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'''The History and Future of Live Steam'''
The International Brotherhood of Live Steamers promotes the "Live Steam" hobby in North America and abroad.
 
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'''[[Join the International Brotherhood of Live Steamers]]'''
* '''[[Join the International Brotherhood of Live Steamers]]'''
 
* [[About the IBLS]]
[[About the IBLS]]
* [[:Category:Beginners|Beginners start here]]
 
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<img src="http://www.clker.com/cliparts/7/I/m/y/o/p/start-button-th.png" width="36">[[:Category:Beginners|Beginners start here]]
[[Special:AllPages|This wiki contains {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles.]]
 
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: 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


: 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?
:: [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=105288 Van Anderson]


:: [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=22786&p=22786&hilit=Atkinson#p22786 John D. Atkinson]
: I feel it is my duty to pick my own brain and broadcast technical information that would be useful to others, thereby increasing the chances of prolonging The Hobby.


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


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


: 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
:: [[Victor Shattock]]


:: [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=105288 Van Anderson]
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== Features ==
[[File:TICH CAD Screenshot 7.jpg|thumb|right|300px|3D Model of LBSC's <i>Tich</i> by Jim Mullner]]


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'''[[Chula_Vista_Live_Steamers#Jan_2024_Flood|Chula Vista Live Steamers flood damage]]'''


== Custom PDF ==
'''[[Harry_Coventry#Build_Instructions|Harry Coventry details how to build the 3/4 Pacific "George Washington"]]'''


'''NEW FEATURE'''
'''[[3/4 Inch Scale Registry|Bill Yoder's 3/4 inch scale registry update for 2024]]'''


Download IBLS Wiki pages as PDF, or even create and print a custom book composed of IBLS Wiki pages you select.  See the '''Create a book''' and '''Download as PDF''' links in the sidebar.
'''[[Nick Edwards|Nick Edwards' passing leaves a big hole in the Heart of Texas]]'''


== Meets ==
'''[[Superscale Locomotive Company|Catalog #9 is now available from Superscale Locomotive Company]]'''


* [[Mill Creek Central Railroad]] [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=1046142017 Buckeye Limited 7.5 in. Live Steam Convention, Coshocton, Ohio, August 9 to 13, 2017]
'''[[Wischstadt Arch Bar Trucks|Arch Bar Trucks for 1/8 scale by Chuck Wischstadt]]'''
* [[Pioneer Valley Live Steamers]] 65th anniversary meet, August 11 to 13, 2017
* [[Illinois Live Steamers]] 50th anniversary meet, August 17 to 20, 2017.
* [[Waushakum Live Steamers]] 47th Annual Meet, Holliston, Mass., August 25 to 27, 2017
** To add your meet email [mailto:daris@nevil.org Daris Nevil]


== Features ==
'''[[Ossipee Central Railway|Saving the Ossipee Central Railway]]'''


'''[[Bill_Van_Brocklin#Speed_Record_on_Number_22|Man attempts to break steam locomotive speed record]]'''
'''[[Rail inspection|Inspecting Rail for Wear]]'''


'''[[Bill Van Brocklin|Did you know...Bill Van Brocklin built 41 locomotives, and they are numbered consecutively from #1 to #41?]]'''
'''[[Greenly’s Hudson|Jim Mullner shared more photos, video and design files for Henry Greenly's Hudson/Northern in 1.5 inch scale]]'''


'''[[The Martin Lewis Water Gauge]]'''
'''[[Stan_Grigg#David_Oram_Photos|8mm film of Stan Grigg's 1 inch scale Northern running on test stand in his basement]]'''


'''[[My Grandfather's Engine|A Horizontal Steam Engine built by a Blacksmith in the 1860's? Read more...]]'''
'''[[Auto Air Brakes|Gerry Stuteville's Automatic Air Brakes]]'''


'''[[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]]'''
'''[[Personal MOW]]'''


'''[[3/4 Inch Scale Registry|Bill Yoder just released the latest edition of the 3/4 inch scale registry, which now totals 383 locomotives!]]'''
'''[[Chris Schieck|Chris Schieck shares home movies starring Carl Purinton, Harry Harvey, J.B. Squires and others]]'''


'''[[Kenneth Shattock|Kenneth V. Shattock, North American Secretary, passed away 6 May 2017]]'''
'''[[48 Foot Tenneco Tank Car|Building a 48 foot Tenneco Tank Car]]'''


