Office of Steam Forum for Model & Toy Steam Gas & Hot Air Engines

I went up to Manitoba a couple years ago for that one, it was built in the late ‘60’s, fired once or twice and only ever displayed on air at the Estevan show till late 80’s/early ‘90’s. I would really like to get up to a 1/4 or 1/3 scale, but if I’m smart I will stop there as the expenses get way too high on a full size… I know of plenty of shows and lots of friends that are short operators, so plenty of places to get running time without the cost… But then again, have been to a few friends houses that live out on gravel, and what fun it is to take their engine out on the road and thinking how fun it would be to do that any time…    I guess if I got rid of all my toys I could probably buy an engine, truck/trailer and a shed to store them in 😂