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need assistance with my Sierra N03 project
Posted by elmodello on Wednesday, August 1, 2007 4:27 PM

Hello,

I am a Modellbuilder from Austria, for my newest Project i needs your assistance.

I build a scene of Back in to the Future Part III on scale 1/24

That is the current conditions of the Projects

 I missing information about the break assembly

Perhaps can their me far helping.

Thanks

Kurt

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Posted by S&G Rute of the Silver River on Wednesday, August 1, 2007 9:54 PM
well its somewere in america. I'd start searching on measeum and tourest rail sites for something close (steam in america has a facelift every time it gets a new owner so its painted up for something else). Good luck and good hunting! Confused [%-)]
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Posted by Snoq. Pass RR on Saturday, August 4, 2007 10:50 PM

Here are two photos of the locomotive

www.trainweb.com/cgi-bin/photos/showpic1.cgi?/mvc/year2002/10/2002j11c/mvc-279f.jpg

www.trainweb.com/cgi-bin/photos/showpic1.cgi?/mvc/year2002/10/2002j11c/mvc-278f.jpg

Here is a link to the owners of the real locomotive and what they are doing for restoration.

http://www.csrmf.org/railtown/doc.asp?id=408

Hope that helps, and Sign - Welcome [#welcome]

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Posted by S&G Rute of the Silver River on Friday, August 10, 2007 10:35 PM
Ah, some locomotives have all the luck, but its good to see one get back to running condition.
"I'm as alive and awake as the dead without it" Patrick, Snoqualmie WA. Member of North West Railway Museum Caffinallics Anomus (Me)
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Posted by kstrong on Thursday, August 16, 2007 9:51 AM
First, very nice looking model so far. Please keep photos coming as you progress.

Now... onto the question at hand. From the photo on the restoration website http://www.csrmf.org/railtown/images/no-3.jpg, the locomotive has air brakes. The cylinder is the small round thing between the 2nd and 3rd driver, next to the frame. That would have a lever attached to it going to the bottom of the frame, where it would most likely pivot. The bar would continue below the frame where it would attach to the brake rigging that moves all the shoes. What--exactly--this looks like can't be seen in the photo, but its construction is very typical of any steam locomotive.

Since the locomotive is being restored, you may want to try to contact those doing the restoration. They are hopefully photographing the progress, and may have some photos that they could share with you showing you what you need to see.

Good luck, and again--keep the photos of your progress coming.

Later,

K

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