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by Goose
Sat Sep 11, 2010 5:50 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: I need contact....
Replies: 12
Views: 2627

Re: I need contact....

but i think with an german (.de) behind i cant join this side, so pls answer on the first adress Hello Chris, must be a different problem, because I'm registered with a german email-address, and some others too. Greetings from Werl Hubert The Goose BTW, I've seen you and your wonderful engine a cou...
by Goose
Sat Sep 11, 2010 5:46 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: I need contact....
Replies: 12
Views: 2627

Re: I need contact....

Can you post video or photographs of the rail fasteners? It looks like some sort of clips that are screwed into the ties. Thanks Fred Hello Fred, you are right, that are clips, which are screwed to the metal-ties. With metal ties, bolts and nuts are used. You can also fasten the rail to wood ties w...
by Goose
Sat Sep 11, 2010 5:29 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: WASHAKUM LIVE STEAMERS MEET 2010
Replies: 7
Views: 2507

Re: WASHAKUM LIVE STEAMERS MEET 2010

Hello Dave, thank's for the videos, I really enjoyed them. A really nice layout, and I envy you about all the nice layouts over their. And I'm also pleased to see and hear Jack, since it's now more than 14 months, since I was over in the US and at Bitter Creek. All the videos help me stay in contact...
by Goose
Tue Aug 10, 2010 11:46 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Chloe Rebuilding progress
Replies: 27
Views: 6979

Re: Chloe Rebuilding progress

Hello Jason, I just found your video through Mike's posting on facebook, and I only can say "GREAT!!!" Thank you very much for posting it, I really enjoyed the ride. It brings back old memories, and it's also good to see wellknown faces, living so far away on the other side of the Atlantic...
by Goose
Sat May 01, 2010 3:12 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Portola Valley & Alpine spring invitational pics
Replies: 7
Views: 1817

Re: Portola Valley & Alpine spring invitational pics

Harlock wrote:and mo...
Hi,

sorry to correct you, but it's not C&S #41.

The engine is a model of RGS #41 http://www.projectrgs41.org/
by Goose
Tue Mar 16, 2010 12:05 pm
Forum: Riding Scale Railroading
Topic: The "Bear Creek News Gazette" - Issue 2010
Replies: 15
Views: 9135

Hello, I started this watertank a couple of years ago for a section of the lightrailroad at the indoor live steam festival in Sinsheim. Personal problems with the organisation and the change over to Karlsruhe made the decision, not to patricipate anymore, and so I had no use for the tank. The frame ...
by Goose
Mon Feb 15, 2010 12:16 pm
Forum: Riding Scale Railroading
Topic: dnrg #50 in 2.5 scale
Replies: 3
Views: 4191

BTW, their is a yahoo-group devoted to this engine: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Davenport2245/
by Goose
Thu Feb 11, 2010 4:28 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Crazy locomotive project to model!
Replies: 16
Views: 6236

Hi,

this engine was featured in the Narrow Gauge & Shortline Gazette september/october 1993. It was one of the early issues, since I got my first subscription after my first vacation in Florida.
by Goose
Sat Jan 23, 2010 5:10 am
Forum: Riding Scale Railroading
Topic: A Galooping Goose
Replies: 10
Views: 9246

Hi, der Builder here in Germany used to small motors attached direct to the axles of the second truck, which is also the powered-truck by the prototype. Perhaps, one motor would be enough, because you have to connect the second axle with the chain. On the prototype, the original straight six powered...
by Goose
Thu Jan 21, 2010 11:38 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Locomotive drawings, USA and Germany
Replies: 12
Views: 4802

Annother source for the class 64 engine are the drawings from Wittmann, whcih can be bougth from the Garba-Verlag: http://www.garba.de/ Under "Archiv Wittmann" click on "Modellbaupläne" and on the listing, which appears, you will find "BR 64 (Bubikopf)". Another america...
by Goose
Tue Jan 19, 2010 12:01 pm
Forum: Riding Scale Railroading
Topic: A Galooping Goose
Replies: 10
Views: 9246

Hello Charlie, the first question is, which Goose you want to build. Their is a scale model model of #2 on the track (built by Dennis Weaver), and some of #6 from different builder. Over here in Germany, their is a 3 truck Goose (3, 4 or 5) under construction, but for 5" gauge. For the Goose un...
by Goose
Thu Nov 26, 2009 11:45 am
Forum: Riding Scale Railroading
Topic: Let it plow, let it plow, let it plow.....
Replies: 11
Views: 8703

Hello Bruce, nice video. I just had to check with google-maps the area to believe, that there where 8" of snow possible. I only remember AZ from my stay in Phoenix, and that was very hot. And for Gerd, I really like the snow-plow and once had such a model in 1/4" scale On3. Good job as all...