Re: Mantua 2-8-2 mikado Ideas
Lots of leeway on the stock boiler . New York Central H5 class , Nickle Plate H5 class ? The NKP is a copy of the New York Central . Go to fallen flags railroad pictures to reference them . Henry
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Mantua 2-8-2 mikado Ideas
I'm in the midddle of building my seccond Mantua 2-8-2 and have no clue what to make it. The other is a freelanced Union Pacific mikado with the stock boiler and some added parts from Yardbird. Any
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Re: Welcome to our newest member .
Thanks for the warm welcome.
Donovan Miller
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Karen M Miller <kmmpjm@...>
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Welcome to our newest member .
Welcome wln17@... to our group . Fell free to browse photo albums , soome good works in those . Feel free to ask questions , browse old topics . Again welcome to our group . Henry H.
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Wecome to our newest member !
Welcome to our newest member . Welcome kmmpjm@... to our group . Please feel free to browse the members photo albums , ask questions ? Again Welcome , Henry H. moderator
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Long95209 <long95209@...>
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Have a Happy Thanksgiving everyone !!
Enjoy the day , time with loved ones , all precious memories ! Godspeed to all the travelers , be careful . Henry H.
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Welcome to our newest member .
Welcome conrailkid railroadredman@... to our group . Browse through the member's photo albums , some great work in them . Again , welcome to the group .
Henry H. Moderator
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Re: Has anyone ever seen a cab forward General?
The Black Diamond still exists, and is currently in St. Louis at the Museum of Transportation (along with a WHOLE bunch of other neat stuff) ?Try a simple google search for "Reading Black Diamond"
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john
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Re: Tyco Smoker Question
If you go too light with the oil, it won't smoke, and you may assume it
isn't working. I'd start with four drops.
Denis
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Re: Has anyone ever seen a cab forward General?
P&R 2-2-2T telescope that roof forward to coal her up ? Really snazzy little loco . Henry H
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Re: Has anyone ever seen a cab forward General?
Since the wheel arrangement is given as 2-2-2T, the fuel (most likely anthracite coal, as this was a Reading engine) would have been stored in a bunker within the enclosed area.? Since the inspection
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Re: Has anyone ever seen a cab forward General?
Dennis, where did they store the fuel? Was there ever a tender in tow?
Nelson
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Re: Has anyone ever seen a cab forward General?
I'd like to......
I'd prefer to use a pair of the Flea add-on gearboxes for it. But those are out of production for retooling. I think the works from the N-scale Kato pocket drive would work as the
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Re: Has anyone ever seen a cab forward General?
If anyone would like to model an inspection engine, one of the most interesting is the Reading "Black Diamond," a 2-2-2T built in 1889 by
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Dennis Kunkel
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Re: Has anyone ever seen a cab forward General?
Most likely inspection runs were conducted at low speeds that were essential for proper examination of the new trackage.
So a front observation deck on a line where other traffic was shut down would
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mwbauers
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Re: Tyco Smoker Question
If you can find the website for Seuthe'[??] ? Use the fluid "sparingly" ? If you use too much it won't "fire up" . It's been way too many years , but , the length of the wire in the stack had
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Long95209 <long95209@...>
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Re: Has anyone ever seen a cab forward General?
None the less.. It is neat to look at. It might be fun to model and if done well, it?definitely?would become a nice conversation piece of any layout/collection.?
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Sean
"If everything seems
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Sean Naylor
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Re: Tyco Smoker Question
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Re: Has anyone ever seen a cab forward General?
I agree guys , this design has "issues" , all large and possibly deadly ? Easier , safer to ride in comfort in the office car . Henry
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Tyco Smoker Question
Good morning. I recently aquired a Shifter with smoke from the mid 60's. Is there anything special I need to do or watch out for? If it is a Sleuth, I guess I can go to their site for info, but I
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richard
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