Model Engineers' Workshop is the ideal workshop companion for all hobby engineers. Model Engineers' Workshop shines a spotlight on the tools and techniques used by model makers, light engineers, restorers and customisers and those who like making and modding their own tools. You'll find readers' tips, reviews of workshop equipment as well as articles on restoring old tools and making your own as well as the latest new technologies, techniques and materials. Model Engineers' Workshop magazine publishes 12 great issues a year.
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SMOKE RINGS
A Sherman Easy 8 in 1:6 Scale • Tony Devlin recounts how he discovered Large-Scale Armour Modelling, before embarking on the build of a 1:6 scale Armortek kit.
3D Printed Metal Parts • Julie Johnston makes an assessment of the properties of parts produced by this technology which is increasingly accessible for model engineers.
Fourunner Mk2 Oscillating Engine PART 4 • Peter Stuart completes his updated model based on David Fulton’s design, described by his son Stuart Fulton in ME&W issues 4776 and 4777.
Improvements to a Pannier Tank PART 4 • Gerald Martyn details the final improvements made to his 3 ½” gauge locomotive.
On the Wire • News From The World Of Engineering
IMLEC 2026 • Neil Wyatt reports from this year’s International Model Locomotive Efficiency Competition, held on the isle of Sheppey, with additional photos by Dave Bowen.
Early Developments In Hydrostatic Transmissions PART 5 • Mike Tilby of the Society of Model and Experimental Engineers (SMEE) concludes by looking at further developments, notably the tilted head.
Living with a Proxxon Mini-Mill • In the second of his occasional articles, Graham Meek details new guide pins for the replacement spindle of his Proxxon mill.
Index
A Carbide Tipped Marking Gauge • John Purdy, in Canada, transforms a Vernier Caliper to Carbide Tipped Marking Gauge
Bambu X2D 3D Printer • Rod Jenkins reviews this new twin-head machine and discovers some of the recent advances in 3D printing.
The 2026 LittleLEC Competition • John Arrowsmith reports on the competition for smaller locomotives, sponsored by Model Engineer & Workshop
POSTBAG • The Editor welcomes letters for these columns, but they must be brief. Photographs are invited which illustrate points of interest raised by the writer
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Adventures with a Bench top CNC Mill PART 2 • Jason Bellamy continues the article introduced last month by John Hinckley with a guide to using Fusion 360 for running a CNC mill.
The BR Standard 2-6-0 Class 4 Tender Engine PART 33 • Doug Hewson completes the cab of his British Rail Mogul.
34th Welsh Locomotive Rally • Ross Hopkins reports on another successful event held in Cardiff.
Club Diary • We are now looking for information on events in 2027. Please send your events for Club Diary to neil.wyatt@kelsey.co.uk
Readers' Tips
Club News • Geoff Theasby reports on the latest news from Model Engineering Clubs. To be included, please send stories from your Club and copies of your newsletters to geofftheasby@gmail.com.