Re: {S-Scale List} AF Mantua-based 4-4-0
The. A/F Franklin in S IS an interesting beastie. Drive is basically from
a 302. Smoke unit is HO. Engine and cars are oversized. Working on
installing Amber lighting strips from DALLEE in 2 coaches.Lots of Franklins
around, far fewer Washington sets around.
The H O version is highly prized and hard to find AFAIK there is one on
display at NTTM, I put it on the shelf.
Jim farther west on the Keystone Main Lyle
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On Oct 12, 2013, at 6:36 PM, RobertN user141...@mediacombb.net wrote:
Well, scratch that Great Idea, I guess. What's it going to take to get a
mid-(Civil War period) 19th Century 4-4-0 and rolling stock to match,
assuming I would live long enough to see it?
I already know what I could do with the Franklin passenger cars.
boB Nicholson
--- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Charles Weston rotary-oy@... wrote:
Bob,
I think that might be AF HO.
Charles Weston
From: RobertN user141771@...
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Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2013 4:44 PM
Subject: {S-Scale List} AF Mantua-based 4-4-0
Has anybody ever heard of, or seen, the Mantua General-based frontiersman
4-4-0
(http://hoseeker.net/gallery/index.php?album=mantuatyco%2Fmantuasteamenginesimage=americanflyermantua440frontiersman.jpgzp=full-image)
I just found one on the Hoseeker website, but could not copy the photo, only
the link to the website. If anybody has, or knows, where there are maybe one
or two of these engines, I may have a deal for you.
boB Nicholson___
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Re: {S-Scale List} Silence!
Been busy working in shop producing product for OCT 16 rollout at NTTM working on details of first rolling stock offering in Scale Gauge I'm quiet by nature Jim laughing on the Keystone Main Lyle Sent from my iPhone On Sep 27, 2013, at 10:02 AM, Andre Ming lam...@cebridge.net wrote: You're right boB. This list does seem to be MUCH quieter than when I was last active in S scale. Don't know what happened while I was gone... but a very different list exists now. 'Tis a bit of a shame, actually, for I was looking forward to the fun interaction here that I remembered when active in S scale previously. Upside: Doesn't seem to be mini-flamefests as often either. Oh well... it is what is has become... or something like that. I guess you and I can chat it up here, huh??? Along that line: What brand of string do you prefer? (After doing some preliminary examining to see what will be involved to cram a Tsunami TSU-1000 decoder w/sound and a Railmaster Bass Reflex speaker into an AM S-12 Baldwin... I may need to join you on the string thing!) Andre Ming From: shabbona_rr The board's been pretty quiet, lately. Did I scare everybody off, or is everybody been NEO'd? Is it time for the DCC/non-DCC discussion again? boB Nicholson
{S-Scale List} Re: {Small parts pick up
IF we're doing shop tricks--anchor used nylon hosiery over the end of vac suction tube allowing slight cup in end. Turn vac on, pic up the parts and pick them off the nylon or turn. Vac off with tube over appropriate receptacle. HOW you get the hosiery is up to you Jim Lyle Sent from my iPhone On Sep 24, 2013, at 7:45 AM, blackdiamon...@gmail.com wrote: Bill, boB, I have been picking small parts up off the floor for years. One day I decided to pick up a butcher's apron from our local butcher shop. I inquired about buying a used apron, laundered of course! They sold me one for $5. I cut the tie strings off and had my wife sew on some Velcro squares at the lower corners. I glued the other half of the Velcro under the lower edge of my workbench. This works real well at catching the errant small parts, or maybe about 99% of them anyway. I put a small cup hook under the bench edge also, centered, to hang the neck loop on when I'm done with it. One does have to remember to hang the neck loop before getting up and walking away though! I understand jewelers have used something similar for years. Bud Rindfleisch ---In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, s-scale@yahoogroups.com wrote: Why is it that everything I drop falls on the floor? This makes me curse and fret as I try to find something to lean on, so that I can bend over and pick it up, that is, after I find the darn thing. If Mary is near-by, she will hurriedly pick it up, so as to save me from my frustrations. I guess when we were younger we never minded dropping anything. Tsk! Tsk! If I can get away from this computer, I hope to get back to running trains and working on my layout. With John Bortz gone, I've been thinking a lot about Frank Titman. On those marvelous shots of John's layout you see the large port and cargo ship underneath it. Well, Frank Titman built that for John, as a present, now that is what good friends do for one another. Frank also helped dig out John's basement! I love model railroading the friends it produces and I do miss my buddies who have passed on to the Great Railroad in the sky!! See Ya, Bill (Fraley)
