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- Sat Dec 24, 2022 11:19 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Is buying a part finished project worthwhile?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 8090
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...
- Sun Aug 14, 2022 12:16 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Locomotive Color
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2639
Re: Locomotive Color
Thanks everyone for the input.
Steve
Steve
- Fri Aug 12, 2022 2:52 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Locomotive Color
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2639
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
Steve
- Fri Jul 29, 2022 6:20 pm
- Forum: Riding Scale Railroading
- Topic: How’d you get here?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8260
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...
- Sun Jul 24, 2022 2:00 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Kozo Heisler Lubricator Question
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4928
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 ...
- Sun May 08, 2022 6:40 pm
- Forum: Riding Scale Railroading
- Topic: Tri-State Locomotive Club Meet
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3278
Re: Tri-State Locomotive Club Meet
I forgot to mention that visitors are welcome.
- Fri May 06, 2022 7:16 pm
- Forum: Riding Scale Railroading
- Topic: Tri-State Locomotive Club Meet
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3278
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.
- Sun May 01, 2022 10:41 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Nelsons Locomotive Works
- Replies: 22
- Views: 29131
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
Steve
- Fri Sep 24, 2021 11:49 am
- Forum: Riding Scale Railroading
- Topic: What’s the plan?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 16888
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.
- Thu Sep 02, 2021 5:25 pm
- Forum: Riding Scale Railroading
- Topic: Tri-State Locomotive Club Meet
- Replies: 0
- Views: 12590
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.
- Thu Aug 12, 2021 1:16 pm
- Forum: Riding Scale Railroading
- Topic: Future Project Research- Side Dump Car
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11359
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
Thanks for all the replies
- Mon Aug 09, 2021 8:23 pm
- Forum: Riding Scale Railroading
- Topic: Future Project Research- Side Dump Car
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11359
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.