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The last word on the BBT mason bogie drive?

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Scottychaos
I had to go back to the archive of the old version of MLS to find the last postings on this..

Its now 6 years waiting for my BBT Mason Bogie drive..
Over one full year since the last update from Barry..

probably most of you have simply given up at this point..

Someone suggested, ages ago, that Barry simply finish the drives for the few people who gave him an "advance"
payment when he needed some funds for this project years back..
several people sent Barry $100 to $200 or more as an advance payment on their drive..
a few people actually got a drive, but most havent..

I would agree with the suggestion that Barry finish up the drives for the people who paid him some advance money,
since those people have already partially, or fully, paid for their drives..
regardless of where they stand on "the list"..
the list is meaningless at this point..
then simply cancel the remaining orders and call this thing finished..

thoughts?
Barry? what do you think?

I would still actually like to get my drive! :D
Im sure it will be great..
its just that *something* really needs to be done at this point..
there needs to be a new plan to finish this up..
I think its only fair to the guys who have paid that they actually get a drive..
"the list" clearly needs to be scrapped..

thanks,
Scot
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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>>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.
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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
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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.
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