Subject / Title

Author

May 1984

Gold Spike culminates

Forty-six years of Dreams

William C. Fitt

A detailed look into

Baldwin’s Geared Adventure

James Mangels

Dockside

David Conroy

Build a firing model of a

Forty-two Pounder

William F. Green

A fun project to build and operate

Steam Pump

Elmer Verberg

News about an off-the shelf

Teflon/Bronze Throttle Valve

Robert W. Maynard

Here’s some insight into

Tracksite Foresight

Paul G. Busse

Build a string of

Econogons

Harold E. Hunley, Jr.

Make one Of …

The Lathe

Dr. Jack McKenty

First 1984 run for the

Cinder Sniffers

Robert W. Maynard

Let’s check out

A Good Idea

Isaac Harter III

A Change to report in

IBLS Doings

Austin F. Barr, Jr. and Ralph Tucker

Well proportioned big power

Canadian National’s Mountains

William C. Fitt

How to parallel Vise

Elmer Verberg

June 1984

How to build an

Open Column Twin with Poppet Valves

Elmer Verburg

Make One Of comments on

Lathe Tooling

Dr. Jack D. McKenty

Perky passenger power

The Central Vermont’s Ten_Wheelers

William C. Fitt

A Detailed look into

Baldwin’s Geared Adventure (Part 2)

James Mangels

Build a firing model of a

42-Pounder (Part 2)

William F. Green

Beginning a new study course on

Locomotive Design

George L. Fowler and Carl J. Mellin

A Simple statement by an expert:

I Like Tug Boats

Richard M. Mitchell

How to build a

Sheet Metal Punch

Elmer Verburg

For a working steam engine

Start With a Kit

John V. McDivitt

Spectacular scenery abounds on the

Very Slow & Hazardous

William C. Fitt

Some very thoughful

Variations on a Face Plate

Andrew J. Lofquist

It might well have been called the

Ace 1926

William C. Fitt, Jr.

Odds & Ends for Beginners

Pre_Jigging

Elmer Verburg

July 1984

Frustration are gone with a

Simplex-Duplex Pump – Part 1

Robert W. Maynard

Museum of Science and Industry hosts a

Celbration of Railroading

Miles Snyder

As big as they come:

Chesapeake & Ohio Hudson

And there’s more to come!

William C. Fitt

Build a firing model of a

42-Pounder (Part 2)

William F. Green

Shays and so forth

Here We Go Again

James C. Mangels

A Gas-Boat Propeller Made Over For Steam at

Dockside

David Conroy

Handy notes on the work shop wall:

Graffiti

Elmer Verburg

Make One Of… delves further into

Lathe Tooling Part 2

Dr. Jack D. McKenty

Chapter 2 considers Boilers in

Locomotive Design

G. L. Fowler and C. J. Mellin

Need Another Hand? You gain with a

Head Band Magnifier

Elmer Verburg

A helpful hint:

Filing Squares Made Easy

Johnny Black

A detailed look at the Face Place and Accessories:

Variations on a Face Plate – Part 2

A. J. Lofquist

East Coast Region Report: ILBS Doings

Robert Hornsby

A refresher course

Glossary

August 1984

Track work is more fun with a

Fairmount Section Car

Tom Hills

From Mixed to Manifest were capably handled by the Central Vermont’s Consolidations

William C. Fitt

Frustration are gone with a

Simplex-Duplex Pump – Part 2

Robert W. Maynard

Chapter 3 discusses Cylinder in

Locomotive Design

G. L. Fowler and C. J. Mellin

Build a firing model of a 42-Pounder (Part 4)

William F. Green

Machining the Angle Plate Accessory: Variations on the Face Plate – Part 3

Andrew j. Lofquist

A concise report on Live Steaming in Bloemfontein

Thelma Bishop

New features in

A Beam Compass

Elmer Verburg

Bells and Jingles discussed at

Dockside

David Conroy

Make One Of …takes up

Tool Bits – Part 1

Dr. Jack D. McKenty

For variety, you might build an

Automobile Car

William C. Fitt

There’s a newcomer to the Live Steam Hobby: Meet Bob O’Neal

Ralph W. Lathrop

Here are helps for

Filing Hexes

Johnny Black

A column for large-scale diesel and electric modelers:

Front

Harold E. Hunley, Jr.

Save all those

Taper Shanks

Whatever happened to:

Munday

Patrick J. Durand

Boiler parts identified

Glossary – Part II

September 1984

An exciting new look at Railroad Parks

Sheila Cathryn Jackson

We’d like you to Meet Chet Peter

Machining the Center Fixture

Variations on a Face Plate Part 4

A. J. Lofquist

Odds and Ends for Beginners

Measuring

Elmer Verburg

No little yard goat The Missouri Pacific’s 0-8-0 Switches

William C. Fitt

Here’s a project to provide a few pleasant evenings Milling Engine

Elmer verburg

Make One Of … Tool Bits – Part 2

Dr. Jack D. McKenty

Chapter 4 considers Throttle Valves, Steam and Dry Pipes

Locomotive Design

Simplify the job with a Quartering Jig

Sydney H. Harris

Shays and so forth Classifying the Shays

James C. Mangels

The Central New York steamboat fleet salutes

Alena

David Conroy

Turn a salvaged Taper Shaank into a Tool Holder

Elmer Verburg

Finishing up the

Simplex-Duplex Pump Part 3

Robert W. Maynard

Rudders are the topic at Dockside

David Conroy

Canadian Region Report

ILBS Doing

For action or atmosphere, build a

CM&StP Wooden Ore Car

William C. Fitt

Saint Croix Railroad

D. Akins, R. Darr R. Tucker

October 1984

You can benefit from the

Steam Saving at Kings Island

Robert W. Maynard

Another example of stationary steam: Factory Engine

Elmer Verburg

Some helpful hints about Injectors

Sydney H. Watts

Injectors and parts indentified

Glossary - Parts

For taper turning, try this:

For Offset Tail stock Center

Elmer Verburg

The Great Steamboat Regatta reviewed at Dockside

David Conroy

In Odds and Ends for Beginners:

Layout Hint

Elmer Verburg

Shays and So Forth:

Numbering the Shays

James C. Mangels

Chapter 5 covers Pistons and Piston Rods:

Locomotive Design

George L. Fowler and Carl J. Mellin

Canadian designed, American refined Grand Trunk Western 4-8-2’s

Complete your Econogons with

Econotrucks

Harold E. Huntley, Jr.

A little red caboose: Erie Bobber

William C. Fitt

Glossary – Part 5

Names and Parts of Caboose Cars

A review of New Products

Back Home Again:

Coffey Shay Returns to JT&S

Joel Tedder

Live Steamer gather in Kalamazoo for a Tribute to Harry

Building the

BSCSP Steam Pump

Moodie E. Braun, Jr.

We’d like you to meet Moodie E. Braun, Jr

Here’s how it works: Single Cylinder Driven Water Pump

Bud Novy

1 ½ " Scale 7 ¼" Gauge in the United States It Started in Pueblo

William L. Daney

A look into the past and some

Live Steam Hobby History

Chester Sperry

A story lives after the headline Died in the Saddle

Richard M. Mitchell

With htose salvaged taper shanks, make a

Boring Head

Elmer Verburg

To increase tractive effort, use a

Track Duster

Peter D. Trounce

Live Steam with the Smaller Gauges

Sydney H. Watts

Steering Systems are discussed at Dockside

David Conroy

Theory of Valve Motion is covered in Locomotive Design

G. L. Fowler and C. J. Mellin

Simplify measuring with this

Model Maker’s Thickness Gauge

Elemer Verburg

Learn Why We’re Here in Front

Harold E. Hunley, Jr.

