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:: [[IBLS_Journal_1933#Charlie.27s_Memories|Charles S. Purinton]] | |||
: 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? | ||
:: [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] | ||
: The | : 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 == | ||
* | * [[Montreal Live Steamers]] International Meet, June 29 to July 1, 2018 | ||
* [[Pioneer Valley Live Steamers]] Annual Meet, August 10 to 12, 2018 | |||
* [[Waushakum Live Steamers]], 48th Annual Meet, August 24 to 26, 2018 | |||
* [[Pioneer Valley Live Steamers]] | |||
* [[Waushakum Live Steamers]] | |||
** To add your meet email [mailto:daris@nevil.org Daris Nevil] | ** To add your meet email [mailto:daris@nevil.org Daris Nevil] | ||
== Features == | == Features == | ||
[[ | '''[[Harry Austin|Harry Austin's amazing 3/4 inch scale Hudson, with working stoker and booster!]]''' | ||
'''[[ | '''[[Stock_car#ATSF_68600|Photos of ATSF 68600 stock car outside Albany, Texas]]''' | ||
'''[[ | '''[[2-6-2 Prairie Steam Locomotive]]''' | ||
'''[[ | '''[[IBLS Journal 1989|A visit to Carl Purinton's basement]] ''' | ||
'''[[ | '''[[Tom Bee Car Frame|Tom Bee shows how to build a simple and sturdy frame for rail cars]]''' | ||
'''[[ | '''[[Tom Bee Track Warp Gauge|Drawing for Tom Bee's track warp detection gauge]]''' | ||
'''[[ | '''[[Simulating non-skid tread|Ralph W. Andres describes how to simulate non-skid step surfaces]]''' | ||
'''[[ | '''[[Engine_Stand#Bill_Van_Brocklin|Bill Van Brocklin's Roller Engine Test Stand]]''' | ||
'''[[ | '''[[3/4 Inch Scale Registry|Bill Yoder's 3/4 inch scale registry has grown to 484 entries in 14 files!]]''' | ||
'''[[ | '''[[Bill_Van_Brocklin#Loco_32|Elevation and Specifications for Bill Van Brocklin's <i>Amabelle</i>]]''' | ||
'''[[ | '''[[Live Steam in 1/240th Scale]]''' | ||
'''[[ | '''[[Frank Mann|Frank Mann built two 1.5 inch scale locomotives, and doubled headed with them (by himself!)]]''' | ||
'''[[Getting | '''[[Getting Stuck on Dead Center|Ever opened the throttle and nothing happens? Jeff Frost describes what to do when Stuck on Dead Center!]]''' | ||
'''[[ | '''[[Miniature Railway Development in Great Britain]]''' | ||
'''[[ | '''[[FA1 Mechanical Green Monster]]''' | ||
'''[[ | '''[[A Climax Class A Live Steam Locomotive Model|Ed Hume just released 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]]''' | ||
== IBLS Patches == | == IBLS Patches == | ||
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* [[:Category:Railroad Car Parts]] | * [[:Category:Railroad Car Parts]] | ||
* [[:Category:Prototypes]] | |||
* [[:Category:Steam Locomotive Models]] | * [[:Category:Steam Locomotive Models]] |
Revision as of 14:24, 16 July 2018
The History and Future of Live Steam Join the International Brotherhood of Live Steamers <img src="" width="36">Beginners start here This wiki contains 966 articles. |
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Meets
- Montreal Live Steamers International Meet, June 29 to July 1, 2018
- Pioneer Valley Live Steamers Annual Meet, August 10 to 12, 2018
- Waushakum Live Steamers, 48th Annual Meet, August 24 to 26, 2018
- To add your meet email Daris Nevil
Features
Harry Austin's amazing 3/4 inch scale Hudson, with working stoker and booster!
Photos of ATSF 68600 stock car outside Albany, Texas
2-6-2 Prairie Steam Locomotive
A visit to Carl Purinton's basement
Tom Bee shows how to build a simple and sturdy frame for rail cars
Drawing for Tom Bee's track warp detection gauge
Ralph W. Andres describes how to simulate non-skid step surfaces
Bill Van Brocklin's Roller Engine Test Stand
Bill Yoder's 3/4 inch scale registry has grown to 484 entries in 14 files!
Elevation and Specifications for Bill Van Brocklin's Amabelle
Frank Mann built two 1.5 inch scale locomotives, and doubled headed with them (by himself!)
Miniature Railway Development in Great Britain
Ed Hume just released 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
IBLS Patches
The NEW IBLS Patches have arrived!
Only $5 each, includes postage. Click here to purchase!
Regional IBLS Secretaries
Standards and Recommended Practice
- IBLS Wheel Standard
- IBLS Coupler and Safety Chain Standards
- IBLS Track Standard
- Loading gauge
- 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
Articles by Category
- Category:Construction
- Category:Maintenance
- Category:Operations
- Category:Right of Way
- Category:Safety