live steam

Howdy folks, in this thread I'll be documenting my progress on my first live steam locomotive: Kozo Hiraoka's A3 switcher. I started in 2017 with no machining experience, and have worked on it sporadically since. I was quite inspired by Kvom's build of this locomotive, seen in this thread...

Hi all, now retired from Aerospace, I am a hobby machinist, have been G-Scale live steamer for about 12 years. Built several steam engines and locomotives. Overhauled several and Repaired others. Also build model steam boats, and built a 30% John Deere model 'E' Hit and Miss engine. Regular...