Here’s an interesting model:

Mine Engine

Elmer Verburg

December 1984

The Young Railroad adds a

Link Belt Crane

Ted Young and Kimberly Kissau House

4-H ers build oscillating engines and boilers Passing the Torch

Dan Fink

To help with threading chores, make a Die Holder

Elmer Verburg

Contemporary Railroading:

MARTA

Ray L. Jones II

Calculation of Valve Details outlined in: Locomotive Design

George L. Fowler and Carl J. Mellin

Hold downs ideals in

Odds & Ends / Beginners

Ats Schuster

A desire and a site inspire

Operation Railway

Charmaine Gaudet

Installation of machinery in a "Rose" class hull at Dockside

David M. Conroy

A new organization formed for the Great International Steamboat Flotilla

David Conroy

A handy device for you shop

A Depth Gauge

Elmer Verburg

For precise fuel consumption, use and Oil Burner Control

James D. Lowe

Under the Northern Lights is

Jim Posey’s Mike

Patrick J. Durand

Here’s a complete power plant for you: Live Steam Boiler and Engine

Elmer Verburg

Every Live Steamer needs one:

A Shop Crane

Ralph W. Lathrop

A self propelled passenger car in

Front

Harold E. Hunley, Jr.

Ribbon Cutting ceremony for the

Richmond Hill Live Steamers

Frank D. Wear

Some more notes from the shop wall: Graffiti

Elmer Verburg

Illinois Live Steamers 1984 Meet brings out Lots of New Equipment

Miles A. Snyder

January 1985

The "Four Aces" has returned

Home to Canton

T. Parkinson

Simply your shop work with

Liquid Hold-Down Clamps

Sydney H. Watts

Lake Shore Live Steamers score with Haunted Train Rides

T. Parkinson

Use salvaged taper shanks for

Slotting Cutter Arbors

Elmer Verburg

Try your hand with this Lucky Brake

Bud Novy

Inland Empire Live Steamers put

Emphasis on Variety

IvanErgish and Harry Bright

Another variation in the series:

Vertical Reversing Wobbler

Elmer Verburg

Designing the Valve Motion in

Locomotive Design

George L. Fowler and Carl J. Mellin

(Don’t miss the punch line!)

All Aboard?

Les Beckman

For your ¾" or 1" scale engine, build this Power Reverse

Johnny Black

A Refresher Course in power reverse units: Glossary

Couplings discussed at Dockside

David M. Conroy

St Louis Live Steamers hold a

Half Meet

Larry E. Herget

In Odds and Ends for Beginners:

A Simple Turning Hint

Elmer Verburg

Even in Michigan it’s Meet Me In St. Louis

William C. Fitt

Cincinnati Cinder Sniffers run on

Turkey Day

Robert W. Maynard

February 1985

Chapter 1 – Disney magic from

Master Railroad Builder

Steve Booth

Hardening is the subject in

Odds and Ends for Beginners

Luke Lukens

Build a new addition to your collection Radial Engine

Elmer Verburg

For economy and versatility, build a Safety Car

Bud Novy

The market that demanded it in Part 1 of The Timken Four Aces

T. Parkinson

Another use for salvaged taper shanks Fly Cutter

Elmer Verburg

Here’s some first hand knowledge

On Re-powering the Lathe

Dave Farmer

The Walschaerts Valve Motion is discussed in Locomotive Design

George L. Fowler and Carl J. Mellin

Maybe your club can benefit from: Lake Shore Live Steamers Track Laying Technology

Odds and Ends for Beginners

Simple Machining Hint

Elmer Verburg

Parts of the Walschaert Valve Gear reviewed in

Glossary

March 1985

You Too Can Build

A Delrin Rotary Engine

Robert L. Cole

An inside look at

American Shelf Clocks

Wayne Griffith

Chapter 2 – Roots of Steam

Master Railroad Builder

Steve Booth

Here’s an unusual model to build

Rope Drive

Elmer Verburg

Regulate your oil-fired boiler with an Atomizer System

James D. Lowe

The Lake Shore Live Steamers make lots of Steam in Ohio

The Smoke box and Stack are discussed in this month’s

Locomotive Design

George L. Fowler and Carl J. Mellin

Some clarification on the

Power Reverse

Johnny Black

Southwestern Live Steamers use Prototypical Operations

Speak now or forever hold your peace If Only …..

Paul G. Busse

To make your shop run more efficiently, Color Code Your Tools

T. Parkinson

We’d like you to meet our staff …

Leslie Bell

A letter with some good advice in

International Brotherhood of Live Steamers (IBSL)

Robert Hornsby

Midwest Live Steamers meet at

Meauwataka in 1984

April 1985

Casting explained in this Foundry Primer

Bernard Leahy

The Centerville and outhwestern is presented in Chapter 3 of

Master Railroad Builder

Steve Booth

How To Adapt a Two-Speed Electronic Motor

Ivan Irgish

The Northeastern Ohio Live Steamers hold a

Cool Fall Meet

John Keim

Narrow Gauge vs. Standard Gauge Were They Right

Denis Larrick

To complete last month’s rope drive engine, build this Generator

Elmer Verburg

Propane firing is discussed

Model Technology from Roy Johnston’s "Four Aces"

T. Parkinson

In Odds and Ends for Beginners, and idea for Cross-Slide Milling Attachment

Elmer Verburg

Great Lakes Live Steamers make A Safe Halloween in Royal Oak

Gordon Gore

"Uncle Charlie" is

Back On The Track Again

Michael E. Cain

Some more of Elmers helpfule hints in Graffiti

Elmer Verburg

Here’s an easy way of Expanding Boiler Tubes

Don McCormac

An invaluable investment for your lathe Auxiliary Chuck

Luke Lukens

The Frames are considered in

Locomotive Design

George L. Fowler and Carl J. Mellin

May 1985

A new construction series:

Rio Grande’s T-12 Ten Wheelers

Warren K. Weston and Gail O. Gish

Build this versatile vertical reversing engine VR75

Elmer Verburg

Scale and Gauge - Sorting it all out in Chapter 4 of Master Railroad Builder

Steve Booth

Grease for Driving Boxes and Low Water is discussed in

Odds and Ends for Beginners

Bud Novy

Remote Control Linkage is presented in Part 2 of Locomotive Design

George L. Fowler and Carl J. Mellin

Another segment of Odds and Ends for Beginners: Electrical Outlets

Ivan Ergish

The Australian Association of Live Steamers is

Steaming Up Down Under

Keith Watson

The Crosshead and Guide Bars are given Consideration

Locomotive Design

George L. Fowler and Carl J. Mellin

June 1985

Here’s a lesson on

Repairing Striking Clocks

Wayne Griffith

Let’s start with the frame

Rio Grande’s T-12 Wheelers

Warren K. Weston and Gail O. Gish

The Semi-Scale Approach to the Tipsico Lakeshore is discussed in Master Railroad Builder

Steve Booth

Here’s an interesting engine to build:

Tall Vertical Open Column

Elmer Verburg

Mechanical Lubricators are presented in Part 3 of

Model Technology from Roy Johnston’s "Four Aces"

T. Parkinson

How to use a

Poor Man’s Height Gauge

Frank J. Hoppe

In a few evenings you can build a Holder for Sharpening Small Drills

David B. Parkinson, Sr.

