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== Meets ==
== Meets ==
[[File:RMLS-- Art Wegner, running his 3.5-in. ga. 4-4-2 Atlantic Loco at Squires' Track, C. Spgs, CO, June 1961 (Photo by Ken Scheer) reduced.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Arthur Wegner]] running his 3.5 inch gauge 4-4-2 Atlantic loco at [[J. B. Squires]]' track, Colorado Springs, CO, June 1961. Photo by [[Ken Scheer]].]]
[[File:25 Carl Hoffman's 1967 Thornridge Crescent Track.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Carl Hoffman]]’s Thornridge Crescent ground level track in 1967. Photo courtesy of Bruce Hoffman. ]]
* [[Mid-South Live Steamers]] meet last weekend in September, 2020
* [[Mid-South Live Steamers]] meet last weekend in September, 2020


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== Features ==
== Features ==
[[File:Karl Friedrich Pitts.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Karl Friedrich]] article in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 13 March 1950, page 17. From Newspaper.com.]]


'''[[Bill Michaels|Two Hudsons in Wisconsin]]'''
'''[[3/4 Inch Scale Registry|Bill Yoder's 3/4 inch scale registry is back with new updates!]]'''


'''[[Windsor Ontario Live Steam Club|Good Ol' Days at the Windsor Ontario Live Steam Club]]'''
'''[[Harry Heil|Lone wolf Harry Heil featured on KSL]]'''


'''[[Douglas Massie#Northern Rebuild|Steve Bratina rebuilding the Douglas Massie Northern]]'''
'''[[IBLS Wheel Gauge|Print your own IBLS Wheel Gauge]]'''


'''[[New_England_Live_Steamers#1945|Color film of the 1945 meet at Danvers]]'''
'''[[Karl Friedrich]] completed his first live steam locomotive in 1925.'''


'''[[Paul DeVerter|Paul L. DeVerter II: A Live Steam Pioneer in Texas]]'''
'''[[Albert Campbell]] started producing live steam locomotive casting kits in 1896!'''


'''[[Southwestern_Live_Steamers#Falfurrias_Meets|August 31, 2019 marked the 50th Anniversary of the first Live Steam Meet in Texas]]'''
'''[[Meg Steam Inc|Meg Steam - The REAL Story]]'''


'''[[Stan Grigg|Stan Grigg's 3/4 inch scale Niagara Breaths Life Again!]]'''
'''[[Tom Thumb Railroads]]'''


'''[[Van H. Beckman|Casey Jones Railroad in Breckenridge, Texas, 1929]]'''
'''The Brotherhood of Live Steamers is mentioned in an article "[[The Iron Hobby Horse]]" in the Saturday Evening Post.'''


'''[[3/4 Inch Scale Registry|Bill Yoder's 3/4 inch scale registry dated 21 June 2020 has grown to over 609 entries in 15 files!]]'''
'''[[The Hoffman Hudson Story]]'''


'''[[Interference fit|Dr. Evans Speaks Out on Interference Fit]]'''
'''[[William L. Daney|Bill Daney, Live Steam Pioneer]]'''


'''[[Norman_Steele#711_Restored|Joe Cordelle restores Norman Steele's Atlantic No. 711]]'''
'''[[Lakes Park Railroad Museum|A visit to the Lakes Park Museum and Railroad in Florida]]'''


'''[[Building Tank Cars|Remembering Gary Brothers: Tank Cars]]'''
'''[[Sagitta Rule|Using a Sagitta Rule to measure the radius of rail]]'''


'''[[Charles_S._Purinton#Minnie|Charlie Purinton's "Minnie"]]'''
'''[[Charles Field Track Panel Jig|Building and using the Charles Field Track Panel Jig]]'''


'''[[Steam Locomotive Drawings|New! A comprehensive list of steam locomotive drawings]]'''
'''[[Scotty Mogul|History and drawings for "Scotty" Light Mogul]]'''


'''[[Portable Track for a Christmas Train]]'''
'''[[Bill Michaels|Two Hudsons in Wisconsin]]'''


'''[[Brake_shoe#Plastic_Brake_Shoes|Plastic Brake Shoes?]]'''
'''[[Windsor Ontario Live Steam Club|Good Ol' Days at the Windsor Ontario Live Steam Club]]'''


'''[[Kenneth Rodig|Kenneth Rodig, former IBLS Secretary, is rebuilding his 1.5 inch scale Forney]]'''
'''[[Douglas Massie#Northern Rebuild|Steve Bratina rebuilding the Douglas Massie Northern]]'''


'''[[Henry Hospers#Letter_to_Editor|Henry Hospers]] shares some stories from his time as a New York Central engine house apprentice.'''
'''[[Steam Locomotive Drawings|New! A comprehensive list of steam locomotive drawings]]'''


[[Special:AllPages|Click here]] for a comprehensive list of articles.
[[Special:AllPages|Click here]] for a comprehensive list of articles.


