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'''[[Join the International Brotherhood of Live Steamers]]'''
The International Brotherhood of Live Steamers promotes the "Live Steam" hobby in North America and abroad.
 
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[[About the IBLS]]
* '''[[Join the International Brotherhood of Live Steamers]]'''
 
* [[About the IBLS]]
[[File:Facebook.jpg|30px]] [https://www.facebook.com/pages/International-Brotherhood-of-Live-Steamers/410787972356110 Visit IBLS at Facebook]  
* [[:Category:Beginners|Beginners start here]]
 
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[[File:IBLS Merry Christmas 2021.jpg|thumb|right|400px]]
== Meets ==
[[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
** To add your meet email [mailto:daris@nevil.org Daris Nevil]
== 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.]]
[[File:TICH CAD Screenshot 7.jpg|thumb|right|300px|3D Model of LBSC's <i>Tich</i> by Jim Mullner]]


'''[[IBLS Wheel Gauge|Print your own IBLS Wheel Gauge]]'''
'''[[Chula_Vista_Live_Steamers#Jan_2024_Flood|Chula Vista Live Steamers flood damage]]'''


'''[[Karl Friedrich]] completed his first live steam locomotive in 1925.'''
'''[[Harry_Coventry#Build_Instructions|Harry Coventry details how to build the 3/4 Pacific "George Washington"]]'''


'''[[Albert Campbell]] started producing live steam locomotive casting kits in 1896!'''
'''[[3/4 Inch Scale Registry|Bill Yoder's 3/4 inch scale registry update for 2024]]'''


'''[[Meg Steam Inc|Meg Steam - The REAL Story]]'''
'''[[Nick Edwards|Nick Edwards' passing leaves a big hole in the Heart of Texas]]'''


'''[[Tom Thumb Railroads]]'''
'''[[Superscale Locomotive Company|Catalog #9 is now available from Superscale Locomotive Company]]'''


'''[[3/4 Inch Scale Registry|Bill Yoder's 3/4 inch scale registry, Final Edition]]'''
'''[[Wischstadt Arch Bar Trucks|Arch Bar Trucks for 1/8 scale by Chuck Wischstadt]]'''


'''The Brotherhood of Live Steamers is mentioned in an article "[[The Iron Hobby Horse]]" in the Saturday Evening Post.'''
'''[[Ossipee Central Railway|Saving the Ossipee Central Railway]]'''


'''[[The Hoffman Hudson Story]]'''
'''[[Rail inspection|Inspecting Rail for Wear]]'''


'''[[William L. Daney|Bill Daney, Live Steam Pioneer]]'''
'''[[Greenly’s Hudson|Jim Mullner shared more photos, video and design files for Henry Greenly's Hudson/Northern in 1.5 inch scale]]'''


'''[[Lakes Park Railroad Museum|A visit to the Lakes Park Museum and Railroad in Florida]]'''
'''[[Stan_Grigg#David_Oram_Photos|8mm film of Stan Grigg's 1 inch scale Northern running on test stand in his basement]]'''


'''[[Sagitta Rule|Using a Sagitta Rule to measure the radius of rail]]'''
'''[[Auto Air Brakes|Gerry Stuteville's Automatic Air Brakes]]'''


'''[[Charles Field Track Panel Jig|Building and using the Charles Field Track Panel Jig]]'''
'''[[Personal MOW]]'''


'''[[Scotty Mogul|History and drawings for "Scotty" Light Mogul]]'''
'''[[Chris Schieck|Chris Schieck shares home movies starring Carl Purinton, Harry Harvey, J.B. Squires and others]]'''


'''[[Bill Michaels|Two Hudsons in Wisconsin]]'''
'''[[48 Foot Tenneco Tank Car|Building a 48 foot Tenneco Tank Car]]'''


'''[[Windsor Ontario Live Steam Club|Good Ol' Days at the Windsor Ontario Live Steam Club]]'''
'''[[Harry_Heil#Casey_Jones|Harry Heil completed a beautiful Casey Jones (Galloping Goose) from wood and steel]]'''


'''[[Douglas Massie#Northern Rebuild|Steve Bratina rebuilding the Douglas Massie Northern]]'''
'''[[The Work of Henry Greenly]]'''


'''[[New_England_Live_Steamers#1945|Color film of the 1945 meet at Danvers]]'''
'''[[Scotty_Mogul#Construction|Greg Glos provided his detailed build notes for the Scotty Mogul]]'''


'''[[Steam Locomotive Drawings|New! A comprehensive list of steam locomotive drawings]]'''
'''[[Steam Locomotive Drawings|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.
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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 ==

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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