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This account is focused on early railways, prototypes and modeling them. You can find some of my models on the 3DPtrain site. Author of The Locomotives of the West Point Foundry.
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Some of my collection of clockwork OO/HO locos.

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I've been thinking about making a short film about steam toys, and I think I've hit on the rough idea here.

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I uploaded 282 high quality scans (1200dpi, greyscale) of animal etchings on the Internet Archive. They are from the book "Éléments De Zoologie" published in 1885, so feel free to use them for your projects ! archive.org/details/elem...

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youtu.be/-0iPkrKsZWM?...

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My 1972 Columbia Roadster. This was the penultimate iteration of the Roadster, a model Columbia began building in the 19th century. This is essentially a 1910's bicycle built in the 70s, single speed, coaster brake, "lightweight" - a type that didn't survive the American "bike boom" of the 70s.

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Project I started to build an HO scale model of an 1880s "Short" conduit car, as used in Denver Co. Sidney Short's system was one of the many pre-Sprague systems that was only somewhat satisfactory. Denver abandoned the system after a short period and adopted cablecars instead.

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Do you like steam power? Do you like wind power? Why not have both?

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Keep coming back to this. youtu.be/J_cPFkMDVD0?...

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First steam engine run of the year! Keeping the Fleischmann theme, here a 1960's version of the Fleischmann 105/1 "candlestick" engine runs several accessories.

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Another lost silent film found: youtu.be/4wHh29qyXRg?...

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I'm wondering if the resistance to wind turbines is similar to the resistance to seatbelts. People refused to wear seatbelts because it was a constant reminder that driving a car is in fact dangerous. Wind farms are a visual reminder that electricity isn't magic, it has to be generated somewhere.

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This wonderful old 1950's Wilesco has been on my to-do list for a while. After re-soldering a boiler insert, it took steam and ran beautifully. No sight glass and with a lever safety valve, this early version is quite difficult to come across.

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The domed version of DeWitt Clinton is now available on 3DPtrain: 3dptrain.com/products/dew...

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Some really old illustrations from a series I did about a decade ago. #illustration #penandink

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Got to see the Gamble House today.

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Doing a little bit more reading up on John B. Jervis, and I'm wishing we knew a bit more about the man's personal thoughts and habits. Something that comes up again and again in his work and life is that he was honest to a fault, and very, very picky.

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In the past few years there's been an explosion in "old architecture is beautiful, new architecture is ugly" content (or really, propaganda). The argument usually boils down to "old buildings had lots of ornamentation, so they were beautiful". Which is how I know all these people are clueless.

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Wood "replicas" of two seminal American designs. Both built in 1832, by two men well acquainted with each other, and both seeking a way to reduce and balance axle loads on their locomotives. The "South Carolina" was the first double ended articulated locomotive, the Experiment was the first 4-2-0.

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3D printed HO scale model of the Best Friend (of Charleston) the first steam locomotive to enter regular service in the U.S.

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Laughing at Youtube's partnership program reaching out with the carrot of a $75 USD payment for feedback for some detailed survey data only to be ejected from pre-selection by saying "VERY NEGATIVE" to What are your feelings about #AI?"

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A project that has been ongoing for far too long at this point. A model of an 1850s Camden and Amboy passenger car with center doors. I will eventually offer these for sale, but lost steam on the project. Without plans, but with a couple key dimensions and photos, it's been a very difficult project.

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Ancient Mantua 0-4-0 gets quick and cheap coat of paint.

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first look at the 3D printed DeWitt Clinton

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The Trojan is one of my fave vintage cars. The design was a living fossil in its own time, with a mid mounted engine under the seat, epicyclic gearing, and quarter elliptical springs, it had a lot in common with the 1901 Oldsmobile. youtu.be/2ofU3H1E4yw?...

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