== IBLS Patches ==
== IBLS Store ==
 
=== Patch ===


'''The NEW IBLS Patches have arrived!'''
A high-quality, 6 color patch commemorating the founding of the [[IBLS|Brotherhood of Live Steamers]] by [[Charles A. Purinton|Carl Purinton]] in 1932.  The patch is 3 inches high, 2.7 inches wide.


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=== 7.x Wheel Gauge ===
This [[IBLS Wheel Gauge|7.x inch gauge Wheel Gauge]] will make verification of your wheel profile easy.  Measures flange, wheel angle, and Minimum Tire Width (TW).  Printed in durable black plastic.
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== Standards and Recommended Practice ==
== Standards and Recommended Practice ==
[[File:AVWRR AlmostAtOldWellHouse abt1977 byTerryAdams.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Jason Adams at the throttle, Annetta Valley & Western RR, about 1977. The lettering was all hand painted, including the mural on the headlight, by former Disney artist "Hoppy".]]
[[File:William Daney No147.jpg|thumb|right|300px|This heavy Pacific 4-6-2 was built in 1936 by William L. Daney, Pueblo, Colorado.]]
* [[IBLS Wheel Standard]]
* [[IBLS Wheel Standard]]
* [[IBLS Coupler and Safety Chain Standards]]
* [[IBLS Coupler and Safety Chain Standards]]
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== Articles by Category ==
== Articles by Category ==
[[File:VanBrocklin No8 WLS PatFahey 20190809-4.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Bill Van Brocklin's No 8 3/4 inch scale locomotive, fired by Pat Fahey at [[Waushakum Live Steamers]].]]
[[File:Doug Massie UP Challenger.jpg|thumb|right|300px|3/4 inch scale live steam model of a Union Pacific Challenger built by D. W. Massie of Montreal, Canada.]]
* [[:Category:IBLS Secretaries]]
* [[:Category:IBLS Secretaries]]
* [[:Category:People]]
* [[:Category:People]]
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* [[:Category:Prototypes]]
* [[:Category:Prototypes]]
* [[:Category:Steam Locomotive Models]]
* [[:Category:Steam Locomotive Models]]
== Articles of Interest ==
* [[Steam Locomotive Drawings]]
== Contributing ==
Have an idea for an [[IBLS]] article? Please [mailto:daris@nevil.org contact daris@nevil.org]

Revision as of 17:52, 31 December 2021

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This wiki contains 964 articles.

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
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Paul C. Haar, former Secretary of the Northeastern Ohio Live Steamers
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

Meets

Carl Hoffman’s Thornridge Crescent ground level track in 1967. Photo courtesy of Bruce Hoffman.

Features

Karl Friedrich article in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 13 March 1950, page 17. From Newspaper.com.

Bill Yoder's 3/4 inch scale registry is back with new updates!

Lone wolf Harry Heil featured on KSL

Print your own IBLS Wheel Gauge

Karl Friedrich completed his first live steam locomotive in 1925.

Albert Campbell started producing live steam locomotive casting kits in 1896!

Meg Steam - The REAL Story

Tom Thumb Railroads

The Brotherhood of Live Steamers is mentioned in an article "The Iron Hobby Horse" in the Saturday Evening Post.

The Hoffman Hudson Story

Bill Daney, Live Steam Pioneer

A visit to the Lakes Park Museum and Railroad in Florida

Using a Sagitta Rule to measure the radius of rail

Building and using the Charles Field Track Panel Jig

History and drawings for "Scotty" Light Mogul

Two Hudsons in Wisconsin

Good Ol' Days at the Windsor Ontario Live Steam Club

Steve Bratina rebuilding the Douglas Massie Northern

New! A comprehensive list of steam locomotive drawings

Click here for a comprehensive list of articles.

IBLS Store

Patch

A high-quality, 6 color patch commemorating the founding of the Brotherhood of Live Steamers by Carl Purinton in 1932. The patch is 3 inches high, 2.7 inches wide.

Only $5 each, includes postage. Click here to purchase

7.x Wheel Gauge

This 7.x inch gauge Wheel Gauge will make verification of your wheel profile easy. Measures flange, wheel angle, and Minimum Tire Width (TW). Printed in durable black plastic.

Only $2.50 each, includes postage. Click here to purchase

Regional IBLS Secretaries

Standards and Recommended Practice

This heavy Pacific 4-6-2 was built in 1936 by William L. Daney, Pueblo, Colorado.

Wandering Locomotive Books

Articles by Category

3/4 inch scale live steam model of a Union Pacific Challenger built by D. W. Massie of Montreal, Canada.







Articles of Interest

Contributing

Have an idea for an IBLS article? Please contact daris@nevil.org