Australian Model Engineering is Australia’s own magazine catering to model engineers and all who are interested in this fascinating hobby. Our focus is mainly on Australia and New Zealand, but we do have readers and contributors from right around the world. We cover a wide range of topics - miniature live steam, internal combustion and electric locomotives from Gauge 1 (45mm) to 12 inch (305mm), traction engines, stationary engines, marine plant, workshop prctice and techniques, plus lots more. We also bring you news from the clubs and societies, product reviews and reports on rallies and special club meets from across Australia and New Zealand.
A radius turning tool which can turn a complete sphere... well now you can make one for yourself, or maybe you would like to try your hand at a very unusual engine, the Chapman’s Link Motion engine - we show you how.  We also show you how you can make a T-Slot table without castings.  If you are electrically minded there is a circuit diagram for level crossing flashing lights, and for the history buffs we have the complete story of the famous Canterbury and Whitstable Railway locomotive INVICTA.For the boaties we have a fine model of a Murray River paddle steamer and an article on a small group of coal-fired steam boats. We attend the 57th Birthday run at Edgeworth, Diamond Valley’s annual community day/night run and the Wandong Live Steamers Invitation Day showing the damage to the club in last year’s bushfires and how the club has recovered.  There are a couple of private railways, all you want to know about screw threads and their history, along with our usual great line up of interesting articles.ame also has practical workshop projects and theoryame also has practical construction projects to assist you in development of your interestame
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Model Engineering is a fascinating hobby open to men and women of all ages. As well as providing pleasure, its main function is to foster an appreciation and continued knowledge of machinery, transport and equipment from the industrial revolution to the present day, and even beyond. This is achieved by recreating in miniature, any kind of machinery or transport item that takes your fancy, be it steam powered or internal combustion or whatever. Experimentation and the development of ideas for the future are also popular aspects of this fascinating hobby.

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Australian Model Engineering Magazine
Current Issue No. 151

Some of the highlights in the current issue...

A modern way to set valve gear using DROs or make your own dividing head, or maybe you would like to make some very simple easily removable buffers for your locomotive or rolling stock. We show you how with all these and more... like making spoked wheels without using castings or how to easily and accurately hold round tools in the cross slide on your lathe. We also bring you the final instalment in the BONZA construction series and a heap of detailed photos of an example being built, just to make it easier for you.

Maybe you have a historical bent. We cater for you as well with an article on the heritage listed Iron Bridge, made entirely of cast iron, as well as a story on the construction of a working replica of William Murdoch’s 1792 Flyer, the world’s first road steam vehicle. There is also a full report on the annual AALS convention in Brisbane, probably the best convention we have ever had, and the story of one reader’s success with an electrically powered reciprocating stationary engine, along with the usual line up of interesting articles.