Connecting and Side Rods are given consideration in

Locomotive Design

George L. Fowler and Carl J. Mellin

Old Catalog raises questions about the International Miniature Railway Company

William C. Fitt and Chester Sperry

July 1985

Here’s an engine you’ll be proud to show off: Geared Steam Engine

Elmer Verburg

Part 2 of the Tipsico Lakeshore is presented in: Master Railroad Builder

Steve Booth

The axles and drivers are discussed in this month’s chapter of: Rio Grande’s T-12 Wheelers

Warren K. Weston and Gail O. Gish

Make this versatile accessory for your milling machine -

Adjustable Angle Plate

Reginald V. Wood

The second IBLS meet Big Power Steals the Show in Los Angeles

Steve Booth

Chapter 14 deals with the Crank-pins and Axles Locomotive Design

George L. Fowler and Carl J. Mellin

A Slitting Saw Arbor is shown in

Odds and Ends for Beginners

Frank J. Hoppe

On your next car, try these easy to build, economical Arch Bar Trucks

Chester Sperry

Maybe you could use and electric test boiler like the one in:

Model Technology from Roy Johnston’s "Four Aces"

T. Parkinson

Canada’s summertime activities are reported: Canadian Region International Brotherhood of Live Steamers

J. R. "Jack" Kerr, Secretary

Jacksonville Live Steamers enjoy plenty of Springtime Activity

Donald Miller

A wealth if information for Modelers - Builder’s Guide to Miniature and Model Steam Engine Plans

Richard Vanden Berg

Under construction by Tom Alsbury: Wabash 4-6-2#675

Kenneth E. Davis

Try your hand at building this Great Northern Ore Hopper

William C. Fitt

August 1985

A look at Narrow Gauge – Tonage and Revenue:

Master Railroad Builder

Steve Booth

Adapting is discussed in

Odds and Ends for Beginners

Elmer Verbug

Cincinnati Cinder Sniffers

Spring Into Action

Robert W. Maynard

Let’s work on the equalizers and springs Rio Grande’s T-12 Wheelers

Warren K. Weston and Gail O. Gish

The story of an early-day model-maker Elmer Wall’s Legacy

Dave Farmer

This segment of O&E/B tells about Reducing Diameters

Frank J. Hoppe

The perfect companion to last month’s Arch Bar Trucks:

D&RG Flat Car

Thomas P. Patton

A wealth if information for Modelers - Builder’s Guide to Miniature and Model Steam Engine Plans

Richard Vanden Berg

North Georgia Live Steamers participate in The Taste of Atlanta

Paul Demianchik

A Valve less Tender Pump is presented in

Model Technology from Roy Johnston’s "Four Aces"

T. Parkinson

and, oh What a Blast

Dave Farmer

Consideration is given to the Driving Wheels and Counterbalancing in

Model Technology from Roy Johnston’s "Four Aces"

T. Parkinson

September 1985

Build this Ted Young Hit-N-Miss Engine

Dave Farmer

We’d Like You to Meet

Dave Farmer

Los Angeles Live Steamers Host the IBLS 1985 Meet

Gary Armitstead and Dean Anderson

Pipe Unions are discussed in Part 6 of Model Technology from Roy Johnston’s "Four Aces"

T. Parkinson

A wealth if information for Modelers - Builder’s Guide to Miniature and Model Steam Engine Plans

Richard Vanden Berg

Let’s work on the cylinders, valves and pistons -

Rio Grande’s T-12 Wheelers

Warren K. Weston and Gail O. Gish

The story of an early-day model maker: Elmer Wall’s Legacy

Dave Farmer

Diesel Designs are given consideration in Master Railroad Builder

Steve Booth

Gas and Diesel Power plant Operations

Steve Booth

Here’s a dialogue on the

BSCSP Pump

Bill Esty and Moodie Braun

October 1985

The inside story behind #315

Building the C&O Hudson

Larry Goldsby

We’d Like You to Meet Larry Goldsby

29th annual Steam Show & Threshing Bee A Modeler’s Meet

Riveting tools are the subject in

Model Technology from Roy Johnston’s "Four Aces"

T. Parkinson

Kansas City Live Steamers have a Two-Day Run Meet

Harold K. Vollrath

Part 2 Diesel Designs

Master Railroad Builder

Steve Booth

A Simple Switcher

Steve Booth

Here’s a handy fixture for your lathe Dividing Device

Bud Novy

The Union Pacific’s Ultimate Locomotive: Big Boy

William C. Fitt

Build this Ted Young

Hit-N-Miss Engine

Dave Farmer

Plan next summer’s vacation around Western Reserve Train Week

T. Parkinson

Adapt this simple tool to fit your lathe Carriage Stop

Elmer Verburg

This Month – more work on the Cylinder area

Rio Grande’s T-12 Wheelers

Warren K. Weston and Gail O. Gish

Keeping a Clean Shop is discussed Graffiti

Elmer Verburg

Spring Rigging and Equalizers get the attention in Locomotive Design

George L. Fowler and Carl J. Mellin

November 1985

A stern wheel saga OMAR

Robert W. Maynard

Bob Maynard receives

MODELTEC Award

The Union Pacific’s ultimate locomotive Big Boy

William C. Fitt

O&E/B discuss Cutting a Tapered Key way

Elmer Verburg

Part 1 of Craftsmanship in Steam is presented in Master Railroad Builder

Steve Booth

Build this Ted Young

Hit-N-Miss Engine

Dave Farmer

Bloemfontein Model Engineering Society hosts A Happy Rally at Modenso Park

Thelma Bishop

The Technology of the prototype

The Timken Four Aces

T. Parkinson

Cutting Tapered Pipe Threads

Odds and Ends for Beginners

John McDivitt

British Columbia Society of Model Engineers stage Mini Locomotives 1986

Martin A. Rogers

Here’s a start on the valve gear group -

Rio Grande’s T-12 Ten Wheelers

Warren K. Weston and Gail O. Gish

December 1985

Try your hand at this cylindrical valve V-4 Engine

Larry D. Van Duyn

A find from the movie: Union Pacific

Glenn Lane

A Stern Wheel Saga OMAR

Robert W. Maynard

The Union Pacific’s Ultimate Locomotive: Big Boy

William C. Fitt

Here’s a versatile Spring Tester

Jack Edwards

Inland Empire Live Steamers enjoy a Busy Season

Ivan Ergish

Richmond Hill Live Steamers Experience Heavy Traffic on the Elevated Track

Frank D. Wear

Uckfield Model Railway Railway

New Miniature Railway

Roy Foster

This month we’ll finish the Valve Gear goup - Rio Grande’s T-12 Wheelers

Warren K. Weston and Gail O. Gish

Here’s a handy item:

Field Kit Soldering Iron

Dave Farmer

Chapter 8 continues with Foundation and Running Gear In

Master Railroad Builder

Steve Booth

The Trucks are discussed in

Locomotive Design

George L. Fowler and Carl J. Mellin

January 1986

A 23’ yacht’s tender is restored:

Sapphire

Hugh A. Jones

Mills Open-Type Compound

Steam Launch Engine

A Look at Cabs, Cab fittings and Accessories Locomotive Design

George L. Fowler and Carl J. Mellin

Power Reverse Gear is discussed: Model Technology from Roy Johnston’s "Four Aces"

T. Parkinson

Part 3 of a Stern wheel Saga

OMAR

Robert W. Maynard

A handy Item for the Hobbyist

Ball Turning Tool

Elmer Verburg

In Odds and Ends for Beginners, and idea for Drill Jig

Bud Novy

Let’s start working on the brakes

Rio Grande’s T-12 Ten Wheelers

Warren K. Weston and Gail O. Gish

Build this Ted Young

Hit-N-Miss Engine

Dave Farmer

Cylinders and Driving Gear are covered in: Master Railroad Builder

Steve Booth

The Union Pacific’s ultimate locomotive

Big Boy

February 1986

February 1986

The Hill

Robert W. Mayard

From the C&O Hudson-

Vaporizing Oil Burner

Lake Shore Live Steamers drive

Golden Spike

T. Parkinson

Build this Ted Young

Hit-N-Miss Engine

Dave Farmer

The Union Pacific’s ultimate locomotive Big Boy

Blue Ridge Live Steamers lose track to The Flood of ‘85

George Sanderson

A stern wheel saga OMAR

Robert W. Maynard

Master Railroad Builder continues with Boilers and Mountings

Steve Booth

Air Sanders

Steve Booth

Brake Valves are discussed in

Model Technology from Roy Johnston’s "Four Aces"

