The Home Machinist!

Who built it, and do they still have: Drawings of the individual parts? I'd like to put those in my war chest.

The tender trucks on the USATC 190 class 2-8-2s. It looks very much like a standard gauge A-3 Ride Control truck side frame, but with a shortened wheelbase and narrow gauge bolster. Has anyone seen any drawings for this? If it was also the trucks retrofitted to the 70 class tenders, I'm familiar wi...

The trucks are the only really intricate parts, thats where most of your budget will go.

Ive got them. Its going to be the Fall before I can possibly do anything with them.

NGX will be back up soon. All the members still network. Hosting issues shut it down, our ISP was horrible, thats what let it go off for a while. It might be back up in late July I paid for it 100%, but I ran it for everyone. There were 3 rules; ( 1: having a NG project to work toward, 2: seeking th...

I'm not producing them, I just know that those drawings exist and are being scanned. When they are all ready to go Ill tell you all about it.

I'll better that print. How about a large number of the real Alco blueprints for that specific locomotive? There are other OR&L sets coming as well. These will be scan files on DVD, available sometime soon. If you are interested put your below and wait. And wait, and wait. Ill get you the details wh...

I sure hope the Swanton guys had that original boiler 3D scanned for future reference and projects. Document all work on historic equipment.

John, are you wanting to build: 3' gauge, 26" wheels, 4" x 7" journals?

Greg, how did they calculate what to charge you for the drivers?

What metals do they pour grey only, or ductile, bronze, brass, too?

I know who to ask about a power reverse questions now. Tim, your the PR guy now.

I've got one assembly drawing of the E type. I'll look at it and see if I has anything good on it that you might need.