Vertical-Boilered Steam Locomotive

[David Meashey]

Hello All;

A friend of mine sent me an email asking whether I had seen any information concerning an On30 model for a vertical-boilered steam locomotive.  He said there had been some discussion about it at a Yahoo On30 group site.  I noted that I had not seen anything here, but I would try to look around and try to find out about this locomotive.

I still have not seen anything here, so I thought I would ask whether anyone else at this site knows about it.

My friend is fond of using Bachmann On30 stock to kitbash Gn15 equipment, so I am sure he has an idea for a future project for the vertical-boilered locomotive.

Thanks to all in advance for any help.  I can only lurk from work, as corporate IT has a no post policy, so don't be upset if it takes me a day or longer to respond to any of your questions.

Sincerely,
David Meashey

[JohnR]

Check out Backwoods Miniatures.  They have a vertical boiler loco kit.

Here's a link to a picture from their site.

http://www.backwoodsminiatures.com/xvbt02.jpg

[Hamish K]

I know of a few in addition to the Backwoods Miniatures kit mentioned by John R.

Tom Yorke produced a kit for what he called a "vertical boilered teakettle" late last year. This may be what your friend was thinking of - it did get a bit of discussion on the ON30 Yahoo lists. This was a strictly limited edition - I don't know if it is still available.

Then there are the vertical boilered geared locomotives. The Boulder Valley Models Dunkirk is of a vertical boilered locomotive. Cache Creek had a kit of a 4 wheeled vertical boilered  Climax, unfortunately due to illness they are not currently taking new orders. Wiseman Model Services has a brass model of a vertical boilered Shay.

Not ON30, but Railway Recollections has a kit, in ON18, of a small freelance vertical boilered loco.

Also not stricly ON30 are the UK O16.5 models. These are British O scale (1:43.5) running on 16.5mm (HO) gauge track. Wrightlines has a kits for a de Winton vertical boilered quarry locomotive and for a Sentinel vertical boilered locomotive. Avalon Lines (available through Pepper7) has a kit for a small vertical boilered tram locomotive (steam dummy in American).

I am fairly sure that there are others.

Hamish

[MilesB]

My friend is fond of using Bachmann On30 stock to kitbash Gn15 equipment, so I am sure he has an idea for a future project for the vertical-boilered locomotive.

Get your friend to check out www.gn15.info and its "GnATTERBOX" Forum - where they are currently discusing vertical boiler locos in Gn15.

Miles

[Hamish K]

URL links for the models I mentioned

For the Tom Yorke kit seehttp://www.thomasayorke.com/Tea_kettle.html

For Cache Creek http://loggingcars.com/on30clmxa.htm (Note this can't currently be ordered).

For Boulder Valley models http://hometown.aol.com/dallas3bvm/index.html

For Wiseman http://www.locopainter.com/wmsshay.html

For Railway Recollections http://www.railway-recollections.com/

For Wrightlines
http://www.keykits.net/Shop/Catalogue.aspx?c=WL
(Photo link only on page for the de Winton)

For Avalon Lines
http://www.pepper7.com/

Hamish

[David Meashey]

Thanks to all of you for the information.  I have forwarded it to my friend.

David Meashey

[Mike Bellamy]

Another one from the UK is a resin kit called Etna by Smallbrook Studios. No manufacturer's web site but for sale here

http://www.model-railway.co.uk/shop/product_info.php?cPath=89_96&products_id=1090&osCsid=5dcaba51ce5d130490aa70ca0cd8e25a

A friend has used the Bachmann Gas Mech loco for the chassis.

Mike