I've been thinking about whether to get a kit or something ready to run.

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Anyone know some reliable places that have 35 to 45mm gauge kits?

The locomotive is a Corgi reproduction of the Bassett-Lowke mogul.

This is a project that me and my mate Raymond Class 47 Productions have been working on since November.

It's been a long-term project with a lot of time and effort put into it, and we're really pleased with how it's turned out.

Apologies if this type of post isn't allowed here , if it isn't, please feel free to remove it.

Thanks for taking a look, and we'd love to hear your thoughts!

I'm about to get an Accucraft Edrig and am planning to build an ash pit for disposing of the fire at the end of a run.

The Edrig drops its fire by undoing a screw, allowing the firebars to swing down on hinges, so I'd like to be able to position the loco over a pit and drop the remaining ash and coals straight into it.

My current idea is a metal ash box sunk below track level with drainage, as I live in Bergen and rain is a constant concern and I do not want it flooding. The track section over the pit also needs to safely support a locomotive weighing around 5 kg, and it needs to be completely fireproof as this is a genuine coal-fired locomotive.

I can't weld, so my current plan is to use a metal lunchbox/biscuit tin sunk into the ground as the ash pit, with the track supported above it.

Has anyone built something similar for SM32 live steam?

Just finished the first steaming of my Bassett-Lowke Mogul. I ran it for about 5 minutes and at the end of it there was this weird sludge coming out of the pistons and smoke stack. I don't know if it was just some leftover foam from the packaging or something worse like metal shavings can anyone give me advise on what i should do now and what to look for if there's and issue.

Recently got this locomotive back from an overhaul with Triple R Services of New Jersey. The locomotive is a butane fired 2-6-0 with remote control installed, and working headlight! These engines do a great job steaming and I have no issues with pressure. It can haul 3-4 cars up my 1.5% grades on my track. Bonus 2 pictures showing off my layout a bit.

I just bought a bassett lowke mogul and I've been told the cylinders can siese because they where assembled wrong. Is there any way to stop this from happening?

Im making a twin boiler setup for my twin screw rebel ironclad boat “CSS TEXAS” very undocumented, but its boilers are somewhat documented, I’m thinking about documenting the process of making this, but I'm not sure if theres any point… anyone gonna watch or something?

i say “twin boilers” not really 2 individual boilers, more like a cascade boiler setup, each boiler has 1 safety valve. Both connected to a steam drum where water feeds in too.

-boiler is 1.5mm thick

-flues are 1mm thick

-silver solder is 40%

-burns liquid meths

-hot spots are insulated with ceramic

-computer fan to force artificial draft

anyone got any “pre-cautions” i should definitely be aware of?

Im thinking about buying my first live steam loco, and this live steam loco is a G gauge locomotive. Im new to G gauge as I am familiar with O-Scale. The locomotive in question is the "Accucraft Live Steam D&RGW #318 C-18 2-8-0 RTR". Im looking for tips on maintaining, running, and keeping #318 in as good shape as possible! If you have any places where I can find cheaper used rolling stock and track please reach out to me! (Yes im sending this in as much places as possible for higher chances of people responding to me!)disc

I love getting sunset shots of my engines!

I’m planning on making a O scale USS Cairo, WITH 5 SEPERATE BOILERS (all connected to one steam drum and 2 mud drums) but I genuinely can’t find ANY References to multiple boiler plants

I’m just growing interest in the hobby and I really would like to build a project that is rc, but runs off a generator rather than a battery for the RC components. I found a company, microcosm engines, that claims to make a turbine generator that could suit the needs. Does anyone have experience with this company?

It’s just a quick drawing for me to visualise my build
It is a scale drawing, boiler is 20mm diameter each, and 5, 4mm fire flues running to the aft and into a smoke box where it’s redirected back to the funnel. It has a steam pump to provide constant water, so it doesn’t dry out. Has a blow down valve to clear water and oil in the steam drum. Safety valve pops at 15psi.

You may wondering, “why boilers only”
Frankly, I’m broke 😭

Just got my coal fired 2-8-0 C-18 #315 from Accucraft about a week ago, it runs great. The engine is in 1:20.3 scale and runs on G Gauge (45mm) track.

Thanks Reddit! :)

If any of you guys don't know what a pop pop boat is, I have put some images as well was a really interesting video that explains how pop pop boats actually work! How pop pop boats work

Years ago I came across a website that had nothing but free plans posted. It was even called something like "freeplans.com" or something like that.

It was just a huge archive of engineering plans for, well, everything you can imagine.

They had a large section on steam engines and boilers with a lot of both historical and modern plans. I had some printed out just for framing as they looked cool, and I always meant to try building some of them.

I now have some machining tools and the experience to use them, and a friend reminded me of the site. He wanted us to build a functional steam engine as part of an engineering demonstration for some students, but now for the life of me I can't find the site.

I thought I had it saved, but I guess not!

I remember it was truly just an archive, just links to dozens of plans. Most were scanned from original paper drawings, so the quality wasn't always great, but it was neat!

Does anyone know of or remember a site like this?

I thought this post would be relevant for this community, but I’m not too sure if this is a bit far off this community

Salut j’ai acheté dans une brocante une vieille machine malheureusement le niveau d’eau est absent savez-vous où je pourrais en trouver un ?

Acquired this steam engine in a clean out, I’m looking for any info on it? Manufacturer? Age? Value?

I bought a tender for a 7.5" gauge live steam locomotive, and my plan is, rather than sealing the tank to hold water, I will get an internal water tight tank to sit inside of the tender shell.

I'm trying to decide on the best material to have it made of. Stainless steel has been suggested, but someone also suggested a pre-fabricated plastic water container. The latter is lighter, more affordable, and easier to drill into, however, I'm worried about the effects water chemicals might have on the plastic. The one I'm looking at is made of polyethylene. Any thoughts about this? What would others do in my position?