John Tee Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 I have recently bought a couple of older motors form Ebay. The seller is selling a deceased modellers equipment and has a few motors he cannot ID. He is not an aeromodeller but is into engineering and live steam railways so need a bit of help. Any thoughts on the attached photos please. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Colbourne Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 (edited) The transverse fins on the glow suggest it was used in a tethered car (or just fitted incorrectly at some stage. It has a lot of McCoy Redhead 60 and Nordec 60 styling cues, however I can't find either that have all the features of the engine shown (the parallel front bearing housing, for example). The diesel is very Oliver Jaguar-like. There is a Raylite Jaguar which is similar, but I cannot find pictured, and the Rustler Jaguar and Lynx replicas of the Oliver, but neither have the parallel then tapered front bearing housing. This article on the Rustler Cheetah & Lynx has more info. Edited June 4 by Robin Colbourne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Colbourne Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 (edited) I can't edit the above, however some searching has revealed the ETA 29 glow engine which shares all the main features of the first engine pictured. The notable difference is tha the ETA 29 has its name on the front of the crankcase casting, so maybe the one pictured is a prototype? Edited June 4 by Robin Colbourne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Colbourne Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 More here from Adrian Duncan on the ETA 29. This cutaway view shows how the crankshaft pictured was lurking inside the bobbin prop driver and split collet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tee Posted June 4 Author Share Posted June 4 Thank you Robin. I hadn't noticed the fins on the Glow motor. I did think the diesel head was a replacement as it is much cleaner than the rest of the motor. Not sure if the owner was also a model engineer like the seller and made up some bits himself. John 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brokenenglish Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 The diesel is an early Oliver, sold as the Raylite Panther or Jaguar, through the Raylite Model Shop in Nottingham. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tee Posted June 5 Author Share Posted June 5 Thank you brokenglish John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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