The 6" Savage 'Little Samson' Steam Tractor

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I started building the 6" scale version of this engine shortly after finishing the 3" one. I liked it so much
that i felt it would be really nice to have an identical pair of engines, albeit in different sizes: quarter scale and half scale.

I am expecting this project to take around five years, partly due to the increase in size of the engineering required and
partly due to the massive increase in cost of the materials required.

I am also documenting the build and will likely release it as another book or pair of books when ready.

Here's a couple of size comparison pictures....

On the right stands the 6" cylinder block casting, although only twice the size as its little 3" partner sitting on top of the finished engine, it seems much larger.

 

The finished 6" front axle fork unit sitting in front of the 3" item, it's a serious assembly and quite heavy.