4.5" Drawings for Steam lorry

[gwr]

Does anyone know of a supplier producing drawings and castings for a 4-5" steam lorry, foden etc.

many thanks

Daniel

[jasonb]

John Rex does the Foden in 4 1/2", I can't see the note about the drawings but it may well be a case of scaling up the 3" drawings which are available from Reeves.

www.miniaturesteam.com/Traction_Engines/traction_engines.html

Jason

[gwr]

Thanks for that. Have you had any experience or know anyone who has built one.?

[jasonb]

I've not dealt with him but people that have used him are happy with his service.

Ask on Traction Talk in the model engine section, there are a couple of 4 1/2" Foden owners, one is from a Modelworks Kit, the other that Dave Oliver has I think is a John Rex one. There has also been a recent thread on doing a 6" Foden.

The other option is a Steam Traction World kit.

Dave's Foden

Jason

[klendo]

My old chap built a 3" one to the Terry Morris Design... There were a few faults with the design
The cylinder block is far from easy in any scale to do it correctly, i.e correct simpling valve for true compounding.

[fostergp6nhp]

The STW kit is a duplex engine unlike the full size Foden which is compound and IIRC the John Rex engine is the same as that is basically what STW are selling.