Lord Cantankerous, Okay, you get first peek. And you don't even have to let me test drive the sedan chair first.
Andrew Dow contributes to Steam World. George Dow is his father, I believe, and a railway historian as well as a railway company executive. Steve On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 4:37 PM, Geoff Spenceley <[email protected]>wrote: > >Dear "Squire" Steve, > > Yes I believe the S2 does have wheels beneath about 5 pounds of > detail, mostly piping and what a pain that was with my aging figures. > The case will protect the detail ( I hope!) and I like your > suggestion of transport from the hotel to the Grand Ball room. I > should put wheels on it and use it as a skate board - you can test > that transport first as your broken bones won't hurt me as much as > my own bones. > > I am looking forward to the GWR book. OK- I have first peek as I was > born on the GWR line and my mother always told me she found me under > a rose bush. She failed to mention that the bush was alongside the > railway track just beside a KGV- or was in a Castle? > > My wife was born in Southend so I have first peek at that too! There > is a Dow that \contributes to " Steam World" but I don't recall a > George Dow. > > Can't wait for your coal fired > > Thanks much, > > Cantankerous Geoff > > > > > > > > >Sir Geoff, > > > >Look forward to the entertainment! I know the S2 has wheels, but can't > wait > >to see the carrier that David made for you. Is it like a sedan chair? If > >so, it would be just what's needed to convey one properly from the hotel > to > >the Grand Ballroom. And Mr. Schindler's got himself a coal-fired loco? > Wow. > > > >For the GWR crowd I'll bring to the NSS a book I found yesterday at a used > >book store: "The Great Western Railway - 150 Glorious Years", by Patrick > >Whitehouse and David St-John Thomas. In it are photos of Castles and > Kings, > >which is about as close as I can get to having an Aster one. Also found a > >copy of George Dow's "London, Tilbury, and Southend Album", with many > >excellent photos of the 4-4-2 Tilbury Tanks. I'll even let the GWR guys > peek > >at it. > > > >Steve > > > > > > > > > >On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 5:20 PM, Geoff Spenceley <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > >> >Firstly Sir Rob, > >> > >> Don't worry about me elbowing Steve away from the track, watch for > >> Kevin Schindler with his new coal fired loco- he has gone absolutely > >> ape! > >> > >> You are right about the weight of the S2. Fortunately David Leech > >> made a carrier for me and the engine can be wheeled off on to the > >> track, at the same time knocking off any GWR locos ( Castles for > >> example) that are in the way. > >> > >> I am really looking forward to seeing your "show and tell" GWR- since > >> we seem to steam our locos together we can do it with the KGV. I > >> hope Tony has his Castle built too, we can have a competitive run on > >> power and duration with the KGV! Dave Stick's review was not fair > >> to the KGV in my humble and very biased opinion. I have assembled > >> (fiddled together) many Asters since 1979 and I believe the ones > >> offered in the 80s & 90s were of the highest quality. Of course, I > >> was just a young stud then and my eyesight and fingers had youth. > >> > >> See you at the NSS- Steam on! > >> > >> Lord Geoff - Hey, note that three of those letters spell "OLD" > >> That's me, so in the future it is now "OLD GEOFF" - Don't you forget > >> it! > >> > >> >Geoff, > >> > A little birdie told me that in order to be able to lift > >> >the S2, you have taken out a subscription to the Gym! Do bring the > >> >KGV, Tony is building an Aster Castle and I too will have a Gwr loco > >> >for show and tell. Ah the suspence-ly! > >> > > >> >Rob > >> > > >> >--- On Fri, 5/15/09, Geoff Spenceley <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > >> >From: Geoff Spenceley <[email protected]> > >> >Subject: Re: [SSLiveSteam] Just now registered for NSS 2009 > >> >To: "Small-scale live steam discussions" < > [email protected]> > >> >Date: Friday, May 15, 2009, 8:44 AM > >> > > >> >>Congrats Steve! > >> > > >> >Hope it all continues to go well and we see it steaming and polluting > >> >at the NSS. I registered so long ago that they put my room is in moth > >> >balls waiting for me and my table at trackside is reserved. I could > >> >rent a portion to you we get too crowded! > >> > > >> >I expect to bring my GN S2- you know, just allky fired, Perhaps my > >> >KGV too to make Mister Dixon drool. > > > > > >> >Geoff > >> > > >> > > >> >>Good evening List, > >> >> > >> >>Just finished registering on-line for the NSS. And I made my hotel > >> >>reservations yesterday. To top that off I've actually made progress > on > >> >the > >> >>coal-fired Billy. In the past two days the grate and lower portion of > the > >> >>firebox got fabricated. The lower portion is a stainless steel box > that > >> >>attaches to the copper part of the firebox and attaches to the loco > frame > >> >to > >> >>support the aft end of the boiler assembly. Now I can install the > boiler > >> >>onto the frame properly and start working on the piping for the axle > pump > >> >>and on the steam plumbing. 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