T. Parkinson

The final Chapter of Locomotive Design: Tender

George L. Fowler and Carl J. Mellin

Let’s finished up our work on the brakes --

Rio Grande’s T-12 Wheelers

Warren K. Weston and Gail O. Gish

March 1986

Six Hundred Live Steamers Enjoy Three Meets in Meauwataka

William C. Fitt

More Odds & Ends for Beginners: An Arbor

Bud Novy

Invitational Meet at the

Pittsburg, Akron & Western

Dennis Larrick

Boiler Drawings for the

Big Boy

Still More Odds and Ends for Beginners: Electronic Steam Engine

Lloyd G. Hanson

Build this intriguing V-4 Wobbler

Elmer Verburg

Cabs and Fittings of all types:

Master Railroad Builder

Steve Booth

Construction of the Lead Truck for Rio Grande’s T-12 Ten Wheelers

Warren K. Weston and Gail O. Gish

A stern wheel saga OMAR

Robert W. Maynard

Safety Valves are explained in

Model Technology from Roy Johnston’s "Four Aces"

T. Parkinson

April 1986

A look at David Parkinson’s

Model Deck Gun

T. Parkinson

NEOLS enjoy beautiful weather at 1985 Fall Steam Meet

John Keim

Elmer Wall’s

Pretty Little Three-Poster

Dave Farmer

Pistons and Piston Valves are the subject of Model Technology from Roy Johnston’s "Four Aces"

T. Parkinson

Let’s get started working on the boiler group Rio Grande’s T-12 Wheelers

Warren K. Weston and Gail O. Gish

Lagging and jacket drawings

Big Boy

Ian Wynd takes first place at

OMLET ‘85

Duke Snyder

Beautiful craftsmanship displayed at 1985 Midlands Model Engineering Exhibition

Glen Christoffersen

Chapter 8 ends the Locomotive Tenders -- Master Railroad Builder

Steve Booth

IBLS doings - Canadian Region Report

J.R. "Jack"Kerr

Pioneer Valley Live Steamers host Father’s Day Open House

Jimi Smith

Boiler and Burner are presented in Part 6 of OMAR – A Stern Wheeler Saga

Robert W. Maynard

Illinois Live Steamers hold the

Best Meet Ever

Miles Snyder

A Drill for Brass in Odds / Ends

Elmer Verburg

May 1986

Golden Gate Live Steamers celebrate 50^th Anniversary

Bob Cherry

The engine concludes our presentation of OMAR – A Stern Wheeler Saga

Robert W. Maynard

The Electric Connection --

Master Railroad Builder

Steve Booth

IBLS name is not for personal load Midwest Region Report

Ralph Tucker, Secretary

Waushakum Live Steamers host an International Meet

Dave Hearn

The boiler group continues from last month -- Rio Grande’s T-12 Ten Wheelers

Warren K. Weston and Gail O. Gish

A look at the Smoke box / Boiler Joint: Model Technology from Roy Johnston’s "Four Aces"

T. Parkinson

More lagging and jacket drawings Big Boy

June 1986

Sydney Collieries #25 is prototype for -- #82 – A Little Workhorse

Robert L. Canavan

We’d like you to meet

Bob Canavan

The prototype: Dominion Steel & Coal Company, 2-4-0T

Omar Lavalée

A look at the good ol’ days

Changing Times

Bud Novy

A look at Live Steam in Great Britain: Miniature Railroading in Southwest England

Clinton B. F. Ensworth, Jr.

Live Steamer honored for engineering achievements:

Harry E. Simpson Named Engineer Of The Year

Leslie Brooks Bell

North East Live Steamers meet up with the: Boston & Maine

Robert Hornsby

Poppet Valve Throttle is the subject: Model Technology from Roy Johnston’s "Four Aces"

T. Parkinson

Can’t find the casting you need? Try you hand at

Pattern Making

Sydney Watts

Smoke Stacks – Two to choose from in: Rio Grande’s T-12 Ten Wheelers

Warren K. Weston and Gail O. Gish

To the memory of a living Live Steamer- Elegy in a Country Train Yard

Miles Snyder

Live Steamers mourn the passing of Bud Novy: 1912 – 1986

Miles Snyder

Smoke box and Smoke stack drawings Big Boy

Ralph Weidman’s H-Quad Engine

Elmer Verburg

Jacksonville Live Steamers enjoy some Winter Fun

Donald Miller

For your bookshelf:

The ALLEGHENY: Lima’s Finest

Spring Tune-up for Hit-N-Miss discussed in: Odds and Ends for Beginners

Dave Farmer

A look at Rolling Stock in:

Master Railroad Builder

Steve Booth

A little known technique can solve some tough sealing problems -- On Soldering to Glass

Dave Farmer

New Home for a 2-6-0

Jacob Devries

Some more useful tips --

Odds and Ends for Beginners

Larry M. Boyce and Elmer Verburg

July 1986

Build this interesting, beam-type Grasshopper Engine

Elmer Verburg

Australian Live Steamers hold 30th Annual Convention

Keith Watson

A look at rolling stock is continued in: Master Railroad Builder

Steve Booth

A complicated subject is made easy in:

Linkage Analysis

David K. Farmer

A simple, quick to made project: Out of the Way Tail stock Wrench

T. Parkinson

Let’s conclude our British adventure - Miniature Railroading in Southwest England

Clinton B. F. Ensworth, Jr.

Quartering is discussed in:

Model Technology from Roy Johnston’s "Four Aces"

T. Parkinson

For your bookshelf

Pere Marquette Power

Here are some ideas on

Building A Pot Burner

Ivan Ergish

A quick look at some

New Products

The Other Guy’s Shop

Roy Ozouf

Dave Farmer

Some parts from the pilot group - Rio Grande’s T-12 Ten Wheelers

Warren K. Weston and Gail O. Gish

Brakes are the subject

Big Boy

August 1986

A challenging retirement project: 1" Scale Chessie Greenbrier

Bill Stouffer

We’d like you to

Meet Bill Stouffer

Build yourself an -

Inexpensive Digital Readout

T. Parkinson

Some advice on Scaling Down Prototypes

In Odds and Ends for Beginners:

Pilot Variations -

Rio Grande’s T-12 Ten Wheelers

Warren K. Weston and Gail O. Gish

A complicated subject is simplified :

David K. Farmer

Linkage Analysis Made Easy

A look at Rolling Stock in:

Master Railroad Builder

Steve Booth

Gravity Dump body for Flat Cars

Here’s some additional brake drawings -- Big Boy

Heavy passenger service by C&O Greenbriers

William C. Fitt

Need a new track inspection vehicle? Try this

Bankston Section Car

George Hennessy

Avoiding problems with

Ball Check Valves

Peter Trounce

IBLS Eastern Region Report

E. Robert Hornsby

A supplement to Safety Valves- Model Technology from Roy Johnston’s "Four Aces"

T. Parkinson

September 1986

An introduction to:

White Steam Cars

William C. Fitt

A brief look at a 1910 White Steam Touring Car

Carl Sellner

Part One of the Instructions for operating White Steam Cars

Catching up with the

MODELTEC Awards

William C. Fitt

British Columbia Society of Model Engineers host

Mini Locomotives ‘86

Martin Rodgers

Merger signals a

New Era in Steam

Sam S. Miner

Lots of action with this 3/8 " bore Wobble Plate Engine

Elmer Verburg

Gold Spike Ceremony on Austin Barr’s Weiner & Western

William C. Fitt

Do you know the background behind thes

Familiar Faces?

