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John Vandenberg

January 27, 2001 10:22AM

My choice for the hall of shame is the early Westside K-27. The Boiler is more than a couple of scale inches off, it is more like 9-12 scale inches off. About the only thing worth a damn on that model is the drivers. Never had a problem with them.
My Westside K-27 is what I call my toy engine. Whenever I want to try a new technique in working in brass, or just get a wild hair up my *** I rebuild it. So far I have lowered it by about a scale foot, put new cylinders and main rods on it, new gear box, feedwater pump, power reverse, cab interior, moved the domes, new stack, reworked the running boards, added air pumps and tanks, scratch built a new tender, and a lot of new pipe's.
You guys may bitch about how old brass runs, but for those of us who can not afford the new brass, it is our bread and butter. I have couple of old PFM K-28's that I have reworked and look and run as good or better than the new Sunsets or PSC's. The same is true of my Balboa C-21. It is my yard engine and the best running engine I have (only had to put in a new motor).
Lets face it, if you model in HOn3, you have to become a brass expert, or know someone who is. Even the new Overland's and PSC engines are going to need some work. Especially if you OPERATE your railroad. I am not talking about running around in loops or switching a few cars, I am talking about having over 7 people who have never operated your layout and operating it. That will seperate the men from the boys.
OK, now that I have shot my face off, what do you think
John V

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K-27? K-28? Boiler? Cab?	SR Bush	January 26, 2001 10:05AM
Brass model Hall of Shame	El Coke the brass monkey	January 26, 2001 10:30AM
Re: Brass model Hall of Shame	Earl	January 26, 2001 12:41PM
Slumsh*t and Custom Trash	El Coke the brassmeister	January 26, 2001 07:22PM
Re: Slumsh*t and Custom Trash	Duane Richardson	January 27, 2001 12:30PM
Re: Slumsh*t and Custom Trash	Scott Hightower	January 27, 2001 02:50PM
Re: Slumsh*t and Custom Trash	John Vandenberg	January 27, 2001 03:16PM
Re: Slumsh*t and Custom Trash	Earl	January 27, 2001 04:19PM
Re: Earl the Modler?	John Vandenberg	January 27, 2001 04:38PM
Re: Earl the Modeler?	Earl	January 28, 2001 01:00PM
Re: Slumsh*t and Custom Trash	Steffen Rosmus	January 30, 2001 12:32PM
Re: Brass model Hall of Shame	Fred	January 26, 2001 01:23PM
Re: Brass model Hall of Shame	AL P.	January 26, 2001 02:39PM
Re: Brass model Hall of Shame	Earl	January 26, 2001 03:43PM
Re: Brass model Hall of Shame	Al P	January 27, 2001 07:28AM
Re: Westside K-28's	Mike Trent	January 28, 2001 09:27PM
Re: Brass model Hall of Shame	Scott Hightower	January 26, 2001 02:47PM
Re: Brass model Hall of Shame	Fred	January 26, 2001 02:58PM
Re: Brass model Hall of Shame	Roger Cutter	January 26, 2001 03:12PM
Re: Brass model Hall of Shame	Stevo del Applegato	January 26, 2001 04:45PM
Re: Brass model Hall of Shame	Roger Cutter	January 26, 2001 09:59PM
Re: Brass model Hall of Shame	Chris Calaway	January 26, 2001 11:40PM
High Brass Country	El Coke	January 27, 2001 06:50AM
Re: High Brass Country	Roger Cutter	January 27, 2001 07:03AM
Re: High Brass Country	RichB	January 27, 2001 05:19PM
Re: Brass model Hall of Shame, odd performance	Hobosteve	January 29, 2001 03:20PM
Re:74	Mike Trent	January 28, 2001 09:13PM
Re: Brass model Hall of Shame	Boris Serena	January 27, 2001 02:50AM
Re: Brass model Hall of Shame	Gordon Reynolds	January 27, 2001 09:10AM
Re: Brass model Hall of Shame	Steffen Rosmus	January 30, 2001 12:37PM
Brass model Hall of Shame, My nomination	Rick Steele	January 27, 2001 11:46AM
Re: Brass model Hall of Shame	Dennis O'Berry	January 28, 2001 12:42PM
Re: Brass model Hall of Shame	Frank Martindell	January 31, 2001 07:56PM
Re: Westside takes the cake	John Vandenberg	January 27, 2001 10:22AM
Re: Westside takes the cake	Earl	January 27, 2001 11:00AM
More Trash Brass	Stevo del Applegato	January 27, 2001 10:41PM
Westside and Gem Models	El Coke	January 28, 2001 08:37AM
Re: Westside hall of shame!	Michael Allen	January 28, 2001 01:32PM
A real piece of crap	Grant Houston	January 28, 2001 05:10PM
Re: A real piece of crap	Steffen Rosmus	January 30, 2001 12:36PM
Scratchbuilder's art	El Coke	January 28, 2001 05:48PM
Re: Scratchbuilder's art& fixing problems	Fred	January 28, 2001 09:55PM
Right, Fred--Besides....	Mike Trent	January 29, 2001 07:15AM
Re: Westside takes the cake	Steffen Rosmus	January 29, 2001 03:45PM

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