The Home Machinist!

I cut mine from a brass door kicker. Posted a few short videos about them on my YouTube channel. Here’s a link to one of them:

https://youtu.be/cvEAuYiQZjU

Hello Shild, I’m enjoying reading this thread as it reminds me of a lot of the questions I had as I got started in this hobby. You are getting a lot of great advice from very knowledgeable live steam enthusiasts, so I would encourage you to listen to them. The only things I can add are to echo the m...

Thanks, Carl. That helps a great deal, much appreciated!

Bill C.

Great looking tender and very helpful write-up and photos. Thanks! I especially like the flare fittings and very neat hose work between the tender and locomotive. Would like to do the same on mine, but can’t tell what kind of fittings you used on the locomotive side. Could you please show photos of ...

Thanks, Bill.
Email sent.

Bill C

I have lots of pictures of the original Raritan which is the 3.5 boiler...many of which as Bill Moorewood carrying it by the stack back and forth to the track... Bill, I would love to see those photos. I’ve got a set of Raritan castings aging in my shop. Just waiting for me to work on them... Thank...

Ruakina wrote: ↑Thu Jun 25, 2020 3:15 am IMG_0111.JPGIt's all about getting out there and having fun my local club has 3.5 - 5 - 7-1/4 so you all sorts of locomotives turn up.

Please let me know where your local track is located, I am interested in building a 3.5” gauge locomotive next.

Thanks!

I found some thick brass, surplus door kick panels and cut them into strips on my bandsaw.

Here’s a link to a video discussing them: https://youtu.be/cvEAuYiQZjU

Hope that helps!

Bill C.

Great movie, thanks so much!

Thanks to all for your interest, the kit is now sold.

Best regards,

Bill

Please see my post in the buy, sell, trade section of this website for details of the kit i have for sale.

Thanks,

Bill

Just thinking about weird stuff that happened this year and was curious if these folks were caught and if the locomotive was recovered?

Thanks!

Bill