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  1. Live Steam
    I got my Accucraft ruby kit about two weeks ago and have been enjoying working on it, today i wanted to get the butane tank installed and as i tried to thead in the fill valve it would not start to thread in and if it does it feels as though it is beginning to cross thread. After my first few...
  2. Live Steam
    I understand Mr. Weltyk has been forced to retire from his creation of these amazing whistles. And the hobby should be saddened by that as I am. But I Also know that he left behind the knowledge of his whistles in articles from Steam in the Garden. I have ALL of the issues ever in digital...
  3. Live Steam
    Greetings! I am currently working on a project involving an old Polish BioFiz steam engine. Me and the technology teacher (or engineering teacher depending how it's translated) are currently in the brainstorm stage of building a source of pressure. Based of what I've seen online I can...
  4. Live Steam
    A forewarning, steam loco restoration work is not my typical sort of work so this won't be a speedy process! I'll be sharing updates as I go for those that like these kinds of projects and want to see how I'm doing. I got the Aster JNR C12 a while back... (probably 2016?) on eBay and from what...
  5. Live Steam Classifieds
    Accucraft AML Brass 1:29 scale USRA 0-6-0 Live steam butane fired. Loco is like brand new very little runtime. Added RC control and LED front and rear headlights. Comes with transmitter Runs like a watch. Open to trades for narrow gauge locomotives 2000usd plus shipping paypal only.
    $2,000 USD
  6. Whimsical and Fun Trains
    I've shared this subject before, but this video captures the joy that everyone remembers from their earliest days playing with Trains.
  7. Live Steam
    Looking for the Accucraft K27 brass live steam engine to complete my roster.
  8. Beginner's Forum
    Looking for assistance with changing over the Dummy drop style front coupler on a Post War K4 to an operational Kadee style coupler. I have seen a few examples but was wondering how exactly to go about it. Photo from Raymond's Garden Railroad website for reference. Thanks!
  9. Live Steam
    I have a BLW Cricket (#80), that I'm weighing the effort to add the second cylinder to. Before I go fabricating it seemed prudent to post and ask if anyone has one. I know its a long shot. Other thoughts or advice are welcome too.
  10. Live Steam
    So last night I had my first eventful learning experience with an Alcohol fired engine "In the wild" on the actual track. Previously I had only run an engine on rollers over a large baking sheet. With no event of note. I am fortunate that this experience only left me with a bruised pride, some...
  11. Live Steam Classifieds
    The late Tom Cooper's interpretation of a Shay, using a two-cylinder oscillator ("Osmotor"). As originally produced, this loco was equipped with a system to produce smoke in the exhaust using motor oil; this system has been disconnected and removed and the exhaust re-routed the proper way...
    $700 USD
  12. Live Steam
    I have been having issues with the ceramic burner supplied with my C-18 locomotive. I haven't reached out to the manufacturer yet. I could be simply experiencing a defective burner that doesn't perform like the rest that were produced. I don't want to make any negative remarks towards the...
  13. New Member Introductions
    Greetings All, Finally taking the leap into live steam. I've had indoor layouts in both G/Fn3 and HO in both DCC and DC over the years, and now I'm finally ready to start plowing snow in my yard. Not interested in trying to maintain track continuity on an out door layout or dealing with...
  14. Live Steam
    I have one of the early delivered C-18s from Accucraft. I have steamed it inside on my garage layout at 50F and on my newly completed outdoor layout at various temps under 40F. For each temperature and layout I have also used the same consist behind my slightly modified Ruby. I'm a little...
  15. Live Steam
    One of my good friends is having trouble with his Accucraft C19. He’s taken it to the Accucraft dealer in the Bay Area and has gotten little help in fixing his locomotive. He has sent it to a guy up in Oregon that was recommended my Accucraft twice. Still the locomotive won’t run. It steams up...
  16. Large Scale Events
    Please join the Michigan Small Scale Live Steamers (MSSLS) in their celebration of the 182nd anniversary of the birth of Ephraim Shay at SHAY DAYS, July 15 & 16, 2022 at SHAY PARK in Harbor Springs, Michigan. With the lifting of many of the Covid-19 restrictions, we are happy to announce that...
  17. Live Steam Classifieds
    Selling my Accucraft live steam T-12. Has next to no runtime on it runs like a Swiss watch. Added radio control as well as full LED lighting. Hand pump in tender with quick connect fittings. Only reason for selling is its too fast for my small layout. Have factory packaging as well. 2800usd plus...
    $2,800 USD
  18. Model Making
    This is an sm32 tender I made from basswood planks and a couple 3D printed parts. I found a flat car file on thingiverse and sent it to a friend for printing. The water tank on the back came with my heavily modified Mamod. It was used as a battery box for RC by the previous owner. I plan on...
  19. Live Steam
    I'm looking for advice on what points to use where on my layout. My primary equipment will be 1:20.3 narrow gauge stuff. Eventually a K-37 with some J&S coaches. But I want to accommodate every possibility in case I have guests or my interests expand, say a big boy or really long coaches. What...
  20. Live Steam
    I am seriously considering upgrading my Mamod to 45mm. I have had trouble getting it to run on Lionel 0-27 track. I knew going in that this radius of track was way too tight but I was just going to try it to see if it would work. A family member found a whole LGB starter set at a yard sale for...
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