Wow - now heres a cool toy locmotive

I don't think my bench work will support it!!

The eight foot minimum radius will really limit the ping pong table crowd.

That's a pretty nice one for sure!

Here's one that the BB fans can drool over:

http://www.accucraft.com/model...91-C.htm#page=page-1

Dave

free shipping!

Actually not a bad price for live steam, considering the list price of the VL BB.  I have a smallish Ruby live steam garden gauge engine and with r/c servos and controls came in at about $500, quite a difference!

Rich

Thank goodness!!  makes it affordable!!

Since I am only interested in American prototypes,  I don't think I'll stock up.

In me and my wife's long term plans for our house is to build a garden in the back yard along the back fence.  I plan to do a loop of live steam or battery operated trains back there.   It would be run  the entire length of my back fence and up about 3/4ths along the side fence of the yard.   

Ain't those Asters beauties?

Also, no football-playing in the yard while the trains are running.

I own an LGB/Aster live steam, butane-fired 0-6-0 "Frank S" made in Japan. It has a water sight glass, pressure gauge, gas valve, throttle valve, safety relief valve, steam oil tank, and forward/neutral/reverse lever. The tender contains the butane tank and filler valve.

Steams well but does not have RC control. Boiler water can be refilled while under pressure with a special one-way (Goodall) valve and pump bottle.

Runs best on LGB 15000 radius track or larger (ALL drive wheels are flanged).

Requires high-grade, multi-filtered butane fuel, distilled water and medium-viscosity steam oil.

Lots of fun on elevated oval track or threadmill!

Well alright I will just have to upgrade the fleet!

I need a bigger engine on the roster.

That Accucraft DB 2-10-2 is awesome, especially with the cylinder drains and axle pump but the 16 foot diameter curvature puts it out of my reach!

My little Aster "Frank S" is a smooth and reliable runner! 

And I've been drooling over this one for years.  And their AD60 Garratt too.

EDIT:  Guess those were the Aster models I've been drooling over, not the Accucraft.

Aster makes US prototypes that run on G gauge track (1/32, 1/22, 1/24?????)

Pete