Los Angeles Live Steamers 50th Anniversary Meet

[jusjetz]

What is that great song before sing sing sing?

[CaptainHarlock999]

@TheWoodsmanhunter You need to add a mill to that assortment, then you're good to go. I recommend for the beginner "Building the Pennsylvania A3 Switcher" By Kozo Hiraoka, and "So you want to build a live steam locomotive" by Joe Nelson. Those two books will be a good start.

-Mike

[DAKOTA56777]

Ugh why anen't there any large live steam shows on the east coast. I don't have the money to go to LA or the money to even buy these locos.(I'm only 14.) Can someone set one of these in NY?

[CaptainHarlock999]

@DAKOTA56777 check livesteamtracks . info, there's plenty of stuff in the New England area. Some big ones just happened, they're usually fall and spring.

[DAKOTA56777]

Thanks they have only 1 in NY, I guess it's New York because only new technology allowed. lol

[StanierBlack5LMS]

@DAKOTA56777 There is a club in Long Island NY, another in the Adirondacks NY, 2 in Mass, 1 in North Jersey, 1 outside Philly Pa, 1 in Reading Pa, & 1 in Montreal. We do exist in the East ! Look' them all up and ask your folks to visit, just look for open houses or public days as we are private clubs. There is a list of clubs on discoverlivesteam and links to their websites.

[DAKOTA56777]

I've found somemore since that comment, but not all the ones you listed, I guess some don't have online sites?

[Politcalamity]

That Santa Fe 2-10-4 ...what a monster.

[shloop4]

are all of these trains custom made? or is there some company out there that makes trains like these?

[CaptainHarlock999]

Building your own engine is a big part of the hobby. The vast majority are built by their owners using plans and rough castings from suppliers, and occasionally are built to order by professional model makers. The engine in the very first shot is one of the only engines offered in 7.5" gauge that is available as a pre-machined kit or ready to run model, by O.S. Live Steam, a Japanese company. (YouTube doesn't allow links in comments, search for it on google)

[CaptainHarlock999]

Roll Models Inc. will also build RTR engines and pre-machined kits, like the one at 0:25. But they are very costly. ($50,000.) the OS Mogul engine Ready-to-run will cost you about $25,000. It's far less expensive but more time consuming to build your own, but by the time you are finished you will be able to fabricate just about anything with a mill and a lathe. A satisfying experience. It really comes down to what your interests are and what your time vs. available cash level is.

[csking666]

Great video, thanks for posting and really loved the music. Yea 80s teen here too. I loved the smaller locos those were very impressive as well.

[TYMMCHN]

You are very young to have acquired your particular musical tastes. These selections are perfect and really add momentum to the video. I learned to love this period when I was a teenager in the 80's, which was a culturally poor decade.

[CaptainHarlock999]

Funny that. I grew up in the 80s as well, and I loved 80s new wave synth pop music, rock and other stuff, but I also like just about everything else, including Jazz, big band, symphonic scores, etc. I have a large soundtrack collection on CD and that's where most of my inspiration comes from.

[upspfan]

I see you Ray- time 3:06-a real UP engineer

[losangelesboys]

I WANNA RIDE !!!!!!!!!!!!

[GreatWestern175]

This is some really good stuff made here! The detail of these miniture locos is just remarkable. The music helped too. Nice work!

[trainboy94]

Really strange that most of these engines haven't made it up here to my live steam club, the Sacramento Valley Live Steamers

[XCORAerospace]

This was the 50th meet, so a lot of them were from way out of town, including a group from Germany, and OS Live Steam from Japan.

[daltonauto]

I LOVE THAT ATSF 5011!!!!!!!!

[Rachmaninov08]

Great video!

[redletterchurch]

Thank-you for the cool video. Have you thought about using music by David Rose? He used to be a club member, remember? Maybe 'Holliday for Strings' would be appropriate. Remember his runaways when the wire(yes, wire) connecting the engine and tender broke? Happened more than once! He had a track and museum at his home. Thanks again.

[JoeDeSmid]

where can i get this kind of music?

[AkioTomiyama]

You can get this kind of standard number to reference a key word of "Benny Goodman"

[newcarsgamemad]

NICE a gilpin russel

[wi11y1960]

The 2-6-0 shown with black and gold is from Japan. It sells for around 20 grand. OS Engines.

The loco at 00:25 is from Roll Models and retails for around 45 grand (if you want something immediate)

[Inuyasha4lif]

Ok those are very exspensive but were to you get a live steam 2-6-0.

[jimmyp42002]

build one, or...

Pay twice as much (but in 10 fewer years) and buy it from sombody.

[Inuyasha4lif]

I tryed building one and um and the Bolier leaked

[jimmyp42002]

Ouch! Try getting an LSB tested boiler. there was a guy in San Diego spent 11 years and $45,000 on his engine only to have it (and the trailer) stolen. chulavistalivesteamers(dot)com­, if you have seen the engine let the local athouritys know. Info is under the classifyed page of the site.

[Inuyasha4lif]

Now I now not to use old beer cans(worked once)Im gettting and Accucraft live steamer more easir to operate or hornby Better than my home made ones

[karatestud47]

Man, I want that Diesel switcher at 4:10. How wide was the track there? It looks like 7 1/2.

[jimmyp42002]

Most of it is, they have 1" and 3 3/4" there too

[Miserlou57]

yes, it is 7 1/2"

[karatestud47]

LOL Big boy toys! I am going to get a starter kit in a while and make this a hobby.

[damphmann]

PLEASE. No more hokie music! It distracts from the video-- which is pretty well edited and filmed by the way.

[csking666]

Boy you do not know what good music is then. I love listening to death metal, this music is what started Rock and Roll.

[trainboy94]

Love that K4

[AODProds]

Darn, guess I missed the camera :-) I was at that event. I have to admit that event had the more small scalers than any Small Scale Sunday I'd ever been to. I can't wait until the 2008 Spring Meet.

[chappybolo]

Yeah, same here, I'll have Maisie all fired up w/ my splendid train then!!

[CaptainHarlock999]

DJ3751: You might try Riverside live steamers. They are 'steam only'. :)

[CSX700]

LOVE IT!

[Rckid25]

Wow, that Shay really impressed me!

[jimmyp42002]

not bad but what is that second song, I've heard it before in the "Tower of terror" (1999)

[btlnco]

second song is "sing sing sing"

[petro062]

Blow me away.Great video. HI From Ozark live steamers

[johndeerekiller]

great video, maybe next time turn the music down some so we can hear the engines

[nickthe484]

Great vid but sadly not enough locomotives were brought (like the challenger).

[jimmyp42002]

That's because they (and me) where all down at Rohr Park for there fall meet that weekend

[chappybolo]

A guy had a 3/4'' scale challenger there.

[chappybolo]

no the JNR c-11 is 1" scale NG for 3.5" gauge track.

[SteamingPriest]

Great video! I will be out in Ontario, CA at the end of September and hope to come by on Sunday.

[dukeyflyswatter]

Any video on the Halloween train?

[CaptainHarlock999]

Nope...I'm an associate member and I live out of the area, that's actually the only time I've been there so far. :)

[snoopdog68]

very cool.

[Vassilika1]

Sehr sehr schoen, beneidenswert! very nice, thanks for this Vid. Cheers from Corfu, Chris

[sully1940]

Congratulations well done

[megatwingo]

Sehr schön! Live Steam greetings from Germany!

[SkipW]

wow