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- Mon Jul 25, 2022 7:19 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Bassett Lowke Midland Compound in gauge 1
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4295
Re: Bassett Lowke Midland Compound in gauge 1
Oh wow. What a beautiful model! I would be happy to watch a much longer video of this engine running. The large drivers and low rpm make the motion look very realistic in action. Well done finding that.
- Thu Jul 21, 2022 10:30 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Newcomer Roundhouse Billy Build
- Replies: 58
- Views: 17966
Re: Newcomer Roundhouse Billy Build
Agreed. I think that will look fine on your smokebox.Old Man Aaron wrote: ↑Thu Jul 21, 2022 3:29 am Long as you've thoroughly cleaned the metal with meths (denatured alcohol) or any other paint prep solvent, you can't go wrong with engine enamel.
- Wed Jul 20, 2022 8:52 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Newcomer Roundhouse Billy Build
- Replies: 58
- Views: 17966
Re: Newcomer Roundhouse Billy Build
Ah-ha, I thought something was going on. I like "George". I have a "Billy" that I made, but have extensively modified to look a certain way. If they'd had "George" at the time, that's the one I WOULD have built. Don't worry, I am probably not the only one who reads ever...
- Tue Jul 19, 2022 6:03 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Newcomer Roundhouse Billy Build
- Replies: 58
- Views: 17966
Re: Newcomer Roundhouse Billy Build
This is very interesting. Are you building a "George" AND a "Billy"? Or are you building your own version incorporating parts of each? I see you have a "George" body there, and in your picture of the assembled chassis, the weigh shaft is curved, like on a "George&q...
- Tue Jun 21, 2022 6:26 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: New project, coal fired live steam kit time
- Replies: 32
- Views: 12327
Re: New project, coal fired live steam kit time
Mike, I admire the job you did building that "Billy". I think it looks great, and it's clear that you've got the aftermarket boiler steaming well. I hope you won't mind if I suggest you take a look at the valve timing. You can tell by the "pulsating" sound of the exhaust that the...
- Tue Jun 21, 2022 6:22 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Roundhouse Atlantic
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5200
Re: Roundhouse Atlantic
Gas-fired Roundhouse locomotives usually have the smokebox door soldered on. However, I don't know if they have always done that, and it seems very unlikely they would have soldered it on like THAT. Maybe it's removeable. Have you tried getting a flat-bladed implement under it and gently prying it t...
- Tue May 10, 2022 2:27 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Accucraft Ruby.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3113
Re: Accucraft Ruby.
Well, you've certainly managed to get the best that could be reasonably expected from this model. It seems to run quite nicely now. Everything I've read about the "Ruby" locomotive is that it's a basic little engine that really wants fettling before it will run well.
- Sun Apr 17, 2022 6:21 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Newcomer Roundhouse Billy Build
- Replies: 58
- Views: 17966
Re: Newcomer Roundhouse Billy Build
I certainly hope this doesn't sound rude, but I think you need to perhaps slow down a little and think things through a little more carefully before doing things you can't undo, such as grinding down the spectacle plate of your cab. There is no way this should have been necessary. I built this kit, ...
- Thu Apr 14, 2022 3:05 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: The Roster Grows
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3618
Re: The Roster Grows
Did you say 16 miles long? Do you mean literally? You can't possibly have over four thousand feet of track....can you?
- Tue Apr 12, 2022 3:45 am
- Forum: General Garden Railways
- Topic: Why do we do it?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 13059
Re: Why do we do it?
As for me, it's a way to enjoy live steam. I love seeing steam machines doing work. I appreciate stationary engines, but the work they do is not interesting unless one has some peripheral interest. Steam boats are lovely, but playing with them requires a large degree of meteorological co-operation, ...
- Sun Mar 27, 2022 2:07 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: New jennie my frist steamer
- Replies: 27
- Views: 9636
Re: New jennie my frist steamer
It's "CPAP" water, (continuous positive airway pressure). I don't think there's much difference in the context of CPAP machines between de-ionized and distilled water. The thing is, there is a lot of misconception regarding the two, which I am too lazy to get into, and will only start a ro...
- Fri Mar 11, 2022 12:50 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: New project, coal fired live steam kit time
- Replies: 32
- Views: 12327
Re: New project, coal fired live steam kit time
Do you bake your finishes in the oven? I too had trouble painting my locomotive at first: the finishes seemed rubbery, soft and easily damaged. Then I read Chris bird's article about painting locomotives and I tried putting painted metal parts in a low oven (like 170 of your American degrees) for ha...
- Wed Mar 09, 2022 3:08 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: New project, coal fired live steam kit time
- Replies: 32
- Views: 12327
Re: New project, coal fired live steam kit time
A great success! It certainly didn't take you long to assemble that engine. It looks great and obviously you didn't find it too difficult to get a coal fire going. What kind of coal do you have where you live?
- Sun Feb 27, 2022 10:22 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: New project, coal fired live steam kit time
- Replies: 32
- Views: 12327
Re: New project, coal fired live steam kit time
Isn't there a copyright on the design? I don't think it matters if you're just building one for yourself. Especially if you live in one of the countries to which the manufacturer obstinately refuses to sell. Anyway considering the boiler is designed to fit exactly within the dimensions of an existi...
- Thu Feb 24, 2022 11:44 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: New project, coal fired live steam kit time
- Replies: 32
- Views: 12327
Re: New project, coal fired live steam kit time
Cool, the Roundhouse "Billy" is a fun engine. Even more so I'm sure with an aftermarket coal boiler. Looking forward to seeing you progress building your Billy!
- Tue Feb 08, 2022 6:03 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Saddle Tank Info
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3001
Re: Saddle Tank Info
Once in a while, a Roundhouse "Bertie" appears here and there which has had its slip-eccentric valve-gear replaced with something more complicated. I have seen one with the Roundhouse Hackworth gear, which seemed to work OK without the angled cylinders. I don't know if RH would have any Ha...
- Thu Feb 03, 2022 10:22 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Live Steam detailing parts
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3236
Re: Live Steam detailing parts
Ha ha I guess the £ symbol does look like a fancy cursive "L" now you mention it. What parts did you order? I went mad with my Roundhouse "Billy" kit and ordered every conceivable part (practically) from Locoworks, DJB, Swift 16, Brandbright, others I can't remember. I may have g...
- Sat Jan 08, 2022 6:07 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Yet another Ellie
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6294
Re: Yet another Ellie
Everybody's "Ellie" is going to be different. I love them. Tony Bird's is really good, and this one has some interesting different features. I really like your steam motor and the mechanism.
- Sat Jan 01, 2022 12:27 am
- Forum: General Garden Railways
- Topic: Any members that live in the EU?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4463
Re: Any members that live in the EU?
Mike, here is what I would like to do. I'd like to order a Riverdale boiler and post it to my family in England. If he's refusing to sell them in England now too I also have friends in Switzerland. Anyway, once the boiler arrives at my family's house, I could take very precise measurements of it, an...
- Thu Dec 23, 2021 9:53 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: A finishing touch for Ellie.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1097
Re: A finishing touch for Ellie.
You've done such nice work on this engine Tony. All the extra details make it a very appealing model. I especially like the dummy smokebox door on the side, and the lamp.