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by Steamchris
Wed Mar 27, 2024 5:43 pm
Forum: Build Log
Topic: Project: N&W class J on 5"gauge
Replies: 218
Views: 250856

Re: Project: N&W class J on 5"gauge

you are on the home stretch! Looks great! What's your next locomotive going to be? Could always do a 1 inch scale narrow gauge East Broad top or Rio grande, or a N&W 4-8-0 for something smaller. The next one is almost finished, a chinese C2 narrow gauge locomotive, we've build it in the last 2 ...
by Steamchris
Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:13 pm
Forum: Build Log
Topic: Project: N&W class J on 5"gauge
Replies: 218
Views: 250856

Re: Project: N&W class J on 5"gauge

Hello everyone, After many, many hours of cleaning the brass paneling I could apply the paint so today I was finally able to put the boiler back on the chassis today. It's a great feeling to see the machine so complete again, even though there's still a lot of work to do, it was still an important s...
by Steamchris
Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:41 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: USA Trip from San Francisco to Las Vegas
Replies: 17
Views: 813

Re: USA Trip from San Francisco to Las Vegas

Thanks all for the good Infos. You guys are very helpful.

Chris
by Steamchris
Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:39 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: USA Trip from San Francisco to Las Vegas
Replies: 17
Views: 813

Re: USA Trip from San Francisco to Las Vegas

Christian, sorry to be of little help here as that is the opposite side of the country for me, but sometime in late May to July or August I am supposed to be in Hamburg, is there any way to see those beautiful locomotives in Germany later on in the summer? If you can squeeze it in, Chama New Mexico...
by Steamchris
Tue Mar 19, 2024 8:25 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: USA Trip from San Francisco to Las Vegas
Replies: 17
Views: 813

USA Trip from San Francisco to Las Vegas

Hello everyone, My club colleague and I are visiting the USA from the beginning to the end of May. We are from Germany and would like to visit a few live steam clubs on our route from San Francisco via LA to Las Vegas. The Sacramento live steamer is scheduled for May 4th. Maybe we'll meet one or two...
by Steamchris
Tue Mar 05, 2024 11:31 am
Forum: Build Log
Topic: Project: N&W class J on 5"gauge
Replies: 218
Views: 250856

Re: Project: N&W class J on 5"gauge

Hey Russ,

glad you like it.
Chris
by Steamchris
Tue Mar 05, 2024 8:09 am
Forum: Build Log
Topic: Project: N&W class J on 5"gauge
Replies: 218
Views: 250856

Re: Project: N&W class J on 5"gauge

Hello dear forum community, After a long time, a short update. After spending a lot of time renovating the new house, I was able to use the winter to finally disassemble the class J €611, clean it and start painting it. The frame is already in the new color and the chassis is already running again. ...
by Steamchris
Tue May 09, 2023 11:31 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Visiting midsouth live steamer
Replies: 13
Views: 2493

Re: Visiting midsouth live steamer

send me a PN with your mobile number
by Steamchris
Tue May 09, 2023 10:46 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Visiting midsouth live steamer
Replies: 13
Views: 2493

Re: Visiting midsouth live steamer

Hey Andy,

I will hopefully meet Duncan in a few Days at Canton. So then i get the book, thx again for that Andy, appreciate it.

Hope we will see us again in the future Andy.

All thes best

Chris
by Steamchris
Tue May 09, 2023 2:01 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Visiting midsouth live steamer
Replies: 13
Views: 2493

Re: Visiting midsouth live steamer

Hey Tim

you are every time more then welcome at our club.
We're now at New Orleans.

Regards
by Steamchris
Mon May 08, 2023 9:21 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Visiting midsouth live steamer
Replies: 13
Views: 2493

Re: Visiting midsouth live steamer

Hey Guys,

it was an awesome Day there. Met so many nice guys and had some good conversations. Wish i could has some more time there...but we had got heading to Memphis.
The RR is awesome, very wide and some good steaming bays.

All the best
Chris
by Steamchris
Thu May 04, 2023 5:15 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Visiting midsouth live steamer
Replies: 13
Views: 2493

Re: Visiting midsouth live steamer

That already sounds very good. I'm really looking forward to the day there and hope to spend interesting hours there