Is anyone interested in developping a new series of model engines?

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Noel what you suggest is already available and what I linked to earlier for the likes of Elmer’s designs. But they are barstock engines and look every bit a barstock engine. Typical barstock kits.

Again as I have said I feel what Paul is looking for is a kit for the newcomer wh, having made a couple of barstock jobbies, wants to take the next step and try a “casing kit” but rather go down the old Stuart S50, Progress or 10* route have something new and a bit different both to look at and in units of measurement used.

If we take my Orbital design that Paul quite likes then that too uses thick wall tube 115 OD x 100 ID for the rim which not only allows a bit more freedom with what the spoke/hub is made from it also hides the steam passage holes that need to be drilled from the hub out to the ports and there are no worried acout casting flaws in the bright rim.

It obviously depends on who is beholding it but to my eye a barstock one like you suggest does not look as nice as one that is a bit more shapely.

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