The Home Machinist!

If you look close at my pic, you can see that it's supposed to model that same "pedestal" and "beam" configuration. I have no idea if the pattern I refurbished a bit was of a particular prototype or not. More of a "type", I guess. There isn't much room for it, but I think coil springs could be added...

Before I cast a bunch of sets of these, I'd like to gauge actual interest. They are a bit labor intensive for such a simple truck, and a fair amount of aluminum as well. The set would include 4 side frames and two bolsters, price would be $150 a set. Also, due to the size, if you want more than 1 se...

Poling pockets? Easy peasy. Those might be out sooner than you think.... Keep 'em comin', guys! I already have those in 1.5"ish, by the by.

All sold. I will be doing another run fairly soon, if you want a set or two before then let me know.

Hmmm..... I do want to get a few other projects done first, however. And, I seriously need to improve my iron casting qualities. Doable, though. Might take a few years just for the patternmaking.

Wow, yeah, that would be cool if the original patterns still existed. If nothing else they could serve as templates to make new patterns to use. Most of those look doable Glenn, guess I've got to step up my game. Here's the thing, even I would have to charge quite a bit for that casting set. How man...

The three less-than-perfect sets have been spoken for.

Well, here's a hundred pounds of bronze going into the mail! I still have a bunch of my new 2.5" scale link and pin couplers ready to go. I have 3 sets with the bolt cast in, the rest are plain shank, they will have to be drilled and tapped for the draft gear of your choice. I have 6 sets of those. ...

Thanks, Glenn! Those look great. And, they are actually the right scale for your railway, I made the signs in 3" scale for readability.

Glenn, PM sent.

And the pile starts to grow... Seven pair cast so far, more to come. I will let everyone know when I am ready to take orders.

Yeah, that's a bit larger than I could handle. That's definitely in the commercial foundry range, just from a safety standpoint. That's a lot of iron. And several hundred pounds of sand per mold. Not to say that it would be impossible in an amateur hobby foundry, but difficult. If it were me, this i...