Main Page: Difference between revisions
(33 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="width: 30%;" | | | style="width: 30%;" | | ||
'''[[Join the International Brotherhood of Live Steamers]]''' | '''[[Join the International Brotherhood of Live Steamers]]''' | ||
Line 16: | Line 14: | ||
| style="width: 40%;" | | | style="width: 40%;" | | ||
: 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] | ||
: | : Look up [[IBLS]]. It's the [[NMRA]] of large scale. | ||
: | :: John Doyle | ||
: | : Post-graduates in Model Railroading are the "live steamers". This ambitious group build models from the base metal to realistic replicas actually operated by steam. | ||
:: [ | :: [[Victor Shattock]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
Line 33: | Line 30: | ||
== Meets == | == Meets == | ||
* [ | * [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=107815 Yuma Territory Live Steamers, March 8 to 10, 2019] | ||
* [ | * [http://www.avwrr.org/meet-information/ Southwestern Live Steamers Spring Meet hosted by the Annetta Valley & Western RR, April 12 to 14, 2019] | ||
* [ | * [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 == | ||
'''[[ | '''[[Water_gauge#Effect_of_Slope|Learn about the Effect of Slope on the locomotive water gauge reading. Be sure to follow the link to "Fundamentals of Steam Locomotive Boiler Water Level Management".]]''' | ||
'''[[ | '''[[Bill Dykeman|Bill Dykeman's York Central Railway: Steam on Prince Edward Island]]''' | ||
'''[[ | '''[[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!]]''' | ||
'''[[ | '''[[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]]''' | ||
'''[[Bill_Van_Brocklin# | '''[[Bill_Van_Brocklin#Loco_32|Elevation and Specifications for Bill Van Brocklin's <i>Amabelle</i>]]''' | ||
'''[[ | '''[[Live Steam in 1/240th Scale]]''' | ||
== IBLS Patches == | == IBLS Patches == |
Revision as of 14:19, 26 February 2019
Join the International Brotherhood of Live Steamers <img src="" width="36">Beginners start here This wiki contains 964 articles. |
|
Meets
- Yuma Territory Live Steamers, March 8 to 10, 2019
- Southwestern Live Steamers Spring Meet hosted by the Annetta Valley & Western RR, April 12 to 14, 2019
- Finger Lakes Live Steamers 50th Anniversary Meet, August 1 to 4, 2019
- To add your meet email Daris Nevil
Features
Bill Dykeman's York Central Railway: Steam on Prince Edward Island
Laverne Langworthy and his Hudson
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
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