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'''The History and Future of Live Steam''' | |||
'''[[Join the International Brotherhood of Live Steamers]]''' | '''[[Join the International Brotherhood of Live Steamers]]''' | ||
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:: | : I suggest our motto should be "Build something today." | ||
:: [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=88096 Jim Leggett] | |||
: | : Is it possible the founder of The International Brotherhood of Live Steamers would have embraced this medium had it existed in 1932? [[Charles A. Purinton|Carl Purinton]] surely would have set up a web site, don't you think? | ||
:: [http://www. | :: [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=22786&p=22786&hilit=Atkinson#p22786 John D. Atkinson] | ||
: | : The late [[Charles A. Purinton|Carl Purinton]] when talking about his experiences on full sized steam locomotives once told me that "they run best when they are completely worn out.....but not quite!" | ||
:: [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t= | :: [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=104505&start=12 Keith Taylor] | ||
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== Meets == | == Meets == | ||
* [[Chattanooga Society of Model Engineers]] Card Order Meet, April 21 to 23, 2017 | |||
* [[Chattanooga Society of Model Engineers]] Spring Meet, April 28 to 30, 2017 | |||
* [[Riverside Live Steamers]] Spring Meet, April 21 to 23, 2017 | |||
* [http://www.svlsrm.org/meet-notice.php Sacramento Valley Live Steamers Pacific Regional Spring Meet], May 19 to 21, 2017 | |||
* [[Small Scales Meets|Small Scales Meet]] Mid-June 2017 - A 1" California Ramble that will include the American River Navigation and Railway Nevada County track, [[Southern California Live Steamers]], [[Golden Gate Live Steamers]], ending at [[Los Angeles Live Steamers]] and a few surprises in other scales along the way. | * [[Small Scales Meets|Small Scales Meet]] Mid-June 2017 - A 1" California Ramble that will include the American River Navigation and Railway Nevada County track, [[Southern California Live Steamers]], [[Golden Gate Live Steamers]], ending at [[Los Angeles Live Steamers]] and a few surprises in other scales along the way. | ||
* [[Mill Creek Central Railroad]] [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=1046142017 Buckeye Limited 7.5 in. Live Steam Convention, Coshocton, Ohio, August 9 to 13, 2017] | |||
* [[Pioneer Valley Live Steamers]] is celebrating its 65th year, August 11 to 13, 2017 | |||
* [[Waushakum Live Steamers]] 47th Annual Meet, Holliston, Mass., August 25 to 27, 2017 | |||
** To add your meet email [mailto:daris@nevil.org Daris Nevil] | ** To add your meet email [mailto:daris@nevil.org Daris Nevil] | ||
== New and | == Features == | ||
'''[[MDM_Locomotive_Works#Archive|New Wandering Locomotive Book: Jim Murray and MDM Locomotive Works]]''' | |||
'''[[ | '''[[Texas Railway Supply Inc|Did you know ... The 1972 Neiman Marcus Christmas Catalog featured a 7.5 inch gauge train set from Texas Railway Supply Inc?]]''' | ||
'''[[ | '''[[Small Pressure Gauges]]''' | ||
'''[[ | '''[[3/4 Inch Scale Registry|Bill Yoder just released the latest edition of the 3/4 inch scale registry, which now totals 370 locomotives!]]''' | ||
'''[[ | '''[[How to Form Brass Domes]]''' | ||
''' | '''[[Carl Purinton and B&M No 3240]]''' | ||
'''[[ | '''[[The Jerk|Did you know...Jim Kreider's Atlantic was featured in a segment of the movie "The Jerk"?]]''' | ||
'''[[ | '''[[Atkinson Railroad|Did you know...Kenneth Atkinson built the first model Electric/Hydraulic diesel locomotive prior to 1952?]]''' | ||
'''[[ | '''[[Getting Started|Major Douglas T. Peck suggests how to "Get Started" in Live Steam]]''' | ||
