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	[[Eugene Paul\|Eugene J Paul]], along with his wife Viola, designed the 1-inch scale 0-4-0 locomotive known as "Puffin Billy". The loco design was later acquired by [[Coles Power Models]]. Eugene was a member of the [[Southern_California_Live_Steamers#Tenth_Annual_Field_Day\|Southern California Live Steamers]]. He was later instrumental in the formation of the [[Los Angeles Live Steamers]], and served as its first president.		[[Eugene Paul\|Eugene J Paul]], along with his wife Viola, designed the 1-inch scale 0-4-0 locomotive known as "Puffin Billy". The loco design was later acquired by [[Coles Power Models]]. Eugene was a member of the [[Southern_California_Live_Steamers#Tenth_Annual_Field_Day\|Southern California Live Steamers]]. He was later instrumental in the formation of the [[Los Angeles Live Steamers]], and served as its first president.

			== 1/2 inch scale Pacific ==

			[https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=107303 John Friend posted on <i>Chaski.org</i>, 21 September 2018]:

			: In my large pile of drawings I've acquired over the years, I've come across a set of 1/2" Pacific (B&O P7 President Class, 5300 President Washington) drawn by E J Paul of Inglewood, California. These are a very detailed set, close attention to prototype detail. They were drawn approx 1943 through 1945. There are some 50 plus prints.

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			File:EJPaul BandOPacific halfinch JohnFriend 20180921-1.jpg
			File:EJPaul BandOPacific halfinch JohnFriend 20180921-2.jpg
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	== Puffin Billy ==		== Puffin Billy ==

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External Links

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	* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=87663&p=188838&hilit=puffin+billy#p188838 "Good steamers for beginners, any advice?", <i>Chaski.org</i>]		* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=87663&p=188838&hilit=puffin+billy#p188838 "Good steamers for beginners, any advice?", <i>Chaski.org</i>]
	* "Puffin Billy" mentioned on page 22 of [[The Miniature Locomotive]], Volume 1 Number 2, July - August 1952		* "Puffin Billy" mentioned on page 22 of [[The Miniature Locomotive]], Volume 1 Number 2, July - August 1952
			* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=107303 "E J Paul - Inglewood, California 1/2" scale Pacific (B&O President)", <i>Chaski.org</i>]

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	[[Eugene Paul\|Eugene J Paul]], along with his wife Viola, designed the 1-inch scale 0-4-0 locomotive known as "Puffin Billy". The loco design was later acquired by [[Coles Power Models]]. Eugene was a member of the [[Southern_California_Live_Steamers#Tenth_Annual_Field_Day\|Southern California Live Steamers]].		[[Eugene Paul\|Eugene J Paul]], along with his wife Viola, designed the 1-inch scale 0-4-0 locomotive known as "Puffin Billy". The loco design was later acquired by [[Coles Power Models]]. Eugene was a member of the [[Southern_California_Live_Steamers#Tenth_Annual_Field_Day\|Southern California Live Steamers]]. He was later instrumental in the formation of the [[Los Angeles Live Steamers]], and served as its first president.

	== Puffin Billy ==		== Puffin Billy ==

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	[[Eugene Paul]], along with his wife Viola, designed the 1-inch scale 0-4-0 locomotive known as "Puffin Billy". The loco design was later acquired by [[Coles Power Models]]. Eugene was a member of the [[Southern_California_Live_Steamers#Tenth_Annual_Field_Day\|Southern California Live Steamers]].		[[Eugene Paul\|Eugene J Paul]], along with his wife Viola, designed the 1-inch scale 0-4-0 locomotive known as "Puffin Billy". The loco design was later acquired by [[Coles Power Models]]. Eugene was a member of the [[Southern_California_Live_Steamers#Tenth_Annual_Field_Day\|Southern California Live Steamers]].

