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A wise investment, Rocket didn't just achieve the stipulations of the RHT,it flat out blew them away. When do you think Stephenson added a smokebox to the Rain Hill King, and why if as you all say it would be too much draft to not put out the fire, yet we know thanks to the National Collection it was improved on. So many grand names to connect to the history of these living machines. Watt was only responsible for using steam in the Earth, but Richard, Stephenson, and so many would give us fire, water, earth and air. The fire sword of alchemy wrought into a creature that has and always will be important to history. You can't tell me that steam isn't alive, look at Dolgoch how could pure mechanical power run to the terminus of that line with one cylinder, in a downpour of Welsh weather and leaking steam? The steam locomotive earned the name Iron Horse .

Just been wondering after watching Victor Tanzig on YouTube, he has a concept called Non-Faceless Vehicles to explain Locos that are alive in his Sodor AU. While I am not wanting to run a serious conversation on Thomas here. I am sure we all have opinions on the Blue E2, but it was why I asked this question so I thought I would mention it. This got me wondering, I know that at some point Rocket was given a modern Smokebox as the remains of the old one sit in the National Collection with a buffer beam and round Smokebox. But that wasn't how it was in the early years of running, at Rainhill it had a tube not a flue with blast pipes. So I wonder what was the first steam engine to be given a proper Smokebox (also is it one or two words? I always say Smokebox but I have been wrong.) and who better to ask then my colleagues in rail history from the birthplace of steam? Hopefully this will actually be a good discussion, I know my prior posts were a tad vague.

Oh ho ho no no, they do my friend. Have a look.

Hey, Leave the type 51 alone. 🙃 They are neat!

Indeed, anything translated by a Google translate is a convenience not a interpreter. 😉

Thank you very much, had no idea this was a thing. Does it work on Japanese too? That is for other projects but it never hurts to ask. Thank you very much I will do that tomorrow on my PC.

Hey all, If you have seen it years ago I posted a thread on Pannier Tank engines of Belgium, I got a lot of help back then and a lot of results on finding pictures and articles on them. But I still wanted to find a Specification drawing of the engines. I am still looking for one primarily but I did find that the Belgian Museum of Railways had a PDF of the Type 51 Belgian tank engine, with a diagram drawing of the engine front side and back. But it isn't that simple is it? It being from Belgium the information is in French, so I wanted to see if anyone could help me translate it. The PDF is attached and it was free from their museum site so I don't think it is against the rules to attach it. If it is I will remove it and link to it directly. While I only really want the Blueprint Diagrams translated I wouldn't say no to help on the full thing. Anyone want to try? Locomotive a vapeur type 51_FR_V1.pdf

You bring up a very valid note, I have been quite mixed in my messages. First the 1/18 scale I mentioned is for the action figures only. As for being like A.C. Gilbert I mean more along the lines of how he is portrayed in "The Man who Saved Christmas" staring Jason Alexander (recommended watching for anyone as it is not strictly a holiday movie, but more a stand firm on your principles movie) building up from nothing to something. The locomotives are going to be hybridization between Matchbox and the Thomas Ertl line. Those that own Thomas I am aware Mattel could try something but Trains with faces predates Thomas and at this point would be like Universal Vs. Nintendo on Kong. They certainly didn't act on the British Railway Stories which has locomotives with white faces exactly like Thomas. I am looking into said matter to be absolutely sure but face bearing trains has long been a thing that is Awdry based. On frames that is just me being Pedantic I suppose, I like to know how a locomotive looks but as you say toys don't need such detail. Again I will say it is a bit naive, but I honestly want to build a company to make toys, I have had a lot of support in enthusiasm from others. Nothing ventured nothing earned.

I will look into it. I hope it goes well. Thank you.

That may be a problem, I live in the states. Going to be getting into toy making, may sound silly but I wanna try to be a modern A.C. Gilbert building up my company through the help of design, prototyping and more for my company Dash Terrier Creations. I am aiming to bring 1/18 scale (ish) 5POA action figures back into the kid market. Hasbro are only catering to nostalgia and not kids to adults, my first line is called Teganji: Toys Alive and yes alongside the action figures I will have face bearing toy trains. Mattel is slacking and I want quality not quantity. I know sounds a bit naive but I know worse YouTube makers, and I will be glad to have a community to help see this through. So long as I can beat the standards of NECA (they can't even call those chunks jointed statues they break at a gust of wind) I have had a lot of encouragement, the only reason I have been slow at starting is pain issues I hope to get help with ASAP. I hope so.

I forgot about that, sorry. Can we merge the topics? Truly am so sorry about that.

Wants, sounds a tiny bit entitled. If I came off that way I am sorry, and would love to see that model if you have photos. Sorry for your loss, don't care how long ago it may have been your friend is missed and that is no lie.

Hey all, Sorry about my recent drawings post, I am still finding good resources hard to find but that isn't what I'm here for today. Nah nah, I was wanting to do some research on the good old A55 and A55r aka the GER titan. My main thing is I recently came across a photo of A55r and it is clear to me that the assembly under her running board is different as far as I can tell to the original build. I know the A55r used far less of the Decapod than most think, which also got me thinking are the boiler diameters and Smoke Box even the same? I want to make the engines for my projects and well I only know full details of Decapod. I hope this post isn't too similar to a older post I ran, asking about the buffer beam and all. But that was ages ago and I have more questions than answers this time. Oh before I forget does anyone know of more photos of either A55 or A55r the exhaust on A55r looks off was the smoke box flanked by two large rectangular chambers? In every photo I can find remotely showing her front at angle they look like bent smoke deflectors but perspective. Also I would love to see the infamous picture of both in the workshop. But I understand if no one has it. Thank you all and have a good one, Joey

Quite, I have the same problem. Too expensive to try at the moment and I rather not have a kit bash, if it is expensive for Italy then oh my I don't think I wanna know how much shipping is to the states. Still like I said I can use the images to help design a Custom build industrial tank engine for my own projects. Yeah that is not Peter Sam, terrible looks like a cloth stretched over his Smoke box door and a bad Photoshop of Nicholas Cage was printed on.