Re: 2-4-4 Forney I.D.

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Nelson,

Not certain, but there may be some Mantua there. ?The drivers look like Belle of the 80's. ?Are you the buyer? ?If the drivers measure 72" then likely Belle.

John Bopp

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On Jul 1, 2013, at 1:15 PM, "Nelson" <greenbrier614@...> wrote:

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Can anyone identify this 2-4-4 Forney? It's cast & brass, but I don't think Varney ever made one. I couldn't find any info on it.

Nelson

Re: Historical Question

#1137

I frankly think that Varney might have given Mantua a run for the money back in those days.? There were LOTS of Old Ladys and and Casey Jones models out there, not to mention the Little Joes.? Also in the mix (but I'd venture to put them in third place) was MDC/Roudhouse.? Athearn's steam offerings were slim (the Little Monster, USRA 0-6-0, and B&M Pacific) and didn't last very long.

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DM

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From: richard
To: yardbirdtrains
Sent: Mon, Jul 1, 2013 4:44 pm
Subject: [yardbirdtrains] Historical Question

I was just curious - was Mantua / Tyco the most prolific manufacturer of HO scale steam engines? I realize they were around the longest (40's to 90's) I was thinking of the "golden age" of the 50's and 60's.

Re: Historical Question

#1136

---- richard <richarddiscus@...> wrote:
I would guess they made the most though Bowser, Model Die Casting/Roundhouse, and Varney were also around at that time.   Roger Aultman

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I was just curious - was Mantua / Tyco the most prolific manufacturer of HO scale steam engines?  I realize they were around the longest (40's to 90's) I was thinking of the "golden age" of the 50 's and 60's.

Historical Question

#1135

I was just curious - was Mantua / Tyco the most prolific manufacturer of HO scale steam engines?  I realize they were around the longest (40's to 90's) I was thinking of the "golden age" of the 50's and 60's.

Re: Latest from the RIGHT Coast ?

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TEMP 82
HUMIDITY 82%
OVERCAST W. OCCAS. SHOWERS

FORECAST FOR THURSDAY - 90 DEGREES AND PARTLY CLOUDY -
WE ARE SATURATED. WE WOULD GLADLY SHARE SOME RAIN WITH YOU.

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY AND DON'T FORGET TO BE THANKFUL TO AND FOR ALL OF THOSE WHO HAVE STOOD IN DIFFICULT PLACES TO KEEP LIFE, LIBERTY, PEACE AND THE RIGHT TO PURSUE HAPPINESS FOR ALL OF US AND EACH OF US.

PLEASE FORGIVE THE CAPS...? I'M HAVING EYE TROUBLE TODAY AND I LIKE TO SEE WHAT I AM WRITING.

Don Staton in Virginia Beach
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On 7/1/2013 4:01 PM, Henry wrote:

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Happy 4th ? They've revised the Heat Wave ? 104 for the 4th ! God help us ? I'd ALMOST welcome the rain , but , the humidity would kill you sure . It'd help with the Drought here ? No thanks . My vSon Richard is in Columbia SC [ Fort Jackson ] enjoy the Southern conditions ? Enjoying the AC ! Ah well , stay safe all !! Henry H.

Latest from the Left Coast ?

Henry

#1134

Happy 4th ? They've revised the Heat Wave ? 104 for the 4th ! God help us ? I'd ALMOST welcome the rain , but , the humidity would kill you sure . It'd help with the Drought here ? No thanks . My vSon Richard is in Columbia SC [ Fort Jackson ] enjoy the Southern conditions ? Enjoying the AC ! Ah well , stay safe all !!   Henry H.

Re: 2-4-4 Forney I.D.

Henry

#1133

GHB ? New one ? LMB ? Fed ? It's early ? Good luck .   Henry .

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--- In yardbirdtrains@..., "Nelson" <greenbrier614@...> wrote:

Can anyone identify this 2-4-4 Forney? It's cast & brass, but I don't think Varney ever made one. I couldn't find any info on it.

Nelson

Re: Happy 4th of July !

#1132

Happy b-day,here in Reno its supposed to be 106 today the last 3 days have been record breaking,but with the smoke from arizona,new mexico fires blocking the sun it may not get that high,still too hot to go fishing though.
 Alan

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--- In yardbirdtrains@..., Jim Reynolds <gomertrains@...> wrote:

YAH, IT'S SUPPOSE TO BE 108 IN RIO LINDA, ON MY BIRTHDAY, MONDAY THE 1ST (?? 70 )

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From: Henry <long95209@...>
To: yardbirdtrains@...
Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2013 10:51 PM
Subject: [yardbirdtrains] Happy 4th of July !

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We're cooking out here in Nor Cal 107 today , not cooling until Wed. ? Not working on plastic this next week ! Hiding inside mostly ! Have a great 4th everyone . Henry

Re: Happy 4th of July !

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At the rate we've been going we might hit 106 here, too, except it would be 106 inches of rain in the past month. ;-)

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DM

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From: Denis Long
To: yardbirdtrains
Sent: Mon, Jul 1, 2013 2:10 pm
Subject: [yardbirdtrains] Re: Happy 4th of July !

