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by hoppercar
Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:25 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Auto rack
Replies: 11
Views: 473

Re: Auto rack

Hmm...interesting ideas....never thought about the barbie Chevy's?...that might be an affordable idea, with a repaint job?......personally I was thinking about a load of something older, say like maybe some 1935 Ford sedans?....I know that would place the auto rack carrier, newer than the load, and ...
by hoppercar
Sat Mar 16, 2024 7:14 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Auto rack
Replies: 11
Views: 473

Auto rack

I'm thinking my next car building project might be one of the old double decker, open auto racks from the 1960s ??....been googling and looking around online for 1 1/2 scale model cars to carry in it...but no luck?.......anybody have any idea where model autos of this size can be found ??
by hoppercar
Sun Feb 25, 2024 1:42 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Little engines crossheads
Replies: 2
Views: 810

Re: Little engines crossheads

Why do you need CNC ?....just fabricate your own
by hoppercar
Mon Feb 19, 2024 4:33 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Car builder
Replies: 2
Views: 476

Re: Car builder

Yes...that's it....thanks.....I couldn't spit it out....lol
by hoppercar
Mon Feb 19, 2024 12:48 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Car builder
Replies: 2
Views: 476

Car builder

Whats the name of the car builder, from North Central Illinois....I see them at the Illinois live steamers a lot....I think they build the beer can tank cars....name is right on the tip of my tongue ...can't spit it out?.....owners name is Jim ???...
by hoppercar
Thu Feb 01, 2024 3:36 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Trainman injector starting valves
Replies: 14
Views: 1218

Re: Trainman injector starting valves

I had this happen several times with those start valves, I'd find the injectors plugged up with o ring material.....sent them back, ...got them back ..tried again, and it happened again ....that's when I junked them....have never had any trouble with the ones from eccentric engineer.....they work gr...
by hoppercar
Tue Jan 23, 2024 10:55 am
Forum: Casting & Foundry Work
Topic: Casting supplies
Replies: 2
Views: 399

Casting supplies

Is budget casting supply co. Still in business ?.....I need some new crucibles and other supplies.......
by hoppercar
Sat Jan 20, 2024 4:14 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Allen Model Website Back Online!
Replies: 10
Views: 789

Re: Allen Model Website Back Online!

This is gonna force people..like me ..to go.back to my early pattern making days and home foundry...I haven't used the foundry in years...what with my mill, and access to CNC ...I can carve a casting out of a solid block of iron, and be way ahead of the game, by the time you get a pattern made and g...
by hoppercar
Sat Jan 20, 2024 3:59 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Allen Model Website Back Online!
Replies: 10
Views: 789

Re: Allen Model Website Back Online!

I remember the days of catalogs, phone calls, and mail in orders .....bypassing all the technology geeks and hackers
by hoppercar
Sat Jan 20, 2024 11:58 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Allen Model Website Back Online!
Replies: 10
Views: 789

Re: Allen Model Website Back Online!

Totals to no sales ...no dollars
by hoppercar
Sat Jan 20, 2024 10:24 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Allen Model Website Back Online!
Replies: 10
Views: 789

Re: Allen Model Website Back Online!

In this day and age of computer nerds, why does it take so long to get a website back up ???
by hoppercar
Sat Jan 13, 2024 1:34 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Scale conversion
Replies: 5
Views: 31356

Re: Scale conversion

Yes....3.5 mm is .137 inches........1.5 scale divided by ,.137 gives you a conversion factor of about 10 7/8......couldn't wrap my head around it.....but I got it now