Re: turntable plans

Kitsukawa-san, Here is the address: Flying Zoo P.O. Box 3 Suginami-minami, Tokyo 168-8691 They are a hobby shop selling many narrow gauge models, and have advertised in the Gazette for 15 or 20 years. I don't know if they will sell the Gazette, but I think it is likely, since they have been

Re: turntable plans

VR Bass wrote: > The Nov/Dec 2000 "Narrow Gauge and Short Line Gazette" arrived in > today's mail. It has a good plan for the East Broad Top (EBT) turntable in > Orbisonia, Pennsylvania. > > Jun, can you find that magazine in Japan? Perhaps Shozo Inoue of Flying > Zoo sells it in Japan? > > re

Re: Ruby Project Pages

In a message dated 11/18/00 11:18:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << http://home.rochester.rr.com/kevstrains/Rubypage.html >> Beautiful Kevin. Dave

Ruby Project Pages

Okay, I finally managed to pull myself away from the workbench long enough to take some pictures of what I'm up to in the basement. Anyway, point your browser to and see what I've been up to. I welcome your comments and suggestions, as well

Re: Tanks

At 1:45 PM -0800 11/18/00, Sam Evans wrote: >I will try to find photos of wing tanks and inverted saddle tanks. Does >this list have a site where they could be posted? E-mail them to me personally and I'll put them up. \dmc ^^^ Dave

Re: Tanks

Pete Er no. A well tank is a loco which carries its water between the frames. I believe that this can take the form that the plate frame side can act part of the water tank, tho I have seen (I think) a drawing showing a separate tank between the frames. Obviously the former would not work with

Re: coal firing

> Might I add "and affordable". Is that possible? > How about a coal fired Ruby? Seems like trying to make a silk purse from a sow's ear. The Ruby is a fun little loco, but I wouldn't want to reboiler it without doing some other, fairly extensive, rebuilding at the same time. In the end, I

RE: EBT was "Rubber" Ruby

Kevin and Phil, Thank you for the detail about narrow gauge operations on the EBT and in Oz. It is all good information. Steve

Re: coal firing

Vance, You wrote << The only thing better than a skillfully done model steam engine is one that is beautiful _and_ burns coal! regards, -vance- >> Might I add "and affordable". How about a coal fired Ruby? Charlie

Re: Tanks

In a message dated 11/18/00 3:01:20 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Not to be confused with an > inverted saddle tank loco!!! That would describe a "well" tank, I guess. I haven't seen many "wing" tank engines... [I almost put a note in the original message saying