{S-Scale List} Re: Some images
Bill, THANKS for the pics Jim Lyle Sent from my iPhone On Aug 26, 2013, at 4:01 PM, Willam Fraley wjfra...@comcast.net wrote: image003.jpg NASG Convention 2013 Scranton, Pa (39)Bill Jeff Madden.jpg NASG Convention 2013 Scranton, Pa (81) 8-16-13 Dick and Lee ...jpg NASG Convention 2013 Scranton, Pa (87) LVSG Group aps.jpg
Re: {S-Scale List} GP7 - Its alive - sort of
Bill Keep the cold water in a room separate from the hot lead. Will NOT mix well Jim Lyle Sent from my iPhone On Aug 26, 2013, at 4:58 PM, Bob Werre b...@phototraxx.com wrote: Bill, You might recall that several of us here in the Houston Club went to a chain drive to replace that ribbed belt. It resulted in a much improved drive, but like lots of drilled plastic on metal shafts--if you make it tight it might split or if you make it snug, it's likely to slip. So the choice was slip or split! I ran mine for several years that way. So for round three, I chose to go to the SHS F unit trucks and some Overland motors (via ebay). They are in a state of--when I get to it right now. However mine have very nicely done paint jobs (photo on the S Sig site) and all the required lights. I replaced my handrails early on as well as adding winterization hatches, different horns and a few other long forgotten items. I think your drive method might have been simpler as I have to cut into the brass floor and fasten some custom made bolsters when the time comes. However, I have chosen that method and I lack the extra drives from Overland. Maybe we can get together and have a NMRA/NASG authorized pulling contest! I'll mention two things about the original models--first off I think they were the only Japanese produced brass models in S since the JL tank car and they pulled very well. Bob Werre PhotoTraxx It might not look much different than the other day but it really is. I scrounged some usable driveshafts. The original “bolsters” are just bent sheet metal. It is too thin as well so the sideframes were free to wander. I soldered a piece of channel across the width to stiffen it up. The axles don’t just pop put of the sideframes now. I changed the body bushing from nylon to a brass bushing soldered on to the floor. At the same time I converted it to 3MM O Scale truck screws and a chunky spring. This drive conversion from the rubber band wonder to conventional was stupid simple. I wished I “saw” it earlier. Just clipped to transformer power it is pretty quiet too. With the stiffer bolster the wheels can get close to the sideframes so there is probably a massive short. I have to address that somehow. All wheels are set to insulated on the same side. I have to make some wipers for the insulated wheels. The handrails are taking a real beating here. They are likely to get removed shortly to get redone with new castings and phosphor bronze wire. So much for a simple completion! I wished the floor was separate from the drive like on Overland diesels. If anyone should happen to have a spare fuel tank from the Sunset GP7 or GP9 I am interested. This unit has a rather shortened tank. I would not mind having a spare. After shortening it I want to float it in cold water and fill it with lead to make a chunky weight. Never tried it. It could be a hoot. A few more hours fiddling then it is going back in the box for another day. Gotta start on other things…. Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1987 See my finished models at: http://www.lanestrains.com Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! See my layout progress at: http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm Custom Train Parts Design http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR THS*** The other members are not ALL like me! http://www.prrths.com http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE to join! http://www.prslhs.com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL
Re: {S-Scale List} O/T Interesting Amtrak Trip
