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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? [[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 == | ||
* [[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]] | * [[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 | * [[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] | ||
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== Features == | == Features == | ||
'''[[ | '''[[A Climax Class A Live Steam Locomotive Model|Ed Hume just release his new book "A Climax Class A Live Steam Locomotive Model"]]''' | ||
'''[[ | '''[[Huron Valley Live Steamers|JJ Gould makes the first run on the new track of the Huron Valley Live Steamers]]''' | ||
'''[[ | '''[[Daris A Nevil|Daris Nevil assumes role of IBLS Secretary, North American Region]]''' | ||
'''[[ | '''[[3/4 Inch Scale Registry|Bill Yoder just released the latest edition of the 3/4 inch scale registry, which now totals 415 locomotives!]]''' | ||
'''[[ | '''[[Bill_Van_Brocklin#Speed_Record_on_Number_22|Man attempts to break steam locomotive speed record]]''' | ||
'''[[ | '''[[Bill Van Brocklin|Did you know...Bill Van Brocklin built 41 locomotives, and they are numbered consecutively from #1 to #41?]]''' | ||
'''[[ | '''[[The Martin Lewis Water Gauge]]''' | ||
'''[[ | '''[[My Grandfather's Engine|A Horizontal Steam Engine built by a Blacksmith in the 1860's? Read more...]]''' | ||
'''[[ | '''[[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]]''' | ||
'''[[ | '''[[Kenneth Shattock|Kenneth V. Shattock, North American Secretary, passed away 6 May 2017]]''' | ||
'''[[ | '''[[Injectors - A Blessing or a Curse?]]''' | ||
'''[[ | '''[[Iron Colts in the Back Yard]]''' | ||
'''[[ | '''[[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]]''' | ||
'''[[ | '''[[How to Form Brass Domes]]''' | ||
'''[[ | '''[[Carl Purinton and B&M No 3240]]''' | ||
== IBLS Patches == | == IBLS Patches == | ||
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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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Meets
- Mill Creek Central Railroad 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 Daris Nevil
Features
Ed Hume just release his new book "A Climax Class A Live Steam Locomotive Model"
JJ Gould makes the first run on the new track of the Huron Valley Live Steamers
Daris Nevil assumes role of IBLS Secretary, North American Region
Man attempts to break steam locomotive speed record
A Horizontal Steam Engine built by a Blacksmith in the 1860's? Read more...
Kenneth V. Shattock, North American Secretary, passed away 6 May 2017
Injectors - A Blessing or a Curse?
New Wandering Locomotive Book: Jim Murray and MDM Locomotive Works
IBLS Patches
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Regional IBLS Secretaries
Standards and Recommended Practice
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- 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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