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NASA Apollo Saturn V Rocket Lego Kit – Over 1 Meter High

Ben Branch December 20, 2018
NASA Apollo Saturn V Rocket Lego Kit 8
  • American
  • Engineering
  • Space

The NASA Apollo Saturn V Rocket Building Kit is over 1 meter high (3.2 feet or 39 inches) when fully assembled, impressively it has a…

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Ducati NCR 900 Racer – A Swedish-Built Italian Icon

Ben Branch December 18, 2018
Ducati NCR 900 Racer
  • Engineering
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing

The legendary NCR workshop played a significant role in the early competition life of Ducati, perhaps most famously they built the special 900cc race…

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1998 Reynard Indycar Wind Tunnel Model

Ben Branch December 8, 2018
Indycar Wind Tunnel Car Model Rear Suspension 2
  • American
  • Art
  • Cars
  • Engineering

This 40% scale Reynard Indycar model was designed for wind tunnel testing, as such it’s built to exacting specifications to exactly match the full…

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Resurrecting The Mighty AJS V4 From 1936

Ben Branch December 5, 2018
AJS V4 Engine
  • British
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles

The AJS V4 was an advanced engineering effort undertaken by the British motorcycle company in the mid-1930s, the first prototype was intended as a…

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WSM SBK – A Bespoke Superbike By Walt Siegl – Orders Are Now Open

Ben Branch December 3, 2018
Custom Ducati Headlight
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Ducati
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles

This article was written by Walt Siegl of Walt Siegl Motorcycles – when possible we like to bring you the story of a motorcycle…

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Your Help Needed: A Mystery About The Britten V1000

Ben Branch November 30, 2018
Britten V1000
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles

Editor’s Note: We’re now in touch with Stephen’s family and they have the negatives safely in storage. At the moment it’s just a matter…

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Crate Engine Heaven: A Ferrari 458 V8 With 562 BHP

Ben Branch November 20, 2018
Ferrari 458 V8 Engine 1
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • Ferrari
  • Italian

The 562 bhp V8 in the back of the Ferrari 458 won both the “Best Performance Engine” and the “Above 4-Litre” category at the 2011…

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A Fully-Functional 16-Cylinder Stirling Engine Model – Butane-Powered

Ben Branch November 10, 2018
16 Cylinder Stirling Engine 1
  • Engineering
  • Gadgets
  • Gear

This 16-cylinder stirling engine is a fully-functioning model capable of speeds of almost 2,000 rpm. It’s powered by burning butane (lighter gas), there’s a small…

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The Billet Sting – A Honeycomb Alloy Custom BMW R nineT

Ben Branch November 7, 2018
Custom BMW R nineT CNC Alloy
  • BMW
  • Cafe Racers
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles

The Billet Sting is a custom BMW R nineT with a bespoke honeycomb alloy chassis machined by CNC in 10 individual pieces, before being carefully welded together on a jig to create one of the most eye-catching custom motorcycles we’ve seen in recent memory.

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Documentary: The Flying Boats

Ben Branch October 28, 2018
Saunders-Roe Princess Flying Boat
  • Engineering
  • Films
  • Planes

Flying boats were initially considered to be the only way to feasibly build large aircraft successfully due to the fact that they didn’t need…

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The CCM Spitfire – Possibly The World’s Fastest Selling Hand-Built Production Motorcycle

Ben Branch October 25, 2018
CCM Spitfire Motorcycle
  • British
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles

The CCM Spitfire was developed by an A-Team division within Clews Competition Machines nicknamed the SkunkwerX – a hat-tip to the legendary Skunk Works team at Lockheed…

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Tripla 0.0 675 – A Triumph Street Triple by Italian Dream Motorcycle

Ben Branch October 19, 2018
Triumph Speed Triple by Italian Dream Motorcycle 7
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Engineering
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles

Tripla 0.0 675 is a series of 5 bespoke Triumph Street Triples from Italian Dream Motorcycle, a company that describes itself as a microscopic motorcycle manufacturer…

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