Colorado Steamup !
Dear Sidestreet Guest, If you missed the 20th Annual Sidestreet Bannerworks Small Scale Steamup, we've posted a report on it on our Web site, along with lots of pictures. Just follow the links at http://www.sidestreetbannerworks.com Regards, Sidestreet- Tom:)-
Check out eBay-AOL item 454442521 (Ends Oct-07-00 11:00:14 PDT) - EARLY STEAM
A HREF="http://cgi.ebay.aol.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=454442521" Click here: eBay-AOL item 454442521 (Ends Oct-07-00 11:00:14 PDT) - EARLY STEAM ELEC CO "A REAL STEAM LOCOMOTIVE"/A Howdy al here the locomotive you were all talking about OK its the manual for it-- tom :)
Re: Employment Opportunity
Howdy Walt : hey try this its iron phosphate man those slugs and snails love this stuff but kills them the snails and slugs dead on contact! also it great fertilizers for your grass and plants, or you may do what i do sometimes i grab my very old and no firing but rusted threw and threw WW#1 SPRINGFIELD and with just trace of smelly old cosmolean in the rusted barrel note hasn't been fired in 75 years or more years no shells! i dress in orange i smear grease paint on the old face in your case either Tampa bay or Miami football colors would work great and march back and fourth on your track and stare menacelly at those pests woe! sorry! hold on cowboy! that's the cure for pain in the caboose next-door neighbors! heehaw am kidding guys --tom form Elway#7land
Re: Butane tank
Howdy Bob and all hey guys do you think we as group AKA - small scale loco live steamers hobbits, think we will ever use propane instead !of butane or the 70 -30 mix ?or have choice to be able to use propane in are locomotives?i love meths fired loco too . anyway- just wondering because am not to sure if most know or have heard of Cabelas hunting and fishing company and their catalog?i saw something kinda cool so please bear with me here there also Bass pro shop too anyway note i use to try and hunt the old Elk, Mule deer, in ELWAY land OK most of time i just saw the ELK OR MULEY rumps as they ran laughing out loud while running threw the woods at the dummy dress in orange now i just shoot them with camera cool animals sorry that's why i get these catalogs i discress again! here the question i just happened to look threw their new fall catalog Cabelas and saw something if somebody could build propane fuel tank we would have cheap and plentiful supply of gas this little gem its a E-Z-propane filler it easily refills disposable propane bottles from a bulk tank attach fitting open vales fills bottle in one minute $16.99 EACH EZ- say you can use the old disposable coleman bottles over and over again ? HUM- SORRY GUYS but my newbie small scale live steam English cant quite say what am trying to get across here do you think we could use this or the old Coleman bottles in someway maybe as easy and cheaper way to fire are locomotives my long butane adapter fits on the Coleman treaded top so could we use these disposable bottles like we do the butane and mix disposable bottles i just try the adapter and it fit so if a propane tank could be build for are locos would or could we use propane thank- tom :)-
Re: code 200 rail
In a message dated 9/4/00 12:38:32 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: my supplier of code 200 nickel silver rail here in Germany stopped selling this rail and I have to look for other sources. Please help and tell me where I could ask for this rail (or similar dimensions). Gerd Howdy: alrighty then you bet Peco makes 200 code rail! Gred its the SL-800 flex track in 45mm in 200 code rail and the SL-600 32mm O gauge code 200 rail they peco also have the 250 code rail and the 332 G gauge track too ! , this 200 code rail what most Brits use for their small scale live steam locos ,you have your choose of gauge and rail code with Peco cool track too its bends like the OO or HO flex track no rail benders needed! and its 36 inch long each complete section of peco flex ?just go to the links that guys have sent you and order the peco 2000 catalog or if you will shameless plug here for myself i have 12 pieces of the peco 45 mm SL-800 code 200 rail its brand new for sale or trade also note here guys warning - this not nice! but true true! i know of electric train dealer here in Colorado if you tell him the electric train dealer!you wont to order peco 32 mm O gauge code 200 rail he be sure to order the wrong track so if you wont peco SL-800 45MM 200 code rail just be sure to tell this DUH dealer you wont 32 mm O gauge 200 rail peco or if you wont 32 mm O gauge peco code 200 rail tell the electric so called dealer you need peco 45mm gauge track he be sure to get it wrong MAN these electric train dealers have no ideal what a live steam loco is and don't wont to know either! they should have sign in their window saying beware live steamers do not shop here because DUH--is alive and well here in the shop at least in Colorado tom:)-
