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Hello list,

I don't have a Cary M1 boiler to compare with my Bowser M1, but I do have a Cary I1s boiler that I could compare with my Bowser I1sa 2-10-0.??

My Bowser I1sa has the late production (after 1995) larger boiler.

I haven't had time to compare the boilers using a scale rule.? The Cary cab might be a little shorter than the Bowser cab, the Cary smokebox may be a bit shorter than the Bowser smokebox, and the Cary firebox has a less prominent taper when viewed from the top compared to the late Bowser I1s boiler.? Both look quite nice, and both are compatible with the Bowser chassis I have available (older and newer versions of the die cast frame).??

I don't have a brass I1sa chassis to test fit....have any of you tried fitting the Cary boiler to the fabricated and soldered brass frame that Bowser used during the 1980s???

I was able to get a later once piece cast frame and larger Bowser cylinders to go with the partially built model I acquired along with the Cary boiler.? Unlike my Bowser/Cary N1s and Bowser M1, I have not yet gotten the Bowser/Cary I1s running yet.? ?

I am planning on completing my Cary-boilered I1sa so it represents one of the Altoona-built I1s engines as opposed to the later and more common Baldwin-build I1s engines with Worthington feedwater heaters.??

Doug Kisala