Bill et al, BEAUTIFUL ride Look for the eagles on the Port Road. Eastbound leaving Kinzers, you'll be heading for Eby's Curve where you'll be able to see all four sides of an Amish farmhouse as you head into the steepest grade tightest curvature on the Keystone Main in Gap. Worked excursions on this route numerous occasions. ENJOY Jim Lyle Sent from my iPhone On Aug 24, 2013, at 6:58 AM, Bill Lane b...@lanestrains.com wrote: Who would have thought that Amtrak would schedule a “for fun” excursion train? This trip is really pretty good. http://www.amtrak.com/fall-foliage-aboard-the-autumn-express Most (or all?) is on PRR trackage as well. Check out the route! I don’t count “rare mileage” miles but this trip has them for sure. I already have my tickets for Donna and I….looking forward to it. Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1987 See my finished models at: http://www.lanestrains.com Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! See my layout progress at: http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm Custom Train Parts Design http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR THS*** The other members are not ALL like me! http://www.prrths.com http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE to join! http://www.prslhs.com ; Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL
Re: {S-Scale List} Re: On the way to Scranton
Almost certainly simpler Jim Lyle Sent from my iPhone On Aug 12, 2013, at 7:01 PM, richgajnak rustytra...@sbcglobal.net wrote: --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Pieter Roos pieter_roos@... wrote: Kinda sad that the railroads ship by truck This is the second such load I saw this year. Pieter Roos Sent from my iPhone It probably costs considerably less to make such non-revenue shipments by truck than by rail. Rich G(ajnak) Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: {S-Scale List} Re: S Scale Loco Supply wheelsts
When I considered such a project, all that was needed was a dedicated Swiss screw machine individual custom made operating cams. 20 ft lengths of stock and the space to accommodate them ( think about it ) Associated tools and skills to make it work Single phase electric would suffice, Three ph is better THEN you need the sales to pay for the mess Ooops. Forgot the fork lift rigging to move the SSM etc BTW. No one will deliver one 20ft piece of stock for free Jim Lyle Sent from my iPhone On Jul 22, 2013, at 8:40 AM, shabbona_rr user141...@mediacombb.net wrote: Bill: First off, before anything else, your new reefer is great. Next, you're right, the $1.00 per axle wheelsets have gone the way of sealing wax, Dodo Birds and even the late, great PRR. Honest politicians, however, never existed, at least that I can recall. There,s certainly nothing wrong with the wheelsets available today, other than being a little pricey, which can put a serious damper on my efforts to Beat the Recession, as spelled out by Jeff Madden in the latest issue of NASG Digest. I just wonder if it isn't possible to manufacture a lower price wheelset on the order of the old Miller RP-25 wheelsets, or the Ace steel wheelsets (with both blunt and needle-point axles, if that's what it would take from the days of yore. My situation is such that I could not take on such an undertaking, but I thought I would put the word out to see if there's anyhing our current manufacturers could do in this area,maybe offering them in packs similar to Kadee. In fact, the NASG is always looking for something to do for the membership. Is this something they could handle? I have to quit,now, since my typing dexterity is going from bad to worse. In closing, however, I would like to point out that Kadee HO-T-1 coil springs are a close representation of the Ace springs, maybe a little softer, which ought to make them excellent performers on an S scale layout. Their #637 truck springs also work in N'eastern trucks, even though a little fidgety to install. My basement floor is littered with them. boB Nicholson --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Bill Lane bill@... wrote: If you want quality wheelsets here they are! http://www.sscaleloco.com/Stainless_Steel_Wheels.htm $1.00 per axle has gone the same way as sealing wax, the Dodo bird and honest politicians! I cannot think of a better way to show support to a fellow S Scale manufacturer. The wheels are 100% made in the USA. What else could you want? Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1987 See my finished models at: http://www.lanestrains.com/ http://www.lanestrains.com Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! See my layout progress at: http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm Custom Train Parts Design http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR THS*** The other members are not ALL like me! http://www.prrths.com/ http://www.prrths.com http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE to join! http://www.prslhs.com/ http://www.prslhs.com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: {S-Scale List} Re: CV 06 question