Hello Henry,

Reached 106.6 here in the Hills, couple days ago.? 108 at my boy’s house, south and east of us, adjoining San Antonio.

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Same to you on the 4^th;? time to reflect why we are celebrating that day.

Denis

Re: Happy 4th of July !

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Hello Henry,

Reached 106.6 here in the Hills, couple days ago.? 108 at my boy’s house, south and east of us, adjoining San Antonio.

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Same to you on the 4^th;? time to reflect why we are celebrating that day.

Denis

2-4-4 Forney I.D.

#1129

Can anyone identify this 2-4-4 Forney? It's cast & brass, but I don't think Varney ever made one. I couldn't find any info on it.

Nelson

Re: Happy 4th of July !

lnnrr

#1128

Hey, you guys are more than halfway to live steam! Great for
locomotives, hell on geezers.
Chuckles, the Peck guy in Florida

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--- In yardbirdtrains@..., Jim Reynolds <gomertrains@...> wrote:

YAH, IT'S SUPPOSE TO BE 108 IN RIO LINDA, ON MY BIRTHDAY, MONDAY THE 1ST (?? 70 )

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From: Henry <long95209@...>
To: yardbirdtrains@...
Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2013 10:51 PM
Subject: [yardbirdtrains] Happy 4th of July !

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We're cooking out here in Nor Cal 107 today , not cooling until Wed. ? Not working on plastic this next week ! Hiding inside mostly ! Have a great 4th everyone . Henry

Re: Happy 4th of July !

#1127

YAH, IT'S SUPPOSE TO BE 108 IN RIO LINDA, ON MY BIRTHDAY, MONDAY THE 1ST (? 70 )

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From: Henry
To: yardbirdtrains@...
Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2013 10:51 PM
Subject: [yardbirdtrains] Happy 4th of July !

We're cooking out here in Nor Cal 107 today , not cooling until Wed. ? Not working on plastic this next week ! Hiding inside mostly ! Have a great 4th everyone . Henry

Happy 4th of July !

Henry

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We're cooking out here in Nor Cal 107 today , not cooling until Wed. ? Not working on plastic this next week ! Hiding inside mostly ! Have a great 4th everyone .   Henry

Re: PRR H6sb Photo

Henry

#1125

Hello Mitch ! Nice to hear from you . Didn't they use some of those oldies on the BelDel ? D16sb 4-4-0s ? Stay dry up there " down East" in Maine ! Aye-uh ! Henry

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--- In yardbirdtrains@..., "slragent" <slragent@...> wrote:

WOW! Nice about the H6 stored INSIDE at the RRM of PA...H6's and E3's (sister engine, like E6 and H8/9/10) were used on the lighter iron in southern NJ on the PRSL til the late 40's... Funky little PRR steamers. Anyone notice the trucks on the tender with a coil spring/leaf spring combo? A shame Bowser didn't upgrade the H9/E6 like the other ones, but all-in-all they'd've been "discontinued" too after having been priced in the stratosphere for so long.Hi to all you YB guys from up in Maine! How bout an E5!!!!!


--- In yardbirdtrains@..., Doug Kisala <dougkisala@> wrote:

Henry, list,
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I get the digest version of our group's emails, and I can't reply to individual emails out of the digest.
?
The photo you posted about is a PRR H6sb.? Late in life (circa the 1940s), some surviving H6sb engines got power reverses which shoved the right hand air tank onto the pilot deck.??
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I have a copy of Edson's PRR All-Time Steam Roster.? Page 319 has information about H6sb 2898.? The engine was built by Baldwin, construction number 26820, in November 1905.? the engine was superheated in August 1914 and sold for scrap in April 1950, making it one of PRR's longer-lived H6sb engines.
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Happily, PRR H6sb 2846 is still with us at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
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To the best of my knowledge, none of PRRs H8/H9s/H10s consolidations (along the lines of Bowser's H9s kit) got pilot mounted air tanks.
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As far as modeling the engine in HO scale, I'm not aware of any good kitbashes, in part because of the engine's 56" drivers.
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In brass, Lambert, Sunset, and Railworks imported models of the engines.? After careful budgeting, I have one of the Lambert models and one of the Railworks models.
?
Doug Kisala

Re: PRR H6sb Photo

#1124

WOW! Nice about the H6 stored INSIDE at the RRM of PA...H6's and E3's (sister engine, like E6 and H8/9/10) were used on the lighter iron in southern NJ on the PRSL til the late 40's... Funky little PRR steamers. Anyone notice the trucks on the tender with a coil spring/leaf spring combo? A shame Bowser didn't upgrade the H9/E6 like the other ones, but all-in-all they'd've been "discontinued" too after having been priced in the stratosphere for so long.Hi to all you YB guys from up in Maine! How bout an E5!!!!!

