The Home Machinist!

I have them highiron@aol.com

Yes I am responding to Ed's an inquiries about the three small-scale books I have had several inquiries for them over the last month and I'm looking at doing another reprint of them later this fall I would like to get an idea of how many people would like a set of books they will only be sold in a s...

Brand new product as promised from the Backshop. Here we have our new investment brass cast two-piece EMD Style top mount belt this Bell was patterned and drawn from original EMD prints and an actual SW 1500 bell. Available fully machined or a two-piece brass casting set rough or two piece casting s...

I am a fan of the single nozzle Master mechanics front end design Dr coopman's information and thesis are very well noted and work in Minneapolis I felt for my Hudson and my Northern as well as some of the other engines that I have built that the single nozzle design worked best with what we have to...

Wow those are big what I have won't work I'll be making clear lenses shortly that will measure close to that but I won't have them done till fall

Long awaited and finally back in stock I just finished a run of my heavy duty drop shelf front coupler pocket with steel coupler assemblies. These are 1.5 / 1.6 scale are ready to install using your own mounting holes Coupler is investment cast steel coupler pocket is sandcast bronze features a 3/8 ...

Contact me off list at highiron@aol.com I make lenses and also make an adapter ring to make them fit other openings

I have several of Ken Seymour's detailed Parts patterns and molds and have some of Fred Ellis's of power models stuff as well I have retool some of it build and sell it all regularly

I offer the ones in the picture attached here they are what are on my Alco Northern

Jim thank you for your kind words you're welcome and yes I believe Little Engines is one of if not the oldest supplier dating back to 1934 I really enjoy making and developing all this stuff it's a nice challenge

From The Backshop... now once again available investment cast brass 1.5 inch scale and 2.5 inch scale back head crown sheet plates This is a great addition to any steam locomotive and a wonderful detail part simply trim the sprue paint them red and polish off the letters Priced at $20 for the 1.5 in...

This week we have 1.5 / 1.6 in scale economy Pyle National headlight ready to run with angled number board this light does not have lighted number boards Made from investment cast brass casting with 0-80 Hardware this will make a great addition to any locomotive without breaking the bank for a budge...