Stoner creek is still around BUT I wouldn't buy from them . I oredeed a motor / gearbox from them earlier in the year . It took over 4 months to receive my package , and what I got was not what I orde

Mine came yesterday .....Mike

Good luck ! It took me at least 6 months to find 1 on Ebay .....Mike

They aren"t that hard to assemble , the hardest part is the roof that you will have to carve the ends ............Mike

I got mine last Fri or Sat ......Mike

I also ordered a motor kit around the same time . I e-mailed him last week and he responded the next day . He's still waiting on motors and said 3-4 weeks out . I'll give him till the end of July and

Ahh , that might just kill the idea . I wonder if there are any models with a looser lateral tolerance . Thanks Craig !

Thanks Craig , Do you know if your problems were piolet / trailing truck related , or is it more a loco - tender interference thing ? .....Mike

With the hold up of the Blackstone K 28 / K 36 I've been thinking of Brass . My layout is designed for the Blackstone models ( 18" curves ) . Looking at many models on Ebay it looks like it should be

This was discussed on The Railwire not long ago . IIRC someone posted that if you call them they would make the shapes you need as a special order ......Mike

Nathan , I actually bought one of their inside frame locos 40 or so tears ago , Probably about the time that article came out . If I remember it was a fairly easy job to lower the boiler , but those l

Thanks Dale ! That's pretty much what I thought . Way beyond my skills . The boiler diameter and the firebox don't bother me too much guess I'll just run it as is and maybe resell it sometime down the

A few weeks ago I bought one of these at a good price . It runs very well and quietly . I do have one nagging problem though , the boiler / cab sits too high . While looking around the web for info I

Never heard the tale of the bouncing K27 .....Mike

I was looking for a part last summer and called their parts dept . Anyway after we talked about the part I asked about the K28/36's . He said they are definately coming , they already spent too much m

Ahh , Thanks Ric ! Think I'll have to do something different though , I'd hate to mess up the roof . Maybe something beside the boiler and below the windows .....Mike

Hi Ric ! Would it be possible to do a short how to on adding the cab roof weight ? I assume some sheet led would work , but I haven't tried that yet . I use mine on a 4% grade and have to double head

I used Homabed from Cascade Rail Supply . 3/16 thick and worked well for me .......Mike