What is your next locomotive of choice ?

[LGBtrains1963]

My next loco I want is a Berkshire 2-8-4 Nickel Plate Road... Someone needs to make a plastic version... $$$$ Not the brass version $$$

[Coogler Rail Line]

That is a neat loco!  I would love to see that run!

[Anonymous]

Hi Matt, good to hear from you! Nice loco too

[Takasaki Matt]

I'm just about to order my first live steam locomotive from the German company 'Regner'.  The loco is a very loose interpretation of an Aveling & Porter contraption, with flywheel and a single cylinder sitting on the boiler.

http://www.regner-dampftechnik.de/aktuelles/images_2007/vincent_seite_popup.jpg

 

Come Christmas Santa will, with a bit of luck, bring this beauty to my railway.

 Regards, Matthew Foster.

[CPT Stryker]

Please, take the childish behavior elsewhere. If you have a beef with someone, do it via e-mail and not in a public forum. I think I speak for the majority in saying that we would prefer to read replies in reference to the topic of the post.

Thanks !

Captain Stryker

[S&G Rute of the Silver River]

Hay, you made it, not me. So where did this sudden consern for my grammer come from? And yes I can't spell, plus my handwriting makes docter's notes seem legible.

 

Sorry about invading your post guys.

 

[Snoq. Pass RR]

"Calm Snoq. Pass RR, first didn't like the angle of our pic, second google is fast and when the owner changes it, it disappears so no problems, third I is going to the high school to get an education. There's only so much one can get out of Hicktown high, where everyone works hard till there seinor year where they party and get absolutely wasted. And preserving a 109 year chapel car is well worth ths absence of a day where nothing happens, I think I had a third of notes to take in American Law but that's all. Anyway they said it was more than adequate to leave.  You should've come with and heard all that cracking.

Oh and so others know what we are bickering like old women about: ......

Beside aren't you supposed to be adding a page for this one on the museum's page?"

First, every bold word is a word that was spelled wrong that I had changed.  Second, it is NOT my duty to make the depot's web pages.  If they want it, they will ask me.

[S&G Rute of the Silver River]

Calm Snoq. Pass RR, first didn't like the angle of our pic, second google is fast and when the owner changes it, it dissapers so no problems, third I is going ta da high school to get an egemication. Theres olny so much one can get out of Hicktown high, where evryone work hard till there seinor year where they party and get absolutly wasted. And preserving a 109 year chapel car is well worth ths absence of a day where nothing happens, I think i had a third of notse to take in American Law but thats all. Anyways they said it was more than adiquate to leave. you shulda come with an heard all that cracking.

 

Oh and so others know ehat we are bickering like old women about:

 

American Baptist Publication Society, Messenger of Peace

Because Baptist women across the country raised the funds for its construction, Messenger of Peace would be called the Ladies' Car. Viewed by thousands at the 1904 World's Fair, it traveled across the United States and Canada under the auspices of the Railroad YMCA, and delivered the gospel from the Ozark Hills to the Olympic Mountains. Summer's heat, which sent temperatures soaring inside the chapel car, would cause the missionaries to put up the awnings.

1898-1948 -- KS, MO, CO, IL, WV, MT, NV, CA, OR, WA

From: http://www.chapelcars.com

 

Beside arn't you soposto be adding a page for this one on the measeum page?

 

[CPT Stryker]

I do not own any CAD software as I do not have a need for it, nor, do I have any CNC machines on which to use it. I wish I did though ! For basic plans and drawings, I just use Windows Paint or Paint Shop Pro.

Captain Stryker

[Anonymous]

 make a drawing using CAD software, save it to disk and take it to a machine shop that does laser cutting or CNC milling.

How about putting an aussie product advert on the side; VB, Toohey's, Vegemite or something of the like.

Captain Stryker

Capt. which CAD software do you have?

I like Vegemite...like Vegemite Sandwich RR (hey it's catchy)

[CPT Stryker]

John,

One way of making the chassis would be to make a drawing using CAD software, save it to disk and take it to a machine shop that does laser cutting or CNC milling. They could make it from a piece of plate steel or aluminum. This method would make a one-piece chassis that is stronger than one made of individual pieces.   

