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by SCBryan
Sat Dec 24, 2022 11:19 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Is buying a part finished project worthwhile?
Replies: 27
Views: 7903

Re: Is buying a part finished project worthwhile?

I purchased my partially completed 1-1/2' Heisler (a scaled up Kozo design) several years ago from a man who could not continue it due to illness. Most of his work was very good. Some was not so good. Being my first steam engine project, it has been a good learning experience. In retrospect, I think...
by SCBryan
Sun Aug 14, 2022 12:16 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Locomotive Color
Replies: 5
Views: 2543

Re: Locomotive Color

Thanks everyone for the input.

Steve
by SCBryan
Fri Aug 12, 2022 2:52 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Locomotive Color
Replies: 5
Views: 2543

Locomotive Color

In painting a steam locomotive, is it best to use a satin or gloss? I have painted some pieces on my project with gloss black and others with satin black. The gloss looks good but the satin looks more like an engine that has been in use for a while and not freshly outshopped. Your thoughts?

Steve
by SCBryan
Fri Jul 29, 2022 6:20 pm
Forum: Riding Scale Railroading
Topic: How’d you get here?
Replies: 19
Views: 8119

Re: How’d you get here?

Like many others, I also have had a lifelong interest in trains. As a teenager, I also sent for catalogs from Little Engines and Winton (whose ads I had seen in magazines). They were neat but nothing came of it until about 25 years ago when Bill Pepper senior, a fellow member of a railroad history g...
by SCBryan
Sun Jul 24, 2022 2:00 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Kozo Heisler Lubricator Question
Replies: 6
Views: 4747

Kozo Heisler Lubricator Question

I am currently building a 1-1/2" Kozo Heisler and and have a question for anyone that has built a Kozo Heisler in the past. The oil piping from the lubricator on the front truck to the connection to the throttle assembly on top of the boiler is shown in the book to be one continuous pipe (with ...
by SCBryan
Sun May 08, 2022 6:40 pm
Forum: Riding Scale Railroading
Topic: Tri-State Locomotive Club Meet
Replies: 1
Views: 3241

Re: Tri-State Locomotive Club Meet

I forgot to mention that visitors are welcome.
by SCBryan
Fri May 06, 2022 7:16 pm
Forum: Riding Scale Railroading
Topic: Tri-State Locomotive Club Meet
Replies: 1
Views: 3241

Tri-State Locomotive Club Meet

The May meet of the Tri-State Locomotive Club will be Saturday May 14 at Bill Pepper's track in Andrews, Indiana. The track is roughly a half mile long and includes a signal system that permits bi-directional operation. This is a 7-1/2" gauge track.
by SCBryan
Sun May 01, 2022 10:41 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Nelsons Locomotive Works
Replies: 22
Views: 27475

Nelsons Locomotive Works

I've noticed that sometime within this past week, the web site for Nelsons Locomotive Works has gone down. Has anyone else experienced this also? It would be a shame if this has disappeared permanently.

Steve
by SCBryan
Fri Sep 24, 2021 11:49 am
Forum: Riding Scale Railroading
Topic: What’s the plan?
Replies: 28
Views: 16713

Re: What’s the plan?

My plan is to continue work on the Heisler but my wife's knee replacement surgery (and following rehab) late next month is going to limit shop time for me for a while.
by SCBryan
Thu Sep 02, 2021 5:25 pm
Forum: Riding Scale Railroading
Topic: Tri-State Locomotive Club Meet
Replies: 0
Views: 11036

Tri-State Locomotive Club Meet

The September meet of the Tri-State Locomotive Club will be Saturday September 11 at Bill Pepper's track in Andrews, Indiana. The track is roughly a half mile long and includes a signal system that permits bi-directional operation. This is a 7-1/2" gauge track.
by SCBryan
Thu Aug 12, 2021 1:16 pm
Forum: Riding Scale Railroading
Topic: Future Project Research- Side Dump Car
Replies: 13
Views: 10657

Re: Future Project Research- Side Dump Car

The video of the 7-1/4 gauge car looks functionally close to what the car in the original post might have been.

Thanks for all the replies
by SCBryan
Mon Aug 09, 2021 8:23 pm
Forum: Riding Scale Railroading
Topic: Future Project Research- Side Dump Car
Replies: 13
Views: 10657

Re: Future Project Research- Side Dump Car

The wooden prototype intrigued me for a couple reasons. I thought it would look appropriate behind the Heisler I am building. Also, the cars were used by a company I had not heard of before and were hauled on the St. Joe Valley RR in northern Indiana.