The Home Machinist!

Price reduced to $12,500.00.

A video running single headed from the engineer's POV can be found here:
https://vimeo.com/818231757/2673f634d4

Some more photos and magazine article.

Up for sale is master machinist Henry Cranna's 7.5" gauge double headed live steam Invicta train. This one of a kind setup allows the engineer to sit comfortably on a bench car and run one or both locomotives via a series of control cables from a beautifully made control panel. This train was f...

As promised, more pictures. Note the micro laser-welded engine shroud, welded on three seams into a perfectly square enclosure.

Allen Models has fully machined Schroeder Shay crank cases available in a limited run. This is one of the most difficult parts to machine on the engine and these are presented as a time saver, machined by a professional shop. https://allenmodels.com/s149-1-crank-case-machined.html There are three le...

Allen Models is now offering a laser cut cab kit for the three truck Schroeder Shay. Comes with all rivets and aluminum angle needed to finish the cab. Link: https://allenmodels.com/s216-1-shay-cab-kit.html We'll have some more photos of the assembled cab and parts grouping in the coming weeks, but ...

I should also mention that these come out to 4" dia at the flange-to-tread interface when machined. The rough castings are 4.1" at that interface. All the Allen 4" wheels are the same in that regard.

We have a new 4" diameter thick spiral back wheel for smaller narrow gauge locomotive pilot trucks and and rolling stock.

The unmachined tread area is 0.75" and unmachined flange area is 0.5".

Find them at: https://allenmodels.com/m500-1-thick-sp ... wheel.html

These items have been sold.

These items are tentatively sold.

ChipsAhoy wrote: ↑Sat Jan 07, 2023 11:13 pm Continental US... any state except Hawaii?

Actually, USPS flat rate covers Hawaii and Alaska as well, so all US states.