In this issue:

Comment
Bill Whale talks about clubs and working bees and how one club achieves an unusually high level of support from its members.

Electric Engine
From Colin Hill comes an article on how he built an electrically powered reciprocating engine many years ago, and a more updated version he built recently.

Nigel the Phoenix
Les Phillips describes the rebuild/refurbishment of his 34 year old 5” Nigel Gresley locomotive and some of the things he learnt on the way.

Holding round tools in the cross slide
A very simple and effective method by which Fred Howie has solved this recurring problem.

The Murdoch Flyer Project
A team in the UK decided to build a working replica of William Murdoch's 1792 steam carriage, the first ever built and which inspired Richard Trevithick.

BONZA - A 28.3cc Hit & Miss Engine
Part 6, the conclusion of a construction series from John Williams on an interesting little engine.

Laurie Clark's BONZA - a pictorial guide for builders
Some very useful, highly detailed photos of the building progress of BONZA engine .

Steam Chest
More atmospheric anecdotes for the steam enthusiast from Dave Harper.

Easily Removable Buffers
Detailed instructions and drawings from Hugh Elsol on a very simply approach to this topic.

54th Annual AALS Convention
Your Editor and his camera attended the 2010 convention, this year held at the QSMEE grounds in Brisbane.

Dividing Head
Ken Gifford describes hw he made his own dividing head.

Steam Paddle Tug ERSEKCSANAD
Whilst travelling in Germany Rob Stanford came across a very interesting paddle steamer on the Danube River.

Team Embley Stands out from the Crowd
This article has a social slant as it looks at one family and their involvement in the live steam hobby.

A Modern way to Set Valve Gear
Ian Ramsay describes his method of setting valve gear using digital readouts and clamps … simple.

2010 AMBSC Convention Meeting Report
AMBSC Chairman Barry Potter provides a full report on the AMBSC meeting and the decisions taken.

Sparks 'n' Arcs
Richard Schurmann's topic this time is Switching Circuits.

Rico & Ophir Carriage Number 2408
Robert Carlisle describes his newest 7.25" gauge passenger carrying car which is modelled on a 2 foot gauge version from South Africa.

Club Roundup
Model Engineering clubs from both sides of the Tasman and further afield share their news and items of interest.

Coming Events
A guide to upcoming events of interest to model engineers in Australia and New Zealand

Iron Bridge
Brian Smith describes for us a unique piece of industrial heritage, a cast iron bridge.

Tracks 'n' Trees
'Doc' Wescombe-Down discusses building a Garratt for the garden railway from proprietary bits and then describes a handy little painting stand.

Nambour's Post-Convention Run
David Proctor attended a most enjoyable post-convention run on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.

Spoked Wheels Without Casting
Dennis Stringfellow provides a clever way to fabricate spoked wheels for your rolling stock.

Easter Run at Diamond Valley Railway
Robert Carlisle sent in some photos of a fun run held at the DVR over the Easter weekend.

Letter Box
A forum for readers to express their views on a wide range of topics.

News Desk
News and views of the modelling scene

Market Place
The place where people buy and sell their models and many other items.