Model steam engines have intrigued hackers and makers ... engines is the fact that many of them were sold as rough casting kits. This means the quality of the model is only as good as the ...

Another simple and inexpensive kit that works well as a team project is the Exploring Kid Steam Engine ... to see how a real car engine's components work together. The model is advertised as ...

Also for $29.99 is the Exploring Kid Steam Engine Kit. This mostly plastic kit ... for $89.99 and is functional when assembled. The model is advertised as being suitable for ages 12 and up.

That was before I clapped eyes on Pete Waterman’s unique collection of model steam engines ... Not shop-bought kits but scratch-built engines constructed by an engineering elite: Geoff Holt ...

Not shop-bought kits but scratch-built engines constructed ... is absolutely perfect.” Head of steam: With Simon Cowell on World Idol(Reuters) A 225cm long model of 3440, City of Truro, the ...