Exciting times! At Petterfest this year we have a model Lister D from EngineDIY.com to raffle off. Tickets will be on sale over the weekend with the draw taking place on the Sunday of Petterfest. You can only buy tickets at Petterfest in October however, keep an eye out for us at various shows and … Read more
The latest new release now ready to pre order from OKMO Models is the N01 vertical engine model. Available in either green or red! Based on a Novo vertical engine. A breif company history on the Novo Engine Company can be found HERE They are currently available at a special “Pre Order” price with … Read more
Today see the Horham Bygones, Beer & Craft show at the small village of Horham, a small Suffolk village that really is the arse end of nowhere. Bit of background on Horham and the BBC. During WW11 Horham was actually quite a large USAF base, home to the 95th bg much of this is still … Read more
OIL!!!!! Now this is something that confuses loads of people who are new to M ownership, they are a 2 stroke but not a fuel/oil mix. There is no need to mix oil with the fuel, why? Because Petter have a clever system of lubrication. This post covers the ring oiler M range only, not … Read more
Stationary engines at the Royal Bath & West is not a new addition, but previous shows had whittled down to a handful of engines in a small square pen off to one corner. In the last days of 2025, one of the shows organisers approached David Lacey to revive the engine section for the 2026 … Read more
The latest new release now ready to pre order from OKMO Models is the 916 engine model. Available in either green or red! Equipped with a 16mm bore, new metal piston rings, a dipstick, a precision-honed cast-iron cylinder liner. They are currently available at a special “Pre Order” price with delivery expected in July. As … Read more
Woolpit Steam Rally at the end of May has been running for over 30 years. I saw several good reports online on Instagram and Facebook from the first day of the show so took the opportunity of visiting for the first time on the Sunday. My first impression was that the event is held … Read more
Well for a cancelled rally it wasn’t that bad! Strumpshaw May Bank Holiday rally as it’s been for the last 30 years came to an end this year with the cancellation of the normal 3 day rally held over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend, however, the museum didn’t let it end there and arranged for … Read more
Congratulations go to Sean “Spooner” Murrell with his “French Fancies at the Tarmonkey Spring Crank-Up 2026! ” article. Voted by you, the readers as the best article of the month for March 2026. Congratulations Sean, Your prize will be on its way to you shortly. Be sure to support your favourite authors with the “Like” … Read more
Late one evening, the week before last, a friend alerted me to a stationary engine, going free, to protect it from scraping on Facebook. Upon looking into it, the engine seemed interesting enough and 10 miles from where I would be the following Saturday. So, at this point, without knowing what type of engine, or … Read more