	== Puffin Billy ==		== Puffin Billy ==

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Puffin Billy

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	[http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=87663&p=188838&hilit=puffin+billy#p188838 Joe Ng wrote on <i>Chaski.org</i>]:		[http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=87663&p=188838&hilit=puffin+billy#p188838 Joe Ng wrote on <i>Chaski.org</i>]:
	[[File:JoeNg PuffinBilly 2010SteamupMeet WLS.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px\|Joe Ng with two 1-inch scale locomotives he built. The first is 0-4-0 "Puffin Billy". The second is a 4-6-2 Pacific. Photo taken as the Waushakum Live Steamers 2010 Steamup Meet.]]		[[File:JoeNg PuffinBilly 2010SteamupMeet WLS.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px\|Joe Ng with two 1-inch scale locomotives he built. The first is 0-4-0 "Puffin Billy". The second is a 4-6-2 Pacific. Photo taken as the Waushakum Live Steamers 2010 Steamup Meet.]]
	: I have had very good success with [[Coles Power Models\|Coles]] 1-inch scale, 4.75 inch gauge 0-4-0 "Puffin Billy" when I started out in live steam in the early 80's. I'm not a train guy or machinist, but after buying a 9 inch lathe and machining a couple of Stuart 10 engines I decided to build this engine. The reason was that it was in the Coles catalog, which was widely distributed in the hobby, and it was very low cost (1982) to get into the castings set and blueprints. Not knowing very much about coal burners after playing around with some propane and RC tugboat experiments, I knew that a strong fire and lots of water was pretty important. The "Puffin Billy" calls for a 6 inch copper boiler and a deep firebox with 25 sq. in. of grate. The fire door is pretty big so I can successfully fire on the fly, even at our [[Waushakum Live Steamers\|WLS]] highline. This engine runs and runs since 1982, and is nicknamed '''ol reliable'' at our track. The only repair was a snapped valve stem (metal fatigue, who knows what kind of stainless I found at the jukeyard) and a new crank pin machined to a closer press fit tolerance. I did not find any errors in the prints, but some of the valve movement arms could have been machined in 1 piece as opposed to being joined from multiple pieces. I built it to plans, even making the rings in iron. I think the castings and prints are still available. Betty helped me with my order back then. The engine took 9 months to complete. The tender came later.		: I have had very good success with [[Coles Power Models\|Coles]] 1-inch scale, 4.75 inch gauge 0-4-0 "Puffin Billy" when I started out in live steam in the early 80's. I'm not a train guy or machinist, but after buying a 9 inch lathe and machining a couple of Stuart 10 engines I decided to build this engine. The reason was that it was in the Coles catalog, which was widely distributed in the hobby, and it was very low cost (1982) to get into the castings set and blueprints. Not knowing very much about coal burners after playing around with some propane and RC tugboat experiments, I knew that a strong fire and lots of water was pretty important. The "Puffin Billy" calls for a 6 inch copper boiler and a deep firebox with 25 sq. in. of grate. The fire door is pretty big so I can successfully fire on the fly, even at our [[Waushakum Live Steamers\|WLS]] highline. This engine runs and runs since 1982, and is nicknamed '''ol reliable'' at our track. The only repair was a snapped valve stem (metal fatigue, who knows what kind of stainless I found at the jukeyard) and a new crank pin machined to a closer [[Press fit\|press fit]] tolerance. I did not find any errors in the prints, but some of the valve movement arms could have been machined in 1 piece as opposed to being joined from multiple pieces. I built it to plans, even making the rings in iron. I think the castings and prints are still available. Betty helped me with my order back then. The engine took 9 months to complete. The tender came later.

	: See the engine run on youtube:		: See the engine run on youtube:

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	More drawings were offered at auction on 28 December 2015.		More drawings were offered at auction on 28 December 2015.

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	File:PuffinBilly drawings ebay 20151228 1.jpg		File:PuffinBilly drawings ebay 20151228 1.jpg
	File:PuffinBilly drawings ebay 20151228 2.jpg		File:PuffinBilly drawings ebay 20151228 2.jpg

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	Drawings for "Puffin Billy" were offered for sale on eBay 15 December 2015.		Drawings for "Puffin Billy" were offered for sale on eBay 15 December 2015.

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	File:PuffinBilly drawings ebay 20151215 1.jpg		File:PuffinBilly drawings ebay 20151215 1.jpg
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Puffin Billy

