Of the loco, you bet, Fred.
But not of the human tripod, if I’m understanding where Bruce is heading…!
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Cliff Jennings said:
Of the loco, you bet, Fred.
But not of the human tripod, if I’m understanding where Bruce is heading…!
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Nobody understands where Bruce is heading…
You ok there, Bruce buddy?
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Bruce D. Chandler said:
Nobody understands where Bruce is heading…
I was already there and the place is cleaned out . However note his topic, he is having trouble trying to figure out scale. Besides like Pete said “Ric’s unit is in pieces anyway”. Guess he must have pissed off Jan.
As Ric posted on 4/10
The engine has been in a great deal of disassembly over the last couple of months, so pictures are hardly worth showing. I’m currently getting it reassembled and within the next couple of days, I’ll try to get a picture posted.
Long time since I posted pictures and only got this far with Ken’s and AndyC’s help. This should be the Tram’s Port (left) side. For some reason the picture is upside down. Can one of you “Confuser Guru’s” turn it right side up and get it the right side. I’ve got 3 more pictures to post.
http://largescalecentral.com/FileSharing/user_2132/Tram/Tram%201904201.jpg
Jan Golding said:
I’ve got 3 more pictures to post.
Will patiently wait on the other two!
Ken Brunt said:
that is definitely not “Barbie scale”!
that looks like Halfling scale.
If it’s gauged to ruin 7.5" track, where are you going to run it ?
Gary Buchanan, FOG said:
If it’s gauged to ruin 7.5" track, where are you going to run it ?
In talking to Ric, I’m pretty sure the gauge is adjustable by sliding the wheels in and out. (But don’t quote me on that)
Ken Brunt said:
Gary Buchanan, FOG said:
If it’s gauged to ruin 7.5" track, where are you going to run it ?
In talking to Ric, I’m pretty sure the gauge is adjustable by sliding the wheels in and out. (But don’t quote me on that, cause that may be another one he has)
Here’s where he would like to run it: http://www.ridgelivesteamers.org/index.htm
Front
http://largescalecentral.com/filesharing/file/view/12523/tram-1904202-jpg
Right (starboard) side
http://largescalecentral.com/filesharing/file/view/12523/tram-1904203-jpg
Back
http://largescalecentral.com/filesharing/file/view/12523/tram-1904204-jpg
Sorry guys, got the other pictures posted, as to their address, but I can’t seem to make them show or get it posted the right way.
Gary, we run this style engine at the Finger Lakes Live Steamers in upstate New York, Eagle Point Railroad in Dunlap, Tn. and the Ridge Live Steamers in Dundee, Fl. There is a track 4 hours north, near Chicago, and 2 hours west on the other side of St. Louis. Most tracks are 7.5 inches between the rail, but in the northeast, they are 7.25 between the rail. As Ken says, right now its setup for 7.5, but plan to make the wheels adjustable on the axles so they could be set for 7.25 and maybe all the way to 12 inch. Its all a work in progress and my final goal is to put a body around it like Pete’s Trams or Steam Dummies.
Well that sure is cool no matter what scale!!! Thanks for the pics.
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Rube Goldburg sure has gotten a bad rap over the years. I wonder if he was trying to understand how a steam engine works and get it to go down the track. I have no idea who originally built this thing and when I originaly saw it, I walked away thinking “Wow, what a mess”. I made a ridiculous low ball offer for it and it was accepted. If it never goes down the track, I have still learned a lot and had a lot of fun.
I admire Rube and his drawings/creations.
Word on the street is Rube was the illegitimate son of Seth Wilmarth