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'''[[Join the International Brotherhood of Live Steamers]]'''
The International Brotherhood of Live Steamers promotes the "Live Steam" hobby in North America and abroad.
 
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[[About the IBLS]]
* '''[[Join the International Brotherhood of Live Steamers]]'''
 
* [[About the IBLS]]
[[File:Facebook.jpg|30px]] [https://www.facebook.com/pages/International-Brotherhood-of-Live-Steamers/410787972356110 Visit IBLS at Facebook]  
* [[:Category:Beginners|Beginners start here]]
 
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[[Special:AllPages|This wiki contains {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles.]]
[[Special:AllPages|This wiki contains {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles.]]
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== Meets ==
== Meets ==
[[File:RMLS-- Art Wegner, running his 3.5-in. ga. 4-4-2 Atlantic Loco at Squires' Track, C. Spgs, CO, June 1961 (Photo by Ken Scheer) reduced.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Arthur Wegner]] running his 3.5 inch gauge 4-4-2 Atlantic loco at [[J. B. Squires]]' track, Colorado Springs, CO, June 1961. Photo by [[Ken Scheer]].]]
[[File:25 Carl Hoffman's 1967 Thornridge Crescent Track.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Carl Hoffman]]’s Thornridge Crescent ground level track in 1967. Photo courtesy of Bruce Hoffman. ]]
* [[Mid-South Live Steamers]] meet last weekend in September, 2020
* [[Annetta Valley & Western Railroad]] 50th Anniversary Meet, April 7 to 9, 2022
 
** To add your meet email [mailto:daris@nevil.org Daris Nevil]
** To add your meet email [mailto:daris@nevil.org Daris Nevil]


== Features ==
== Features ==
[[File:TICH CAD Screenshot 7.jpg|thumb|right|300px|3D Model of LBSC's <i>Tich</i> by Jim Mullner]]


'''[[3/4 Inch Scale Registry|Bill Yoder's 3/4 inch scale registry dated 15 December 2020 has grown to over 633 entries in 15 files!]]'''
'''[[3/4 Inch Scale Registry|Bill Yoder's 3/4 inch scale registry update for 2022]]'''


'''[[Lakes Park Railroad Museum|A visit to the Lakes Park Museum and Railroad in Florida]]'''
'''[[Scotty_Mogul#Construction|Greg Glos provided his detailed build notes for the Scotty Mogul]]'''


'''[[Sagitta Rule|Using a Sagitta Rule to measure the radius of rail]]'''
'''[[Moving Up A Gauge]]'''


'''[[Charles Field Track Panel Jig|Building and using the Charles Field Track Panel Jig]]'''
'''[[LBSC's Doris|Jim Mullner models LBSC's <i>Doris</i> in <i>SOLIDWORKS</i>]]'''


'''[[Scotty Mogul|History and drawings for "Scotty" Light Mogul]]'''
'''[[Blackstaffe Beginner's Locomotive|Build Cliff Blackstaffe's Beginner's Locomotive]]'''


'''[[Bill Michaels|Two Hudsons in Wisconsin]]'''
'''[[LBSC's Tich|Modeling LBSC's <i>Tich</i> in 3D]]'''


'''[[Windsor Ontario Live Steam Club|Good Ol' Days at the Windsor Ontario Live Steam Club]]'''
'''[[How An Injector Works]]'''


'''[[Douglas Massie#Northern Rebuild|Steve Bratina rebuilding the Douglas Massie Northern]]'''
'''[[Harry Heil|Lone wolf Harry Heil featured on KSL]]'''


'''[[New_England_Live_Steamers#1945|Color film of the 1945 meet at Danvers]]'''
'''[[IBLS Wheel Gauge|Print your own IBLS Wheel Gauge]]'''


'''[[Paul DeVerter|Paul L. DeVerter II: A Live Steam Pioneer in Texas]]'''
'''[[Karl Friedrich]] completed his first live steam locomotive in 1925.'''


'''[[Southwestern_Live_Steamers#Falfurrias_Meets|August 31, 2019 marked the 50th Anniversary of the first Live Steam Meet in Texas]]'''
'''[[Albert Campbell]] started producing live steam locomotive casting kits in 1896!'''


'''[[Stan Grigg|Stan Grigg's 3/4 inch scale Niagara Breaths Life Again!]]'''
'''[[Meg Steam Inc|Meg Steam - The REAL Story]]'''


'''[[Van H. Beckman|Casey Jones Railroad in Breckenridge, Texas, 1929]]'''
'''[[Tom Thumb Railroads]]'''


'''[[Interference fit|Dr. Evans Speaks Out on Interference Fit]]'''
'''The Brotherhood of Live Steamers is mentioned in an article "[[The Iron Hobby Horse]]" in the Saturday Evening Post.'''


'''[[Norman_Steele#711_Restored|Joe Cordelle restores Norman Steele's Atlantic No. 711]]'''
'''[[The Hoffman Hudson Story]]'''


'''[[Building Tank Cars|Remembering Gary Brothers: Tank Cars]]'''
'''[[William L. Daney|Bill Daney, Live Steam Pioneer]]'''


'''[[Charles_S._Purinton#Minnie|Charlie Purinton's "Minnie"]]'''
'''[[Lakes Park Railroad Museum|A visit to the Lakes Park Museum and Railroad in Florida]]'''


'''[[Steam Locomotive Drawings|New! A comprehensive list of steam locomotive drawings]]'''
'''[[Steam Locomotive Drawings|New! A comprehensive list of steam locomotive drawings]]'''
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[[Special:AllPages|Click here]] for a comprehensive list of articles.
[[Special:AllPages|Click here]] for a comprehensive list of articles.


