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Hello Gerd,

looks really nice, although I liked the former version, which looked similar to my 7.25" version.

Hello Gerhard,

thank you for the posting and the update. I didn't found the time to post since you sent me the informations.

Hello from Germany, at the moment, I cannot tell very much about him, but his 3.5" layout was the spot for the first meeting of the german livesteam club (DBC-D) after it was founded. And that happened in 1968. You can see some photos of engines, he build (two different Niagara) under http://ww...

Well done Gerd, I really enjoy your progress. And for the US modellers over here, don't forget the On3 and On30 crowd. I'm a member of a really small group (core 2 members + one additional member in the meantime), who model in On3 since 1997. Reason for this was the Convention for American Railroadf...

Jep, I can confirm that too. Met Jack at Joshua Tree during the 4th of July meet, where he only had the rolling fram with him. We chatted a lot of time, and the visit to his job was amazing, especially the ride in the backseat of his Model T car. Jack, absolulte fantastic work. Greetings from German...

Hello, if you don't mind to use a little foreign desing, check out the light-railway engine on the website of the SEV Kuernbach in Germany: http://www.sev-kuernbach.de/brunnauer/feldbahnlok/bilderseiten/index.htm Although this locomotive is designed for 5" gauge and all is in grman, you could r...

I have build a model of the RGS speeder (constructed after the On3-model of Grandt Line) as a gas-electric-hybrid for the Triennial 2003. I had to change the scale from the correct 2.5" to 3" scale to get the gas-engine (4-stroke), the alternator, the batteries and the drivemotor into the ...

Hi LL,

thank's for the info. I didn't knew, that someone else hat the patterns (btw, afaik Rudy had the patterns at the foundry).

Best would be to ask Paul or Peter Moseley / Ron Schmidt.

Hi LL, that was Rudy van Wingen of Como Roundhouse Products. Rudy was a friend of mine and died by cancer in april 2006, just some month before the 2006 triennial and my return back to California. I had hoped to see him one last time, but that failed. Paul took over the business and renamend it to R...

Hello Bruce, welcome. And yes, I know, that's Kevin at the top and you at the lower section, because I put both photos together, and also shot both photos. I know Kevin I think since the IBLS 2000 run or at least since Joshua Tree 2003, where he was with his C&S mogul and the #340, and me with m...

I know what you mean. I have my beard since 1982, and in the 90's, for a couple of month I shaved it complete. I looked so young, I never expected, and let it grow again :lol: And now back to the thread: I put together two photos of Kevin Doe and Bruce Saylor. Compare it by yourself and see, if you ...

thank's for all the answers and pictures. In the meantime, I got an additional confirmation, that it was the same engine as on the photos, now owned by Bruce Saylor and original build and owned by kevin Doe. The reason, why I was thinking about a different engine was the missing spark-arrestor at Ki...