| We had quite a mix of scale and gauges: gauge 1 (1:20 scale and 1:8 scale), 3.5" gauge (1:12 scale) and 4.75" gauge (1:12 sacle and 1:8 scale). |
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| My father and Richard hold an extension cord off the track so Eric can steam through... The cord powered an electric fan used for raising steam. |
| Getting ready to ride behind my gauge one Accucraft Mogul. At the end it needed an helper to pull me... |
| This was Henner's first attempt at raising steam with his one inch scale Heisler. Lacking proper coal, he used charcoal. He only managed to get 40PSI for a brief moment, but it was enough to find which fittings need new seals and to move the locomotive a couple of feet under its own power. |
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| Here he is loading the locomotive back into his car. |
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| A close-up view of the Maximod. It ran well, still limited by its lack of water tank and pump... |
| I realized that a 1:20 scale locomotive make a nice park sized model for a 1:8 scale figure... |
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| Eric's Amerikrauss ran great. |
| In the morning, he installed some miniature quick connect couplings between the locomotive and the cars in his train to bring the propane from the caboose (where the tank is) to the locomotive. |
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| The Amerikrauss' backhead. |
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| My partially built battery locomotive. |
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| A 1:8 scale figure pushing a 1:20 scale Bachmann side dump acr equipped with 7/8th scale wheels... In 1:8 scale, gauge one is about 14" gauge, ideal for a human powered minning line. |
| Here is the site of my upcoming trestle. |