'''[[Injectors - A Blessing or a Curse?]]'''
'''[[Harry_Heil#Casey_Jones|Harry Heil completed a beautiful Casey Jones (Galloping Goose) from wood and steel]]'''


'''[[Iron Colts in the Back Yard]]'''
'''[[The Work of Henry Greenly]]'''


'''[[MDM_Locomotive_Works#Archive|New Wandering Locomotive Book: Jim Murray and MDM Locomotive Works]]'''
'''[[Scotty_Mogul#Construction|Greg Glos provided his detailed build notes for the Scotty Mogul]]'''


'''[[Texas Railway Supply Inc|Did you know ... The 1972 Neiman Marcus Christmas Catalog featured a 7.5 inch gauge train set from Texas Railway Supply Inc?]]'''
'''[[Steam Locomotive Drawings|A comprehensive list of steam locomotive drawings]]'''


'''[[Small Pressure Gauges]]'''
[[Special:AllPages|Click here]] for a comprehensive list of articles.


'''[[How to Form Brass Domes]]'''
== IBLS Store ==


'''[[Carl Purinton and B&M No 3240]]'''
=== Patch ===


'''[[The Jerk|Did you know...Jim Kreider's Atlantic was featured in a segment of the movie "The Jerk"?]]'''
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.


'''[[Atkinson Railroad|Did you know...Kenneth Atkinson built the first model Electric/Hydraulic diesel locomotive prior to 1952?]]'''
[https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=G9JXMRMBYWKFW Only $5 each, includes postage. Click here to purchase]


'''[[Getting Started|Major Douglas T. Peck suggests how to "Get Started" in Live Steam]]'''
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== IBLS Patches ==
=== 7.x Wheel Gauge ===


'''The NEW IBLS Patches have arrived!'''
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.


[https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=G9JXMRMBYWKFW Only $5 each, includes postage. Click here to purchase!]
[https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=B636JNSXPRAQW Only $2.50 each, includes postage. Click here to purchase]


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== Standards and Recommended Practice ==
== Standards and Recommended Practice ==
 
[[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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* [[Boiler Inspections]]
* [[Boiler Inspections]]
* [[Threads|Bolt and Pipe Threads]]
* [[Threads|Bolt and Pipe Threads]]
* [[Texas Standard Tie Spacing]]


== Wandering Locomotive Books ==
== Wandering Locomotive Books ==
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== Articles by Category ==
== Articles by Category ==
 
[[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]]
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* [[:Category:Right of Way]]
* [[:Category:Right of Way]]
* [[:Category:Safety]]
* [[:Category:Safety]]
* [[:Category:Materials]]




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* [[:Category:Railroad Car Parts]]
* [[:Category:Railroad Car Parts]]


* [[: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]

Latest revision as of 10:13, 7 March 2024

The International Brotherhood of Live Steamers promotes the "Live Steam" hobby in North America and abroad.

Join-free-today-88005155.jpg

This wiki contains 966 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
Van Anderson
I feel it is my duty to pick my own brain and broadcast technical information that would be useful to others, thereby increasing the chances of prolonging The Hobby.
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

Features

3D Model of LBSC's Tich by Jim Mullner

Chula Vista Live Steamers flood damage

Harry Coventry details how to build the 3/4 Pacific "George Washington"

Bill Yoder's 3/4 inch scale registry update for 2024

Nick Edwards' passing leaves a big hole in the Heart of Texas

Catalog #9 is now available from Superscale Locomotive Company

Arch Bar Trucks for 1/8 scale by Chuck Wischstadt

Saving the Ossipee Central Railway

Inspecting Rail for Wear

Jim Mullner shared more photos, video and design files for Henry Greenly's Hudson/Northern in 1.5 inch scale

8mm film of Stan Grigg's 1 inch scale Northern running on test stand in his basement

Gerry Stuteville's Automatic Air Brakes

Personal MOW

Chris Schieck shares home movies starring Carl Purinton, Harry Harvey, J.B. Squires and others

Building a 48 foot Tenneco Tank Car

Harry Heil completed a beautiful Casey Jones (Galloping Goose) from wood and steel

The Work of Henry Greenly

Greg Glos provided his detailed build notes for the Scotty Mogul

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

  • IBLS Patch v2013.jpg

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

  • IBLS 7.x Wheel Gauge 20210428.jpg

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

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