Cabin Fever Model Engineering Expo 2010

Mike Piersa · **Posted:** Mon Jan 18, 2010 11:29 pm

For those who missed it, here are my photos from Cabin Fever:
http://news.webshots.com/album/576384397zfHklD
Here are some of the displays I found especially interesting:

A 15" ? gauge locomotive under construction

Cagney miniature steam locomotive

Live Steam Big Boy under construction

Replica Olds Speeder (full size)

My display for NMIH

Miniature Steam Hoist on a model of a WWII German Ship

Walking Beam Paddle Wheel Model

Miniature operating steam power plant that generated DC power to run an N scale train!

See through gas engine. You could actually watch the explosions take place inside the cylinder!

3D printer. This thing was built by a 13 year old and prints out parts in plastic. He was making something that looked like a bottle cap:

esaresky75 · **Posted:** Tue Jan 19, 2010 12:57 am

Cool stuff Mike. I wish I knew about that show, I would have went. Do they hold it in York every year?

Mike Piersa · **Posted:** Tue Jan 19, 2010 6:53 pm

Yes, it is an annual event. It starts on a Friday with a huge auction and then features a show on Saturday and Sunday.

John · **Posted:** Tue Jan 19, 2010 11:20 pm

yea, this show is pretty good.

last year i went there and ended up with the Sheffield track car i rode all over the place last summer! never know what you'll come across.

Miner Greg · **Posted:** Thu Jan 21, 2010 1:25 am

Yeah, that's pretty wild. I love the miniature steam engine construction, like the Big Boy. That'd be a fun project..

Miner Greg

Mike Piersa · **Posted:** Fri Jan 07, 2011 12:42 am

One more week until Cabin Fever Expo 2011!!!!!!
http://www.cabinfeverexpo.com/
I'll be there with a display from the museum.

esaresky75 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 08, 2011 3:59 am

I'll be there, mostly likely Saturday.

Mike Piersa · **Posted:** Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:18 pm

It was great to see you at the show Eric. Sorry I didn't have more time to talk. For those who missed it, here is the mining related highlight of the show (to say nothing of the trains, boats, engines, etc):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LUhvZVD4Ss

bobmorton · **Posted:** Sun Jan 23, 2011 7:52 pm

Nice images. Thanks for sharing.

UGMiner Banks · **Posted:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 12:57 am

Wow.............. i gotta make it there one year..........

Doug · **Posted:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 8:07 am

Banks,

You may want to reconsider that idea. I think you and I would have the same problem. We'd see to many things we wanted to build.

Neat for sure! But too many ideas and too little time and funds.

Mike Piersa · **Posted:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 5:29 pm

Don't worry Doug. They have a solution. There is an auction on Friday, the day before the show starts, so you go there, sell something, then spend the earnings over the weekend.

Doug · **Posted:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 7:34 pm

Mike,

You don't understand.... I have far more need for new toys that I can find things to sell.

About the time you first posted this, I was thinking about how the guy @ Dragline World built his little toys.

Miner Greg · **Posted:** Thu Feb 03, 2011 1:44 pm

Did anyone take any pictures from the show? This always sounds interesting..

Miner Greg

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