Hi All Geoff, Allen Rice and the maching shop instructor at College of the Redwoods were building 7 1/2" engines last I knew, maybe ther are the ones from here. I think that there is another person who has one too, I think that he is associated with the Willits-Fort Bragg group, but I have no idea who he is.
Hope this gives you a place to start your search. Larry Geoff Spenceley wrote: >>Vickieand John. >> >> > >Jefferson Livesteamers yet to be! > >Thanks for your reports! John, next time I assemble a structure, >which always looks like an earthquake hit it I'll use the "an >imaginary 8.2 earthquake". > >Vickie, I understand what you mean by your description of the live >steamers versus the the visitors who are not familiar with live steam >operation. We have to be very careful when we have club meets at our >homes and guests and their children are not knowledgeable of live >steam,-so I turn into an impatient and nagging host. Of course >with our club, all members, sparkies and steamers learn to get >along- between eating and drinking! > >I will try and find out who the steamer hereabouts might be. > >Geoff > > > >> Hey John and Lord Geoff, >> >> We were there late on Sunday. It was Glen's first "outing" since >>shoulder reconstruction surgery last week. Had a nice chat with >>fellow Master Gardener and RR buff, Hayden Lee, at the G layout. >>Loved the "junkyard." The earthquake scene was pretty fantastic and >>well done. John Powell's work was very good, but Clark Lord's >>bridge is still superior. >> >> As for small scale live steam at this type of train show, you may >>want to know that it doesn't work out well. I understand that at >>some of the big shows (Queen Mary comes to mind), there is a secure >>set-up for live steam. But at smaller venues, Paso Robles is an >>example similar to Medford, it becomes a scary ordeal. Little kids >>(and many of their parents) tend to ignore warnings that the steam >>is real, not to touch the locos because they don't just "look" hot >>and not to stop in front of steamers carrying hot, spitting >>locomotives. And a lot of the electric folks object to being >>anywhere near the greasy, wet rails that many of our live steam >>machines leave in their wake. It is also very difficult to hear >>what's going on with your loco due to the excessive crowd noise and >>bells, whistles and clanging created by some of the electrics. And >>the smell from one coal burner being run indoors could almost cause >>a lawsuit from someone unawares. Been there, done that. Not >> fun. >> >> Please do let me know if either of you figure out who was the >>North Coast live steamer who ran on coal at Medford's RR Park. I >>know that his lordship has a coal burner, so, of course, Ld. Geoff >>was my first thought. >> >> Vickie-Marie >> >>"John R. Page" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Sorry I missed you Vickie. I was present at the G-gauge layout for >>awhile, and over at the craft table late Saturday afternoon with my >>Accucraft Mogul and John Powell's amazing 1:20 bridge work and >>logging cars. I understand Saturday's paid attendance broke all >>previous records. >> >>We also had some new displays this year, including a fantastic >>diorama featuring an LGB yellow Mogul on a trestle damaged by an >>imaginary 8.2 earthquake. The HO club from Klamath Falls also >>brought their modular layout over for display. Maybe next year, we >>will have some live steam engines actually running, if only on >>static blocks or rollers. >> >>John Page >>-------------- next part -------------- >>An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >>URL: >>http://postfix.45mm.com/pipermail/sslivesteam/attachments/20061127/7ac36a54/attachment.html >>_______________________________________________ >>SSLiveSteam mailing list >>Send messages: [email protected] >>Cancel subscription: http://postfix.45mm.com/mailman/listinfo/sslivesteam >>Rules: http://www.45mm.com/sslivesteam_guide.html >> >> >> >> >>Vickie-Marie Ward >>-------------- next part -------------- >>An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >>URL: >>http://postfix.45mm.com/pipermail/sslivesteam/attachments/20061127/9d7692e6/attachment.html >>_______________________________________________ >>SSLiveSteam mailing list >>Send messages: [email protected] >>Cancel subscription: http://postfix.45mm.com/mailman/listinfo/sslivesteam >>Rules: http://www.45mm.com/sslivesteam_guide.html >> >> > >_______________________________________________ >SSLiveSteam mailing list >Send messages: [email protected] >Cancel subscription: http://postfix.45mm.com/mailman/listinfo/sslivesteam >Rules: http://www.45mm.com/sslivesteam_guide.html > > > > _______________________________________________ SSLiveSteam mailing list Send messages: [email protected] Cancel subscription: http://postfix.45mm.com/mailman/listinfo/sslivesteam Rules: http://www.45mm.com/sslivesteam_guide.html
