Harry Hansen on his 1/2" scale P7 "PRESIDENT" at Danvers, Mass. in the 1940s.
1/2" Scale, 2-1/2" Gauge, P7 class PRESIDENT WASHINGTON, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
Designed by H.J. Coventry in 1928.
This is the live steamer that might be claimed "started it all" in the USA....it was one of the first-available sets of commercially-produced castings available to hobbyists. Early live steamers built this locomotive beginning in 1928, through the Great Depression, and into the 1940s. Many builders had only a 9" lathe, a drill press, and hand tools, with which to do the work.
1/2" Scale (17/32" scale, to be exact) 2-1/2" gauge Coal Fired Walschaert Valve Gear Piston Valves 1/2-saddle cylinders 3-1/2" diameter copper boiler can be rolled from flat sheet or purchased from sources in the United Kingdom.
Drawings, copied from H.J. Coventry's originals, $325.00 plus shipping (USA). Click the PayPal button below, to purchase. (For other countries, please inquire).
