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Many of you own one or more of Accucraft's very fine live steamers, such as the K28, K27, or a Shay. And, as you well know, these machines have incredible pulling power.
Steve Davis' K28 has no problem pulling a fleet of 1:20.3 scale freight cars I built last year, based on plans from Garden Railways magazine. In all, 45 cars: 24 gondolas, 15 short boxcars, 4 tank cars, 1 idler flatcar and a Drover's caboose. Steve can hardly contain his excitement.
http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/xo18thfa/Long%20Train.jpg
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It's hard to get it all in one photo
A fine looking machine:
Coming down the back straight
My 3 cylinder Shay does very well too. She does just as well in forward as reverse. Somewhere we lost the caboose, so it's only 44 cars.
Lou Banning's "tried and true" C16 does a good job towing the gondolas and tankers.
http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/xo18thfa/Oct706.jpg
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Sitting still long enough for a family photo.
http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/xo18thfa/IMG_1749.JPG
Mark Johnson got some time off from St Aubin's and brought his 2 cylinder Shay. Unfortunately I did not get a shot of him pulling 28 cars while lifting the safety the whole way.
We meet at Clark Lord's the first Saturday of every month. Clark has a 300-foot double main line with long straights and generous curves. Plus all the hospitality you could imagine. Clark's smokin' hot bar-b-que turns out the best chow in town.
http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/xo18thfa/Lunch.jpg
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Oh, by the way, Clark is definitely not a UNLV fan!!
http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/xo18thfa/Gators.jpg
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Steve Davis' K28 has no problem pulling a fleet of 1:20.3 scale freight cars I built last year, based on plans from Garden Railways magazine. In all, 45 cars: 24 gondolas, 15 short boxcars, 4 tank cars, 1 idler flatcar and a Drover's caboose. Steve can hardly contain his excitement.
http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/xo18thfa/Long%20Train.jpg
Image exceeds 640 pixel max. width - converted to link. Mod.
It's hard to get it all in one photo
A fine looking machine:
Coming down the back straight
My 3 cylinder Shay does very well too. She does just as well in forward as reverse. Somewhere we lost the caboose, so it's only 44 cars.
Lou Banning's "tried and true" C16 does a good job towing the gondolas and tankers.
http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/xo18thfa/Oct706.jpg
Image exceeds 640 pixel max. width - converted to link. Mod.
Sitting still long enough for a family photo.
http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/xo18thfa/IMG_1749.JPG
Mark Johnson got some time off from St Aubin's and brought his 2 cylinder Shay. Unfortunately I did not get a shot of him pulling 28 cars while lifting the safety the whole way.
We meet at Clark Lord's the first Saturday of every month. Clark has a 300-foot double main line with long straights and generous curves. Plus all the hospitality you could imagine. Clark's smokin' hot bar-b-que turns out the best chow in town.
http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/xo18thfa/Lunch.jpg
Image exceeds 640 pixel max. width - converted to link. Mod.
Oh, by the way, Clark is definitely not a UNLV fan!!
http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/xo18thfa/Gators.jpg
Image exceeds 640 pixel max. width - converted to link. Mod.