Model Engineer

Model Engineer

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Categories	Hobby magazines
Frequency	Bi-weekly
Publisher	My Hobby Store
First issue	1898
Country	United Kingdom
Based in	Orpington, Kent
Language	English
Website	model-engineer.co.uk

Model Engineer Magazine was first published (in the United Kingdom) to support the hobby of model engineering in 1898 by Percival Marshall, who was to remain its editor for over 50 years. It has been published by My Hobby Store^[1] since 2008. The magazine addressed the emergence of a new hobby — the construction of models (often working) and experimental engineering, largely in metal. It transcended class barriers, appealing to professional engineers, jobbing machinists and anyone interested in making working mechanisms.

Contributors

The magazine has had many notable contributors, but foremost among these was LBSC (pen name of Lillian 'Curly' Lawrence). From the inter-war period to the 1960s he produced many designs for simple but reliable small model steam locomotives. Most of these were published in Model Engineer, and brought the construction of small passenger hauling locomotives within the reach of the typical home machinist. Other notable contributors include Henry Greenly, Edgar T. Westbury, J.N.Maskelyne^[2] and one of the most notable editors, Martin Evans.

Model Engineer Exhibition

Model Engineer has had a long-standing association with the Model Engineer Exhibition, originally held at Olympia in London. The exhibition is almost as venerable an institution as the magazine itself, and is notable for the display of some of the finest examples of the hobby.

Magazine content

The subject matter of the (now twice monthly, earlier weekly) magazine ranges from articles about techniques and tools to profiles of full-size prototypes of modelling subjects. The main content is, however, 'constructional articles' describing projects at various levels of detail. Such articles range from single pages to long running series in alternate issues, some of which can last for many months, if not years. These more detailed series generally appeal to a wider audience than those engaged in the project. It is often as much in the (often loosely) related anecdotes alongside as in the processes described.

Model Engineer today

Over the years the magazine has waxed and waned, but is currently enjoying the increased popularity of the hobby engendered by the availability of comparatively cheap machine tools from China and Taiwan.

See also

• Bassett-Lowke
• Live steam
• Ridable miniature railway
• Model engineering

External links

• Magazine site
• Model Engineer Magazine online index

References

1. ^ http://www.myhobbystore.co.uk/browser/19/magazines
2. ^ http://www.myhobbystore.co.uk/product/17307/newbury-lo22

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