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

could makwe for an intresting side project

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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