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Re: Steam Railroading in the Basement
Author: Butler
Date: 05-30-2012 - 08:10

Ken

All I can say is "wow"! 1/2" scale is large enough to have good detail on the models, and they all look very good. Obviously your Grandfather had a liking for the SP. I can understand how you became a railfan, growing up in that home. It shows that your Grandfather was a skilled Machinist. The video is really quite good quality.

I loved the scene where he pressed the drivers on the axle with a vise! I'd bet the 1:1 scale boys wish it was this easy.

How did he do the castings, like drivers and smoke box fronts? Also, whatever became of the locos? He did mention that one was stolen.

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Subject Written By Date/Time (PST)
  Steam Railroading in the Basement Ken Shattock (KRK) 05-29-2012 - 22:31
  Re: Steam Railroading in the Basement J 05-30-2012 - 04:08
  Re: Steam Railroading in the Basement smitty195 05-30-2012 - 05:51
  Re: Steam Railroading in the Basement KRK 05-30-2012 - 07:07
  Re: Steam Railroading in the Basement Tony Johnson 05-30-2012 - 07:25
  Re: Steam Railroading in the Basement Alfred Doten 05-30-2012 - 07:57
  Re: Steam Railroading in the Basement Butler 05-30-2012 - 08:10
  Re: Steam Railroading in the Basement KRK 05-30-2012 - 09:28
  Re: Steam Railroading in the Basement smitty195 05-30-2012 - 11:37
  Re: Steam Railroading in the Basement KRK 05-30-2012 - 12:04
  Re: Steam Railroading in the Basement rgcx 05-30-2012 - 18:23
  Re: Steam Railroading in the Basement smitty195 05-30-2012 - 18:32
  Re: Steam Railroading in the Basement OTN 06-02-2012 - 13:04
  Re: Steam Railroading in the Basement Ken Shattock (KRK) 06-02-2012 - 16:25
  Re: Steam Railroading in the Basement Brian 05-31-2012 - 12:12
  Re: Steam Railroading in the Basement Howard 05-31-2012 - 20:14
  Re: Steam Railroading in the Basement Margaret (SP fan) 05-31-2012 - 23:01
  Re: FACT SHEET: Vic's Basement Railroad KRK 06-01-2012 - 09:28
  Re: Steam Railroading in the BSMT (continuation) KRK 06-01-2012 - 09:38
  Re: Steam Railroading in the BSMT (continuation) smitty195 06-01-2012 - 13:06
  Re: FACT SHEET: Vic's Basement Railroad martinezmariosr@yahoo.com 09-27-2012 - 23:35
  Re: Steam Railroading in the Basement theconductor 06-01-2012 - 11:05
  Re: Steam Railroading in the Basement keyrouteken 06-01-2012 - 22:15
  Re: Steam Railroading in the Basement healthtrains 06-19-2012 - 15:57


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