What is your purpose in getting into the hobby of building model engines?

[SmithDoor]

We need to see that Merlin !
Please post it here.
That would be an eye-popper/jaw dropper for sure.

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I did lot of model building.
It is fun build and see the engine come to life. Then find a use for engine is more fun. The next step is finding all the little things need to make whole thing work.

Dave

 

[SmithDoor]

I like hobby
I like see what was before steam and engines . Then how used then build the rest or just research.

Like Kohler power plants at 32 volts DC. It was a battery charger and power plant . Then what the 32 battery was used besides a battery for lighting.
FYI
They use made fans at 32 volts next appliances for kicking was 32 volt DC radio. The most interesting was 32 volt DC motor generator to AC 60hz 120 volt.
Just more fun knowing how a engine is used. Some are easy see how a engines like a tractor engine

Dave

 

[SmithDoor]

What is your purpose in getting into the hobby of building model engines?
My purpose:
A long time ago, I had some trouble.....and I needed something so I could focus on it and forget about my troubles...when I had some free time
I also have a few other hobbies, but mechanical engineering is my biggest hobby and I also do a few small projects..
After watching a few videos on youtube about model engines, and I wondered: "why not?"
More than 3 years of self-study, learning and practicing and with lots and lots of practice and lots and lots of discarded parts, sometimes trying to take advantage of it for another project...It was a terrible time but it also gave me something to focus on
........and forget the unpleasant things and difficulties..
And to this day, the modeling engine is still something that gives me something to focus on
And what is your purpose?

I start with model aircraft and engines back in the 1960's. It was nice to something you work on coming to life.
It nice small. Work I did was very big had cast iron wheels over 1,000 pounds. Not a lot of fun. I don not think any one would build a model of what I design and manufacture.
Today working smaller engines and other projects. is a lot more fun.

I never try money off the hobby it take away for injoyment of hobby.

Dave

 

[JohnBDownunder]

Went to a Tech school in the 50s so got exposed to messing with metal.

Alas a young family and mortgage payments ruled out play toys.

THEN, retirement and finally I got a cheap Chinese 7X14 mini lathe followed a few years later with a Seig X2 mini mill. Machining on a shoe string budget happily making swarf and several simple engines that actually run.
Yep, got the usual, "But what does it do?" but my answers varied from, "goes round and round" to Keeps me out of the house.
Now 83, still pottering. OH, my avatar is a paddle wheeler chugging around in my son's pool.