Steam Automobile Club of America Annual Meeting

Interesting performance and comparison figures for the: Timken Four Aces

T. Parkinson

An introductin to Project Steam ’77: Build a Steam Car

S. S. Miner

Dome casting detail for

Big Boy

Bill Davis dicussed

Separation Technology

Bill Seiple

An update to "Separation Technology" Coalescer Developments

Allen Reynolds

Vandalism at Los Angeles Track prompts Reward

Lewis J. Soibelman

The Other Guy’s Shop

Austin Barr

William C. Fitt

CALS Benefit Fund for BRLS Exceeds Goal

Special Run at Leakin Park

William S. Bell

Headlights and Smoke box Door for Rio Grande’s T-12 Ten Wheelers

Warren K. Weston and Gail O. Gish

From a talk given by David Jackson Chloride Stress Corrosion in Stainless Steels

Bill Seiple

The Right Track is discussed in Master Railroad Builder

Steve Booth

Tolerances are considered in: Linkage Analysis

David K. Farmer

October 1986

The perfect source of steam for your model engines

The Nifty Nine Tuber

Dave Farmer

Steam Car enthusiasts gather at

Danville Meet

Charles Cummings

SACA encourages Live Steam communication through Chapters

Sam S. Miner

Drifter Valve and Rods are covered

Warren K. Weston and Gail O. Gish

Rio Grande’s T-12 Ten Wheelers

Some unique designs are discuss in A Visit with Bill Cartland

Bill Seiple

A preview of the Machinist’s Bedside Reader --

For Your Bookshelf

William C. Fitt

Performance and comparisons are continued in Timken Four Aces

T. Parkinson

Part Two of the Instruction for opening White Steam Cars

Golden Gate Live Steamers have a Celebrations

Bob Cherry

A 1903 Stanley remember in Steam Car Parade

S. S. Miner

Another perspective is looked at in Linkage Analysis !!CONTACT!!

David K. Farmer

For a quick cleanups make

An Air Powered Vac

Don Marshall

Try packing fill dirt with this

Lamb’s Foot Roller

T. Parkinson

An easy method for slotting tubes is found in: Odds and Ends for Beginners

Lloyd G. Hanson

Cylinders are highlighted in

Big Boy

Here’s a look at the

Barrett-Moore Mini Meet

Ken Kowal

Track is the topic in:

Master Railroad Builder

Steve Booth

November 1986

Kingston, Ontario, Hosts

North America’s largest Steamboat Event

Dave Farmer

Some background information on SACA

Chapters

Sam S. Miner

A photographic essay of Boiler Top details is found in : Model Technology from Roy Johnston’s

T. Parkinson

The Other Guy’s Shop

Lee Wheelock

It was a steam watcher’s paradise at Steam Expo ’86

Daniel W. McClary

Need a way to reduce pump power? Multiple Path Steam Generator

Jerry Peoples

We’d Like You To

Meet Jerry Peoples

Jack R. Kerr

IBLS Canadian Region Report

Part 3 of The Right Track:

Master Railroad Builder

Steve Booth

Operating instruction continue in Part 3 of

White Steam Cars

Durban Live Steamers host the 6^th Annual South African Live Steam Meet

Ken J. Barnes

A follow up to a popular engine Fancy II

Elmer Verburg

The Cab lends a finished appearance to Rio Grande’s T-12 Ten Wheelers

Warren K. Weston and Gail O. Gish

30^th Annual Steam Show & Threshing Bee is once again A Modeler’s Mecca

Dave Farmer

A look at Spring Rigging and Run board on the UP’s

Big Boy

Spin the Smoke Dome in Part 2 of The Nifty Nine Tuber

Dave Farmer

A quick look at a

New Product

December 1986

Piping and more Cab drawings - Rio Grande’s T-12 Ten Wheelers

Warren K. Weston and Gail O. Gish

Cast your wheels from this materical A Look At Nodular Iron

Dave Farmer

Live Steamers from fourteen states participate in Western Reserve Train Week

John Keim

Technology from steam powered Chevy Pickup

Joel Wastell

With the many varied steam interests Let’s All Stick Together

Sam S. Miner

Is Your Lococmotive offbeat? How Square Are Your Valves

Johnny Black

Centrifugal force causes

Oil / Water Separation

J. A. Reynolds

Brigdges and Tunnels for variety and necessity in:

Master Railroad Builder

Steve Booth

The Other Guy’s Shop

Syd Watts

Robert Hornsby

IBLS Eastern Region Report

A trick for gripping screws in a vise is found in

In Odds and Ends for Beginners:

P. G. Spens

Here’s how to:

Engineer a Power Truck

Chester Sperry

Yes, the ladies are interested An Engine for Kim Marks

Elmer Verburg

Let’s put the lagging and stack on you

Dave Farmer

The Nifty Nine Tuber

St. Croix Railroad show off their

Recent Projects

Carmen Schmidt

Two publications are reviewed in:

For Your Bookshelf

William C. Fitt

The Pilot and Rods are the subject in Big Boy

A final look at operating instructions for:

White Steam Cars

Hand Soap and Degaussings-

Odds and Ends for Beginners

Lloyd G. Hanson

A look at Tender and Lighting System Details in

Model Technology from Roy Johnston’s "Four Aces"

T. Parkinson

A glimpse of

The First Lady

Dave Farmer

January 1987

A glimpse of the past -

Pumping Engine

Elmer Verburg

SACA’s quest -

The Steam Car Dream

Sam S. Miner

Take a look at Under Cab and Pilot Details in:

Model Technology from Roy Johnston’s "Four Aces"

T. Parkinson

The Other Guy’s Shop

Charlie Davis

Dave Farmer

David Dollar and his

Small Change Railroad

Jack Cradddock

We’d like you to meet

Jack Cradddock

A review of two books is included in: For Your Bookshelf

William C. Fitt

Omaha Area Live Steamers

Golden Spike Ceremony

Bob Recic

Large Scale Railroad

Field Development

Chester Finster

SACA members gather at Danville where:

The Subject is Steam

Tom Elliott

An idea from the Burnaby Central Railway- Free-Wheeling Passenger Trucks

Lindsay McDonnell

An interesting track maintenance project - Easy-to-build Track Car

Dean Fenton

A look at some

New Products

The wistle is the crowning glory for your The Nifty Nine Tuber

Dave Farmer

IBLS Midwest Region Report

Ralph Tucker

Build a quick and easy Riser Block in: In Odds and Ends for Beginners:

Roy Ozouf

Bridges and Tunnels highlight

Master Railroad Builder

Steve Booth

History and development of the

Barrett Steam Car

Peter Barrett

Tender Frame details -

Rio Grande’s T-12 Ten Wheelers

Warren K. Weston and Gail O. Gish

The Smoke Stack and Headlight Number are covered in: Big Boy

February 1987

Part 1 in the construction of

Hot Penny

Marshall Black

A journey through time -

Meeting the Trains in the 1890s

Sam S. Miner

Building the Project 77 Steam Car Steam Generator Design and Construction

Peter Barrett

Minimum Specifications are set forth in this Guide for Locomotive Boiler Construction

Robert W. Maynard and Sydney H. Watts

Close Tolerances Holes

Odds and Ends for Beginners

Larry M. Boyce

Choosing the correct

10 Model Marine Propeller

Weston Farmer

Six easy steps for making

A Handy Center Locator

William Treadway

Projects spans

Four Generations

Pete Smith

More Tender Frame Details-

Rio Grande’s T-12 Ten Wheelers

Warren K. Weston and Gail O. Gish

Fire your small, vertical-tube boilers with this: Propane Burner for the Nifty Nine Tuber

Dave Farmer

More on Bridges and Tunnels

Master Railroad Builder

Steve Booth

SACA member announces the

Rebirth of a Locomotive

Ken Kowal

Cinder Sniffers reach All Time Low

Denis M. Larrick

Take a look at the Cab Tender in

Big Boy

Corrected drawings for the

Chevy Pickup

The Other Guy’s Shop:

Ralph Hawes

Colleen, George and Dave Farmer

Constructs This

Grinding Arbor for Cup Wheels

James E. Hesse

March 1987

Stand Back!

Here Comes the Fire Engines!

