Stuart S50 completed

[Mark_1984]

Here's my Stuart S50 just completed. I started it nearly 40 years ago! I bought the kit at the Model Engineering Exhibition in Wembley (I think!) and started it, but I was working on a Peatol lathe which wasn't up to the job, and neither were my skills! I tinkered with it, and my brother did a little bit of it over the years, but mostly it sat under a bench! Earlier this year I dragged it out and was pleasantly surprised to see it wasn't a heap of rust! The flywheel was a bit rusty, which I fixed with Evapo-rust, which bit me in the bum. Long story, but I posted a video on it on my YouTube channel. It's only a 3 minute watch, and it's surprising how many people thought the flywheel was cracked! It wasn't of course.



A quick skim fixed that.



I have now finished painting it and making it pretty, and am very pleased with it! My daughter did the lettering, and she's keen to point out!

 

[GreenTwin]

Looks really nice.
I like the color scheme.
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[Mark_1984]

Thanks! I wanted something a bit different from the traditional black and green! Very happy with the red and cream, with the bronze cylinder and red wood lagging.

 

[Donrecardo]

You cant beat a slo running engine . Excellent !!!

 

[timo_gross]

Some of my stalled projects are watching this and they are very excited. They hope of getting re-visited.

 

[Mark_1984]

Thanks for the nice comments.