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Thanks a lot to everyone. The litterature has been ordered and the drawing of plans will commence soon. Will keep a thread on the forum for the progress of the project.

Thanks Jason! Sounds like it could be promising. However, how would I find that issue? The online archive goes back to issue 4153 as far as I can see.

- And sorry for asking these probably stupid questions. I am very new to this website.

Thanks for the feedback.

@John Fielding

Those are valid points, and definitely something to consider. Half a year ago I was actually welding a small pressure tank tested to a mere 300 psi, and it was pretty much the size of what would fit in a decent size scale model. It was made in 3.6 mm steel, and though the choice of material may not be totally accurate, it will still turn out a very nice model I believe.

Do you happen to know any good books on the structure of steam locomotive boilers and the controls of the steam locomtive?

Hello!

I'm a new subscriber to Model Engineer after not having found anything quite like it in Denmark where I currently reside.

I am, however, not new to machining. I have set out to build a live steam model of the Prussian P8, also known as BR 38.10. I am fully aware that this is a process that will take years, but I won't shy away.

Anyway, does anybody have any good tips as to where to find ressources for such a project? Google goes a long way for pictures and basic drawings of the profile of the locomotive. But I also need to understand the mechanics of the boiler and so on better.