Re: politics
To all members of sslivesteam colegroup my sincere Apologia to all for my comments here! Walt right this site is for are enjoyment of live steam to discuss chat even yell if need be but the content always should be about are great hobby live steam small scale locomotives hobby! am sorry Guys Walt comments hit to close to home here Sorry to vent steam i must have had my head up my caboose last nit, Walt just one more little comment here i do have little back ground to having BA in education and former high school teacher and football coach moreover my father was employed by the Santa Fe RR in Colorado for 28 years! i mean he my Father -started- from -the -bottom- sweeping -floors -track- work- mail -baggage grease- monkey -you- name it he did it but always got paid fair be because of you know who and what! and finally he my Father made station agent so I have seen both sides of the coin! Its real shame though-when I can make better living working for grocery store than teaching history and PE! but thank you Walt when your right your right I was wrong so = Please keep your steam up and have fun --sorry dumb and why did i write that stuff ---very embarrass---tom :)
Re: where are the machinists? (was Mike Fix)
alt, it's a two-way problem. I was taking machining courses at the community college a few years ago and was sitting around during break with some guys who were about to finish the program. One had just gotten a job and was ecstatic -- he was going to be making something like $15000 per year. Even in a largely non-unionized state, that is scandalous. What kind of guy with the intelligence to do good machine work would take a job like that when the same skills could get him through a computer curriculum that would start him at two or three times the salary? -- alrighty then hey Walt: maybe you better read what Vance wrote again? because what you just wrote is not what Vance said. so number #1 its not the schools fault, number #2 two its not that they don't need machinist in New Mexico! - this call the so called RIGHT TO WORK STATES or work for less pay ! -which all that means its way to (Break Unions this is Union Busting tactics) which the Republicans love to do! i live in Colorado which so far has escaped the wrath here but its coming thanks to are moron governor with help from his cronies in Washington! there company here in Colorado springs CO -called western forge which makes 40% of the craftsman hand tools in fact my neighbor works for them he is machinist on a very very large machine which punches cuts with help of a computer -these HAND PARTS OUT! Dave been with the company 19 years now and is only making 12 dollars hour! a non union job and he Dave has look for better paying machinist job but when your in late 50 and most companies don't need or wont this kind of expertise what guy to do ?- so shame on Sears made in the USA yea right but paid sweat shop wages! i don't know who worst Walmart or Sears? and Colorado has long and rich history of metal working they use to call Pueblo Colorado little Pittsburgh! because of the steal mills there but three years ago the company busted the union and fired everyone there and open nonunion! while they were union the pay was 15 to 25 dollars hour now its 9.50 -10.95 for the scabs, just my two cents--- tom :(- true true ! -- so lets all- not- get -are -steam -up -about this? remember its just hobby moreover remember -what- sergeant -Friday -said -on =drag -net ?- (note before my time )- just the facts sir :)-
Re: Ruby Performance
Hi GUYS: Walt - am not sure if this was your question or not anyway here some information about the Cricket Loco Walt are you still looking for Cricket locomotive-that was built by Mike Oroure ? Am sure that most know that Mike O -shut down his shop-about this time last year for good? Anyway Mike still has enough parts left to build 20 or more complete cricket locos? that was the last information I heard from Mike? So am not sure if Mike has that many left now? But from what I heard he Mike has not sold much? Mike will sell a complete set or sets of the (parts) this enough parts to build one or more complete cricket loco! - but the catcher is you have to (build the cricket) yourself -so i hope this information still up to date because it was last winter i email and call Mike O - about the crickets parts - this was after i bought the last model E from Mike! also Tim Wright had cricket - for sell? if you check the swap shop at Steam in the Garden you find Tim ad- there --tom :)-
