Dogsbody's Steam Hobby
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Email: dogsbody@steamhobby.com
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Homebrew
Steam:
Steam
Tractor Tank: Built
from an old Tamiya
1/16 King Tiger. Mounds of dirt, gravel & leaves hold
no fear. Inspired by Crabfu's
Steam Lobster. Click picture
for build details.
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Face
Shovel Excavator: Built from Meccano. Powered
by steam. Just show me where to dig. Inspired by Chris'
Meccano Restoration site.
Click picture for build details.
Originally built by Patrick Lewis, England, and
featured in the October 1970 issue of Meccano Magazine.
John Bader,
England, presented an updated article in the June 2002 issue of
Constructor Quarterly.
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Steam
Locopede: Built atop a Gakken Mechamo Centipede.
High creep factor for those bothered by too many legs (like
cats). Inspired by Crabfu's Steam
Centipede. Click picture
for build details.
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Other Steam:
Mamod
Traction Engine: My
first exposure to live steam, and owned for over 30 years.
My Dad grew up around the full size
beasties roaming England, and subsequently was always keen in anything
steam. I was a kid when given
this, and burned my fingers many times playing with
it. Liquid meths burner of course. Great stuff!
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Steam Wagon:
Bought a few months after the tractor. I remember trudging around
a flea market in some farmers field in England with my parents looking
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Mamod
Steam Roller: Prior to my homebrew efforts, the
perfect toy for squashing stuff.
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Fire Engine: Ah, if only the hose squirted water! |
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Touring Car: Steaming around the countryside in
style! |
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Böhm
HB12-AS2 Stirling Engine: No
steam, but powered by fire, so still good. Plenty
of wonderful mechanical action watching this gadget chug
along. I may have to get more of these.
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