Which Engine Model Next?

[lawrence567]

For my first fathers day yesterday my 7 month old bought me one of these:



(He's a clever little chap).
Now i wanted one of these as i don't really understand the very basics of engines but wanted to & saw it as a starting point.
Anyhow, i completed it in about an hour & a half (go me - even though it is for ages 10+).
What could i progress onto from here engine build wise?
I don't want anything full size yet & wandered if this subsection of the forum might be able to point me in the direction of something a step or 2 up?

Thanks

[dr_gn]

lawrence567 said:

For my first fathers day yesterday my 7 month old bought me one of these:



(He's a clever little chap).
Now i wanted one of these as i don't really understand the very basics of engines but wanted to & saw it as a starting point.
Anyhow, i completed it in about an hour & a half (go me - even though it is for ages 10+).
What could i progress onto from here engine build wise?
I don't want anything full size yet & wandered if this subsection of the forum might be able to point me in the direction of something a step or 2 up?

Thanks

Revell did a V-8 version...

[lawrence567]

dr_gn said:

Revell did a V-8 version...

The V8 just looks like something slightly bigger than the Haynes one i just built.
Is there anything in metal that's available & possibly something slightly more complex?

[dr_gn]

lawrence567 said:

dr_gn said:

Revell did a V-8 version...

The V8 just looks like something slightly bigger than the Haynes one i just built.
Is there anything in metal that's available & possibly something slightly more complex?

There are some pre-machined, ready to assemble steam engine models (assuming you don't have any machine tools):

http://www.modelsteamenginesuk.com/acatalog/cotswo...

http://www.stuartmodels.com/inprod.cfm/section/mac...

[Zad]

What sort of budget are you looking at? I know a couple of people who have built a TVR1A twin cylinder, reversing steam engine (works absolutely fine on compressed air). It needs an amount of fettling, but you only need hand tools and most of it is just finishing the metal parts.

Full construction details here http://www.grahamind.com/TVR1ABook.pdf

Price is £230 in the UK, $245 if you have a contact in the US.

https://maccmodels.co.uk/product_info.php?products...
http://www.grahamind.com/tvr1a.html

YouTube has loads of videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qwVTE_SN_8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmLEnD7IdUE