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--- In yardbirdtrains@..., Doug Kisala <dougkisala@...> wrote:

Henry, list,
?
I get the digest version of our group's emails, and I can't reply to individual emails out of the digest.
?
The photo you posted about is a PRR H6sb.? Late in life (circa the 1940s), some surviving H6sb engines got power reverses which shoved the right hand air tank onto the pilot deck.??
?

?
I have a copy of Edson's PRR All-Time Steam Roster.? Page 319 has information about H6sb 2898.? The engine was built by Baldwin, construction number 26820, in November 1905.? the engine was superheated in August 1914 and sold for scrap in April 1950, making it one of PRR's longer-lived H6sb engines.
?
Happily, PRR H6sb 2846 is still with us at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
?
To the best of my knowledge, none of PRRs H8/H9s/H10s consolidations (along the lines of Bowser's H9s kit) got pilot mounted air tanks.
?
As far as modeling the engine in HO scale, I'm not aware of any good kitbashes, in part because of the engine's 56" drivers.
?
In brass, Lambert, Sunset, and Railworks imported models of the engines.? After careful budgeting, I have one of the Lambert models and one of the Railworks models.
?
Doug Kisala

Re: Amtrak, anyone?

Henry

#1123

Good tip ? I always had bleed through issues . Anyone ?   Henry

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--- In yardbirdtrains@..., "kbkchooch" <kbkchooch@...> wrote:

Nathan
If your LHS can get it for you, I highly recommend  Tamiya masking tape.
Its about 2 bucks a roll (6mm x 18m) and I've had minimal to zero bleed
with it. It also bends nicely if your stripe needs to curve. I still use
the blue painters tape for large areas, just the Tamiya for the edges.
Try it, you'll like it! [;)]
Karl
--- In yardbirdtrains@..., Nathan Rich  wrote:

Paul, thanks for the tip.

Here's the rest, I masked off the red and then painted the black, Igave it
a couple of sprays over the course of a warm day. I think it turnedout
pretty well, for my first time doing this. Although, next time I amgoing
to use blue, green masking tape because there was a bit of bleed-underwhen
I did the red.

But, I have two more E units to paint up Amtrak, so I'll have a chanceto
apply what I learned from this one. I also have some E7's that I needto
figure out what to do with, as well as about a layout's worth of trackto
spray paint brown before I can start on the yard for it. I can send
pictures for that too if anyone's interested.

I'm having fun for sure!

Nathan
On Jun 15, 2013 12:01 PM, "Paul" atsf1man@ wrote:

Hi Nathan.
Better results to use gloss coat for decals then dull coat for even
finish. ( I put another light coat of gloss then dull for an overall even
finish for a slightly weathered look). Hope this helps.
Paul G in Fl.

--- In yardbirdtrains@..., Nathan Richthaddeusthudpucker@
wrote:

I'm making my E8's finally. This is how I usually go, I spendforever
with
a project on the back burner in my head then I knock it out.

This is a Model Power E8, which started life as BN 9908 (afictitious
number, bless them) but I am making it into Amtrak 330.

First, I used Wash-away paint remover to get rid of the Cascadegreen,
which actually went pretty quickly. I used a toothbrush to cleanpaint
out
of the crevices, then I washed the model with dish soap and let itsit
for
a few days.

Next, I sprayed it with Testor's silver spray paint. I let it sitfor a
while and then hit it again. Then, I masked the sides off andsprayed the
red nose, waiting a while between first and second doses. I letthat dry
overnight last night and masked the red off and this morning Isprayed
black (don't have a photo yet). This afternoon when I get homeI'll hit
it
along a couple spots I can already see I missed, I wanted to letwhat was
there dry to avoid runs.

I'll probably pick up a can of dullcote and hit it with that oncethe
paint
has set a day, then on to decals!

Hope you enjoy what I have so far
Nathan Rich
Lakewood, WA



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Welcome, new members.

Denis

Re: off topic but wanted to share anyway...

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ACTUALY THE SUNBEAM TIGER?WAS KNOWN AS THE POOR MANS COBRA SMALL SLEEK AND FAST!!!!!

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To: yardbirdtrains@...
Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2013 4:12 PM
Subject: [yardbirdtrains] Re: off topic but wanted to share anyway...

--- In mailto:yardbirdtrains%40yahoogroups.com, Jerry wrote:
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> On 6/22/2013 10:01 AM, Denis Long wrote:
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> > Sunbeam V8---haven't heard that in a long time.
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> I wanted one, but finances limited me to a '66 Alpine -- the 4 banger.
> It was still fun to drive.
>
> Jerry
>
Saw one last year at Smithville NJ sports car show. it was supposed to be the answer to the AC Cobra with the 260 Ford Engine. But you know how that went.

Re: off topic but wanted to share anyway...

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--- In yardbirdtrains@..., Jerry <prather.js@...> wrote:

On 6/22/2013 10:01 AM, Denis Long wrote:

Sunbeam V8---haven't heard that in a long time.
I wanted one, but finances limited me to a '66 Alpine -- the 4 banger.
It was still fun to drive.

Jerry
Saw one last year at Smithville NJ sports car show. it was supposed to be the answer to the AC Cobra with the 260 Ford Engine. But you know how that went.