3 1/2" gauge LBSC Juilet info wanted

[JohnHudak]

Hi All, I purchased a 3 1/2" gauge Juliet from the auction at the Cabin Fever show this past winter. Here's a picture of it, does anyone recognize it? I'm just trying to find out who used to own it, how it ran, etc.... I haven't done anything with it yet, but I think I"m going to be soon...
Thanks; John

[alanstepney]

I dont know anything about that specific one, but Juliet is a superb loco, will pull a reasonable load and runs well.

They are simple to build, and to maintain, and great fun to "play " with.

I built one back in,... about 1964 or 5, and helped build a batch of 5 some years later.

[Bill Shields]

I just spent a day rebuilding a throttle on one of those critters last weekend for a fellow PLS member in the PA area.

Looks like a really nice / good running little loco....robust, simple and easy to fire.

Only drawback - no tender....

Oh well, cannot have everything...

He DID have complete set of drawings (which helped with throttle disassembly) - brand new, so I assume they are available from someone in the UK.

Alan S. can help with that if you need it.

If you don't want to pay air-mail and are willing to wait a while, I can bring a set of drawings back for you from there..

[Curtis_F]

He DID have complete set of drawings (which helped with throttle disassembly) - brand new, so I assume they are available from someone in the UK.

AJ Reeves has them.

Actually AJ Reeves has a very impressive collection of castings and drawings or small gauge engines. No comparison to any vendors here in the States.


Cheers,

Curtis F.

[JohnHudak]

I just spent a day rebuilding a throttle on one of those critters last weekend for a fellow PLS member in the PA area.

Looks like a really nice / good running little loco....robust, simple and easy to fire.

Only drawback - no tender....

Oh well, cannot have everything...

He DID have complete set of drawings (which helped with throttle disassembly) - brand new, so I assume they are available from someone in the UK.

Alan S. can help with that if you need it.

If you don't want to pay air-mail and are willing to wait a while, I can bring a set of drawings back for you from there..

Thanks Bill, I may take you up on that... BTW, it appears that my loco is a Juliet 2 and according to Reeves is a different set of prints as the standard Juliet..
John

[Bill Shields]

Reeves is only a few KM from our offices in the UK, so a 'stop by' is not out of the question.

Last year I brought back 24" of 5" copper pipe to build a boiler...and didn't get any ???? from customs at all...

Probably because it was stuffed with dirty laundry

Once you get it running, if you are coming east to WLS, you will need an aux water supply, since the on-board panniers probably won't carry enough to get you around the 1/2 mile of hilly track.

[Andypullen]

Hey Bill,

I need a length of 4 1/2" diameter copper pipe. I'll get you a length...It's for my Coventry 0-6-0.

Thanks,

Andy

[Bill Shields]

Reeves lists it. I can get one of the guys in the office to order it and have it delivered to the office anytime.

My schedule has me out / around everywhere except the UK until maybe February 2012 for pickup, if that is OK with you.

24" will set you back best part of $200 (there is tax to pay there).

If you need some odd-size flues at the same time (like 7/16"), I can get in a bundle.

[Andypullen]

Thanks Bill...

I'm not in ANY hurry. Let me scrape that together and I'll get you the money.

Andy

[xo18thfa]

In the "Model Engineer", LBSC described 2 boilers for Juliet. One is a regular loco type for coal and the other was a "Smithies" type for oil fire. Has anyone ever seen a Smithies type in 3.5" gauge?

[LVRR2095]

In the "Model Engineer", LBSC described 2 boilers for Juliet. One is a regular loco type for coal and the other was a "Smithies" type for oil fire. Has anyone ever seen a Smithies type in 3.5" gauge?

LBSC described building Juliet in both 3/4" scale and 3/8" scale for Gauge 1.
If I remember correctly....the Smithies boiler was for the Ga. 1 version.

Keith

[xo18thfa]

In the "Model Engineer", LBSC described 2 boilers for Juliet. One is a regular loco type for coal and the other was a "Smithies" type for oil fire. Has anyone ever seen a Smithies type in 3.5" gauge?

LBSC described building Juliet in both 3/4" scale and 3/8" scale for Gauge 1.
If I remember correctly....the Smithies boiler was for the Ga. 1 version.

Keith

I know of the Gauge 1 version, that boiler is Smithies. But there was a Smithies for the 3.5" gauge too. It is in the June 5, 1947 edition of Model Engineer. It has a 2.5" dia by 11.5" long inner barrel, 3 "Averill" tube. Wet back head. The outer wrapper is the same dimension as the regular loco boiler. It's is certainly is different. Wondering if anyone ever tried it.