Fowler SUPERBA Plough Engine

Fowler Works Photograph

3D CAD Line Drawing in 1:8 scale
Drawing Started: 12-Feb-18

Construction Started: 18-Jul-18 Finished: 10-Feb-20 Length - 980mm; Width - 383mm; Height - 546mm

Only 8 ever made, for Mussolini in the 1920's, none in existence, one photo, not many drawings. Wanted a challenge!

Exhibited (finished) at:

Midlands Model Engineering Exhibition - Oct'22
Great Dorset Steam Fair - Aug'22

Exhibited (incomplete) at:

Great Dorset Steam Fair - Aug'19
Wilton Model Show - Mar'19
South Cerney Vintage & Country Fair - Aug'18-Aug'19
Bristol Model Engineering Show - Aug'18

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STAGE 1 - 485 pieces

Part: FRONT WHEELS & AXLE
Started: 18-Jul-18
Finished: 22-Jul-18
Wood: Mahogany, Turkey Oak, Yew
No of Pieces: 485 pieces
Comments: FULL SIZE Wheel diameter 5ft 6.25in; FULL SIZE Wheel width 1ft 8in

STAGE 2 - 739 pieces

Part: PERCH, SMOKE BOX & CHIMNEY
Started: 24-Jul-18
Finished: 16-Aug-18
Wood: Elm, Turkey Oak, London Plane, Yew, Mahogany, Holly
No of Pieces: 254 pieces
Comments: Includes Superheater Boxes

STAGE 3 - 3037 pieces

Part: REAR WHEELS
Started: 27-Aug-18
Finished: 10-Oct-18
Wood: Mahogany, Turkey Oak
No of Pieces: 2298 pieces
Comments: FULL SIZE wheel diameter 7ft; FULL SIZE wheel width 2ft 6in

STAGE 4 - 6161 pieces

Part: BOILER & FIREBOX
Started: 11-Oct-18
Finished: 02-Dec-18
Wood: Elm, Turkey Oak, Oak, Yew
No of Pieces: 3124 pieces

Smoke Box Tube Plate
FULL SIZE tubes - 28 x 3in, 8 x 2.75in

Front Nearside

Rear Nearside

STAGE 5 - 6498 pieces

Part: SUPERHEATER & FIREBOX FITTINGS
Started: 17-Dec-18
Finished: 20-Feb-19
Wood: Turkey Oak, Box, Hawthorn, Holly
No of Pieces: 337 pieces

Superheater Pipes &
Steering Axle Brackets

Firedoor, Fittings & Steam Valve

STAGE 6 - 6957 pieces

Part: HIND TANK
Started: 21-Feb-19
Finished: 19-Mar-19
Wood: Turkey Oak
No of Pieces: 459 pieces

Plough Hitch & Drag Bar

Coal Bunker

STAGE 7 - 7181 pieces

Part: HORN BRACKETS, CRANKSHAFT & FLYWHEEL
Started: 28-Mar-19
Finished: 23-Apr-19
Wood: Turkey Oak, Yew, Jarrah, Oak
No of Pieces: 224 pieces

Crankshaft Assembly

Nearside Horn Bracket & Flywheel

Offside Horn Bracket & Crankshaft

STAGE 8 - 7496 pieces

Part: ASH PAN & UPRIGHT PLOUGH SHAFT
Started: 25-Apr-19
Finished: 05-Jun-19
Wood: Turkey Oak, Yew
No of Pieces: 315 pieces

Assembly

Plough Clutch

Ash Pan

STAGE 9 - 7818 pieces

Part: ROAD GEAR TRAIN
Started: 06-Jun-19
Finished: 25-Jun-19
Wood: Holly, Mahogany, Turkey Oak, Yew
No of Pieces: 322 pieces

Rear View

Nearside Road Gear

Offside Gears

STAGE 10 - 8017 pieces

Part: COILING SYSTEM
Started: 25-Jun-19
Finished: 26-Jul-19
Material: Mahogany, Holly, Turkey Oak, Rope
No of Pieces: 322 pieces

Winding Drum & Coiling Gear
Before Assembly

Rope Guide

STAGE 11 - 8110 pieces

Part: STEERAGE SYSTEM
Started: 27-JuL-19
Finished: 14-Aug-19
Material: Turkey Oak, Holly, Yew, Metal Chain
No of Pieces: 93 pieces

Steering Links

Steering Worm & Worm Wheel

STAGE 12 - 8409 pieces

Part: CYLINDER BLOCK
Started: 29-Aug-19
Finished: 18-Sep-19
Material: Turkey Oak, Mahogany, Corian®, Holly, Yew
No of Pieces: 93 pieces

Front Cylinder Block

Rear Cylinder Block

STAGE 13 - 8672 pieces

Part: MOTION, ECCENTRICS & ROAD CLUTCH
Started: 01-Oct-19
Finished: 09-Nov-19
Wood: Turkey Oak, Holly, Yew, Beech
No of Pieces: 263 pieces

Reverse Angle

Side View (Reverse Angle)

Top View (Reverse Angle)

Top Rear View

STAGE 14 - 8924 pieces

Part: SUPERHEATER, COVERS & PIPES; DRUMCAGE
Started: 11-Nov-19
Finished: 23-Nov-19
Wood: Turkey Oak, Holly, Yew, Elm
No of Pieces: 252 pieces

Water Pocket

Drum Cage & Pawl

Front Toolbox

Superheater Pipes & Covers, Exhaust & Blower Pipes

STAGE 15 - 9131 pieces

Part: CONTROL LEVERS
Started: 15-Dec-19
Finished: 01-Jan-20
Wood: Turkey Oak, Elm, Jarrah, Yew, Holly, Hawthorn
No of Pieces: 207 pieces

Reverse Angle

Starting Cock Lever,
Regulator Lever, Drain Cock Lever
(Reverse Angle Top to Bottom)

Drain Cock Lever, Regulator Lever,
Starting Cock Lever
(Top to Bottom)

Motion Covers & Cylinder Covers

Top View (Reverse Angle)

STAGE 16 - 9322 pieces

Part: INJECTOR SYSTEM & OILING SYSTEM
Started: 01-Jan-20
Finished: 08-Jan-20
Wood: Turkey Oak, Yew, Holly, Hawthorn, Redbud
No of Pieces: 191 pieces

Reverse Angle

Injector System

Clack Boxes

Injectors

Pressure Gauge &
Steam Delivery to Injectors

Oiling System

STAGE 17 - 9381 pieces

Part: FOOTBOARDS
Started: 08-Jan-20
Finished: 11-Jan-20
Wood: Mahogany, Turkey Oak
No of Pieces: 59 pieces

Reverse Angle

Top View

Side View

STAGE 18 - 9614 pieces

Part: AWNING
Started: 11-Jan-20
Finished: 16-Jan-20
Material: Mahogany, Holly, Turkey Oak, Canvas
No of Pieces: 233 pieces

Reverse Angle

Rear Offside View

STAGE 19 - 9768 pieces

Part: FINALLY COMPLETE
Started: 17-Jan-20
Finished: 10-Feb-20
Material: Spalted Beech, Yew, Turkey Oak, Holly, African Blackwood, Redbud, Mahogany, Metal Spring
No of Pieces: 154 pieces

Reverse Angle

Boiler Lagging & Drain Cock Pipe

Lubricator & Whistle

Top Front View

Front Lamps

Rear Lamp

Tools