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	[http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=87663&p=188838&hilit=puffin+billy#p188838 Joe Ng wrote on <i>Chaski.org</i>]:		[http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=87663&p=188838&hilit=puffin+billy#p188838 Joe Ng wrote on <i>Chaski.org</i>]:
	[[File:JoeNg PuffinBilly 2010SteamupMeet WLS.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px\|Joe Ng with two 1-inch scale locomotives he built. The first is 0-4-0 "Puffin Billy". The second is a 4-6-2 Pacific. Photo taken as the Waushakum Live Steamers 2010 Steamup Meet.]]		[[File:JoeNg PuffinBilly 2010SteamupMeet WLS.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px\|Joe Ng with two 1-inch scale locomotives he built. The first is 0-4-0 "Puffin Billy". The second is a 4-6-2 Pacific. Photo taken as the Waushakum Live Steamers 2010 Steamup Meet.]]
	: I have had very good success with [[Coles Power ~~Modesl~~\|Coles]] 1-inch scale, 4.75 inch gauge 0-4-0 "Puffin Billy" when I started out in live steam in the early 80's. I'm not a train guy or machinist, but after buying a 9 inch lathe and machining a couple of Stuart 10 engines I decided to build this engine. The reason was that it was in the Coles catalog, which was widely distributed in the hobby, and it was very low cost (1982) to get into the castings set and blueprints. Not knowing very much about coal burners after playing around with some propane and RC tugboat experiments, I knew that a strong fire and lots of water was pretty important. The "Puffin Billy" calls for a 6 inch copper boiler and a deep firebox with 25 sq. in. of grate. The fire door is pretty big so I can successfully fire on the fly, even at our [[Waushakum Live Steamers\|WLS]] highline. This engine runs and runs since 1982, and is nicknamed '''ol reliable'' at our track. The only repair was a snapped valve stem (metal fatigue, who knows what kind of stainless I found at the jukeyard) and a new crank pin machined to a closer press fit tolerance. I did not find any errors in the prints, but some of the valve movement arms could have been machined in 1 piece as opposed to being joined from multiple pieces. I built it to plans, even making the rings in iron. I think the castings and prints are still available. Betty helped me with my order back then. The engine took 9 months to complete. The tender came later.		: I have had very good success with [[Coles Power Models\|Coles]] 1-inch scale, 4.75 inch gauge 0-4-0 "Puffin Billy" when I started out in live steam in the early 80's. I'm not a train guy or machinist, but after buying a 9 inch lathe and machining a couple of Stuart 10 engines I decided to build this engine. The reason was that it was in the Coles catalog, which was widely distributed in the hobby, and it was very low cost (1982) to get into the castings set and blueprints. Not knowing very much about coal burners after playing around with some propane and RC tugboat experiments, I knew that a strong fire and lots of water was pretty important. The "Puffin Billy" calls for a 6 inch copper boiler and a deep firebox with 25 sq. in. of grate. The fire door is pretty big so I can successfully fire on the fly, even at our [[Waushakum Live Steamers\|WLS]] highline. This engine runs and runs since 1982, and is nicknamed '''ol reliable'' at our track. The only repair was a snapped valve stem (metal fatigue, who knows what kind of stainless I found at the jukeyard) and a new crank pin machined to a closer press fit tolerance. I did not find any errors in the prints, but some of the valve movement arms could have been machined in 1 piece as opposed to being joined from multiple pieces. I built it to plans, even making the rings in iron. I think the castings and prints are still available. Betty helped me with my order back then. The engine took 9 months to complete. The tender came later.

	: See the engine run on youtube:		: See the engine run on youtube:

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	* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=87946&p=191419&hilit=puffin+billy#p191419 "HELP! what to do about a pit in the core of my iron cylinder", <i>Chaski.org</i>]		* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=87946&p=191419&hilit=puffin+billy#p191419 "HELP! what to do about a pit in the core of my iron cylinder", <i>Chaski.org</i>]
	* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=87663&p=188838&hilit=puffin+billy#p188838 "Good steamers for beginners, any advice?", <i>Chaski.org</i>]		* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=87663&p=188838&hilit=puffin+billy#p188838 "Good steamers for beginners, any advice?", <i>Chaski.org</i>]
			* "Puffin Billy" mentioned on page 22 of [[The Miniature Locomotive]], Volume 1 Number 2, July - August 1952

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	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
			* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=73692&start=12 "Coles 1 inch Four wheel switcher", <i>Chaski.org</i>]
	* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=87946&p=191419&hilit=puffin+billy#p191419 "HELP! what to do about a pit in the core of my iron cylinder", <i>Chaski.org</i>]		* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=87946&p=191419&hilit=puffin+billy#p191419 "HELP! what to do about a pit in the core of my iron cylinder", <i>Chaski.org</i>]
	* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=87663&p=188838&hilit=puffin+billy#p188838 "Good steamers for beginners, any advice?", <i>Chaski.org</i>]		* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=87663&p=188838&hilit=puffin+billy#p188838 "Good steamers for beginners, any advice?", <i>Chaski.org</i>]