LGB Forneys
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funandtrains
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themole said:I'm rebuilding my two L.G.B. Forneys, as I have now found a couple of pictures of Baldwin 3 foot gauge examples that look very similar to the LGB versions Pictures from Baldwin archives. see below.
The top photo is the loco modelled by LGB and is a 2 foot gauge prototype; the Eustis Railroad was incorporated into the Sandy River & Rangeley sytem in Maine.
I suspect that your second photo is a smaller gauge than 3' too but not knowing the loco I can't be sure, all the 3' gauge forneys that I've seen photos of though have inside frames although the cab looks like it may be 3' gauge.
stevedenver
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i dunno these two look a lot like the 3 foot version-if it is 3 ft-i agree about the inside outside frame point
unless of course that was a standard gauge frame made to fit somethign smaller
but
stack, dome spacing, pilot -looks kinda close to me
this is one color scheme that still has me .......wondering what to do......and wishing that steam dome wa a bit shorter
unless of course that was a standard gauge frame made to fit somethign smaller
but
stack, dome spacing, pilot -looks kinda close to me
this is one color scheme that still has me .......wondering what to do......and wishing that steam dome wa a bit shorter
stevedenver
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not that the color sent me-
bought two a few years back on closeout-these are chinese, and not without minor quality issues,
primarily the plastic and screws-both seem to be a bit lesser quality,
that blue is perhapd made worse by the red-might look great with everything else black , some lining, and , soemthing to tone down the blue
so i did a little switch around with the body parts -oddly i had these to re-do a stainz into a forney -which i never got around to -added to pony too
bought two a few years back on closeout-these are chinese, and not without minor quality issues,
primarily the plastic and screws-both seem to be a bit lesser quality,
that blue is perhapd made worse by the red-might look great with everything else black , some lining, and , soemthing to tone down the blue
so i did a little switch around with the body parts -oddly i had these to re-do a stainz into a forney -which i never got around to -added to pony too
Don Gilham
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Nice locos you two ! 
funandtrains
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Someplace a have a photo of an attractive forney that worked on one of the smaller Colorado 3' gauge lines for a while and I'd like a model of that has it has a much fatter boiler than the 2' gauge types giving it a dumpy powerful look and inside frames. It would also make a good live model due to the larger boiler diameter.
stevedenver
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i think that was on the Globeville or some Denver tramway commuter line
i know and have the pic in a book
not only chnuky but higher drivers and a slant pilot at both ends
forneys were also used for overhead railways int eh US around the turn of the last century
woderwick-thas a very nice build-love the smaller domes and smaller drivers-and is that cab from a Lyn? looks nicely proportioned all round
i know and have the pic in a book
not only chnuky but higher drivers and a slant pilot at both ends
forneys were also used for overhead railways int eh US around the turn of the last century
woderwick-thas a very nice build-love the smaller domes and smaller drivers-and is that cab from a Lyn? looks nicely proportioned all round
funandtrains
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The New York Elevated Railroad had a large fleet of small standard gauge forneys and when it closed they were sold to industrial lines all over the US and there are still a few left rusting away in Alaska.
stevedenver
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look ma, no sand dome!
Alyn,
a member on Largescale Central forum modified either an Accucraft Ruby or Forney live steam to replicate the South Side Transit loco. Bronson Tate Architectural Models did a cabin kit for him. He posted a few videos on You-tube.
A long time ago, I had aspirations to replicate the elevated coaches. There is something like 24 windows each side (basically, two Bachmann coaches end to end).
a member on Largescale Central forum modified either an Accucraft Ruby or Forney live steam to replicate the South Side Transit loco. Bronson Tate Architectural Models did a cabin kit for him. He posted a few videos on You-tube.
A long time ago, I had aspirations to replicate the elevated coaches. There is something like 24 windows each side (basically, two Bachmann coaches end to end).
beavercreek
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Woderwick said:
Well Wod, one of the photos from Alyn does show a Forney with pretty large cylinders in proportion to its body. In comparison to yours there is not too big a difference
