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Hello My Friends Here is something you may find useful, a link to the Disney American thread. It picks up where the tender tank started. There is also some tender tank info in the Nickel Plate Berkshire thread from some time ago. Happy Model Building Jack http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopi...

Hello My Friends Thank you Russ and Berkman. 762 will be basically the same as Peter Knott's and Tom Lawson's Berkshires. Peter's engine was sort of a generic Nickel Plate Berkshire. It was not an S1, S2, or S3. Tom's was a very accurate model of an S3. Jim's will be all S2. There were only very min...

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From a while back.
Jack
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And here is something you may find useful. Sometimes we must locate holes in a boiler jacket or wrapper. For this you can make up some plugs with adjustable points. I just use regular pipe plugs. Drill and tap them in the lathe and make some threaded points. These are threaded into the boiler and th...

Hello My Friends Here is another project that has found it's way into the shop. Jim Kreider's Nickel Plate Berkshire #762. Jim grew up watching Berks run and his dad worked for the Nickel Plate. Jim's dad would take him to the roundhouse when it was full of these engines. As you probably know Jim de...

Hello My Friends Here are some snappies of the baggage car. The roof has been coming along with the ends coming together slowly. They are being made of glued up segments of plywood. Solid lumber can be a bit unstable and can change size with changes in humidity. So segments were cut out using the ba...

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I would be interested in making the clam shell door. Brad Bluth already makes a 2-1/2" butterfly door.
Jack

Hello My Friends Here is a story about a Raritan. One spring meet at LALS Mike Getscher had this very cool little 3-1/2" gauge Tich. Now thats a tiny engine! I was privelidged to run the tiny engine around the inner loop a couple laps. What a hoot! But you better hold your jaw right, a tiny spoonful...

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Anyone have a drawing of this door? I would like a copy if you do. I looked in my books and I can find drawings of everything but this door. That looks like something that would be fun to make.
Jack

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Magnificent! 611 has always been one of my favorites, and you have captured her beautifully. Bare metal is cool to look at, but a model isn't finished until it's painted. And you are correct, bad painting and finishing can diminish a good model.
Jack

Hello My Friends Managed to get a few hours in fiddling with the Hudson. Sometimes I just need a break from the shop, so Sunday was spent outside doing gardening and moving dirt for the railway. The running board supports have been quite a puzzle and they are almost finished up. Saturday was spent o...

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Moving is quite a chore, especially heavy machinery. But this is a good thing as you will be closer to Tehachapi.
Jack