William C. Fitt

SACA Spring Meet has a new location -- Oak Ridge – 1987

Sam S. Miner

Let’s work on the tender tank-

Rio Grande’s T-12 Ten Wheelers

Warren K. Weston and Gail O. Gish

Take a look, at this pistonless

Kimble Engine

Elmer Verburg

A lesson in history is uncovered in: The Kimble Story

William C. Fitt and Chet Sperry

Layout and Machining Hit for the

Kimble Engine Rotary Valve

Elmer Verburg

Policing our own activity for

Liability Insurance

T. Parkinson and William C. Fitt

Los Angeles SACA members enjoy a No Fault Mini Meet

Ken Kowai

Protect your rolling stock with a

Locomotive Wheel Lock

T. Parkinson

Part 2 in the construction of

Hot Penny

W. Marshall Black

Join the coil stack to the combustion chamber of your:

Steam Generator

Peter Barrett

A means for fitting Cylinder Steam Connections is found in:

Model Technology from Roy Johnston’s "Four Aces"

T. Parkinson

Northwest Michigan Engine and Thresher Club Show provides

Fun for Everyone

Kimberly Kissau House

Two interesting books are reviewed in: For Your Bookshelf

William C. Fitt

We Take A Look At Some

New Products

Across the airways--

Steamed Hams Directory

The Tender Frame is highlighted in: Big Boy

The Structural Touch adds realism to Master Railroad Builder

Steve Booth

Guarantee the future

Preserving the Hobby

Richard Vanden Berg

April 1987

Learn Live Steam Basics by Assembling the Aster Gauge 1 Climax

William C. Fitt

The quiet thrill-

To Drive A Steam Can

Sam S. Miner

Here’s Ed Warren’s SHAN

Edward G. Warren

Part 3 in the construction of

Hot Penny

W. Marshall Black

Regulate your steam generator with Temperature Control Equipment

Peter Barrett

Golden State Live Steamers Add

#1 Gauge Track

J. C. Codé

Odds & Ends for Beginners

Make Your Own Square Collets

Glen Cryderman

Improper set-up can curtail performance of: Steam Exhaust Systems

Jerry Peoples

Another look at track side structures in: Master Railroad Builder

Steve Booth

For a change of pace, build a

Back Yard Foundry

Syd Watts

Constructing the tender truck group for: Rio Grande’s T-12 Ten Wheelers

Warren K. Weston and Gail O. Gish

IBLS Eastern Australian Region Report

Barry Glover

The final segment of plans for:

The feed water heater is examined in: Model Technology from Roy Johnston’s "Four Aces"

T. Parkinson

May 1987

Steam boating comes of age with the: Development of a Modern Steam Boat

Wally Mounster

Live Steam Hobby must meet regulations as Maryland Requires State Boiler Certification

William S. Bell

An Epilogue for the Timken Four Aces

T. Parkinson

There’s lots of action in this

Cross Twin Engine

Elmer Verburg

Adjust the blower speed with a

Pulse Width Controller

Peter Barrett

Part 3 of the Structure Touch

Master Railroad Builder

Steve Booth

C.O.A.L. "serves up" 4^th Annual

O.M.L.E.T

J. R. McJannett

Progress continues on the

Back Yard Foundry

Syd Watts

You’ll find three articles of interest in:

Odds & Ends for Beginners

A nineteenth century look at

Fire Engines

Richard H. Buel

Courtest of Chester Sperry

Part 4: Nearing completion

Hot Penny

Marshall Black

June 1987

Commercials parts reduce building time of this: G-Scale Live Steam Forney Locomotive

Saul Moskowitz

Finalize construction with the tender brakes in Rio Grande’s T-12 Ten Wheelers

Warren K. Weston and Gail O. Gish

Making wishes come true My Steam Car

Sam S. Miner

Electronics play a part in the

Development of a Modern Steamboat

Wally Mounster

Scrounging Can Produce a

"Poor Man’s" Scale Pressure Gauge

Ken Roeh

Illinois Live Steamers hold " meet" debut for New Signal System

Miles Snyder

The Barrett Steam Generator uses this: Electronic Ignition System

Peter Barrett

Bloemfontein Model Engineering Society abounds with

Locomotives, Hard Work and Enthusiasm

Thelma Bishop

Twenty years experience at:

Minimum Maintenance Railroading

Dennis Larrick

Problems and solutions with

Lathe Cut Off Tools

Nathan F. Fuller

Signals and Communications mean smooth running in:

Master Railroad Builder

Steve Booth

Pour some castings in Part 3 of:

Back Yard Foundry

Syd Watts

Penny struts her stuff in the conclusion of Hot Penny

Marshall Black

We’d like you to meet:

W. Marshall Black

Southwestern Live Steamers Fall Meet features Bi -Directional Operation

Terry McGrath

Sporty car created by a Model A Ford Steam Conversion

Raymond Von Ruden

IBLS Western Australian Region Report

Keith Watson

North Georgia Live Steamers combine Work and Play

Syd Watts

A look at some

New Products

William C. Fitt

Here’s a simple one evening project, a Machinist’s Hammer

Ed Warren

IBLS Eastern Region Report

E. Robert Hornsby

July 1987

A project for the wood and metal worker Wooden Grasshopper Engine

Elmer Verburg

Instructions for the chassis, boiler and smoke box

G-Scale Live Steam Forney Locomotive

Saul Moskowitz

A history lesson Steam Car Origins

Sam S. Miner

A novelty compressed air engine

Mark III

Tom Elliott

Kansas City Live Steamers use flatcar to Bridge Marshall Creek

Harold K. Vollrath

Great Lakes Live Steamers enjoy Gold Bolt Ceremony

Tom Bee

JT&S Railroad Museum breaks ground Model Railroad Station

Joel Tedder

Contemporary engine design is discussed in the Development of a Modern Steamboat

Wally Mounster

Nick Edwards celebrates Gold Spike ceremony on the Nashua, Merrimac & Western

Robert Hornsby

Take another look at Signals and Communications in Master Railroad Builder

Steve Booth

The Other Guy’s Shop Arden Schroeder

A good shop tip for Coordinating Opposite Ends of Round Stock

Arden Schroeder

The Barrett Steam Generator utilizes these: Steam Outlet Accessories

Peter Barrett

Model technology Wrap up-

Model Technology from Roy Johnston’s "Four Aces"

T. Parkinson

A timeless lesson About Smokestacks

William I. Treadway

A handy accessory -

Broach Milling & Grinding Fixture

Roy Ozouf

August 1987

The introduction to building a

1" Scale Box Cab Diesel

John b. Schmuck

Enhance operating enjoyment with this 1" scale Turn of the century Box Car

George R. Dean

SACA members are Working together

Sam S. Miner

Construction of the metal parts completes the Wooden Grasshopper Engine

Elmer Verburg

Triad Live Steamers fail in attempt to obtain North Carolina Boiler Certification

R. Duren Johnson, M.D.

IBLS Canadian Region Report

Jack R. Kerr

A look inside a 1918 steam car

The Bryan Burner

J. Allen Reynolds

Build the tender and cab for a

G-Scale Live Steam Forney Locomotive

Saul Moskowitz

A mono tube boiler is used with this Table Top Bash Valve Power Plant

John Wetz

The Wabash Frisco & Pacific – The Way It Was Master Railroad Builder

Steve Booth

Accessories are modified in the

Development of a Modern Steam Boat

Wally Mounster

Live Steamers participate in

San Francisco Railroad Fair

Steve Booth

SACA West meets feature

Hands On Challenges

Ken Kowal

Mid South Live Steamers presents Leo Myers with the "General" Happy Birthday Leo!

