That brings up an interesting question. If there are international standards for all of this, I have to ask how the north eastern US has its own gauge of 7 1/4...
Michael, You are close but not there yet. All of the US is in 7.5 inch scale, which is actually closer to 1.6" scale and the Northeast and the rest of the...
Actually 7.25" gauge is the most common, AND the INTERNATIONAL standard. It's only the larger portion of the U.S. and to some extent western Canada that use...
Hi! ... A bit of folklore from one of our club founders. The difference in gauge was a typographical error. The California guys wanted to start a miniature...
The Cedar Creek (CCRR) couplers are nice couplers, but as noted below they do not mate well with other couplers. In my product review of them in the Fall 07...
hello all, anyone know how tall and wide to build a tunnel for 7.5" gauge(1.5" scale) tunnel? looking at pictures it seems to be about 5-6 feet tall? and 4...
Hi! My OS Baldwin Mogul is a great machine, but it has a problem that when the whistle blows, hot steam and water hits the unpainted metal causing bright...
Most of the Tunnels I have see are Build using heavy Concrete or clay large water / Sewer Pipe and corrugated Metal Drainage pipe. with inside diameter of 5 to...
I'm going to elaborate on Bill's answer. Tunnels are a great feature BUT in today's environment you should think twice before you build one. Bill's right...
I've never heard of anyone getting hurt, much less killed in a miniature train tunnel. And I've never seen a tunnel at a track or club be closed or removed...
Yours is a beautiful engine, but I think the permanent solution would be to paint your drivers, rods, and lead wheels to match the prototype. If they used...
Hi! ... The drive rods sure look like they are the correct color from what I have seen. Perhaps they used to plate the metal to prevent rust, or maybe they...
Thanks. I was invited back to HALS for labor day. I don't know if I can make it out or not yet but we'll see what happens. I may re-decal too if I have time....
I had to get new carpet in this past weekend so I didn't get to go out to HALS again for memorial day. It's too bad because I tightened the chain up on my PRV...
Hi! I finally got to shake out my OS Baldwin engine at the Chula Vista Live Steamers Fall Meet. Finally getting the hang of the machine. All the bolts are...
I haven't checked in in a while. I also have had no time to try to find time (and a place) to run my PRV any since its maiden run. I got the chain tightened up...
Yeah, Quiet. I can tell you all about what's been happening with the web site. There's been plenty of talk about the track that was shut down in Michigan....
... It's been so lively down in San Diego I barely have time to sleep! My steamer did well today, only one derailment, my first big one not just derailing in...
About those particles. In theory, there's no solid particles in dry steam (dry steam is 100% water vapor). Unless you have a superheater, you're only running ...
Hi! ... I get a lot of water droplets coming out the stack. When this happens heavily, my glasses get the same white droplets on them. ... I think it's...
... Do you keep the water right at the top of the site glass? Perhaps you should keep it lower. ... You should mix it in every time you fill the tender. You...
I am going to maybe look around and see if anyone is still running within reach in Nov. Down here in Texas it doesn't get cold like up north. It looks like in...
I'm glad you're getting all that good use out of your PRV. We've had mine out several times in the past year. Last time, we burned up the resistors for the...
At some point I'd like to get a riding car. I'm thinking of getting a none-powered single coupler "mini-motorcar" from Roy Stevens down the road so I can take...
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