Re: ANOTHER 1/4" SCALE LOCOMOTIVE
At 08:02 AM 12/5/03 -0500, Casey Sterbenz wrote: Here is another link to a 1/4" scale live steamer. This one is an 0-4-0 geared engine with a vertical oscillating cylinder and a horizontal gas fired boiler. As shown on the drawings the platework is similar to British contractor engines. That could easily be modified to resemble American practice. The web page that introduces the drawings shows a print of the prototype that was available from an Ohio factory in 1898. Actually Casey, it's a 'Cricket' clone (and developed by Ernst Glaser after the Cricket was out of production. It is more or less 16mm scale (1:19) to run on gauge 'O'. The prototype was an American engine made by Byers as shown on the geared engines site at: http://www.trainweb.org/gearedsteam/ regards, pf
ANOTHER 1/4" SCALE LOCOMOTIVE
John and list, Here is another link to a 1/4" scale live steamer. This one is an 0-4-0 geared engine with a vertical oscillating cylinder and a horizontal gas fired boiler. As shown on the drawings the platework is similar to British contractor engines. That could easily be modified to resemble American practice. The web page that introduces the drawings shows a print of the prototype that was available from an Ohio factory in 1898. Free drawings and a few photos are available at http://home.iae.nl/users/summer/16mmngm/Articles_htms/Cracker.htm. Casey Sterbenz O Scale Kings #8 _ Tired of slow downloads and busy signals? Get a high-speed Internet connection! Comparison-shop your local high-speed providers here. https://broadband.msn.com
