[astrayelmgod]

vsmith, I can whole heartedly recommend Harald's stainless steel laser cut chassis. You have to file the burrs off the edges, but after that it goes together almost by itself.

 

[Scottychaos]

If I actually someday receive my BBT drive,
I will have one of the laser-cut chassis kits to sell..

because I wont need two frames..
but I want to wait to see if the BBT drive might still appear,
because I already paid for half of it..

Scot

 

[vsmith]

Posted By astrayelmgod on 08/31/2008 9:14 PM
vsmith, I can whole heartedly recommend Harald's stainless steel laser cut chassis. You have to file the burrs off the edges, but after that it goes together almost by itself.

Thanks for the recommend, I have an LGB Mogul block, a Delton C-16 boiler and some other parts that I think I could make a nice rendition of the Torch Lake RR Mason. Been a little busy trying to finish off some older projects that have been laguishing before I start a brand new loco, I actualy have 2 pair of C-16 boilers, cabs and detail parts, I want to find a C16 drive so I can build a 0-8-0T switcher out of.

 

[astrayelmgod]

Ah, well, you see, all Masons can be divided into two styles. The laser cut chassis, and all of Fletch's drawings and written material, covers the SECOND one, the one with Walschaerts valve gear and the over-the-boiler reversing linkage. The Torch Lake is an early style Mason, with Stevenson valve gear, and regular reversing linkage. There are a fair number of Harald's parts that you could still use, but there are an awful of little fiddly bits that you would have no use for.

I know that because I was, and still am, tempted to build the "pre-fire" Torch Lake, as it and I spent our earliest years in Northern Michigan. But I gotta get my Breckenridge-style Mason done first.

 

[Harald_Brosch]

>>There are a fair number of Harald's parts that you could still use, but there are an awful of little fiddly bits that you would have no use for.

 

[GeorgeMMR]

For those of you who ae considering some sort of LGB mech. for the Mason Bogie, try the mechanism from their tank 2-6-2 (if still available). My son and I used this mech. for his Mason Bogie, and if you wish to see the result, look in the second (I believe) installment of the Master Class on Masons and you will see it under the "Mystery Mason" that is a running piece of pottery! It is indeed, and he still has the running pottery Mason. BY the way, he farbricated the rear truck from lots and lots opf pieces of brass.
Hope this helps a bit.
George

 

[Greg Stevens]

For any of you guys who might be interested, I have a wooden cab kit, pilot and the walschearts valve gear for a mason, plus domes. If interested, contact me by e-mail and we will talk. I have already pulled out of the project.