7 1/4" Shay

[weldsol]

Hi all anyone out there built a 7 1/4" Shay ??

Paul

[albertsell]

Hello Weldsol,
If you look up Chesterfield &DMES web site you will see one running. www.cdmes.co.uk/index.htm
Bye Albert.

[Deeja]

Have a look at www.manukaulivesteamers.co.nz/photos/displayimage.php?album=2&pos=0

A very nice Shay

David

[AndrewP]

Paul

You have, of course, seen www.nelsonslocomotive.com/Shay/shay.htm

A first attempt !

[mutley]

A bit closer to home check out the videos on the Echilles Wood site
www.freewebs.com/echillsrailwayobserver/videosewrforum..htm

They have a shay that reguarly visits.

Andy

[Jo]

My ex was going to build a Western Maryland in 7 1/4". Having brought all the original works drawings and started redrawing it, one of the american ME companies started doing the castings for it.

I assume that he never got a round to actually cutting metal.

Jo

[weldsol]

Thank you all for the replies sorry for the delay in answering I have been working away all this week
Paul

[Doug]

I am working on a model of a Willamette geared loco in 1.6" scale for 7.5" gauge track. The Willamette is similar enough to a Shay that many can't tell them apart. There are good images of both at:
www.gearedsteam.com/

Regards,

Doug

[weldsol]

Repeat thanks.
Iv'e had the Hiroka (two truck Shay) book for a few years so have decided to go that route as he put in the scaling data for 7 1/4. But will probably try to incorporate some detailing from some of the links that were suggested.
Gone totally mad and made a start on the wheels today (from solid ) loads of swarf and now have 8 wheel blanks to the right size. Just completed the spokes on one and the Bridgeport has given a sigh of relief when I turned it off.

Paul

[Doug]

Paul,

Here is another site of a Willamette under restoration. Not often do you get to see a locomotive in pieces!

www.soc-nrhs.org/Medco4.htm

Doug