I just had to have a page listing the model stationary engines from around the web. So I thought I would list the kits, castings, plans etc. Some of these are scale models, some are just interesting models of stationary engines. This is all engines that run on gas, diesel or petrol.
Hit Miss Horizontal Single Cylinder
Farm Boy
A bar stock based design that doesn’t need castings.
- Bore: 1″ (25.4mm)
- Stroke: 1-3/8″ (34.9mm)
- Flywheel Diameter: 6″ (152.4mm)
- Length: 10.75″ (273mm)
- Height: 6″ (152.4mm)
- Width: 6.9″ (175mm)
Website: JE Howell where you can purchase plans of this great looking engine. Ignition systems are also availble.
Karl
Bengsmodellbau make a lovely hit and miss 4-stroke stationary engine named Karl.
- Height with wooden runners: 192mm
- Overall length: 440mm
- Width overall: 180mm
- Length without skids and wooden box: 283mm
- Dia. Piston: 25mm
- Flywheel Dia.: 140mm
- Speed: 600-1500 rpm
Website: the shop is here: Bengsmodellbau and a blog showing the construction of the engine.
Kerzel Hit and Miss
- Bore 0.75 inch
- Stroke 0.80 inch
- Twin flywheels 3.5 inch diameter
Website: Free plans, build notes and lots of photos on the MachinistBlog.com
Plunkett Junior
Machined mostly from brass this is a good looking horizontal engine. This is a 1/2 scale model of the 1/2 H.P. Plunket Jr. engine manufactured by the J.E. Plunket Company of Chicago, Illinois around 1909.
- Flywheel Dia.: 5″
- Bore: 1″
- Stroke: 1-1/2″
- Overall Length: 10-1/2″
Website: Plunkett Jr by JE Howell
Powerhouse
Another bar-stock design by Jerry Howell. This is a more modern open looking horizontal single cylinder engine.
- Flywheel Dia.: 4.7″
- Bore: 1″
- Stroke: 1-1/2″
- Idles at 500rpm and revs to 1800rpm
- Overall Length: 11-1/4″
- Height: 5″
Website: Powerhouse plans
Red Wing Motor
This is available in water-cooled and air-cooled versions.
- Bore 1-1/4″
- Stroke 2″
- Gasoline Engine
- 14-1/2″ engine length
- 9-1/2″ width
- 9″ engine height
- 8-1/4″ flywheel dia.
Website: castings and plans available for both engines from PM research
Wyvern by ET Westbury
ET Westbury is one of the most famous model engineers of all time and his designs from the early 1900’s are still great today. This good sized single cylinder engine.
- Bore x Stroke = Ø1¼” x 2″ giving 40cc
- running speed 1,500 – 2,000rpm
- wicked oil cup lubrication
- water cooled cylinder
- overall measures 12″ x 8″ x 6″ wide
- Twin 6½” iron flywheels
Website: plans and castings are available from Hemingway Kits
Single Cylinder
Single cylinder vertical stationary engines with the traditional form of the cylinder head at the top and the crankshaft low down on the engine.
Bill
A traditional vertical engine, designed to run water pumps or a small generator.
- Flywheel Dia.: 3.125″
- Bore: 1″
- Stroke: 1.250″
- Engine Height: 6.85″
- Fuel: Propane gas
Website: Bill by JE Howell
Vertical Single Cylinder
This covers the pre-1900 engines where the crank was arranged above the cylinder.
Dürkopp
This is an impressively big engine.
- Height: 430mm
- Thrust Gusssockel (cylinder head): 195mm
- Diameter of flywheel: 290mm
- Diameter of piston: 40mm
- Piston stroke: 60mm
- Weight with wooden base: 20kg
Website: the shop is here: Bengsmodellbau and a blog showing the construction of the engine.
I know that I will have missed a lot of engines and so I would love to hear from you. If you are a company selling kits or an individual who has built a model please drop me a line: editor@glue-it.com