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== New Location == | |||
[https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=105804 John Kurdzionak wrote on <i>Chaski.org</i>, 26 September 2017]: | |||
: Friends Models has moved to a new location. The Woburn, Mass. address is no longer valid. The new address is: | |||
:: Friends Models | |||
:: 100 Cummings Center, Suite 159-D | |||
:: Beverly MA 01915 | |||
:: Phone 978-922-4400 | |||
:: info@friendsmodels.com | |||
: Thank you, | |||
: -John K. | |||
== Announcements == | |||
John Kurdzionak posted the following on <i>Facebook</i>, 14 February 2018: | |||
: [[Friends Models]] now has available, castings for the 3/4 inch scale 4-4-2 Atlantic "Angus" by [[Charles S. Purinton|Charlie Purinton]]. All castings are sand-cast from original [[Charles A. Purinton|Carl]] and/or [[Charles S. Purinton|Charlie Purinton]] patterns, with the exception of the smokebox front which is by [[Harry Coventry|Coventry]]. I have also published a book that has all of Charlie's "Angus" drawings in it. It's more than 130 pages and fully details all parts. I have organized all the drawings into chapters that have page tabs for easy reference. | |||
John announced on his website, May 2018, that the original four [[Wandering Locomotive Books]] are now permanently housed at the new headquarters of [[Friends Models]]. | |||
[[File:WanderingLocomotiveBook PurintonIntro May1933 FriendsModels.jpg|thumb|center|500px|Introduction page of the Wandering Locomotive Book, Volume 1, by Carl Purinton, May 1933. Photo by John Kurdzionak.]] | |||
== Cylinders == | |||
Jesse Banning posted the following photos of [[Friends Models]] cylinder castings, 2018. | |||
<gallery widths=300px heights=300px perrow=2> | |||
File:FriendsModels cylinders JesseBanning 2018-1.jpg | |||
File:FriendsModels cylinders JesseBanning 2018-2.jpg | |||
File:FriendsModels cylinders JesseBanning 2018-3.jpg | |||
File:FriendsModels cylinders JesseBanning 2018-4.jpg | |||
File:FriendsModels cylinders JesseBanning 2018-5.jpg | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Reviews == | == Reviews == | ||
* [http://www.friendsmodels.com/images/HRJ_Review.pdf "4-4-0 Driving and Tender Truck Wheels", <i>Home Railway Journal</i>, Summer 2007] | * [http://www.friendsmodels.com/images/HRJ_Review.pdf "4-4-0 Driving and Tender Truck Wheels", <i>Home Railway Journal</i>, Summer 2007] | ||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery widths=400px heights=400px perrow=2> | |||
File:ClaudeCox FriendsHudson Sept1945.jpg|A 3/4 inch [[Friends Models]] Hudson, building by Claude Cox of Chicago, Illinois, September 1945. From eBay.com. | |||
File:FriendsModels TomThumb LiveSteam August 1975 0031.jpg|Advertisement for Tom Thumb offered by Friends Models, Live Steam Magazine, August 1975. | |||
</gallery> | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
* [http://www.friendsmodels.com Official website] | * [http://www.friendsmodels.com Official website] | ||
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=76104 "Photo of H.J. Coventry 1" scale 4-4-0 castings", <i>Chaski.org</i>] | |||
* [http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1101925638099&ca=064ce818-1de2-4809-8645-e5e88af80a81 Golden Spike ceremony] | |||
* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=106317 "Now available: Charlie Purinton 3-1/2" gauge 4-4-2 castings", <i>Chaski.org</i>] | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:37, 1 November 2018
New Location
John Kurdzionak wrote on Chaski.org, 26 September 2017:
- Friends Models has moved to a new location. The Woburn, Mass. address is no longer valid. The new address is:
- Friends Models
- 100 Cummings Center, Suite 159-D
- Beverly MA 01915
- Phone 978-922-4400
- info@friendsmodels.com
- Thank you,
- -John K.
Announcements
John Kurdzionak posted the following on Facebook, 14 February 2018:
- Friends Models now has available, castings for the 3/4 inch scale 4-4-2 Atlantic "Angus" by Charlie Purinton. All castings are sand-cast from original Carl and/or Charlie Purinton patterns, with the exception of the smokebox front which is by Coventry. I have also published a book that has all of Charlie's "Angus" drawings in it. It's more than 130 pages and fully details all parts. I have organized all the drawings into chapters that have page tabs for easy reference.
John announced on his website, May 2018, that the original four Wandering Locomotive Books are now permanently housed at the new headquarters of Friends Models.
Cylinders
Jesse Banning posted the following photos of Friends Models cylinder castings, 2018.
Reviews
Gallery
A 3/4 inch Friends Models Hudson, building by Claude Cox of Chicago, Illinois, September 1945. From eBay.com.
Advertisement for Tom Thumb offered by Friends Models, Live Steam Magazine, August 1975.
External Links
- Official website
- "Photo of H.J. Coventry 1" scale 4-4-0 castings", Chaski.org
- Golden Spike ceremony
- "Now available: Charlie Purinton 3-1/2" gauge 4-4-2 castings", Chaski.org
<img src="http://free.pagepeeker.com/v2/thumbs.php?size=x&url=friendsmodels.com" />