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Leslie Burford is considered to be the father of the [[Southwestern Live Steamers]] Club. He was instrumental in the development of the Live Steam hobby in Texas. | Leslie Burford is considered to be the father of the [[Southwestern Live Steamers]] Club. He was instrumental in the development of the Live Steam hobby in Texas. | ||
[[File:LeslieBurford FloridaLiveSteamersYearbook1975 015.jpg|thumb|center|400px|Leslie Burford. Photo by Bill Koster]] | [[File:LeslieBurford FloridaLiveSteamersYearbook1975 015.jpg|thumb|center|400px|Leslie Burford. Photo by Bill Koster, circa 1975]] | ||
[[File:Burford Gearbox 6 72.jpg|thumb|center|400px|Gearbox designed and cast by Les Burford. This unit is from a 1-1/2 inch scale boxcab diesel constructed in the late 1960's. The box has cast lettering of "Burford" on one side (as seen in the photo), and the part number "6/72" on the other side. Photo by Daris A Nevil, September 2013.]] | [[File:Burford Gearbox 6 72.jpg|thumb|center|400px|Gearbox designed and cast by Les Burford. This unit is from a 1-1/2 inch scale boxcab diesel constructed in the late 1960's. The box has cast lettering of "Burford" on one side (as seen in the photo), and the part number "6/72" on the other side. Photo by Daris A Nevil, September 2013.]] | ||
Revision as of 23:46, 5 February 2014
Leslie Burford is considered to be the father of the Southwestern Live Steamers Club. He was instrumental in the development of the Live Steam hobby in Texas.
Bibliography
- "First Texas Meet", Leslie P. Burford, Live Steam Magazine, September 1969
- "Three-phase for your shop: Two Ways", Les Burford, James Vail, Live Steam Magazine, February 1978
- "Shop Talk: Knuckle Anvil", Leslie Burford, Live Steam Magazine, April 1980
- "Billet" Cast Iron Cylinders - Not a casting", Chaski.org