Cody Grivno photo Q: Why are the flanges on model steam engine drive wheels so much larger than on the prototypes? Is it because the models don’t weigh very much? Or is it because they have to ...

Building model kits is a cherished hobby for numerous people, offering a gateway to express their creativity and a feeling of gratification after finishing the task. The traditional link between ...

Lion Forge Entertainment has signed a licensing deal for Iyanu with Brown Toy Box, which will launch a line of STEAM kits and educational play products. Each Iyanu STEAM kit will focus on a ...

We have some excellent threads on (plastic) model building. It appears quite a few members appreciated model building.

ARCADE, N.Y. (WKBW) — Steam Engine #18 is back on the rails again at the Arcade & Attica Railroad. The 104-year-old locomotive underwent a seven-year restoration effort by the railroad.

As I mentioned in the model steam locomotive thread, our grandson Ben is crazy about trains. And both his parents, Luc and Maloeke too. Grandad makes four. We met at 10.00 o'clock at the entrance to ...

An immense amount of time and money has been expended upon new and ingenious cut-offs for steam engines. Each in its turn, as it was brought before the public, was supposed to excel its ...

A small working model of what was called Newcomens combined steam and atmospheric engine, was placed under his charge for repairs, as it did not work satisfactorily. It represented practically all ...

The plates have been sent to Spa Valley Railway to be reattached to the Newstead A steam engine built in 1929 will have its original name plates reattached after they were found by auctioneers ...

This fall one of the largest and most historic steam engines in the world will speed through the Sooner State as part of a tour across America. Union Pacific No. 4014, better known as "Big Boy," ...

21st-century technology has been used by Leeds Industrial Museum to reveal the inner workings of the world’s oldest model locomotive. A CT scanner at Wolfson Multiphase Flow Laboratory in the School ...