Airfix 1827 Maudslay Paddle Engine

[Barry]

Airfix is re releasing their kit of the 1827 Maudslay Paddle Engine some time this year.

[PeeWee]

could makwe for an intresting side project

[Eddy Matthews]

I wonder if it could be motorised and made into a dummy working engine for a suitable paddler?

Though I'm not sure how long the plastic components would last before they wore out!

Eddy

[derekwarner_decoy]

Hi PD's.........Eddy....the WEB page suggests that it is a motorised working version.... .......Derek

http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=airfix%20is%20re%20releasing%20their%20kit%20of%20the%201827%20maudslay%20paddle%20engine&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCIQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vintage-airfix.com%2Fairfix-maudsley-paddle-engine-p-710.html&ei=-_MET7KUM4ujiAe8jMG5BQ&usg=AFQjCNG2pNrrFsFnBrTut9yOjEw1d_LUVA

[the bombus]

hi paddlers (for those i missed , best wishes and good health)
Has any of you an idea of the price of this kit ?
and the scale ?
i might use it as a dummy on my new project(just to fill up the empty engine room)
                                                         
                                                                       greetings from Bombus

[Barry]

I've got an early version of the kit. It doesn't give any scale on the box or else were. The 'paddle wheel' is 143 mm in dia. The base is 155 x 62 x 34 mm.
Whilst it was originally powered by a small electric motor the 'bearing' surfaces and shafts are styrene, as is the rest of the kit, and it would I think need some extra work if you wanted to run it for any length of time.

The Airfix website doesn't give any indication of price or release date.

[the bombus]

Thnx a million Barry
Just the kind of info i needed.
that gives me a good idea of the ways i can (or can't) use it for my project
Does any of you guys know of any other kits like these(perhaps in the 1/25 range)
I have several projects going on for now
 thnx again
                          Bombus

[Barry]

The four stroke engine is, I belive, an other re-release. Again the web site doesn't when it'll be out. The other two have been out for a while now.

[scotfriend]

Hi PD's,

i have the old kit, about 30 or more Year's old, i bought it on ebay for around 50,- Euro if one of you know's a collector who would pay this price i am willin to sell it. The kit is untouched and the box in mint conditions.

Regards Hans