Steve asked:-
I run a Mikado and a SR #24 and have noticed that the #24
always has a steam plum out of the stack while the Mikado seldom
does. You can put your hand over the Mikado stack while running
and feel that it is blowing off plenty of exhaust and it is very hot
but
Vance suggested:-
So, next question is "what's the exhaust arrangement on the Mikado?" Does
it have an exhaust nozzle at the bottom of the smokebox, or something
similar? If so, then that's probably the problem. Can you cobble up
something like the RH exhaust extension? Don't know --
Tony,
My initial plan was to integrate a layout with a garden in my immediate
back yard. Incidentally, my backyard extends another 300 ft. beyond the
tracks. I do plan to put a more utilitarian and elevated trackage along
my right property line that will have a reversing loop around my green
Kevin Strong wrote:
If you want to go one further, you could make some kind of lagging for
your cylinders. These add just a bit of heft to them, and in my opinion,
bring them to life. I made mine from .015" brass sheet bent around the
outside of the cylinders and a layer of 1/16" cork. On
In a message dated 01/03/01 03:23:52 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
There's also another live steam loco named "Excelsior" on the UK market
right now. Poor timing, it seems.
The 'other' is a totally different loco by Mel Wright - Wrightscale.
Art Walker
What is up with the Steam in the Garden web site. It will not let me
access anything. I get the message FORBIDDEN you do not have access-?
Salty
Dave,
How may one join the BAGRS ?
Charlie Yost
San Diego
At 9:29 AM -0800 3/1/01, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What is up with the Steam in the Garden web site. It will not let me
access anything. I get the message FORBIDDEN you do not have access-?
Salty
i thought it was just me ... if others can't get in as well, i suspect that
richard's
At 10:00 AM -0800 3/1/01, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dave,
How may one join the BAGRS ?
Charlie Yost
San Diego
glad you asked ...
the signup form is on the web at
http://www.bagrs.org/Membership.htm
(if you're retyping, note that the M must be a capital).
Thirty-five bucks and you get the best
i spoke too fast ... it appears that richard isn't getting e-mail either ...
i'll rustle up his phone number and give him a call ...
\dmc
^^^
Dave Cole
Gen'l Sup't: Grand Teton Everglades Steam Excursion Co.
Pacifica,
Vance that is Nice! Almost too nice. The wood in the photo looks like it
belongs on a piece of fine furniture. I wasn't even aware of the pilot kit
which I also like.
Phil.P. Reading,PA.
Live steam fans,
I have posted the Official Publicity Photo of my Forney conversion kit on
my
FHPB
The server's security settings must have been changed. I cannot get in
either!
Chuck Walters - President
Central New York Large Scale Railway Society
http://home.twcny.rr.com/cnylsrs
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Mike wrote:
YES. "Visible" steam is actually water vapour. Steam is invisible.
H-MM--Is that why my wife ignores me when I "blow off steam" ?
Geoff
Tony, Joe et al.--Agreed Tony!
I did seriouisly consider a "trench" system on the inside of the track at
one time but when I hit gold I quit, so now my track is an 36"elevated
oval with a ground level track in the centerfor NG and battery
sparkies- that has structures, miniatures. pond,
In a message dated 3/1/2001 2:20:33 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
hi-desert property we own between
Apple Valley (Roy Roger's museum ) and Lake Arrowhead!
When do we start building, Geoff?
Bob
Vance that is Nice! Almost too nice. The wood in the photo looks like it
belongs on a piece of fine furniture. I wasn't even aware of the pilot kit
which I also like.
Phil, glad you liked it. If you weren't aware of the pilot kit, either you haven't
been paying attention or I haven't been
Yep Bob,
I thought that would get a response from you. To answer your question, soon
as I can tear myself awy from the redwoods and can afford some property in
the mountains --only a 20min drive to the nearest lake from our sand lot.
Another point, good traction with all that sand and good
In a message dated 01-03-01 19:26:09 EST, you write:
If you weren't aware of the pilot kit, either you haven't
been paying attention or I haven't been in your face enough with it.
(That's
how Dave likes it) It's been out about eight months, in any case, and
is an
exceptionally
At 4:02 PM -0800 3/1/01, VR Bass wrote:
(That's
how Dave likes it)
you betcha ;-) ...
\dmc
^^^
Dave Cole
Gen'l Sup't: Grand Teton Everglades Steam Excursion Co.
Pacifica, Calif. USA http://45mm.com/ mailto:[EMAIL
Geoff Spenceley wrote:
. It's still a
mess in my opinion and takes over the whole small backyard. But as I tell
visiting garden clubs, the garden only serves the railway, or is incidental
to it.
Geoffrey, Geoffrey, Geoffrey
Your garden is not a mess. It is artistic whimsy Cassidy
Anyone remember the brass imports and other near-scale models once available
to run on Lionel standard-gauge size track (2.125" gauge)? Model
Engineering Works imported some, and Bob Borwn has recently written of them
in Narrow Gauge Short Line Gazette . . .
But what about the model(s) by
Hi Joe,
Amazing co-incidences between the problems and solutions we
both appear to have. i.e. raising roadbed 18" to achieve
a 30" elevation against a path.
I worked the problem from opposite direction. I
did not want track at ground level in front
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