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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Steam => Topic started by: kitcrazy on December 02, 2009, 06:18:13 pm

Title: books on steam
Post by: kitcrazy on December 02, 2009, 06:18:13 pm

hi please could you advise on some good books on steam engines and boilers for the beginner please so when i get my boat and all the good stuff i know what to do with it thank you.

Title: Re: books on steam
Post by: Colin Bishop on December 02, 2009, 06:25:26 pm

You could do worse that to get hold of Richard Simpson's recent series on marine steam in Model Boats magazine. He posts on here as Bunkerbarge. If you already subscribe to the magazine you can view all the articles online. If not then you can get back issues. Three of Richard's articles are available to view by anyone:

http://www.modelboats.co.uk/news/article.asp?a=4447
http://www.modelboats.co.uk/news/article.asp?a=4502
http://www.modelboats.co.uk/news/article.asp?a=4853

Colin

Title: Re: books on steam
Post by: kitcrazy on December 02, 2009, 06:33:36 pm

thank you  :-))

Title: Re: books on steam
Post by: gondolier88 on December 02, 2009, 07:03:28 pm

Hi,

Search TEE Publications titles.

KN Harris's 'Model Boiler & Boilermaking' is a must.

Also try Camden Bookshop- they have online store- anything by 'LBSC', Tubal Cain.

Also Stuart Turner have a few books that are worth reading.

Greg

Title: Re: books on steam
Post by: HS93 (RIP) on December 02, 2009, 07:17:01 pm

Good basic starter book and up to date, a lot of books are not ,try flea bay you see a few cheap


http://www.myhobbystore.com/product.asp?p=17934


Peter

Title: Re: books on steam
Post by: andywright on December 02, 2009, 07:25:38 pm

Brilliant articles, wish I'd had the magazines, will try to get back issues. And a very neat steam plant.

Title: Re: books on steam
Post by: kitcrazy on December 02, 2009, 08:55:42 pm

thanks guys :-))

Title: Re: books on steam
Post by: Circlip on December 03, 2009, 08:36:30 am

You missed his other "Standard" Greg,

 "Model Stationary and Marine Steam Engines" K.N.Harris.

  Regards  Ian.

Title: Re: books on steam
Post by: gondolier88 on December 03, 2009, 04:22:27 pm

Cheers Ian :-))

Greg

Title: Re: books on steam
Post by: Bunkerbarge on December 03, 2009, 04:29:29 pm

Another very good book for starters is the Tom Gorman "Scale Model Ship propulsion"