The Home Machinist!

The 4-4-0 No 5 in the third listing is Bill Van Brocklin's. See http://ibls.org/mediawiki/index.php?tit ... lin#Loco_5

There are several photos listed on eBay reportedly taken in Pennsylvania in the 1960's. Can anyone identify the people, places and year? https://www.ebay.com/itm/4-LIVE-STEAM-Locomotive-Scale-Train-Photos-in-Pennsylvania-1960-s-Steamers-A1-/133914481078?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m254...

Tony Hubner wrote a fascinating article about the start of Meg Steam and the creation of "Wendy".

http://ibls.org/mediawiki/index.php?tit ... nc#History

Enjoy!

I would like to see a forum on turnout construction. It would help me personally, as I have started a home railroad and have immediate need to build several turnouts. I'm open to storing files on the IBLS website, but they are always related to articles in the IBLS "wiki". Otherwise there ...

Here are some more ideas.

http://ibls.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Engine_Stand

http://ibls.org/mediawiki/index.php?ti ... ngine_Lift

Just wanted to follow up on Edward's original question, if anyone has a set of Barto's prints for the 1 inch scale Southern Atlantic A-6 drawings.

How about the air compressor from a Lincoln Town Car. They used it to inflate the ride cushion bladders. Very quiet. I found one used on eBay.

I was just made aware of GL Huyett, an on-line seller of many of the parts required when building live steam equipment, such as rivets, key stock, drill rod, taper pins, etc.

http://ibls.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=G.L._Huyett

Regards,
Daris

There is a side view photo of a bracket here:

http://ibls.org/mediawiki/index.php?ti ... _Generator

And here:

http://ibls.org/mediawiki/index.php?ti ... _Generator

I saw an advertisement in "Live Steam" magazine, May 1991, page 46, promoting a book by D.A. Butler, entitled, "Building the Atlantic 442 SP 3000 Class".

Does anyone have a copy of this book?

Does anyone have any information regarding castings or drawings of Lawrence Murphy? He advertised a set of castings and drawings under the company name "Rialto Models" in The Modelmaker in October and December 1928.

Here is a list of known 1/2 inch scale design, but this is not complete.

http://ibls.org/mediawiki/index.php?tit ... inch_scale