Below you can view more photos of Scotty’s award-winning scale models. Click on images to enlarge.
Model Steam Engines
V-4 Marine Steam Engine
As on the original, the throttle, lubricator, drain valve, and forward/reverse mechanism are all functional on Scotty’s scale model.
V-4 Marine Steam Engine
V-4 Marine Steam Engine
This engine was originally displayed in a wooden launch, and it won first prize in the 1995 Machinist’s Challenge Contest.
V-4 Marine Steam Engine
A proper display sets off the 4-cylinder engine, giving it a sense of size and purpose.
Steam Engine
A smaller steam engine built by Scotty—although this is not his smallest.
Inline 4-Cylinder Engine
An inline 4-cylinder compressed air engine.
Steam Engines
This display board holds three very tiny steam engines, with each having a different configuration. Each engine has an air line going to it, so they can be run on compressed air for demonstrations.
Double-Acting Steam Engine
A closer look at the double-acting steam engine that sits on the far right of the display board pictured before this. This is the smallest engine on the board.
Double-Acting Steam Engine
This tiny engine has a horizontally positioned oscillating cylinder, and a flywheel on a shaft that drives a pulley.
Double-Acting Steam Engine
Another double-acting engine, which can be seen on the left side of the display board. This engine is similar to the other double-acting engine, but is about twice the size. It drives a pinion gear as a power take-off.
Single-Acting Steam Engine
The final engine on the display board is this single-acting engine, which sits in the middle. The miniature engine has a vertical orientation.
Single-Acting Steam Engine
J.C. Tanner Tugboat
Scotty’s tiny model J.C. Tanner tugboat. The boat is about 5” from stem to stern, and the cabin is removable to show the power plant.
J.C. Tanner Tugboat
The cabin is removed here to show the internal workings. Scotty said that this boat, “ran like crazy,” in his bathtub when the air line was connected.
J.C. Tanner Tugboat
A very tiny steam engine and boiler were modeled inside the plastic tugboat. Despite the boiler being too small to actually fire, the engine does power the boat’s propeller shaft when running on compressed air.
Steam Engine
This steam engine with pump circulates water in the tank on the left.
CO2-Powered Race Cars
CO2-Powered Race Car #7
Scotty’s first CO2-powered race car, which took first place in the 1996 Machinist’s Challenge. Many voters, both young and old, agreed that the car had a certain toy-like charm which drew their attention.
CO2-Powered Race Car #9
Scotty’s second race car, the yellow #9, was also awarded first place in the 1997 Machinist’s Challenge. The name on the wall, “Willow Springs Raceway,” was where Scotty taught Joe Martin how to race sports cars.
CO2-Powered Race Car #9
This time Scotty added more engine details. He also added a bit of race track as a display base to show the car in a dirt track setting.
Limited Production Wee Toy Stirling Engine
Scotty’s Wee Toy Stirling engine was designed using modern lightweight materials. In doing so, he updated the venerable Stirling engine design of the 1800’s, making it highly efficient. Scotty designed the prototype, and had a machine shop build enough parts to assemble about 100 of these unique toy engines for sale. When placed on a hot cup of coffee, with an ice cube on the top surface, the difference in temperature between top and bottom was enough to turn the flywheel at about 1500 rpm. These engines were sold with a nice little instruction manual explaining how a Stirling engine works.
Wee Toy Stirling Engine
The Wee Toy Stirling engine that Scotty designed, manufactured, and sold.
Scotty’s Racing Photos
Scotty’s First Stock Car Win
This photo was taken when Scotty won his first stock car race in Glasgow, circa 1961. Scotty’s award for the race was equivalent to 4 month’s salary at the time. He beat out the 1961 Stock Car champion, Jock Lloyd. After the race, Lloyd told Scotty, “If you don’t die, you will be a hell of a racer!”
Donald Healey Sprite Car
Scotty helped prepare and test this Donald Healey Sprite car for a race at Lemans in 1961. The car was totaled at White House corner, by driver Bill Mckey. Scotty’s face can just be seen in the upper left corner of this photo.
Testing Mazdas
Scotty was one of the drivers selected to test the Star Formula Mazdas at the Streets of Willow (Willow Springs Raceway), in March of 1991. Scotty can be seen in the white jacket walking behind the red car.