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Thanks for the video Dan, it was most enjoyable. And to John, are you going to add it to the tack you have now? Looks like a long run.
Jack

Hello My Friends GWR driver is correct in that many feel that bigger is better. Be careful what you wish for. A friend of mine had a 7-1/2" railroad around his house and a beautiful RR Supply American. Both his wife and he really enjoyed running the little engine. Then a huge 4-8-4 came up for sale....

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How can you have nostalgia and a longing for something you never experienced. The movie made me wish I could crawl Into the screen to experience a wonderful long ago day. How could something so amazing just go away. We are poorer for it's loss.
Thank you Jim

Hello My Friends Here is something you may find useful. This is a height gauge that can be used to lay out things on the locomotive such as running boards, and handrails and such. The base is just a bit of 1/8" x 3/4" cold rolled that was laying around. The rods are 3/16" stainless and there is a pi...

Hello My Friends I have two different 1-1/2" scale brake shoes. The one on the left is a one piece brake shoe. The other is a three piece show with separate head, shoe and key. The single piece shoes are $12.00 each and the three piece shoe is $25.00 each. They are for 33" wheels, investment cast br...

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Thank you for the info and photos, very cool! That hi line looked like it was quite a run. I'll bet it was challenging for some of the smaller locos.
Jack

Hello My Friends I have been re reading Live Steam Of Years Gone By by Charles Purinton. What a great book. I like the photos of all the people dressed up in their Sunday finest. There is quite a bit about the track at the box factory and was wondering why that hi line went away. The book has photos...

Hello My Friends Jim Kreider has a great casting set for six wheel Buckeye tender trucks. Also investment cast bronze brake rigging. I have put these tender trucks together and they are very nice. These are the trucks for the Nickel Plate Berkshire tenders. This is the only photo I could find . Jack

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Excellent progress on the pump. What sort of piston rings do you plan on using?
Jack

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Thank you for the compliments. The Zawarski Hudson is quite a fine model. The Coffin centrifugal pump and the Detroit lubricator are amazing. Where is this engine? Are there any more photos of it? Really the most to say the least!
Jack

Hello My Friends Here are a few snappies of the railway under a blanket of snow. It snowed off and on for quite a while, almost a week. It reminded me of some of the photos in Charles Purinton's book, Live Steam Of Years Gone By. Photos of them running in the snow on a high line in Marblehead, Mass....

Hello My Friends It's been snowing here lately. We had about eight inches on the ground, good time to play in the shop. I have been having fun with the jacketing. The little clips that hold the half wrappers are all made and riveted to the jacket and half wrappers. The top photo shows the clips and ...