Consolidation Steams!

After six years of work (some small breaks in between), my Consolidation is finally finished. On Wednesday, my father and I moved it over to the Waushakum Live Steamers track and steamed her up with boiler compound to be sure there is no weeping. She steamed really well and held at 100 lbs, even when [...]

Valve Gear & Timing

Stevenson Valve Gear In 1841 two employees in Stephenson’s locomotive works, draughtsman William Howe and pattern-maker William Williams, suggested the simple expedient of replacing the gabs with a vertical slotted link, pivoted at both ends to the tips of the eccentric rods.

Stage 1 & 2

(November 7, 2007) Stage 1 and 2 contain the frame and drive wheels. The frame is beautiful.  It is probably made on a CNC and is powder coated.  It is held together in four places – the front and read frame spreaders.  There is also a spreader that holds the front spring

Fittings

(November 2, 2007) The first section of the locomotive included everything necessary to build the entire kit. Typical OS fashion, the kit is immaculate – everything is done with great thought and precision.  My first order arrived just about two weeks after I placed it.

OS Baldwin Mogul 2-6-0

I have always loved the early American style locomotive.  In fact, my fist project was a 1-1/2” scale American 4-4-0.  My next locomotive was the 3/4” gauge OS Porter.  I purchased this as a kit from an older gentleman who never finished it and just enjoyed looking at a partly assembled locomotive on his dresser each morning.  He finally [...]

LE Baldwin Mogul 2-6-0

Here are a few pictures of my Little Engines, Baldwin Mogul during her first steam-up.  I plan on rebuilding this locomotive in the future and selling her.  The track is the Waushakum

Consolidation 2-8-0

I’m building the Railroad Suppy 2-8-0 Consolidation. I really have not kept up with updating this page, but will post pictures here and there to give you a look of where I am in the project. I’ll have to re-post pictures, since they are in separate galleries. Drivers on the Frame – 3/29/2005 I’m a bit behind [...]

American 4-4-0

The Queen of Peace  1-1/2″ scale  4-4-0 (You can find pictures of a rebuild of this locomotive in the gallery.) The American style locomotive was the standard engine built by all of the locomotive manufacturers for many years bfore the turn of the century. The locomotive had many exterior variations, however

Rob Preston Model Locomotives

Rob Preston Model Locomotives 52 Bertha Place, Margam Port Talbot,SA13 2AP, uK Tele: 01639-890505 eMail: rob-lisa@rpreston51.fsnet.co.uk Web: http://www.robprestonlocomotives.co.uk/ Products: unique and exclusive live steam limited editions of 20 of products of the 19th century

S.T.E.A.M.

S.T.E.A.M. Steam Trains Engines and Models P.O. Box 123 Windsor, CA 95492-0123 Tele/ Fax: (707) 838-8135 eMail: Steam4me@metro.net Web: http://www.steam4me.com

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