== IBLS Patches ==
== IBLS Store ==


'''The NEW IBLS Patches have arrived!'''
=== Patch ===


[https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=G9JXMRMBYWKFW Only $5 each, includes postage.  Click here to purchase!]
A high-quality, 6 color patch commemorating the founding of the [[IBLS|Brotherhood of Live Steamers]] by [[Charles A. Purinton|Carl Purinton]] in 1932.  The patch is 3 inches high, 2.7 inches wide.
 
[https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=G9JXMRMBYWKFW Only $5 each, includes postage.  Click here to purchase]


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=== 7.x Wheel Gauge ===
This [[IBLS Wheel Gauge|7.x inch gauge Wheel Gauge]] will make verification of your wheel profile easy.  Measures flange, wheel angle, and Minimum Tire Width (TW).  Printed in durable black plastic.
[https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=B636JNSXPRAQW Only $2.50 each, includes postage. Click here to purchase]
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== Standards and Recommended Practice ==
== Standards and Recommended Practice ==
[[File:AVWRR AlmostAtOldWellHouse abt1977 byTerryAdams.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Jason Adams at the throttle, Annetta Valley & Western RR, about 1977. The lettering was all hand painted, including the mural on the headlight, by former Disney artist "Hoppy".]]
[[File:William Daney No147.jpg|thumb|right|300px|This heavy Pacific 4-6-2 was built in 1936 by William L. Daney, Pueblo, Colorado.]]
* [[IBLS Wheel Standard]]
* [[IBLS Wheel Standard]]
* [[IBLS Coupler and Safety Chain Standards]]
* [[IBLS Coupler and Safety Chain Standards]]
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* [[Boiler Inspections]]
* [[Boiler Inspections]]
* [[Threads|Bolt and Pipe Threads]]
* [[Threads|Bolt and Pipe Threads]]
* [[Texas Standard Tie Spacing]]


== Wandering Locomotive Books ==
== Wandering Locomotive Books ==
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== Articles by Category ==
== Articles by Category ==
[[File:VanBrocklin No8 WLS PatFahey 20190809-4.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Bill Van Brocklin's No 8 3/4 inch scale locomotive, fired by Pat Fahey at [[Waushakum Live Steamers]].]]
[[File:Doug Massie UP Challenger.jpg|thumb|right|300px|3/4 inch scale live steam model of a Union Pacific Challenger built by D. W. Massie of Montreal, Canada.]]
* [[:Category:IBLS Secretaries]]
* [[:Category:IBLS Secretaries]]
* [[:Category:People]]
* [[:Category:People]]
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* [[Steam Locomotive Drawings]]
* [[Steam Locomotive Drawings]]
== Contributing ==
Have an idea for an [[IBLS]] article? Please [mailto:daris@nevil.org contact daris@nevil.org]

Revision as of 09:45, 29 November 2022

The International Brotherhood of Live Steamers promotes the "Live Steam" hobby in North America and abroad.

Join-free-today-88005155.jpg

This wiki contains 966 articles.

The IBLS wiki contains a wonderful number of standards for the home hobbyist to integrate into their designs in order to properly interchange with other equipment
Van Anderson
I feel it is my duty to pick my own brain and broadcast technical information that would be useful to others, thereby increasing the chances of prolonging The Hobby.
Paul C. Haar, former Secretary of the Northeastern Ohio Live Steamers
Post-graduates in Model Railroading are the "live steamers". This ambitious group build models from the base metal to realistic replicas actually operated by steam.
Victor Shattock

Meets

Carl Hoffman’s Thornridge Crescent ground level track in 1967. Photo courtesy of Bruce Hoffman.

Features

3D Model of LBSC's Tich by Jim Mullner

Bill Yoder's 3/4 inch scale registry update for 2022

Greg Glos provided his detailed build notes for the Scotty Mogul

Moving Up A Gauge

Jim Mullner models LBSC's Doris in SOLIDWORKS

Build Cliff Blackstaffe's Beginner's Locomotive

Modeling LBSC's Tich in 3D

How An Injector Works

Lone wolf Harry Heil featured on KSL

Print your own IBLS Wheel Gauge

Karl Friedrich completed his first live steam locomotive in 1925.

Albert Campbell started producing live steam locomotive casting kits in 1896!

Meg Steam - The REAL Story

Tom Thumb Railroads

The Brotherhood of Live Steamers is mentioned in an article "The Iron Hobby Horse" in the Saturday Evening Post.

The Hoffman Hudson Story

Bill Daney, Live Steam Pioneer

A visit to the Lakes Park Museum and Railroad in Florida

New! A comprehensive list of steam locomotive drawings

Click here for a comprehensive list of articles.

IBLS Store

Patch

A high-quality, 6 color patch commemorating the founding of the Brotherhood of Live Steamers by Carl Purinton in 1932. The patch is 3 inches high, 2.7 inches wide.

Only $5 each, includes postage. Click here to purchase

  • IBLS Patch v2013.jpg

7.x Wheel Gauge

This 7.x inch gauge Wheel Gauge will make verification of your wheel profile easy. Measures flange, wheel angle, and Minimum Tire Width (TW). Printed in durable black plastic.

Only $2.50 each, includes postage. Click here to purchase

  • IBLS 7.x Wheel Gauge 20210428.jpg

Regional IBLS Secretaries

Standards and Recommended Practice

This heavy Pacific 4-6-2 was built in 1936 by William L. Daney, Pueblo, Colorado.

Wandering Locomotive Books

Articles by Category

3/4 inch scale live steam model of a Union Pacific Challenger built by D. W. Massie of Montreal, Canada.







Articles of Interest

Contributing

Have an idea for an IBLS article? Please contact daris@nevil.org

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