Florence Locomotive Works

Does it not have any small spring compensating devices? Or is the problem it having the compensating springs.

I’ve always had a soft spot for Armstrong’s engines, not sure why. And I’ve always admired the photo of GWR No. 16 Brunel (my personal favorite) sitting in a yard somewhere. I had looked building one thinking that the Keyser kit was readily available. It wasn’t. In fact there were very very few made. So I think my next best option would be to hack up a 4mm Dean Single into something that resembles an Armstrong 4-4-0. It doesn’t have to be completely accurate, as it might become part of a freelance railway at any moment. So your suggestions, comments and advice would be much appreciated.

The problem comes after you have used the mines, and all the infrastructure that goes with them. Assuming you are speaking of sea mines, the only type I know that can be linked.

Midday all, Very little has happened today. I have been looking at different drip trays to put under the Trunk engine, none seem to suffice so far. I earnestly await the arrival of the mail (or post), which has a new electric toothbrush for my braces and hopefully a globe valve. My yard (or garden) as I have mentioned earlier in this thread, is a haven for unwanted wildlife. Our newest tenants are two coyotes, who have been giving the neighborhood dogs no peace for the past 3 days. This entails copious barking at all ours of the night, sometimes as long as 30 min non stop. One of these creatures has been crossbred with a wolf by a human, and killed my cat in October. Unfortunately there isn’t much you can do about these coyotes, accept pay a gun owning neighbor to sit outside and wait for one, or two. Douglas

Goodnight all, from Greencountry, and thanks for all the congratulations, very much appreciated. Douglas

The golden banner has now appeared, so this topic is now redundant.

If I may, I suggest that you do a second coat of red on the running plate and brake gear, or if your going for the weathered look then the current coat will look fine. Excellent work though.

So I am fairly sure I’ve won the day, as when I go to the leaderboard and search for Jun 24 2020 I am in first place. However I haven’t gotten any notification saying if I have in fact won the day, or the typical golden banner. I even tried logging out to see if when I viewed my profile the golden banner appeared, and it didn’t. Is this normal? Or does it just take a while for the banner to appear? thanks, Douglas

Your a lucky man. No, it’s an AEC Mammoth that I bought at Hattons many years ago. I think it’s made by Exclusive First Editions, or something like that.

Afternoon all, Just returned from visiting some friends at a classic car repair garage, most enlightening. He appears to be getting to sell an Porsche 911 RSR, which should be interesting. Succeeded in making yet another excellent grilled cheese for lunch, I’m getting rather good at it. The mail, or post, came, sadly devoid of any regulator valves. I did however get some nice shots of my Bassett Lowke mogul in the morning light.

Samson and some other loco.

Yes I have had stuff like that happen too, very frustrating.

I didn’t take my finals!

Morning all, After brunch, we went on a longish drive in das Spyder. As a result of this frivolity I got some half decent shots of the skyline, in case anybody wonders what it looks like. Unfortunately I didn’t get any of our sizable BNSF Marshaling yard. The large round objects are oil and gas storage tanks for the sprawling refineries we have that occupy the West Bank of the Arkansas River. The last photo is taken before the entrance to the tunnels of the Gathering Place. Our world class park, which is designed more by artists than park designers unfortunately, well worth a google though.

They actually might have, I don’t remember, it’s been a while since I did an internal inspection.

There are of course the Hackworth engines in Nova Scotia, lots of photos on the internet.

*nickel plated, as if that makes a difference

Photos, for the purpose of viewing. I decided to leave in style, so we brought the Alfa. I’m seen on the right, looking vaguely terrified at the confetti cannons. The photo is taken from the graduates family car. After this we had a nice brunch in The Square, where I saw another classmate who I hadn’t seen in 3 months, which was nice.

The testing of the boiler with the twin engine was a one time ordeal. It was to see the maximum amount of steam it could supply to an engine. In the plant I’m building it will be powering just a small single cylinder engine, as intended by the manufacturer. I’ve always used distilled water in my boilers, especially in my bassett lowke. I’ve heard of this phenomenon with boiler bushes, but none of the fittings are brass so that shouldn’t happen, assuming Murphy’s law doesn’t come into play. All main steam pipes will also be lagged in string, so as to prevent condensation from happening.

Th American school system: Preschool: 3-6 Elementary: 7-10 Middle School (grades 5th through 8th) ages 10- 14/15 Next is high school Ages 15-18, then college. 7th-8th grades in middle school are sometimes called Junior Highs, in schools with over 2,000 kids per grade. I, personally, from age 3-9 was homeschooled, meaning I was schooled at home by my mother. During this I read all the Famous Five books by Enid Blyton, hence why I may not sound like your average 14 year old. After that I went to a Private, meaning paid for by parents catholic school (if you want a half decent education in Oklahoma you go to a Catholic School). Public schools here are the lowest funded in the nation.

Goodnight all, from Greencountry. Douglas

Evening all, Not much happened today, lunch was leftover tacos. Breakfast was a grilled cheese strangely enough. Tomorrow I graduate 8th grade, so that should be good. It’s a “drive through” graduation, and seems to be well planned. The regulator valve still has yet to arrive, oh well. Been reading through my D.K. Clarke book for most of the afternoon, most enjoyable, though puzzling at times. Happy anniversary to Baz and best wishes to @TheQ, Douglas

Always had the ambition to by a set but so far haven’t gotten round to it.

I just found her dimensions in the book. L: 270 ft W: 37 ft draught: 18 1/2 ft carrying 2650 tons Edit: This is the S.S. Rissa, of the Cork Steamship Company, she might have been similar.

Hi all, Bit of plea for identification here. I’ve got this wonderful old book by Daniel Kinnear Clarke from 1893, and it has the some excellent illustrations of the engines and boilers of the S.S. Coot. Unfortunately the internet seems to be devoid of any such ship, so I am asking if anybody on here might be able to find it. She was constructed by the Central Marine Engineering Company of West Hartlepool, at some point before 1895. Other than that I know nothing, except everything about her power plant. thanks, Douglas Edit: there are more drawings if anybody wants to see them, but that’s the only one of the boilers I think.