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The boilers we build for the American are all steel. They have 31 - .375" OD seemless tubes. All TIG welded together. The Boiler is 5.5625" OD throughout. There are two flue configuration options, the .375" OD flue (31) or .500" flue (20). We ran our American for 5 hours straight...

We are currently working on new patterns, design changes and more for the small scale line. It is going to come back.

We have the drawing for the original version (cast aluminum) that has some basic dimensions on it. If interested, email me.

We sell the 1860s boxcar RTR for $1200.00

We will be offering a 2.5" scale version in the very near future. I have attached some photos and video of the prototype working the bugs out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGths6wONbQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJ3NfMcj48s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGths6wONbQ

I have drawings for the super heater. Pretty slick.

We use .250" water lines feeding the pumps. Each pump has a dedicated line. They are NOT Tee'd together as per original design. The rams were increased to .250" from .1875". Each pump discharges directly into boiler with .250" line. They are NOT Tee'd as per original design. The ...

ADK ready to run minus paint. They are set up for link and pin coupling. You could put a coupler pocket on it and install couplers.

The threads are currently 3/8-24. We can make them 1/16 NPT (5/16-27).

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These are all Oak construction. The roof is removable and doors open. It is a built from the Little Engines "Old Time" box car. These are $1500 ready to run (no paint).

These are scaled down 100% from Baldwin 8-18C drawings. $47.23/ea.