Aster Lion 0-4-2 1834 loco
Hi Guys : i was wondering if you nice folks could help me out on some information? its about the New -(Aster Lion 0-4-2 Locomotive 1834) its the new kit from Aster -for the (Newbie) to get (started in small scale live steam Loco?) alrighty then: here the questions! #1-has anyone seen the kit or the prototype run? #2 did you like the way it ( Lion) ran -? #3-does it( Lion) Kit look like something that a (beginner)could easy build? #4-did you like the looks and construction of the loco kit parts? And did you all like it? OK comment here! am (all thumbs )last count I had (ten= thumbs) , so is there any hope for us in the blunders and man I cant build these-darn-Aster-Locomotive Kits! =club ---thanks --Tombo- -president, and vice president, and founder, CO founder, manager, all purpose worker, cleaning crew, and the only member of the blunders- ten- thumbs -club :)-
Re: eye yi yi
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Check out Nutty Professor True
A HREF="http://www.phreakyou.com/"Click here: Nutty Professor True/A Who says the (Brits) don't have sense of humor to Funny ---what up -brought to you 45 mm by the 16 mm egroups and believe it or not they the (British )will even answer you If you post question or comment unlike Hum well you know !newbie--- tom :)
Re: Ruby gas jet mod
Thanks Vance: for the information on old Ruby girl! Man i just thought it was me or I had ill-- manner butane drinking Ruby! now i know what up! she Ruby -sucks- water- faster -than than the local -CSC- fire -dept.pumper! i took old RUBY (don't take your steam to town?)to a train meet (Electric) SORRY GUYS! just show her off to the (DC )-crowd kinda funny to see the (all- ways very (nice and friendly) (great bunch guys )!- but electric (- + ) guys place- Ruby very carefully -on the track and turn on the the power pack and she -Ruby -didn't move? i should have said something like guys she live steamer I forgot too -DUH on my part heehaa! i know not cool! i guess you had to be there? that when i brought out the distilled, water, and butane, steam oil, sewing machine oil, I would have said 3-in-one-oil but I know that would start up the oil Vs oil stuff and that's no fun? Anyway-back to the story-holly BACHMAN ! well lets just say Ruby made fair showing for about ten minutes when she stop dead in her tracks it took on the the appearance of Thomas the tank story! Thomas breaks the rules! cars-derailed off the track one LGB flat car came to close to old HOT! HOT! AM-out of water-Ruby-engine and received alit hot foot can we say lgb melt down, So RUBY and myself are barred until she decide to lay off the H-2-O, Ruby does have drinking problem Tombo -Newbie --Colorado :)-P.S -just remember am newbie so when you folks say gas-jet jet-gas -- remind me its not air-force-jet-plane? -ok DUH-
Re: Mike, the return trip
howdy al: Here a shameless plug by yours truly,(Newbie guy ) alrighty then I have 12# pieces of Peco SL-800 -Nickel-Silver -rail- code -200- rail track ,its standard gauge track Peco , and all this track add up to 432 feet of track? this is gauge #1one -- 45MM -TRACK - each section of track is 36 inch long ,and they call this Peco- flex track its like the old HO track we al had as kids !Anyone can bend it to almost any shape by hand !No railbenders needed and yes this what they the (Brits) use in England for there live steam locos in 45 mm! that what the Peco catalog said? Fellow steamers! I need your help! MS Millie-RoundHouse, has informed me if i don't find here her -32 mm track soon she we be forced to move back home to England?Millie had it with the old Lionel track while her live steam 45 mm locomotives friends enjoy the LGB track outside! Guys this what I paid for the Peco track ,and I have the receipts if you would like to take a look at them I paid #2 two payments of $76.40 one down payment of $76.40 and the other $76.40 when the Peco finally arrived here ?and yes I must say it from( Electric )train dealer !i have electric sinned! Sorry!OK anyway the old man at the train store supposedly!order the SL-600 -32mm -O -gauge peco? but guess what he order you got it the SL-800 -45mm -track, Guys I will even take payments on the track if anyone would like to buy it . thanks again--! (sorry for messing up the reports from( WALT)- ---tombo- ---newbie-- from -Colorado :)
Re: Mike Report, the rest of the story.
