The Home Machinist!

I've been guilty of problem #3....

Mountaineer

Agree there are not enough people in the hobby. Makes designers who have produced incredible designs such as Don Young, Jim Krieder, Kozo Hiroaka all the more remarkable, just to name a few.

Mountaineer.

Gerry Penrose's drawings were published in Live Steam mag in the mid 1970's. Unfortunately, he did copy Martin Evan's design, dropping one driver, including Martin's mistakes. Martin Evan's had a habit of doing an approximation of the prototype- if you are using NYC drawings you may be better off do...

I don't need them, but I have to say, I appreciate when people selling items take the care to make it obvious what important dimensions are.

Mountaineer.

Tom was reachable via the email on his PLE site Hartford Shops, www.tacllc.biz as of two years ago. Hopefully he's still active.

Mountaineer.

Fluctuating steel prices driving you nuts?

Btw, Is there any 2.5" scale K27's boilers coming up at your place?

Mountaineer.

Interested in a 2.5" scale Nathan Moniter.

Mountaineer

Where are you?

Thanks for corrections, Marty. Confused both the home town and the first name of the builder. Wow, almost thirty years have passed since I pulled the throttle of Jim's almost finished Lucky7 on a track north of Toronto. Still remember how neat it felt and the felling of the suspension working a trac...

Is that the engine made by Don Small in Brantford Ontario?

Mountaineer

Do you know of the Winnipeg based Manitoba Live Steamers? Someone may have info in that group.

Mountaineer.

Yes! That's the 7.5" gauge model I was trying to remember. Thanks for the pics and the video that started this thread. Beautiful engine.

Mountaineer.