Do you have a basic drawing (like the type I sent you for my houses) of the chassis that you need ? If so, send it to me and I'll see what I can do on my end. The measurements can be metric or standard as I can work with both with no problems.

To give it a more Aussie look, just put a bunch of American tourists in safari jumpsuits in it ! (just kidding). How about putting an aussie product advert on the side; VB, Toohey's, Vegemite or something of the like.

Captain Stryker

[John Busby]

Hi Dale

http://www.ipengineering.co.uk/page93.html

Is next ,I have it, I just have to figure out

1 how to make a replacement chassis out of metal

2 how to put it together in the first place so it works

3 how to give it a more Aussie feel to the model.

wish me luck

regards John

[ttrigg]

I'm saving up for a live steam, 1:1, K37.  SWMBO has said "if you can find a place big enough to run it, then we'll talk about it.  In the meantime you can drool over a 1:20 version." ........

[Snoq. Pass RR]

Couldn't you have picked a nicer photo of Weyerhaeuser #1.  I mean it does have a good coat of yellow on it that is now starting to come off.  Like this one (stop taking the first photo from google):

This photo is from: <yardlimit.railfan.net> and photo credit is to the: Northwest Railroad Museum.

And learn to spell Weyerhaeuser.  That is what high school is for.  Also, say who the photos are from.  Otherwise it is stealing and plagiarism, which we learned in high school unless you skipped that day too .

[S&G Rute of the Silver River]

Mine ill borbally be a forney

 

or a hudson tank loco,

 or that rail craine,

 

 or  Wyherhouser 1,

 

or ....

 

[MTCarpenter]

Well --

I fell off the wagon and ordered a 3 truck shay and an LGB C&S forney, and both should be here in thenext couple of days.....my wife's gonna kill me, but hey you only go round once!!!!

Mark

 

 

I found that countering these types of purchases with jewelry or a weekend away helps.  If you do it preemptively it's even more effective.

[Rastun]

Next? I've still got 3 on going builds and numbers 4, 5, and 6 waiting in the wings. I do need to get some of the mass produced 1:20 locos at some point.

 Jack

 

[imrnjr]

Well --

I fell off the wagon and ordered a 3 truck shay and an LGB C&S forney, and both should be here in thenext couple of days.....my wife's gonna kill me, but hey you only go round once!!!!

Mark

[Southwest Chief]

Easy, a 1:22.5 K-27

Sometimes I hate 1:20.3

[Marty Cozad]

I just bought a loco at our open house, it was an Aristo Dash-9 BNSF Hertiage II paint. Very nice.

plan to use it as a lead engine in front of 3 BN green/black SD45s for general freight service. 

[Snoq. Pass RR]

My next locomotive will probably have to be a Alco C-420 low-hood.  Either that or an Alco C-415.

[GearDrivenSteam]

I want a Hartland Big John. Wife says maybe Christmas.

http://www.h-l-w.com/products/Steam/Undec-Big-John.jpg

[altterrain]

I have a 3 kitbash projects more or less planned for the future but the loco I'm waiting to buy is the Aristo standard gauge 2-8-0 whenever it comes out in a year or two (or three )

 

 

-Brian 

[CPT Stryker]

I do not have any pics of the LCE, but it is the standard LGB LCE-2 set in DB livery still in the box. It has only been run a few times. I have that and an LCE-3. The LCE-3 I intend to keep.

Captain Dale

[Coogler Rail Line]

That is sweet.  Do you have a pic of your LCE's?

[vsmith]

this is what I might try next:

[Dennis Paulson]

WOW Ralph thats some locomotive .

 

I would be happy with a mfr making some GE steeplecabs in the 40-50 ton range

link with more info and photos

http://www.nycsubway.org/cars/locomotives-sbkcab.html

 

Something like this ..............

[cabbage]

This is the one that I intend to build next. I plan it to be a Gauge 3 model -but the pantographs will not be strictly ornamental -it will be radio controlled...

http://www.lner.info/locos/Electric/ee1.shtml

regards

ralph

[CPT Stryker]

Here is the locomotive that I want next ! Gotta sell one of my LCE's and start saving some shekels for this one...

Captain Stryker