Location: United Kingdom
Member Since: March 13, 2013

George Hughes

Biography

I'm an everyday English fellow in his late 60's who has a passion for model engineering in steam and writing.

Where to find George Hughes online

Website: http://www.steamshed.com

Books

PYRTE 13 - Rear Wheel and Steering Upgrades
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Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 4,480. Language: English. Published: July 18, 2013. Category: Nonfiction » Home and Garden » Crafts & Hobbies
Upgrades to the rear wheels and steering for PYRTE the traction engine
PYRTE 12 - Insulation, Painting and running tips.
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Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 4,870. Language: English. Published: July 18, 2013. Category: Nonfiction » Home and Garden » Crafts & Hobbies
A guide for the insulation, painting and running tips for PYRTE the traction engine
PYRTE 11 - Heating
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Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,550. Language: English. Published: July 18, 2013. Category: Nonfiction » Home and Garden » Crafts & Hobbies
Gas heating guide for PYRTE the traction engine covering burners and the gas supply
PYRTE 10 - Water tank, pipework and fittings
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Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 5,640. Language: English. Published: July 18, 2013. Category: Nonfiction » Home and Garden » Crafts & Hobbies
Water tank and pipework assembly guide for PYRTE the traction engine
PYRTE 9 - Crankshaft Assembly and Timing
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Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 7,270. Language: English. Published: July 18, 2013. Category: Nonfiction » Home and Garden » Crafts & Hobbies
Crankshaft assembly construction guide for PYRTE the traction engine, along with setting up the timing.
PYRTE 8 - Cylinder Assembly
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Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 10,910. Language: English. Published: July 18, 2013. Category: Nonfiction » Home and Garden » Crafts & Hobbies
Cylinder assembly construction guide for PYRTE the traction engine
PYRTE 7 - Rear axle and drive
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Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,880. Language: English. Published: July 18, 2013. Category: Nonfiction » Home and Garden » Crafts & Hobbies
Rear axle and drive construction guide for PYRTE the traction engine
PYRTE 6 - Front and Rear Wheels
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Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 5,350. Language: English. Published: July 18, 2013. Category: Nonfiction » Home and Garden » Crafts & Hobbies
A wheel construction guide for PYRTE the traction engine showing these easy and inexpensive wheels
PYRTE 5 - Front Axle and Steering
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Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 5,370. Language: English. Published: July 18, 2013. Category: Nonfiction » Home and Garden » Crafts & Hobbies
Front axle construction guide for PYRTE the traction engine
PYRTE 4 The Smokebox
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Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 6,310. Language: English. Published: July 18, 2013. Category: Nonfiction » Home and Garden » Crafts & Hobbies
A Smokebox construction guide for PYRTE the traction engine
PYRTE 3 - The Tender
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Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 5,920. Language: English. Published: July 18, 2013. Category: Nonfiction » Home and Garden » Crafts & Hobbies
The tender construction guide for PYRTE the traction engine
PYRTE 2 - The Firebox
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Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 5,940. Language: English. Published: July 18, 2013. Category: Nonfiction » Home and Garden » Crafts & Hobbies
A simple firebox construction guide for PYRTE the Traction Engine
PYRTE - 1 The Boiler
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Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 7,630. Language: English. Published: July 17, 2013. Category: Nonfiction » Home and Garden » Crafts & Hobbies
A beginners full boiler construction guide for building PYRTE the live steam, pull-you-round traction engine
Steam Dreamer
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Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 12,280. Language: English. Published: July 17, 2013. Category: Nonfiction » Home and Garden » Crafts & Hobbies
The author tells of his experiences with steam engines and how his lifelong ambition of owning a good sized one finally comes to be through his own efforts.
Samson Lets Rip
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Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 8,040. Language: English. Published: July 5, 2013. Category: Fiction » Children’s books » Action & Adventure / Survival Stories
Growing up on the canals just as the age of leisure was coming, Billy tells you what it was like with all the trouble and pleasures of everyday life he experiences. He takes you on a journey over a month, where Blackie, a dog they rescue, saves him from drowning, and their horse Samson saves the day with his colossal strength.
Building an Easy Boiler
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Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 8,600. Language: English. Published: June 23, 2013. Category: Nonfiction » Home and Garden » Crafts & Hobbies
A very easy to follow guide to build a model steam boiler to drive many varieties of small scale steam engines
Tommy's Cave
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Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 5,200. Language: English. Published: June 5, 2013. Category: Fiction » Children’s books » Action & Adventure / Survival Stories
(4.00)
Nine year old Tommy is unhappy in his new home so a plan of escape builds in his mind. This leads to him joining a group of city urchins where he is happy, but for one thing... Exploring he finds a fearsome looking cave in a deep crater with unblinking eyes inside that stare back at him. Dare he go on???
Heaven Can Wait
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Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 33,150. Language: English. Published: April 21, 2013. Category: Fiction » Fantasy » General
(4.50)
At a mere 18 years Alan's ordinary, everyday life comes to a dramatic end - or is it the beginning? An undreamt of world awaits him, tormenting his emotions to extremes, twisting his long-held beliefs from the living world, leading him deeper into realms beyond his comprehension as he travels the path of the waiting dead.

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