[modeleng] Re: Styling of engines

Could it be that since the hot air engines work on smaller differentials in 
temperature than steam engines, heat accumulation in extra metal required 
for elaborate bases, etc. has an adverse impact on performance?  Or could it 
be that the steamers are mostly replicating in small scale designs of an 
earlier era which were themselves elaborately styled while the hot air 
engines don't have a large history of such designs to replicate?  Charles

> Looking at some photos of exhibits at Harrogate, it is interesting to see
> the differences in style between (most of) the steam engines and the hot 
> air
> engines.
>
> The former have superbly styled bases, columns, and other parts, whilst 
> the
> latter are as basic as is possible to get.
> It cant be because the latter are new, as the concept pre-dated steam
> engines.
>
> Is it just fashion, or peoples personal preference?
>
> Or is it that designers used to be trained in architecture along with 
> their
> engineering training, which they no longer are?
>
> Any other ideas or suggestions?
>
>
> Alan

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