Austin F. Barr

Bid strides visible in the

1987 Live Steam Club Survey

William C. Fitt

September 1987

At the 1987 Rose mini meet

A Doble Steals the Show

Ken Kowal

SACA sends out The Call from Danville

Sam S. Miner

Radio Control and the Decorative Fittings are discussed - G-Scale Live Steam Forney Locomotive

Saul Moskowitz

A final look at the Development of a Modern Steamboat

Wally Mounster

Playing the Railroad Game

Master Railroad Builder

Steve Booth

Hit and Miss makes a Hit in Australia

Reginald V. Wood

Mid Michigan Railroad Club Reports Good News and Bad News

Gerry Maranka

A look inside a 1918 steam car

The Bryan Boiler

J. Allen Reynolds

Choosing the correct Grinding Wheels

Don Juergenson

Maricopa Live Steamers enjoy

Good Running and Good Times

John Draftz

Commanche Crossing Live Steamers plan 15" Gauge Track Expansion

Marlin Uhrich

Here’s a Model Scotch Yoke Pump

Roy Ozouf

Pacific Coast Locomotive Engineers experience Busy First Year

Summer J. Barber

SACA members are treated to a varied agenda at Spring Meet in Tennessee

J. Allen Reynolds

Part 2 – Building the Frame

1" Scale Box Cab Diesel

John b. Schmuck

The car body is described in

Turn of the Century Box Car

George R. Dean

A Twenty Minute Boiler Project

John Marcos

IBLS Western Australian Region Report

Keith Watson

October 1987

Some background on the

Pennsy E-6 Atlantic

George Homer

A wealth of information can be found in the SACA Storeroom

S. S. Miner

Kids of all ages will love this:

"Old Curved Dash"

Dave Farmer

Playing the Railroad Game continues in Master Railroad Builder

Steve Booth

Kit bash the rolling stock for a

G-Scale Live Steam Forney Locomotive

Saul Moskowitz

SACA members attend

Third Annual International Steam Meet

J. Allen Reynolds

Frame Subassemblies are covered in: 1" Scale Box Cab Diesel

John B. Schmuck

The Other Guy’s Shop: Mike Hall

Dave Farmer

A look at the final assembly and detailing in: Turn of the Century Box Car

George R. Dean

A circuit for providing Quick Reverse in Single Phase Motors

Mountains provide beautiful setting for the Midway Short line Railroad

Richard V. Thirlot

With completion of the model,

#675 Lives Again

Thomas H. Alsbury

Here’s a simple two evening project: C-Clamps for Your Shop

Ed Warren

Stainless Steel Test Odds and Ends for Beginners

William Treadway

1986 was another Busy Year in Meauwataka

William C. Fitt

Do you recognize these Familiar Faces?

William C. Fitt

Here’s a tip on: Coupling Up

Dan Foltz

A useful method of

Sizing Valve Gear Rods

Sydney H. Watts

A look at some New Products

Adjusting Tailstocks

A. Henry

November 1987

The Others Guy’s Shop Richard Boss

Truck Frames are highlighted in:

1" Scale Box Cab Diesel

John Schmuck

Available from the SACA Storeroom Steam Literature

S. S. Miner

Diesel Dilemma Eliminating the Lawn Mower Effect

Steve Booth

Take a look at the Jack shaft and Steering in the: Old Curved Dash

Dave Farmer

Erich Thomsen marks 35 Years on the Redwood Valley Railway

Steve Booth

Mike Hall’s Neat Three Phaser

Dave Farmer

One short weekend brings back

Many years of Memories

William C. Fitt

The time has come to police ourselves Let’s Act on a Boiler Code

Bob Paule, P. E

A look at some New Products

The construction of two 4 ¾ " Tracks Trestles, Track and Other Nonsense

Warren K. Weston

A 1920 look at Steam Automobiles

James E. Homans, A.M.

The Philosophy Behind the Construction Pennsy E-6 Atlantic

Brian Gittins

Tip Number One: Don’t Disregard Gauge One

Carl Wadkin-Snaith

Check out the advantage of

D-Bits

Sydney H. Watts

SACA members hold Annual Fall Meet

J. Allen Reynolds

Mini Train Pully

Pete Stauffer

Here’s a solution to a

Metal Swarf Problem

Jim Crocket

Odds and Ends for Beginners

A simple Storage System

Elmer Verburg

December 1987

Look at these results!

Free Lancing a 1 ½ " Mogul

Bill Clothier

A Question often asked

What is Mini-Rail?

Seymour F. Johnson

Dobie E-24 Queen of the Dobbs

Joel Wastell

Some insight on 4 ¾ " gauge track construction Trestles, Track and Other Nonsense

Warren K. Weston

Fabricating the body is explained in Part 3 of: Old Curved Dash

Dave Farmer

Electronics speed control is featured on this 1" Scale GP-50

George R. Dean

Trucks are the next step in building the 1" Scale Box Cab Diesel

John Schmuck

The Other Guy’s Shop

William "Bill" Sprecken

R. A. Worra, Sr.

Project Rolling Stock – Phase 1

All-Metal 40’ Box Car

Steve Booth

Building the Frame

Pennsy E-6s Atlantic

F. Brian Gittlins

How a Motor Carriage Turns continues the 1902 look at :

Steam Automobile

James E. Homans, A. M.

Friends make it possible Moving the Big Boy

David M. Boyd

IBLS Eastern Australian Region Report

Barry Glover

For Your Bookshelf

William C. Fitt

January 1988

Never go by First Impressions

Richard L. Hempel

Project Rolling Stock – Phase 2

37’ High Side Gondola

Steve Booth

Alan Goldsby acquires a

Full Size, Fire less Heisler

Peggy Gould

Part 4 Powering Considerations

Old Curved Dash

Dave Farmer

It’s neighbor against neighbor in the Race of the Century?

Mary Feely

Working the Frame Cross ties

Pennsy E-6 Atlantic

Brian Gittins

Construction continues with the Gear box 1" Scale Box Cab Diesel

John Schmuck

Try this idea: Plan Your Railroad With Models

Denis Larrick

Part 3 – Steering a Motor Carriage Steam Automobiles

James E. Homans, A.M.

The A-5s Class: Pennsy’s Wobbling Shifters

William C. Fitt

One of many in Providence:

Armington & Sims Engine Company

William C. Fitt

A look at the Rio Grande Scenic

Trestles, Track and Other Nonsense

B Warren K. Weston

IBLS Eastern Australian Region Report

Barry Glover

February 1988

We’d like you to meet Wilbur "Corn Cob" Kloppenberg

William C. Fitt

SACA continues its listing of

More Steam Literature

S. S. Miner

An introduction to the Una-Flow Steam Engine

William C. Fitt

The Other Guy’s Shop Ralph Lathrop

The Drive Train is detailed in Part 7 of 1" Scale Box Cab Diesel

John b. Schmuck

A sliding track for saws

Trestles, Track and Other Nonsense

Warren K. Weston

What’s the rest of the story?

Steam Car / Dream Car

Where is it now? Roy Moline’s Hudson

Adding the Frame Brackets

Pennsy E-6 Atlantic

Brian Gittins

A look at some New Products

A glitch surfaces in Pennsy’s Wobbling Shifters

William C. Fitt

Maricopa Live Steamers stage

Rail Fair and Fall Meet

John Z. Draftz

Californians go over the hill to Oregon for some Super Railroading

Steve Booth

For Your Bookshelf

IBLS Eastern Region Report

E. Robert Hornsby

Part 2 - Armington & Sims Engine Company

William C. Fitt

IBLS New Zealand Region Report

Donald A. LeComte

March 1988

From the U. S. S. Constitution:

24 Pound Naval Long Gun

T. Parkinson

Adding the Frame Brackets

Pennsy E-6 Atlantic

Brian Gittins

A One Cylinder Horizontal Engine: MISS

Edward G. Warren

Inland Empire Live Steamers

1987 Activities

Ivan Ergish

A handy fixture for

Contouring Rods

William Van Brocklin, Jr.

Odds & Ends for Beginners

The Hacksaw

Kennith Tinkler

Part 2 -- Una-Flow Steam Engine

William C. Fitt

IBLS Midwest Region Report

Ralph Tucker

Measuring milled slots is easy with this Depth Gauge

Larry Seibert

A West Penn Live Steamers’s Annual Meet Members Wet Their Whistles

Teri-Jo Harvey

The Under frames of Motor Cars

Steam Automobiles

James E. Homans, A.M.

