Thanks Wesley
Seeing all the engines running round the track at the club Gala last week stiffened my resolve to crack on and get the engine finished, but before I do that I've got a few other jobs to complete.
I've a liking for Traction Engines, and done quite a bit a research into building them, collected drawings for a few of the smaller 1" and 1 1/2" /ft, the biggest problem is having the machine capacity to make the large diameter rear wheels, and for the larger scales, 2" and above, builders seem to prefer steel boilers I think because the boiler supports the weight of the engine.
Cheers
Stew