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A couple more tender photos.

Meanwhile, 762’s tender is complete and awaits the locomotive. It is dressed in its Sunday best for show at the 1948 Chicago Railroad Fair. Bob Chamberlain is shown shining it up. He’s in charge of keeping the locomotive and tender looking good, especially when we get it out and get it dirty. I’ve g...

Jack has coffee pots both in the house and the shop!

Jim Kreider

Looking into the smokebox -

More pictures including one closeup of the frame construction.

This from Trevor; Yes, from about 1998 to 2012 I shared a workshop near Port Orchard, Washington with Dennis Weaver and Geoff Robinson (the owner) I retired to Arizona, Geoff sold his big boy parts, left the hobby and retired first to Reno and now to Asheville. Dennis still lives in the area with hi...

The other highlight of the Maricopa Live Steamers meet that I attended on 10/29-30/21 was the running debut of Trevor Heath’s 4-8-4 + 4-8-4 1.5” scale, 7-1/2” gauge NSWGR (New South Wales Government Railway) Australian AD60 Garratt. The locomotive is 13’ 6” long, has cast main frames, is superheated...

On display on 10/29/21 at the Maricopa Live Steamers was an 1-1/2” scale N&W 2-8-8-2 Y6b, the latest work of Bruno Platzer. It is in the process of having its propane burner system installed. It is probably the first 1-1/2” scale locomotive to make extensive use of “printed parts”. The parts wer...

I have just the spot for one of the first 4000C's!

Jim Kreider

The master craftsman, Jack Bodenmann, and his work.

Jim Kreider

The Okadee Hinges and smaller strap hinges are part of the Berkshire part inventory.
Jim Kreider

When I did the machining drawings for the Berkshire parts, I tried to anticipate things that were attached to the individual parts or castings and drill and tap attachment holes as required. I figured it was a lot easier to figure that stuff out while you are machining individual parts than to try a...