'''[[ | '''[[Old Fashioned Lamp Case|Dwight Durkee builds an 1870's Steam Locomotive Oil Lamp]]''' | ||
'''[[ | '''[[Building the Little Railroad|"Building the Little Railroad" by Frank H Moore, Jr]] | ||
'''[[ | '''[[LBSC's_Virginia#October_25.2C_2016|Don tackles the Cowcatcher, Throttle and Sand domes of LBSC's <i>Virginia</i>.]]''' | ||
'''[[ | '''[[Flare Tube Fittings|B.M. Green shares his method for fabricating Flare Tube Fittings]]''' | ||
'''[[ | '''[[Tom Murray|New Live Steam club forming in Washington, Fully Funded]]''' | ||
''' | '''[[Stan Galloway|Stan Galloway's 4 cylinder gas electric in 1 inch scale]]''' | ||
'''[[ | '''[[C.J._Hull#Where_to_Get_It|C.J. Hull shares secrets on finding raw material]]''' | ||
''' | '''Bill Van Brocklin's [[Union Nuts & Fittings|Union Nuts & Fittings Chart]]''' | ||
== IBLS Patches == | == IBLS Patches == | ||
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* [[Jan-Eric_Nystr%C3%B6m#Baldwin_3003|Jan-Eric Nystrom's Baldwin 3003]] | * [[Jan-Eric_Nystr%C3%B6m#Baldwin_3003|Jan-Eric Nystrom's Baldwin 3003]] | ||
* [[3/4 Inch Scale Registry|Bill Yoder's 3/4 Inch Scale Registry]] | * [[3/4 Inch Scale Registry|Bill Yoder's 3/4 Inch Scale Registry]] | ||
* [[MDM_Locomotive_Works#Archive|Jim Murray and MDM Locomotive Works]] | |||
== Articles by Category == | == Articles by Category == | ||
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* [[:Category:People]] | * [[:Category:People]] | ||
* [[:Category:History]] | * [[:Category:History]] | ||
* [[:Category:Pop Culture]] | |||
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Meets
- Chattanooga Society of Model Engineers Card Order Meet, April 21 to 23, 2017
- Chattanooga Society of Model Engineers Spring Meet, April 28 to 30, 2017
- Riverside Live Steamers Spring Meet, April 21 to 23, 2017
- Sacramento Valley Live Steamers Pacific Regional Spring Meet, May 19 to 21, 2017
- Small Scales Meet Mid-June 2017 - A 1" California Ramble that will include the American River Navigation and Railway Nevada County track, Southern California Live Steamers, Golden Gate Live Steamers, ending at Los Angeles Live Steamers and a few surprises in other scales along the way.
- Mill Creek Central Railroad Buckeye Limited 7.5 in. Live Steam Convention, Coshocton, Ohio, August 9 to 13, 2017
- Pioneer Valley Live Steamers is celebrating its 65th year, August 11 to 13, 2017
- Waushakum Live Steamers 47th Annual Meet, Holliston, Mass., August 25 to 27, 2017
- To add your meet email Daris Nevil
Features
New Wandering Locomotive Book: Jim Murray and MDM Locomotive Works
Did you know...Jim Kreider's Atlantic was featured in a segment of the movie "The Jerk"?
Major Douglas T. Peck suggests how to "Get Started" in Live Steam
Dwight Durkee builds an 1870's Steam Locomotive Oil Lamp
"Building the Little Railroad" by Frank H Moore, Jr
Don tackles the Cowcatcher, Throttle and Sand domes of LBSC's Virginia.
B.M. Green shares his method for fabricating Flare Tube Fittings
New Live Steam club forming in Washington, Fully Funded
Stan Galloway's 4 cylinder gas electric in 1 inch scale
C.J. Hull shares secrets on finding raw material
Bill Van Brocklin's Union Nuts & Fittings Chart
IBLS Patches
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Standards and Recommended Practice
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- Standards and Recommended Practice
- Boiler Inspections
- Bolt and Pipe Threads
Wandering Locomotive Books
- Winton Brown Engineering Data
- Koster's Miniature Railroad Supplies
- Lee Wright and Lee's Trains
- Jan-Eric Nystrom's Baldwin 3003
- Bill Yoder's 3/4 Inch Scale Registry
- Jim Murray and MDM Locomotive Works
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- Category:Construction
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- Category:Right of Way
- Category:Safety