and vertical hand pump in cab. Cylinders 32mm x 44mm. Walschaerts valve gear with slide valves. Driving wheels 92mm dia. Approx weight 40kg. Drawings in scale 1:1 or 1:2 on 16 A1 sheets, with parts list in English.
TIGERLI in 7 1/4in gauge
The delightful E 3/3 Tigerli is a model of the successful design from the Swiss Locomotive Works in Winterthur in the early 1900s
available in both 5in. gauge and 7 1/4in.
ANNA
Two versions of a vertical single cylinder steam engine based on an early 20th Century German model. Metric drawings in full scale.
Height 233mm
Flywheel 110mm dia.
Bore 25mm Stroke 26mm
GLORIA.
Horizontal single cylinder engine
BOILER
Elegant boiler for Anna, Gloria and similar steam engines. Height 364mm
Dora
Handsome Maudsley type engine based on an English prototype. Height 300mm
Flywheel 180mm dia.
Bore 30mm
Stroke 48mm
ODA
Horizontal single cylinder steam engine based on a German model of around 100 years ago.
Length 245mm
Flywheel 114mm dia.
Bore 23mm
Stroke 32mm
PEGGY
Delightful compact single cylinder horizontal steam engine.
Base 195 x 111mm
Flywheel 85mm dia
Bore 14mm
Stroke 16mm
WHEEL CASTING SERVICE
THE OUTSTANDING WHEEL AND FLYWHEEL CASTINGS USED FOR THE LOCOMOTIVES AND STEAM ENGINES AVAILABLE ON MODELENGINEERINGWEBSITE.COM ARE PRODUCED IN SWITZERLAND. WHEEL CASTINGS TO YOUR DESIGN CAN BE PRODUCED IN THE SAME FOUNDRY. PLEASE SEND US YOUR DESIGN, NUMBER REQUIRED, AND MATERIAL, AND WE WILL ARRANGE A QUOTATION. PLEASE NOTE, CASTINGS TO ORDER WILL TAKE AT LEAST SIX MONTHS, POSSIBLY MUCH LONGER, SO DO PLAN AHEAD.
A NUMBER OF STANDARD WHEELS AND FLYWHEELS ARE AVAILABLE, AND WILL BE LISTED ON THIS WEBSITE IN DUE COURSE.
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