Power Plant and Controls 1" Scale Box Cab Diesel

John Schmuck

Another compound engine by

Armington & Sims Engine Company

William C. Fitt

Where is it now? Gold and Silver Locomotive

Illinois Live Steamers host

14^th Annual Meet

Miles Snyder

For Your Book Shelf

Let’s talk about Boilers

Edward Tanski

Odds & Ends for Beginners

Springs

William C. Fitt

April 1988

Project Rolling Stock – Phase 3

Wood –Body Caboose

Steve Booth

Part 2 24 – Pound Naval Long Gun

T. Parkinson

The Pilot is covered in Part 7 of:

Pennsy E-6 Atlantic

George Homer

A 1902 look at boilers in Part 6 of

Steam Automobiles

James E. Homans, A. M.

A look at some New Products

Cab and Body Subassemblies --

1" Scale Box Cab Diesel

John Schmuck

Rhode Island Locomotive Works – a contemporary neighbor of

Armington & Sims Engine Company

William C. Fitt

Part 3 -

Una-Flow Steam Engine

William C. Fitt

May 1988

A lovely model steam launch:

Diana

David K. Farmer

Golden Spike Day on the:

Nanny Goat Hill & Western Railroad

Robert W. Maynard

Part 3: 24 Pound Naval Long Gun

T. Parkinson

The Roof Subassembly is described in 1" Scale Box Cab Diesel

John Schmuck

The continuation of Rhode Island Locomotive Works Armington & Sims Engine Company

William C. Fitt

A revised schematic for the 1" scale GP-50 Electronic Speed Control

George R. Dean

At long last

A meeting of Old Friends

Dennis Gramith

SACA West enjoys a Regional Meet

Ken Kowal

The Driving Wheel are described for the Pennsy E-6 Atlantic

F. Brian Gittins

Part 4 of Una-Flow Steam Engine

William C. Fitt

June 1988

Here’s your introduction to the

American Precision Museum Association

Edwin A. Battison

Omlet ’87 was a Sizzling Event

J. R. McJannett

Les Amateurs de Vapeur vive de la Mauricie complete First Loop of Track

Roger Tremblay

Part 4: 24 Pound Naval Long Gun

T. Parkinson

For Your VCR

William C. Fitt

Building methods are discussed in Part 2 of Diana

David K. Farmer

Some tips on making Steam & Sand Domes

William Treadway

Here’s the word on

The Modelers’ Pattern Pool

The Cylinders are the topic of Part 9 of Pennsy E-6 Atlantic

George Homer

Drawings of a 12" X 12" vertical engine are found in Armington & Sims Engine Company

William C. Fitt

Build the Headlight and Bell

1" Scale Box Cab Diesel

John B. Schmuck

Part 7: Testing and regulating steam boiler attachments

Steam Automobiles

James E. Homans, A. M.

Part 5: Una-Flow Steam Engine

William C. Fitt

Some handy tips in:

Odds & Ends for Beginners

Ed Linderman

July 1988

Brass Locomotives tell story of

100 Years With The Iron Horse

Mike DeGood

We’d like you to meet

Mike DeGood

Part 5 Completes the:

24 Pound Naval Long Gun

T. Parkinson

Some special tooling for

Cutting Spheres on the Lathe

T. Parkinson

A proposal for an International Model Engineers’ Museum and Exhibition Center

William C. Fitt

Part 8 – Small Shell and Flue Boilers for Steam Carriages

Steam Automobiles

James E. Homans, A. M.

The Cylinders are detailed in

Pennsy E-6 Atlantic

George Homer

IBLS Pacific Coast Region Report

Dwight Durkee, Jr.

Part 6 - Una-Flow Steam Engine

William C. Fitt

The Roof Mounted System are described in 1" Scale Box Cab Diesel

John Schmuck

Part 3 on the construction of:

Diana

David K. Farmer

The hull is easier to fabricate with Computer Generated Plans for Diana

Don Herriott

The Story continues in Part 7 of

Armington & Sims Engine Company

William C. Fitt

Texas State Railroad Historical Park adopts Texas & Pacific #610

Charles Maple

The Modelers Pattern Pool

August 1988

A lesson in steam engines:

Building Aster’s 2-8-2T

William C. Fitt

Build and use this Miniature Lathe

Donald Greenfield

Painting and finishing the 1" Scale Box Cab Diesel

John Schmuck

Mother Nature provides Tri-State with a Fair Weather Meet

Thomas Patton

Part 7 -- Una-Flow Steam Engine

William C. Fitt

Revised drawings for the Wood Body Caboose

Steve Booth

The Modelers’ Pattern Pool

Spring brings the annual Migration to Maricopa

John Draftz

The Other Guy’s Shop

Max E. Mitzger

The canopy is detailed in Part 4 of Diana

David K. Farmer

Work continues on the hull with

Computer Generated Plans for Diana

Don Herriott

Part 11 – The Cylinders Pennsy E-6 Atlantic

Brian Gittins

IBLS European Region Report

R. E. N. (Rob) vanDort

September 1988

Meticulous detail is evident in the work of George W. Jones

A Miniature Making Craftsman

Leslie Brooks Bell

We’d Like You To Meet George W. Jones Finish up the construction of the: Miniature Lathe

Donald Greenfield

An Update on the:

Riverside & Great Northern Lines, Inc. Preservation Society

William C. Fitt

Part 9 – Water Tube Boilers

Steam Automobiles

James E. Homans, A. M.

The Cross head and Cross head Guides are covered in:

Pennsy E-6 Atlantic

Brian Gittins

Erich Thomsen’s #5 Leaves for British Tour

Steve Booth

A scene from the past

1915 Kansas Pacific Work Crew

James D. Scharplaz

IBLS East Coast Region Report

Robert Hornsby

Part 5 Diana

David K. Farmer

The Hull is completed with

Computer Generated Plans for Diana

Don Herriott

More drawings from the

Armington & Sims Engine Company

William C. Fitt

Part 8 -- Una-Flow Steam Engine

William C. Fitt

October 1988

Browing Divison is site for some

Texas Style Railroading

David Hannah III

Backyard Rails:

From Inspiration to Production

Don Phillips

We’d Like You to Meet

Don Phillips

A reader’s suggestion takes form in a: Single Cylinder Compound Engine

Elmer Verburg

IBLS Eastern Australian Region

Barry Glover

Project Rolling Stock – Part 4

40’ Automobile Box Car

Steve Booth

Part 6 Diana

David K. Farmer

Montreal Live Steamers Construct new Transfer Table

Marvin Shaver

Part 9 Una-Flow Steam Engine

For Your Bookshelf

William C. Fitt

The Modeler’s Pattern Tool

Spring Rigging is the topic in Part 13 of: Pennsy e-6 Atlantic

F. Brian Gittins

Armington & Sims Engine Company

Octogenarian Builds

American La France Fire Engine

John A. Ecker

Several types of flash steam generators are discussed in

Steam Automobiles

James E. Homans, A. M.

November 1988

Here’s the story about

Jerry Clement’s Steamboat

Jerry Clement

Roof details are covered in Part 2 of: 40’ Automobile Box Car

Steve Booth

Part 11 – Boiler Feeders and Water Level Regulators

Steam Automobiles

.James E. Homans, A. M.

Mo Pac 6614 takes us Back in Time

Harris Williams

The Other Guy’s Shop Rex Whiting

Birk Petersen

Logging history comes alive in this: Donkey Engine

Roy Ozouf

Hot weather in July had ‘em

Steaming in Decatur

Ken Davis

The continuation of chapter 3a

Una-Flow Steam Engine

Part 14: Main and Side Rods

Pennsy e-6 Atlantic

F. Brian Gittins

Some really unique engines at the

Sycamore Steam Show

Dave Farmer

Additional patterns listed in

The Modelers’ Pattern Tool

Paul Allen

Running on air or steam discussed in:

Odds & Ends for Beginners

Larry Goldsby

New in the Buckeye State

Central Ohio Live Steam Model Railroaders

Gene Drummond

December 1988

Part 12 – Of Liquid Fuels in General

Steam Automobiles

James E. Homans,

Part 2 – Logging history comes alive in this:

Donkey Engine

Roy Ozouf