The Home Machinist's 3/4" Scale Locomotive Roster

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Here is a picture of me relaxing with a friend and my Maisie at GGLS.

My Tich is at the end of the track.

Gordon French
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Time to get this thread going again!
Here is Larry M’s little 3/4” scale Reading center cab loco at the Pioneer Valley Live Steamers.

Keith
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I agree!

Working on an OS Porter Mogul which I'm converting to a western style Baldwin. I can't believe I found this absolutely untouched original kit a few years ago. Every bag was still intact.
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Steve Bratina wrote: Sat Oct 29, 2011 8:19 pm I was looking through some old magazines during the week and trying to find a certain picture. It took a while but I got her. The guy with the Harwick mentioned that he had no history on it. I was wondering, since engines go through rebuilds and slight changes, if this could have been that engine in an earlier time. If not, I wonder what ever became of Mr Burtt's engine?
Well Steve, I believe she resides in my shop right now here in Lenox IA.
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Built in the early 1980's between the ages of 13 and 16, some pictures of my Rob Roy, a 3/4" scale Caledonian Railway dock shunter.
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my 3/4" kozo new shay. I hope to live long enough to finish it, and then I hope to find some 3.5" gage rails :)
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LBSC Petrolea built by Nels Burtt, finished in 1948. ONels Burtt quickly sold the loco to George Murray (1908-2001) of Manchester CT who resold it to Pershing Scott (1919-2002) of Cedar Rapids IA around 1953. In 2018 I purchased this, along with many letters between Murray and Scotty.
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Should have added, now resides in Lenox IA. When I purchased it, took a few hours work to clean everything and make a few repairs. This winter I made a new axle pump plunger too. Waiting on warmer weather for another test run.
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Steve Goodbody wrote: Thu Feb 28, 2019 7:38 am Built in the early 1980's between the ages of 13 and 16, some pictures of my Rob Roy, a 3/4" scale Caledonian Railway dock shunter.
That is a mighty impressive accomplishment for a teenager!
"One cannot learn to swim without getting his feet wet." - Benjamin Maggi
- Building: 7.25" gauge "Sweet Pea" named "Catherine"
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Made a lot of mistakes and learnt a lot along the way Benjamin!
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joerom wrote: Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:53 pm hello guys,here is the cast frames for the 3/4 Challenger.
Another set has surfaced:
https://www.stationroadsteam.com/3-12-i ... code-9218/
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Ryker Carruthers wrote: Thu Feb 28, 2019 7:17 pm LBSC Petrolea built by Nels Burtt, finished in 1948. ONels Burtt quickly sold the loco to George Murray (1908-2001) of Manchester CT who resold it to Pershing Scott (1919-2002) of Cedar Rapids IA around 1953. In 2018 I purchased this, along with many letters between Murray and Scotty.
Gorgeous. I’ve always wanted one of those.

I should probably just build one after I finish my Juliet.

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A little locomotive with 4 wheels on the track is a lot more fun
than a 1/2 finished one with 16 wheels on the bench!
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