A champion is born.

[pkeiser]

Ralph, Part number 1466N2.
1/2" thick X 3/4" wide with adhesive backing. Comes in a 36" roll.
Catolog # 122, page 3586.
If you look that up in the catolog or online you will find different sizes that are available.
Make sure you get the adhesive backing.

[pkeiser]

Finally finished painting this beast. Time to put a fire in the girl for the first time and see where all my leaks are.

[Steam Engine Dan]

she is beautiful paul, a masterpiece.

[boomerralph]

Paul, Your "beast" looks really good

[Love4Steam]

Ralph, Part number 1466N2.
1/2" thick X 3/4" wide with adhesive backing. Comes in a 36" roll.
Catolog # 122, page 3586.
If you look that up in the catolog or online you will find different sizes that are available.
Make sure you get the adhesive backing.

I believe you ment 1466N28 as I do not see 1466N2 in the catalog.

[pkeiser]

Putting fire to Northern for the first time.To get the most crap out of the boiler I put in 3 cheap safety valves and fired her up 3 different times. First time I pulled the fire at 60 lbs. then 90 lbs. and then 150 lbs. and blew her down each time. I found from experience the safteys get clogged with junk on the first firings. Now I put in Superscale safteys because I think most of the boiler debrie is out.

[pkeiser]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSqNxDrSMqc



Driving 1690 at the Pasco Central & Gulf railroad Santa Clause train.

[Asteamhead]

Hello Paul,
Congratulations! Your cab looks like a 'home cabin', ready to run! Just in time as a big christmas present.
Best luck to you and your engine!
Asteamhead

[pkeiser]

This video is of my 1690 Northern in Florida last week. The Northern 1637 I just finished has not seen a video camera yet.

[pkeiser]

Finally got around to posting the first time on the railroad. This is Nick Edward's Wimberley Tx railroad.Nick is in the first picture.
The locomotive is a Beast ! We blew her down and the next day Bob Hornsby lettered her. The man is an artist ! I left the lettering to the master.
This is Bob at Thanksgivin, and Nick at the Keisers .

[pkeiser]

Hey, it's friday. To all my machine shop friends.

[pkeiser]

Shortly I'm off to Florida for the winter meets. Always, A GREAT time of trains and fellowship with friends.
When I get back to the Keiser shops in March I'm going to drag in Mike's Northern and gaudy it up a bit with detail.
Example to follow of my 1690 Northern. I study pictures and then draw stuff out and then make it.