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- Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:22 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: The backshop
- Replies: 4
- Views: 654
Re: The backshop
Ok...thanks
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:21 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: The backshop
- Replies: 4
- Views: 654
The backshop
Is Mike Venezia still open ?.....I can never get any answers to emails about parts ?
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:25 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Auto rack
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1127
Re: Auto rack
Hmm...interesting ideas....never thought about the barbie Chevy's?...that might be an affordable idea, with a repaint job?......personally I was thinking about a load of something older, say like maybe some 1935 Ford sedans?....I know that would place the auto rack carrier, newer than the load, and ...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 7:14 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Auto rack
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1127
Auto rack
I'm thinking my next car building project might be one of the old double decker, open auto racks from the 1960s ??....been googling and looking around online for 1 1/2 scale model cars to carry in it...but no luck?.......anybody have any idea where model autos of this size can be found ??
- Sun Feb 25, 2024 1:42 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Little engines crossheads
- Replies: 2
- Views: 962
Re: Little engines crossheads
Why do you need CNC ?....just fabricate your own
- Mon Feb 19, 2024 4:33 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Car builder
- Replies: 2
- Views: 645
Re: Car builder
Yes...that's it....thanks.....I couldn't spit it out....lol
- Mon Feb 19, 2024 12:48 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Car builder
- Replies: 2
- Views: 645
Car builder
Whats the name of the car builder, from North Central Illinois....I see them at the Illinois live steamers a lot....I think they build the beer can tank cars....name is right on the tip of my tongue ...can't spit it out?.....owners name is Jim ???...
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 3:36 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Trainman injector starting valves
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1286
Re: Trainman injector starting valves
I had this happen several times with those start valves, I'd find the injectors plugged up with o ring material.....sent them back, ...got them back ..tried again, and it happened again ....that's when I junked them....have never had any trouble with the ones from eccentric engineer.....they work gr...
- Tue Jan 23, 2024 10:55 am
- Forum: Casting & Foundry Work
- Topic: Casting supplies
- Replies: 2
- Views: 875
Casting supplies
Is budget casting supply co. Still in business ?.....I need some new crucibles and other supplies.......
- Sat Jan 20, 2024 4:14 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Allen Model Website Back Online!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 837
Re: Allen Model Website Back Online!
This is gonna force people..like me ..to go.back to my early pattern making days and home foundry...I haven't used the foundry in years...what with my mill, and access to CNC ...I can carve a casting out of a solid block of iron, and be way ahead of the game, by the time you get a pattern made and g...
- Sat Jan 20, 2024 3:59 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Allen Model Website Back Online!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 837
Re: Allen Model Website Back Online!
I remember the days of catalogs, phone calls, and mail in orders .....bypassing all the technology geeks and hackers
- Sat Jan 20, 2024 11:58 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Allen Model Website Back Online!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 837
Re: Allen Model Website Back Online!
Totals to no sales ...no dollars