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
Chickerell Steam & Vintage Show - Jul’24
Welland Steam Rally - Jul’24
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
STAGE 1
STAGE 2
STAGE 3
STAGE 4
STAGE 5
STAGE 6
STAGE 7
STAGE 8
STAGE 9
STAGE 10
STAGE 11
STAGE 12
STAGE 13
STAGE 14
STAGE 15
STAGE 16
STAGE 17
STAGE 18
STAGE 19
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