Office of Steam Forum for Model & Toy Steam Gas & Hot Air Engines

The Regular Stuff: Chat, Buy, Sell, Off Topic, etc. => General Discussion - Scale Model Gas Engines - Hit & Miss - Throttle Governed - Non-Compression – etc => Topic started by: Jim on October 22, 2025, 04:36:21 pm

Title: Re: Full Size Z01
Post by: Fullraceflathead on October 28, 2025, 11:38:52 am

Excellent video guys thanks!!!

Title: Re: Full Size Z01
Post by: rodnoc on October 27, 2025, 07:49:13 pm

1918 Z running...

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mXv2E7IHPtM

Title: Re: Full Size Z01
Post by: Fullraceflathead on October 24, 2025, 11:28:38 am

Excellent model Z. engine info!!!

Title: Re: Full Size Z01
Post by: Stoker on October 23, 2025, 06:05:34 pm

Very Interesting INDEED!!!

Title: Re: Full Size Z01
Post by: Jim on October 23, 2025, 05:16:37 pm

Here's a very interesting link, well worth the read -
https://www.old-engine.com/fairbank.htm

Title: Re: Full Size Z01
Post by: Raphael on October 23, 2025, 12:43:30 pm

Bonjour,

I am also a collector, very compulsive moreover and never found a hit & Miss under 350 $  :(
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q91Ju0Peu2Q&list=PLCVcZL8L7sBJ-ILRmMDuBQk9Jz-aOd-AE&pp=gAQB

Title: Re: Full Size Z01
Post by: Fullraceflathead on October 23, 2025, 10:05:09 am

For what it's worth if you do some research occasionally you can find these full size engines for under $500 I currently have 4 different hit and miss engines that I've purchased in the last 2 years from $90 up to $300 I do still enjoy collecting the miniatures but I just thought I'd point it out it's some places you can actually buy the real McCoy cheaper than these Chinese knock off miniatures.

Title: Re: Full Size Z01
Post by: Stoker on October 22, 2025, 08:08:48 pm

A very cool engine that!!!

Title: Re: Full Size Z01
Post by: RedRyder on October 22, 2025, 07:23:09 pm

That's it!

A 3 hp Fairbanks Z

Title: Full Size Z01
Post by: Jim on October 22, 2025, 04:36:21 pm

A friend in Queensland sent me these pics of an engine he saw in an out of the way country museum yesterday -

[attachimg=1]


[attachimg=2]