4 inch scale Foster agricultural engine

A quantity of parts & castings for a 4 inch scale Foster agricultural engine to the Live Steam Models design.

A large, powerful engine when complete, it's one of the most popular 4 inch scale designs - a mainstay of rally fields across the country. We've sold many Fosters over the years, including this particularly good one featured in the archive.

Unmachined and part-machined castings and material, including:

• Cylinder block, part-machined
• Front & rear wheel rims
• Front & rear hubs machined
• Smokebox door & rings
• Profiled and drilled hornplates
• Set of gears
• Perch bracket, front axle & spud pan
• Crankshaft
• Part-machined trunk guide
• Boiler kit supplied by Live Steam Models, including barrel, tubes, tubeplates, firebox plates, throatplate & backhead, with material certificates. Plates drilled for stays and tubes.
• Differential housing
• Chimney base
• Safety valve chimneys
• Grate
• Driving and brake handwheels
• Formed tender sheets

Machining has been done to a high standard, we suspect commercially.

Over 7cwt of parts & castings in total, representing a substantial majority of the up-front expenditure involved in building one of these engines.

Remaining castings are available from Live Steam Models.