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by Steam Engine Dan
Fri Mar 29, 2024 6:34 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: boiler wash
Replies: 1
Views: 41

boiler wash

this is for marty knox. marty, my father and i want to do a boiler wash on our hudson locomotive. it's a steel boiler with copper tubes. the boiler shell is all original from 1997. it was reflued by fred boufard about 4 years after the original galvanized water tubing that sclavi had used failed. si...
by Steam Engine Dan
Thu Mar 28, 2024 4:27 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Norfolk Western Y6B live steam First Run
Replies: 4
Views: 382

Re: Norfolk Western Y6B live steam First Run

glad you liked it guys. i was telling some of my friends from NJLS that this is the 2nd Y6b type locomotive i have seen in our scale. im attaching pictures of another one coal fired in england. which is just as nice as this one that bruno platzer built. enjoy :D
by Steam Engine Dan
Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:41 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Norfolk Western Y6B live steam First Run
Replies: 4
Views: 382

Norfolk Western Y6B live steam First Run

just like the subject title says for all N&W fans out there. this will spruce up your voltage. enjoy :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW23-b7GpVA

Daniel
by Steam Engine Dan
Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:45 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: R&N News 2024
Replies: 19
Views: 1705

Re: R&N News 2024

tamaqua is having it's annual railfest in august this year. here is an ad from the railroad highlighting all the highlights of the festival. :D
by Steam Engine Dan
Mon Mar 25, 2024 6:49 pm
Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
Topic: EOTN hat
Replies: 1
Views: 367

Re: EOTN hat

i have updated the original ebay link with a new one. the original expired yesterday and the new link has 5 new hats for sale. better get em while their hot. just make sure you know your hat size.

Daniel
by Steam Engine Dan
Thu Mar 21, 2024 7:34 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: R&N News 2024
Replies: 19
Views: 1705

Re: R&N News 2024

new trips this year, check it out. :D

Dan
by Steam Engine Dan
Thu Mar 21, 2024 7:22 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: R&GN news
Replies: 6
Views: 992

Re: R&GN news

some more news from R&GN and the whiskey river shops. a new boiler was made and They fitted the cab to the boiler of the 4001. Starting to look like a real locomotive now. I understand that the tender is painted and ready to roll when they are ready to attach it to the locomotive… photos and inf...
by Steam Engine Dan
Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:53 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Boiler Treatments
Replies: 3
Views: 309

Re: Boiler Treatments

try the old fashioned way and call the phone numbers 610-342-7577, 717-940-4156. thats for LSB 8000

818) 308 5076, thats for one step.

hope that works for you. :D
by Steam Engine Dan
Thu Mar 14, 2024 6:54 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: old photos
Replies: 41
Views: 3662

Re: old photos

NP317 wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2024 10:59 am Sure makes me wonder where those locomotives are today.
RussN
me too
by Steam Engine Dan
Thu Mar 14, 2024 6:51 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Reducing union tees
Replies: 12
Views: 582

Re: Reducing union tees

Bill, it's funny you say about the chassis being 25%. I was going to mention something along those exact same lines in my original post, but I didn't want to sound too depressing! 😄 I couldn't agree more, and as noted I find the building process and the incremental progress to be very rewarding. I ...
by Steam Engine Dan
Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:48 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Reducing union tees
Replies: 12
Views: 582

Re: Reducing union tees

Hi all, This past weekend I found myself in need of some 3/8 × 5/16 model reducing union tees for my 2-8-0 project, 3/8"-40 model taper pipe on the run and 5/16"-27 model taper pipe on the branch (aka "bull"). So I made some. The union part is actually half of a PM Research unio...
by Steam Engine Dan
Tue Mar 12, 2024 3:59 pm
Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
Topic: EOTN hat
Replies: 1
Views: 367

EOTN hat

hi everyone, even though this is not live steam related but it is railroad movie related. this is a ebay link for a replica of shack's conductor hat from Emperor Of The North. if you are a big fan of emperor of the north then you will definitely want this hat. i found this ebay seller thru some cont...