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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?
: 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?
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:: [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=104505&start=12 Keith Taylor]
:: [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=104505&start=12 Keith Taylor]
: The IBLS wiki contains a wonderful number of standards for the home hobbyist to integrate into their designs in order to properly interchange with other equipment
:: [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=105288 Van Anderson]


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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
* [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.
* [[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]
* [[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]] 65th anniversary meet, August 11 to 13, 2017
* [[Illinois Live Steamers]] 50th anniversary meet, August 17 to 20, 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 Old ==
== Features ==
'''[[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 415 locomotives!]]'''


'''[[3/4 Inch Scale Registry|Bill Yoder just released the latest edition of the 3/4 inch scale registry, which now totals 370 locomotives!]]'''
'''[[Bill_Van_Brocklin#Speed_Record_on_Number_22|Man attempts to break steam locomotive speed record]]'''


'''[[How to Form Brass Domes]]'''
'''[[Bill Van Brocklin|Did you know...Bill Van Brocklin built 41 locomotives, and they are numbered consecutively from #1 to #41?]]'''


'''[[Carl Purinton and B&M No 3240]]'''
'''[[The Martin Lewis Water Gauge]]'''


'''[[The Jerk|Did you know...Jim Kreider's Atlantic was featured in a segment of the movie "The Jerk"?]]'''
'''[[My Grandfather's Engine|A Horizontal Steam Engine built by a Blacksmith in the 1860's? Read more...]]'''


'''[[Atkinson Railroad|Did you know...Kenneth Atkinson built the first model Electric/Hydraulic diesel locomotive prior to 1952?]]'''
'''[[Roll_Models_Industrial_Railworks#RMI-25_Profile|RMI Railworks has released the RMI-25 Specification, which recommends using a taller flange for 2.5 inch and 3-3/4 inch scale equipment on 7.5 inch and 7.25 inch gauge track]]'''


'''[[Getting Started|Major Douglas T. Peck suggests how to "Get Started" in Live Steam]]'''
'''[[Kenneth Shattock|Kenneth V. Shattock, North American Secretary, passed away 6 May 2017]]'''


'''[[Old Fashioned Lamp Case|Dwight Durkee builds an 1870's Steam Locomotive Oil Lamp]]'''
'''[[Injectors - A Blessing or a Curse?]]'''


'''[[Building the Little Railroad|"Building the Little Railroad" by Frank H Moore, Jr]]
'''[[Iron Colts in the Back Yard]]'''


'''[[LBSC's_Virginia#October_25.2C_2016|Don tackles the Cowcatcher, Throttle and Sand domes of LBSC's <i>Virginia</i>.]]'''
'''[[MDM_Locomotive_Works#Archive|New Wandering Locomotive Book: Jim Murray and MDM Locomotive Works]]'''


'''[[Flare Tube Fittings|B.M. Green shares his method for fabricating Flare Tube Fittings]]'''
'''[[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?]]'''


'''[[Tom Murray|New Live Steam club forming in Washington, Fully Funded]]'''
'''[[Small Pressure Gauges]]'''


'''[[Stan Galloway|Stan Galloway's 4 cylinder gas electric in 1 inch scale]]'''
'''[[How to Form Brass Domes]]'''


'''[[C.J._Hull#Where_to_Get_It|C.J. Hull shares secrets on finding raw material]]'''
'''[[Carl Purinton and B&M No 3240]]'''


'''Bill Van Brocklin's [[Union Nuts & Fittings|Union Nuts & Fittings Chart]]'''
'''[[The Jerk|Did you know...Jim Kreider's Atlantic was featured in a segment of the movie "The Jerk"?]]'''


'''[[How To Write An Article For Your Favorite Magazine]]'''
'''[[Atkinson Railroad|Did you know...Kenneth Atkinson built the first model Electric/Hydraulic diesel locomotive prior to 1952?]]'''


'''[[Popular_Science#Feb_1941|"Live Steam", <i>Popular Science</i>, February 1941]]'''
'''[[Getting Started|Major Douglas T. Peck suggests how to "Get Started" in Live Steam]]'''


== IBLS Patches ==
== IBLS Patches ==
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* [[IBLS Coupler and Safety Chain Standards]]
* [[IBLS Coupler and Safety Chain Standards]]
* [[IBLS Track Standard]]
* [[IBLS Track Standard]]
* [[Loading gauge]]
* [[Standards and Recommended Practice]]
* [[Standards and Recommended Practice]]
* [[Boiler Inspections]]
* [[Boiler Inspections]]
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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:Diesel Locomotive Parts]]
* [[:Category:Diesel Locomotive Parts]]
* [[:Category:Railroad Car Parts]]
* [[:Category:Railroad Car Parts]]
* [[:Category:Steam Locomotive Models]]

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Is it possible the founder of The International Brotherhood of Live Steamers would have embraced this medium had it existed in 1932? Carl Purinton surely would have set up a web site, don't you think?
John D. Atkinson
The late 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!"
Keith Taylor
The IBLS wiki contains a wonderful number of standards for the home hobbyist to integrate into their designs in order to properly interchange with other equipment
Van Anderson

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Meets

Features

Bill Yoder just released the latest edition of the 3/4 inch scale registry, which now totals 415 locomotives!

Man attempts to break steam locomotive speed record

Did you know...Bill Van Brocklin built 41 locomotives, and they are numbered consecutively from #1 to #41?

The Martin Lewis Water Gauge

A Horizontal Steam Engine built by a Blacksmith in the 1860's? Read more...

RMI Railworks has released the RMI-25 Specification, which recommends using a taller flange for 2.5 inch and 3-3/4 inch scale equipment on 7.5 inch and 7.25 inch gauge track

Kenneth V. Shattock, North American Secretary, passed away 6 May 2017

Injectors - A Blessing or a Curse?

Iron Colts in the Back Yard

New Wandering Locomotive Book: Jim Murray and MDM Locomotive Works

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

How to Form Brass Domes

Carl Purinton and B&M No 3240

Did you know...Jim Kreider's Atlantic was featured in a segment of the movie "The Jerk"?

Did you know...Kenneth Atkinson built the first model Electric/Hydraulic diesel locomotive prior to 1952?

Major Douglas T. Peck suggests how to "Get Started" in Live Steam

IBLS Patches

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