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"Glenn Brooks" Ken, Fascinating photos! Very British with rear coal platform and open cab!! Did these models run on alcohol in those days? Glenn Sir Glenn-- Today is Monday, March 20th.... 1:47 PM, PDT... Would you believe that in poking around on Chaski--Home Machinist, I only just found ...

Hey everybody,I have the neg's for both the photo's I posted.I don't know if you still can get them blown up and printed these day's, what with all the cell phone tech.I will look around to see if it is still done here in Cleveland. SIR-- Send your negatives to "Dwayne's Photo" in Parsons,...

Hi Keith-- Whatever you say !! I was only repeating what "Postwar Bob" told me. I'll have to look at the movie again, see if I can freeze the frame, and see if I can tell how many wheels in the front and back it has. Take care. Ken Shattock IBLS OK-- Illustrious Keith Taylor and all others...

**********THE MYSTERY IS HEREBY SOLVED !!! ************ The locomotive shown at GGLS years ago is a 3/4-inch scale, 3 1/2-inch gauge 2-6-6-2 built by the late "Lester D. Friend" of Danvers, MA. The late GGLS Member ''HENRY PASS'' got hold of it and tried to "turn it around" and m...

**********THE MYSTERY IS HEREBY SOLVED !!! ************ The locomotive shown at GGLS years ago is a 3/4-inch scale, 3 1/2-inch gauge 2-6-6-2 built by the late "Lester D. Friend" of Danvers, MA. The late GGLS Member ''HENRY PASS'' got hold of it and tried to "turn it around" and m...

Hey Sir Rob-- If what you say about Andy's H-8 is true, how do you explain this :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCW1ndiDIek



Ken Shattock
IBLS

The big C&O articulated was a real monster and the largest locomotive Andy C. ever built. He was a master at fabrication of parts or milling parts from sold stock. It is doubtful that any patterns exist for the locomotive. The new owner is back East somewhere nearer to the C&O heritage of t...

Hi Guys-- Check out this auction site for California Auctions in Ventura and see if any of you can identify the builder !! They think it was "Factory-built" ! Ha, Ha.. http://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/alco-live-steam-model-locomotive-and-tender-155-c-f6f4fc1a05 Ken Shattock IBLS

Hi Everybody-- Bill Yoder in Germany who has amassed a large listing of 3/4" locomotives and photographs, is still looking for the whereabouts of a Langworthy Hudson. He describes this item thusly : " One of my main questions now: I’m listing the original Langworthy Hudson, code designatio...

You would have to ask that question to Bill Zingheim in Port Hadlock, WA-- the main guy that is running the show.
Contact Bill at: zing@olympus.net

Cheers.

Ken Shattock
IBLS

The initial stages of a new Live Steam club at Mineral, WA (neighbor to the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad) is slowly entering the planning stages. Tom Murray of Tacoma, WA donated his large 7 1/2" gauge trackage from his Estate along with ten beautiful locomotives. Looks like instant railroad and...

Hi Everybody... Just wanted to share a couple more historic live steam photographs. Back in September-1951, the 19th Annual Brotherhood of Live Steamers Meet was held in Oakland, CA hosted by the Golden Gate Live Steamers. There were many in attendance who came from all over the Country. Two live st...