I think Bob may have found the secret Jim building new S layout on the Keystone Main Lyle Sent from my iPhone On Jul 12, 2013, at 9:36 AM, shabbona_rr user141...@mediacombb.net wrote: DC throttles eliminate all the confusion; turn them to the right, engine speed increases; turn them to the left, speed decreases. boB Nicholson __ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Edward Davis edandhdavis@... wrote: Hi, I'm a bit confused about CV 06. If I want a diesel loco to gradually increase speed, do I increase the numbers toward 255? The manual suggests that 048 is a good starting place for a road switcher. I tried that but the loco seemed to speed up at a faster pace. How do you correctly use CV 06 to gradually increase speed? I'm not using a speed table. The decoder is a Digitrax DH 121. Thanks. Ed Davis Stockton Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: {S-Scale List} Re: My RDC are done
Beautiful job Bill. My only ride on an RDC was after my pre-enlistment physical into the Navy. East from Harrisburg to Lancaster on PC tracks, Landisville was memorable to say the least. Now the Keystone Main. Amtrak has much improved the trackage. Jim can't see the trains in Wilmington Lyle Sent from my iPhone On Jun 1, 2013, at 11:09 AM, JC vannes...@comcast.net wrote: Great work Bill! Warranty definitely broken, but OH MY here's one in mid train helper service at Strasburg PA -- hee hee. http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2603070 Chris Rooney --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Bill Lane wrote: Here is my new YouTube clip on my RDC. http://youtu.be/EAvfpab4mrY Please give it a look. They took WAY too long to complete. The glass windows kept breaking. Cutting off the pilots was awful. All the electronics are stuffed up in the roof arch. 20 years ago I envisioned maybe 6 of them someday running around - thinking having half what the PRSL had would be good. I am sticking firm at 2! I am not doing this again! I also have 3 urethane RDC that were made for Hi rail. They are about 2 inches shorter than full length. I have converted 1 to scale use so far. Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1987 See my finished models at: http://www.lanestrains.com Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! See my layout progess at: http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm Custom Train Parts Design http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR THS*** The other members are not ALL like me! http://www.prrths.com http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE to join! http://www.prslhs.com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: {S-Scale List} doing things well
Bill is also saving 50 per cent of his operating cost. Definitely important to a frequent user. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 2, 2013, at 2:05 PM, Bill Lane b...@lanestrains.com wrote: Ed, My blast booth paint booth does not know if a model is mine or someone else’s. The process is all the same. If I think I am going to be doing something frequently of course I try and do it WELL, but more importantly get set up to get the best results possible. Work smart not hard. My friend Gus gets amazing results painting in a booth that is truly the size of a shoe box. With size 13 feet the boxes for MY shoes are actually BIGGER. He has to drag his booth out of a closet and hook it up. NO! I can’t work like that. It would be just way too annoying for me. Plus since I do so much S O work a shoe box would not do. My 2) 110v compressors were bought 1 at a time progressively larger and as a replacement for a 60 year old compressor that just died completely. I cheaped out and got the diaphragm compressor first when I should have gotten the twin cylinder. That is the last time I did something like that. When my compressor had problems I was going to just get an identical 110v replacement. After surfing around a bit I found I could get a small 220v unit with TWICE the output for $50.00 more. There was nothing else to consider. Running the 220v line cost me about $100.00 in supplies but I did it myself. It w as all worth it to me. The frequency of doing a job is a factor. But how much effort is involved in getting set up for it should not exceed the job itself or you won’t do it often. Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1987 See my finished models at: http://www.lanestrains.com Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! o:p See my layout progess at: http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm Custom Train Parts Design http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR THS*** The other members are not ALL like me! http://www.prrths.com http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE to join! http://www.prslhs.com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL
