Vance,
Any idea on price yet? And......I have already purchased the cab and pilot
from you, would the pilot extension and rear coal storage area with the
truck be made available as an option? Or would we have to purchase the
whole kit in total to make it work?
Chuck Walters
http://home.twcny.rr.com/cnylsrs
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
Behalf Of VR Bass
Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2000 11:56 PM
To: Multiple recipients of sslivesteam
Subject: another Forney conversion
Folks,
I'm close enough to being finished with my Ruby Forney conversion that I
feel
it's ready to share with you. I have posted a picture of the prototype at
<http://www.nmia.com/~vrbass/images/ForneyProto.jpg> My model is based
on a couple of different Baldwin narrow-gauge Forneys, which I have sort of
averaged out to give a "typical" design that works visually with the Ruby
It makes little Ruby into a pretty massive engine, about 14.5 inches long.
I
thought the Hartford 4-wheel cars were about as much as my tender Ruby
looked right with, but I think this one will look right at home in front of
8-wheel
cars (well, the shorter ones, anyway).
I'm making this as a kit, which will just bolt on to the Ruby with no
modifications to the engine. It will include the wood cab (with side cab
doors,
not shown), brass frame extension, whitemetal tender truck with metal
wheels, and a brass bunker with wood skeleton. The long pilot shown is a
prototype, also.
I don't think I can have completed kits ready by Diamondhead, but I'll bring
the
prototype with me and you can have a look at it in person. I should have
the
pricing worked out by that time, so if you're interested and like what you
see,
you can order one there.
regards,
-Vance-
Vance Bass
FH&PB Railroad Supply Co.
6933 Cherry Hills Loop NE
Albuquerque, NM 87111
http://www.nmia.com/~vrbass/fhpb/
