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Shot in the dark here, but maybe this was Pete Bialecki's. It's the only NYC Hudson I've seen with a centipede tender in 7.5"

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I volunteer at Niles and have worked on the Skookum many times. I could probably answer some questions about it. feel free to PM me.

As for the valve gear issue in Oregon, one of the issues was caused by a metal object making its way into the valve chamber when under throttle.

Bone stock LE Pacific Project 1.5" Scale 7.5" Gauge 4-6-2 Pacific Loco: Welded Steel Boiler with rolled copper flues Slide Valve, before 80s redesign Chassis-on-air Smokebox throttle Stack, Domes, cab, safety valve housing, turret housing, etc. Oil Pan Axle Pump (not installed) Gauge Glas...

AnthonyDuarte wrote: ↑Mon Sep 05, 2022 9:04 am It’s essentially a scaled up Accucraft Ruby. Very small very simple engine manufactured in Accucraft’s China factory, not in the UK.

Does Accucraft manufacture for Maxitrax? I always thought they were different

Did anyone else pucker at 9:30?

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Good advice. I learned this from my first mentor, the chief inspector for an aerospace tool & die works. He built his first locomotive to "plant" tolerances and it wouldn't run. As soon a one end of a part heated up and the other end of it didn't, things locked up solid. Relieving alm...

If any of you are in the Bay Area, the Skookum will be operating Friday - Sunday this weekend. Come say Hi

I’ll take them!

Should fits and clearances be directly scaled down? This has actually been a big question of mine for awhile, so I’ll take the moment to slightly hijack the thread and ask in a more general sense. I have competing thoughts in my head but not a clear answer. For example, if you had a press fit on a f...

Power reverse almost always was exclusively air. Maybe they were piped for steam early on, but like steam brakes problems arise with the wet environment.

I suspect it’s possible some had some kind of steam bypass for emergencies, depending on the railroad’s practices, but I kinda doubt it.