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Pete "Cosmo" Barrington

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Re: Not narrow gauge, but way cool...
« Reply #15 on: August 14, 2008, 04:30:16 PM »
Heeheehee.... you guys! ;)

Seriously, what's the next casting you guys expect to be working on?

Stewart "Start" Rhine

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Re: Not narrow gauge, but way cool...
« Reply #16 on: August 14, 2008, 06:25:53 PM »
Hi Bernie,  The number plate sure is nice.  I enjoyed showing it to shop visitors.  I spent a day in the shop making the number insert boards for the headlight and converting the front socket to the Edison base.  The back light socket was already the screw-in type.  I rewired both sockets for temporary 120vac use and installed two 40 watt bulbs.  I left it plugged in for a few hours because the headlight and number plate look SO great together.  Can't wait to see what parts you make next.

Stewart

Stephen Hussar

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Re: Not narrow gauge, but way cool...
« Reply #17 on: August 14, 2008, 06:46:33 PM »
We kept plugging it in and lighting it up throughout the weekend in order to get our "fix"   

Bernie Perch

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Re: Not narrow gauge, but way cool...
« Reply #18 on: August 14, 2008, 08:36:17 PM »
The next project from my shop will be the completed bell and bracket.  I have the finial/nut finished, and the yoke about 2/3 done.  These are the only parts which I intend to do from patterns to rough castings to finished product.  There are photos of these castings elsewhere on this forum.  Wayne Laepple and I are donating the bracket to the project.

After this and my three chime steptop whistle project for CNJ 113, the next patterns will be the drive wheel centers and the cranks.  The drive wheel centers will have the counterweights removable becuse two centers are spoked with counterweights and two are just spoked without counterweights.  I have no plans after that--whatever Jason needs.  We could probably use more patternmakers on this project if there is anyone out there who does it.

Stephen Hussar

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Re: Not narrow gauge, but way cool...
« Reply #19 on: February 23, 2009, 06:50:12 AM »
Keeping up with news on "Tornado," here are a couple of brand new pics of the loco with her beautiful new paint job...
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=272749&nseq=370
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=272748&nseq=371

Duncan Mackiewicz

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Re: Not narrow gauge, but way cool...
« Reply #20 on: February 23, 2009, 12:04:01 PM »
Stephen,
What a beauty and what an intersting paint job.
Duncan

Ira Schreiber

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Re: Not narrow gauge, but way cool...
« Reply #21 on: February 23, 2009, 03:36:21 PM »
"It's not easy being green"      Kermit the Frog

Almost Southern Railway green.