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> Live steam isn't always fun, It's part work
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post Mar 23 2008, 5:37 PM
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Live steam railroading isn't always fun and running trains. You have to put some work into 'em too. Yesterday, the 14" Miniature Train Co. G-16 trainset my family maintains that is owned by the local Lions Club decided to throw a driveshaft. What's more aggrivating is that we had just had both trucks out from under it about 3 weeks ago during our regular maintenance preparing for a new season, and made sure everything was tight as possible. My brother took this shot of me in our pit under the locomotive, trying to get the drive shaft back onto the hydraulic motor. Also, another shot as we checked the oil levels in the gearboxes while we had the truck out from under it.

That's only 30 minutes worth of grease on my hands. You should see me after a 6 hour marathon truck rebuild. And yes, the overalls do stand up by themselves in the corner (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)


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post Mar 23 2008, 6:16 PM
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That's quite a unique skillset that you have! I admire guys who have both the knowledge and patience to maintain historic engines - be they life sized or else working scale models.

Rich (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Mar 23 2008, 6:44 PM
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You just get a little bit dirrrrrttttttyyyy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) LOL!!!

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post Mar 23 2008, 7:20 PM
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Sounds like alot of fun.

If you want to know the meaning of dirty work, try spending 7 hours in the smokebox of this baby!


Jeffrey - The unsuspecting victum of yesterdays work day...8 superheater tubes are now more fit as a fiddel than they were before...yay soot and industrial sealant that resembles something you would find in the labrea tar pits...
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post Mar 23 2008, 8:42 PM
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WoW 14'' scale that can get iteresting I work mostly with 1.5'' and 2'' scale live steam mostly repairs in california and sometimes out of state. But that stuff is fun to work on try not to get to dirty it really sticks to ya. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

have fun thou.

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post Mar 26 2008, 4:36 PM
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Nice photos there. I wonder if you have one of the train itself.
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post Mar 28 2008, 3:05 PM
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QUOTE(Major Ursa @ Mar 26 2008, 6:36 PM) *

Nice photos there. I wonder if you have one of the train itself.



Actually, I do.

The MKT engine is subbing for the Cotton Belt engine (which matches the trainset we're running now) which is in for major refurb. unfortunately the Katy cars are scattered amongst the body shop and painter for refurb, so we have a mixed consist.

I'm hoping for things to settle out here a bit, and then get my dad and grandfather and delve back into the Cotton Belt locomotive. I've been working on building power trucks up for it, and it needs a hydraulic pump reworked, and a few other things.

For those that don't know, the Miniature Train Co. G-16's are precise (and I do mean precise) 1/5 scale replicas. I understand that people have blown up the EMD blueprints, and the rivets are perfectly scaled and in the right spot.. That's detail! The cars are generic streamlined coaches, one of which is a "boat tail" round observation car. They were built in the '50's and by changing the wheels could run on either 14, 15 or 16 inch gauge. We run 14" so we're right at 3" scale, give or take a bit.


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post Mar 28 2008, 10:10 PM
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That is a beautiful Locomotive and cars man. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Mar 29 2008, 2:02 PM
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Minature Railways, how about that. I thought they only has thoes in parks.
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post Mar 29 2008, 5:46 PM
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Minature Railways, how about that. I thought they only has thoes in parks.


They do (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) !!!
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post Mar 29 2008, 5:50 PM
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QUOTE(trainmaster55 @ Mar 29 2008, 7:46 PM) *

They do (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) !!!



This one runs around and is owned by a park. We get all the fun and headaches of fixing it and running it, without the pocketbook decrease associated with buying parts and gas (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Mar 29 2008, 6:59 PM
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QUOTE(SSW @ Mar 29 2008, 7:50 PM) *

This one runs around and is owned by a park. We get all the fun and headaches of fixing it and running it, without the pocketbook decrease associated with buying parts and gas (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Hahahaha, you sure do have to love trains!!!

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post Mar 29 2008, 8:15 PM
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Yeah and I lost money because it was out of service. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) Oh well I got to take pic's of you in the pit and was tempted to lock you down there.
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