Greatest Model Engineer

[JuddyParticipant @juddy]

Just found this very interesting article on youtube, which may be of some interest to those that haven’t seen it before:

The Greatest Model Engineer… In The World! Barrington Hares 1/5th Scale Running Merlin Engine.

 

[Richard SimpsonParticipant @richardsimpson88330]

I saw that as well.  A very interesting watch.

[bernard towersParticipant @bernardtowers37738]

God it makes you want to give up.

[Bo’sunParticipant @bosun58570]

I saw this fantastic engine at model engineering show (Wembley Conference Centre if my ageing memory serves).  Without anything to give away the scale, it could have been a life sized Merlin.  Bernard isn’t far wrong either.

[John HinkleyParticipant @johnhinkley26699]

Not sure that I agree with Bernard, or whether if gives one something to aspire to.  Trouble is, there aren’t enough hours in the day, nor years left, for me to get anywhere near that level of competence.  Oh well, next time,perhaps ……

John

 

[parovozParticipant @parovoz]

Yes saw it too….

I remember seeing the engine run at the ME exhibition MANY years ago…. But who is the ‘goat’ model engineer…. That’s a tough one, is it Barry Hares or Cherry Hill? – It’s a bit like asking who was better, da Vinci or Michelangelo…..

Brilliant work.

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