Michael D. Porter wrote :
> There is an excellent set of books by a
> man (whose name escapes me now) in England on making working gasoline
> and steam miniatures, with lots of set-up information on doing it all on
> just a lathe, which I find quite amazing.
I'm not sure he offers this particular set of books, but if you are
interested in such things, ask for a free catalog from Lindsay Books
http://www.lindsaybks.com/
> Working miniature models are reasonably popular in the U.S. (there is
> one guy selling kits for Chevy V-8s about six inches long), but nothing
> like the popularity in Europe, particularly in England. Miniature
> replica steam locomotives seem to very popular there.
Perhaps not as popular as in the UK, but there is still a fair amount of
interest in the US. The Los Angeles Live Steamers have a fairly extensive
model railroad in Griffith Park, and give rides to the public on their 1/8th
scale trains, for example. The North American Model Engineering Society has
thousands of members, see
http://www.oldengine.org/members/luket/shows.html
for photos from their (and other) shows over the last few years.
Randall
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