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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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: 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?
: Does BLS not mean also "Bless Live Steamers"?


:: [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=22786&p=22786&hilit=Atkinson#p22786 John D. Atkinson]
:: [[IBLS_Journal_1933#Charlie.27s_Memories|Charles S. Purinton]]


: 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!"
: 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=104505&start=12 Keith Taylor]
:: [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=104505&start=12 Keith Taylor]
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== Meets ==
== Meets ==


* [[New Jersey Live Steamers]] meet June 1 to 3, 2018
* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=107408 Finger Lakes Live Steamers 50th Anniversary Meet], August 1 to 4, 2019
** To add your meet email [mailto:daris@nevil.org Daris Nevil]
** To add your meet email [mailto:daris@nevil.org Daris Nevil]


== Features ==
== Features ==


'''[[Frank Mann|Frank Mann built two 1.5 inch scale locomotives, and doubled headed with them (by himself!)]]'''
'''[[Laverne Langworthy|Laverne Langworthy and his Hudson]]'''


'''[[Getting Stuck on Dead Center|Ever opened the throttle and nothing happens? Jeff Frost describes what to do when Stuck on Dead Center!]]'''
'''[[Wulf-Dieter Oil Burner]]'''


'''[[3/4 Inch Scale Registry|Bill Yoder's 3/4 inch scale registry has grown to 457 entries in 14 files! Take a look, very interesting...]]'''
'''[[3/4 Inch Scale Registry|Bill Yoder's 3/4 inch scale registry has grown to over 526 entries in 14 files!]]'''


'''[[Miniature Railway Development in Great Britain]]'''
'''[[Waushakum Live Steamers Fall Meet 2018|Daris Nevil reports on the Waushakum Live Steamers Fall Meet 2018]]'''


'''[[FA1 Mechanical Green Monster]]'''
'''[[Frank_Mann#5001_Rebuild|Update on the rebuild of Frank Mann's #5001]]'''


'''[[A Climax Class A Live Steam Locomotive Model|Ed Hume just release his new book "A Climax Class A Live Steam Locomotive Model"]]'''
'''[[Harry Austin|Harry Austin's amazing 3/4 inch scale Hudson, with working stoker and booster!]]'''


'''[[Huron Valley Live Steamers|JJ Gould makes the first run on the new track of the Huron Valley Live Steamers]]'''
'''[[Stock_car#ATSF_68600|Photos of ATSF 68600 stock car outside Albany, Texas]]'''


'''[[Daris A Nevil|Daris Nevil assumes role of IBLS Secretary, North American Region]]'''
'''[[2-6-2 Prairie Steam Locomotive]]'''


'''[[Bill_Van_Brocklin#Speed_Record_on_Number_22|Man attempts to break steam locomotive speed record]]'''
'''[[IBLS Journal 1989|A visit to Carl Purinton's basement]] '''


'''[[Bill Van Brocklin|Did you know...Bill Van Brocklin built 41 locomotives, and they are numbered consecutively from #1 to #41?]]'''
'''[[Tom Bee Car Frame|Tom Bee shows how to build a simple and sturdy frame for rail cars]]'''


'''[[The Martin Lewis Water Gauge]]'''
'''[[Tom Bee Track Warp Gauge|Drawing for Tom Bee's track warp detection gauge]]'''


'''[[My Grandfather's Engine|A Horizontal Steam Engine built by a Blacksmith in the 1860's? Read more...]]'''
'''[[Simulating non-skid tread|Ralph W. Andres describes how to simulate non-skid step surfaces]]'''


'''[[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]]'''
'''[[Engine_Stand#Bill_Van_Brocklin|Bill Van Brocklin's Roller Engine Test Stand]]'''


'''[[Kenneth Shattock|Kenneth V. Shattock, North American Secretary, passed away 6 May 2017]]'''
'''[[Bill_Van_Brocklin#Loco_32|Elevation and Specifications for Bill Van Brocklin's <i>Amabelle</i>]]'''


'''[[Injectors - A Blessing or a Curse?]]'''
'''[[Live Steam in 1/240th Scale]]'''


'''[[Iron Colts in the Back Yard]]'''
'''[[Frank Mann|Frank Mann built two 1.5 inch scale locomotives, and doubled headed with them (by himself!)]]'''


'''[[MDM_Locomotive_Works#Archive|New Wandering Locomotive Book: Jim Murray and MDM Locomotive Works]]'''
'''[[Miniature Railway Development in Great Britain]]'''


== 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]]

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Does BLS not mean also "Bless Live Steamers"?
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? Carl Purinton surely would have set up a web site, don't you think?
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

Meets

Features

Laverne Langworthy and his Hudson

Wulf-Dieter Oil Burner

Bill Yoder's 3/4 inch scale registry has grown to over 526 entries in 14 files!

Daris Nevil reports on the Waushakum Live Steamers Fall Meet 2018

Update on the rebuild of Frank Mann's #5001

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

Elevation and Specifications for Bill Van Brocklin's Amabelle

Live Steam in 1/240th Scale

Frank Mann built two 1.5 inch scale locomotives, and doubled headed with them (by himself!)

Miniature Railway Development in Great Britain

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