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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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== Meets ==
== Meets ==


* [[Montreal Live Steamers]] International Meet, June 29 to July 1, 2018
* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=107408 Finger Lakes Live Steamers 50th Anniversary Meet], August 1 to 4, 2019
* [[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 [mailto:daris@nevil.org Daris Nevil]
** To add your meet email [mailto:daris@nevil.org Daris Nevil]


== Features ==
== Features ==
'''[[Laverne Langworthy|Laverne Langworthy and his Hudson]]'''
'''[[Wulf-Dieter Oil Burner]]'''
'''[[3/4 Inch Scale Registry|Bill Yoder's 3/4 inch scale registry has grown to over 526 entries in 14 files!]]'''
'''[[Waushakum Live Steamers Fall Meet 2018|Daris Nevil reports on the Waushakum Live Steamers Fall Meet 2018]]'''
'''[[Frank_Mann#5001_Rebuild|Update on the rebuild of Frank Mann's #5001]]'''


'''[[Harry Austin|Harry Austin's amazing 3/4 inch scale Hudson, with working stoker and booster!]]'''
'''[[Harry Austin|Harry Austin's amazing 3/4 inch scale Hudson, with working stoker and booster!]]'''
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'''[[Engine_Stand#Bill_Van_Brocklin|Bill Van Brocklin's Roller Engine Test Stand]]'''
'''[[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>]]'''
'''[[Bill_Van_Brocklin#Loco_32|Elevation and Specifications for Bill Van Brocklin's <i>Amabelle</i>]]'''
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'''[[Frank Mann|Frank Mann built two 1.5 inch scale locomotives, and doubled headed with them (by himself!)]]'''
'''[[Frank Mann|Frank Mann built two 1.5 inch scale locomotives, and doubled headed with them (by himself!)]]'''
'''[[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]]'''
'''[[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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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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