http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/halfinchlivesteamforum/ Half inch live steam forum - Devoted to 2.5" live steam locomotives Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:18:18 GMT jbaggo http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/halfinchlivesteamforum/message/1257 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/halfinchlivesteamforum/message/1257 Hi Aaron, I hope your project does happen. I think if more of the clubs over there had 2½" rails then a lot more locos would surface. Looking at the Home Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:26:08 GMT Aaron Gonthier http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/halfinchlivesteamforum/message/1256 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/halfinchlivesteamforum/message/1256 2 1/2" gauge is just below the radar at this point for Live Steam Clubs here in the USA. There has been talk of adding 2 1/2" gauge to the high line at the Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:54:29 GMT Charles Mortimer http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/halfinchlivesteamforum/message/1255 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/halfinchlivesteamforum/message/1255 2.5 black five http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Live-Steam-Loco-Chassis_W0QQitemZ180466236863QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Trains_Railway_Models?hash=item2a04a03dbf looking a Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:49:24 GMT Harry Wade http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/halfinchlivesteamforum/message/1254 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/halfinchlivesteamforum/message/1254 ... Although I am not particularly a Bullied fan this is a marvelous page and I wish there were others for various roads or CMEs. Regards, Harry (not the one Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:28:34 GMT R.L. Roebuck http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/halfinchlivesteamforum/message/1253 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/halfinchlivesteamforum/message/1253 I guess one curious point was that in the model engineer articles, the aurthor pointed out that he couldn't find any suitable wheels, so he covered the process Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:23:08 GMT Simon Thomas http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/halfinchlivesteamforum/message/1252 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/halfinchlivesteamforum/message/1252 There is a Q1 in 3 1/2" gauge currently serialised in one of the mags. It is a good design from what I hear and is not so much watchmaking as Polly's 0-6-0 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:17:01 GMT R.L. Roebuck http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/halfinchlivesteamforum/message/1251 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/halfinchlivesteamforum/message/1251 Hi there Anthony, One place you could start is doubling up Nick Feasts 3.5" gauge efforts... Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:57:50 GMT monaroman http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/halfinchlivesteamforum/message/1250 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/halfinchlivesteamforum/message/1250 Hello There Everyone, I'm after any and all information on the above class of locomotive as well as some plans for one if possible as I would like to model Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:08:25 GMT bambukouk http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/halfinchlivesteamforum/message/1249 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/halfinchlivesteamforum/message/1249 That one does look tempting :-) and already three bids ... What would be the cost of buying all these castings nowadays? It's all too easy to get carried away Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:58:26 GMT jbaggo http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/halfinchlivesteamforum/message/1248 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/halfinchlivesteamforum/message/1248 Think it's actually a six year old's 4F ? John Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:57:02 GMT jbaggo http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/halfinchlivesteamforum/message/1247 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/halfinchlivesteamforum/message/1247 I'm tempted but not sure I could face working on another one! John Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:46:31 GMT Charles Mortimer http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/halfinchlivesteamforum/message/1246 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/halfinchlivesteamforum/message/1246 what to do with that engine you don't require http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Granville-Paris_Express_Replica.JPG and the original Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:09:17 GMT Charles Mortimer http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/halfinchlivesteamforum/message/1245 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/halfinchlivesteamforum/message/1245 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/live-steam-2-5-Southern-Maid_W0QQitemZ230433617132QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Trains_Railway_Models?hash=item35a6e9f4ec another box of bits Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:59:31 GMT Charles Mortimer http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/halfinchlivesteamforum/message/1244 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/halfinchlivesteamforum/message/1244 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Live-Steam-2-1-2-Gauge-King_W0QQitemZ190370777703QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Trains_Railway_Models?hash=item2c52fb8a67 reasonably priced for Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:25:24 GMT Charles Mortimer http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/halfinchlivesteamforum/message/1243 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/halfinchlivesteamforum/message/1243 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-1-2-gauge-Live-Steam-2-6-0-Mogul-Locomotive_W0QQitemZ110487227423QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Trains_Railway_Models?hash=item19b98d4c1f it