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To the best of my knowledge, I ended up with the last two sets of castings for this locomotive. The set that was listed in this ad have long been sold. My 2nd set is nearly ready to be run on air. But I haven't touched this project in years.

Once Jeff gets the locomotive painted (and then nice and dirty from coal and cylinder oil), it'll look like this. Gail Gish and Jeff built a pair of these engines in 1.5" scale for 4.75" track. We had an opportunity to double head both locomotives at St. Croix last fall. I believe this was...

<<Isn't that the engine you sold to Ben Smith?>> Hey, that's me ;-) I ran that locomotive for several years before switching to 1.5" narrow gauge. I sold it (14??) years ago to a gentleman in California (Dave Artinian??). Last I heard, he had it repaired after FedEx speared the shipping crate w...

Yup, you are absolutely correct. I just looked through the article and the two engine are in Alamosa and Colorado Springs. Chalk it up to a brain fart, I guess.

Looks like I have a buyer. Unless something changes, this setup is now sold.

This would be built into a very accurate model of a D&RGW T-12. Gail and Warren serialized this locomotive in Moteltec in the mid 1980's using measurements from the prototype at the Colorado RR Museum. The prints cover a tremendous amount of the detail parts as well. Here's a couple pics of the ...

I've got an extra set of castings for a Warren Weston - Gail Gish narrow gauge D&RGW T-12 4-6-0. These are 1.5" scale 4-3/4" gauge. I have an identical chassis ready for air and don't need this additional set. I've also got a complete set of prints. I believe this is quite likely to be...

That engine belongs to Jessi Krebs. He's a member of our 1" RR club in Goehner, Nebraska. I do believe he did purchase it from a gentleman somewhere along the East Coast. There are additional photos here:

www.the-chippewa.org

-Ben

Thanks Guys! The PM site just really irked me. I've got a nice selection of "professional" gear in my shop and do quite a bit of low volume production work on a commercial level. The Craftsman saw really is a quality, American made unit. Didn't really understand the snubbing from one perso...

Got my butt handed to me for asking this same question on the Practical Machinist board.... Guess out of all the machines in the shop this one doesn't qualify as response worthy. Anyhow.. I have an opportunity to bring another band saw into the shop. This is a Craftsman 7" Horizontal Band saw. ...

Thanks everyone. The locomotive has been sold.

I started working on this locomotive several years ago but have been more focused on my 4.75" modeling. As such, this project hasn't been touched in nearly 3 years. It's time to pass this along to someone who will finish it. This is a narrow gauge 2.5" scale 7.5" gauge Rio Grande Sout...

Thanks for your inquiries, everyone. The engine is no longer available.