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Hello fans of modeling the N&W locomotives, Today the equalizing system for use with the trailer has been completed, more than 60 parts! Everything is fitting now (width, length and mobility). Centers of axles are at the correct height, which is very important due to absence of any correction sr...

Dan, Many thanks for posting that link to download the rich PDF manual of the 8 1/2 Westinghouse CC pump! Geof, For we built / are still building our N&W locomotives for 5 ", scale 1 : 10 (!) we are strongly interested to have reliable working scale CC pumps, too. With the Y6b there are two...

Detailed nicely, indeed! More of those details, please!
Asteamhead

Hello steamchris and all other fans of mainline steam action! Well, we know very well all we may show to you might be available in US, too and even bigger. But let me state some facts which might be of interest to those visiting Europe and are looking for steam trains besides 'Furka', 'Harzquerbahn'...

Rob,
Just one more photo showing the method to help bending by means of milled caverns on the inner side of metal sheets.
Asteamhead

Rob, Thank you for your kind recognition! I intended to explain the process of building to be useful for other modelers, fine! The side sheets made of stainless steel were just 3 mm (1/8 ") thick. Thus they were bent by means of a strong vice and a hammer similar as shown with the L-profiles. A...

Trailer axle boxes
The axle boxes were made of round bronze to hold a pair of ball bearings and one external slide ring due to the most dirty place of the loco where they are placed.
The liners being welded to the side bars will get a thin shoe made of bronze to improve precision.

More about welding the parts together. To achieve the side bars and both in line and rectangular, several supports and clamps were in use. Made of aluminium or copper they helped to reduce shrinking and deforming during TIG-welding. To achieve exact assembly of side bars and front end was the most c...

Hello to all friends of the N&W RR and lifesteam! Starting today to continue my elder thread 'A with Timken running gear' in the Lifesteam forum in this better adapted forum now. Harold, do you think it might be better to transfer my former thread into this one, too improveing access? Let me sta...

Hello Jack,
Did a similar job by using laser cuts made of stainless .02 sheets. But watching your very precise brass work it's time to reconsider! There are so many different ways to do such a job by talented persons.
Thank you again for posting!
Asteamhead

Hallo Jack, It's looking like quite an easy job as you desribe your work! But we modelers out here worked for hours and hours trying to do the same somtimes. No straight edges but different radius' everywhere one looks at. Your NYC Hudson will look as fine as the prototype did when new on the rails,...

Hello Jack,
All we fans will follow up each of your posts with high interest!
Asteamhead