Not exactly off topic, a live steam model I happened to find on youtube while looking at various other models - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-Bw5E6xRNQ&feature=related - put it in here because it isn't mine and I know nothing about it...

Goodness Mick... she is brillant

1) appears fragile in stability
2) appears to be direct drive
3) boiler has a few 'bits' that I cannot understand
4) the sound is certainly gas fired 

Derek

Quote from: derekwarner_decoy on February 08, 2009, 03:51:13 PM
4) the sound is certainly gas fired 
Derek

Nope. The boat is coal fired. Check the great web-site of the builder - Christian Meyer: http://www.odu50.com/Modellisme/mes_models.HTML
Enjoy  .

I have checked on his website, but could not find mention of the model being coal fired. Could you post a link as to where you found your information?
Regards,
Gerald

I think Engineman is correct.....

http://www.odu50.com/Modellisme/cheviot1/Cheviot/roues/roues_et_montage.html

The photographs of the boiler construction certainly suggests conventional combustion.....beautiful work....& the engine is awork of art too....Derek

Well done, I just saw it on youtube late last night, didn't try to find out more at the time...
article is here - http://www.odu50.com/Modellisme/cheviot1/cheviot.cadre.html
pics of model (and some others) on the water. links on the left are ...
La coque - construction of the hull
La machine - -------//-------- engine
La chaudiere ---------//-------- boiler