In a message dated 7/15/00 9:11:11 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Great report WALT : but what happened to the Colorado Kool Aid that the DRG or what we Coloradoan's like to call the AKA -Dirty -Ragged -and -Greasy- RR sent -a Tank Car- this week? this hummm- sound-like- a Carl- Malone Beer hold up !to me ?yuie COORS beer --tombo- newbie- from Colorado :)
Re: List
Howdy to all: I hope you guys don't mind a newbie getting on the old local express sslivesteam @colegrope .Com RR. Am new here !as well with live steam locomotives,? but am learning as I go, with the help of all you nice folks aboard here on colegroupe, I may stop burning my figers,As little roundhouse Millie is just about had it with me and my blunders! OK here my first #1- (question) to all you nice people can anyone tell me where i can find or buy Peco flex track SL-600 -code -200- rail- 32 mm -or O gauge,? as I ORDER Millie FROM BAYOU LTD-PAUL KENNEY in 32 mm -O -gauge Millie seems very put out that she has to run on my old Lionel track,! Sorry Millie! and i have heard that Peco very good track its like the old ho flex track we all had as kids no railbenders can be bent into almost any shape by hand which would be great for me ---thanks--- tombo :)--AKA Snowball + Tombo =Epress---RR , p.s -DUH- -i know the name of RR alittle funny!!! but the kids! and the Cat ?out voted me ? --help!-
Re: Tips page
hi JOE, and thank you for nice email and comments, please keep the good work up we need more new people to this hobby, great to see somebody care about helping newbie out,I hope you didn't take my comments wrong, also we need to tell the live steam folks out there to relax and have fun with theses engines ect, this just hobby, i know when you see some of the(comments )from so called (old timers )or as they would like to believe they are the (EXPERTS) THAT THEY HAVE ALL THE (ANSWER,)( I TELL THEM TO GET DOWN FROM THERE SOAP BOXES BUT THEY WOULD JUST ARGUE WITH US WHAT THE SOAP BOX MADE OUT OF ECT , heEE! HAVE GREAT DAY TOM :)
Re: Tips page
HEY HARRY , thank you for clarity ? on the external lubrication of Ga one # 1 for us nuexperienced live steamers or builders, moreover there is another gauge its 32mm or 16 you may have heard of this . and some of us are experiencd,being POUND FOOLISH AND SKIMP ON A BIT OF OIL , could you please tell what your point was here ? was this kind of information somebody new could use or was this alittle slap in the newbie face, yes we all know most OF the oil now days have additives, detergents, that was BOB answer not mine and he is experienced, the question putt VANCE had never heard of someone using motor oil and my answer was( ROGER) OK NOW YOU KNOW THAT ! AND ON 3 IN ONE OIL , lets see in an introduction to small scale live steam by (MARC HOROVITZ )MARC AGAIN NARRATE THE VIDEO AND LITTLE HISTORY ON SMALL SCALE , LIKE principles of how steam locomotive works and the types of miniature boilers,dicussed water glasses , and safety valves, moreover (marc) talks about the (MECHANISMS) THE (REVERSING GEARS )RAID CONTROL (CHOOSING A LOCOMOTIVE ) then we see MARC using 3 IN 1 OIL on the outside for external lubrication! then their your hydraulic oil you claim is machine oil , am not to sure about that while in college one of the classes i took was chemistry i had to take this to get a engineering degree, so let see what you have said here that hydraulic oil is really machine oil that 3 in one oil ,is not to be used and not to believe everything you see in the movies, SO ROGER DOING THIS JUST TO SELL LOCOMOTIVES AND MARC WHO IS AN EXPERIENCED STEAMER, IN FACT IF WASN'T FOR MARC THERE WOULDN'T BE SMALL SCALE LOCOMOTIVES IN THIS COUNTRY, THERE WRONG AND YOU AND VANCE ARE RIGHT , TALK ABOUT SOMEPEOPLE ON SOAP BOXES TOM :(
