Paul H
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Greetings from Washington state, USAHi all,
My name is Paul as the handle says and I hail from the greater Seattle, WA area. I have been involved in live steam and steam toys for a bit over 6 years now. My primary involvement is in live steam locomotives, primarily in 7/8":1' on 32mm gauge track representing 18" industrial railways. My present stable of locomotives is four; a c. 1995 Mike Chaney Hero, a Roundhouse Millie, Roundhouse Katie, and a Regner Chaloner. I also have a Jensen 75 that was my start in toy steam and is at present my only stationary.
I found the forum through the webistes of MooseMan and IndianaRog and decided to join. I am particularly interested in building a launch (Midwest Faintail), and also potentially doing some restoration on pre-1950 British engines.
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James
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Massive welcome to the forum mate.
You'll love it here!
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Wallace
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Welcome to the forums, from Australia.
Look forward to your posts 
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alan2525
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Welcome to the forum, it's a great place and full of really helpful guys. I'm a fan of Mamod Loco's and Garden Railways myself too.
I like the look of those old Mike Chaney Loco's - I've got a few loco projects on the go at the moment along similar lines.
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johnreid
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Welcome aboard
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tmuir
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Hi and welcome to the forum from Australia.
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IndianaRog
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Welcome Paul !
Glad Moose and my websites brought you to our group. Great bunch of folks and plenty of loco fans as well.
cheers,
Roger
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ozsteamdemon
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Another big  from down under . 
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Paul H
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Thanks much for the warm welcome. I really look forward to watching the goings on of the various members.
Alan,
I like the loco plates you did for Rob Bennett's Salopia as seen on the 7/8ths forum. I really should get down to business and perhaps order some plates for my locos. As to my Mike Chaney, it is a delightful little loco. It will happily potter around all day with regular topups of meths and water and a lubricator refill every half hour or so. I also had Mr. Chaney repack the glands and add new piston rings before he closed shop last year. Sadly, it is presently sidelined with steamline woes. I dismantled the loco for a good cleaning and inspection of the running gear and found a weak solder joint and a very stiff (frozen) fitting in the process. Whilst attepting to undo the fitting I have since found to be frozen, an adjacent solder joint broke leaving me in a bit of a bind. I am at present trying to determine how to suitably replace the bad fitting.
Roger,
Locomotive fans or just generally crazy? I meet both criteria admirably. Seriously, your site has some amazing material on it that I find inspiring. One engine I really would like to obtain and restore at some point is an Empire B-31. Very neat engine that just looks the part.
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Graham-Jilly
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welcome from some more Aussies
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Les
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Welcome from a chilly Bournemouth.
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Manxman
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Hi Paul. Another hello, this time from the Isle of Man.
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Steve_S
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Welcome to the forum Paul! 
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Sandman
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A big Scottish welcome Paul.
I'm sure you'll enjoy it here.
We're a friendly lot who will help all we can if needed.
Expect to make some real friends here.
Looking forward to chatting steam with you.
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MooseMan
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Hi Paul,
A hearty welcome from Cardiff, and I'm glad you found my little website useful....
I note your signature - ti'n siarad Cymraeg?
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pauly
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Welcome
you have an RH Millie
you'll fit right in here
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madeinenglang
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Mamod58
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A warm welcome from Wiltshire
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Alf
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Paul H
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MooseMan,
I don't speak Welsh at all. That is simply the name of my little granite tramway. It is actually the product of some time spent on Wikipedia (greatest resource ever) researching the quarrying industry in North Wales. There was a horse worked tram line at the quarry at Mynydd Tir y Cwmwd in the early days but it was never locomotive worked. My (nonexistant) line is a 'could have been' continuation of this line.
Pauly,
I do have a Millie, but it is not your average Millie. It is one of the first made (no sight glass fittings) that I picked up secondhand through a friend who was at the annual steamup at Diamondhead, Mississippi for a very reasonable price. The smokebox has since made a return trip to the Motherland to the shops of Harvey Watkins for a chimney extension and the engine is also fitted with an alttered Roundhouse Russell dome to suit the safety valve.
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Jay_Minor
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Hi Paul and welcome from Southampton UK
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xlchainsaw
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welcome to the forums from liz and glenn some more aussies.
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MooseMan
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| Paul H wrote: | MooseMan,
I don't speak Welsh at all. That is simply the name of my little granite tramway. |
No problem Paul - I'm of Dutch extraction myself, but living in Wales and having a daughter who is fluent in the language has forced me to learn!
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kusuchi
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A warm welcome from Richard and Andrew in the Virgin Islands.
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BK
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Hi Paul, another from "Down Under"
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mogogear
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A hearty hell o Paul from just South of you ...Portland...A steam boater myself... Aye Mooses lure of the open pond called me in ...Like a Dutch /Welsh siren he is 
He sings best when he has a pint in him!! or a wee dram 
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Paul H
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Thanks to all the Aussies and others from the more temperate regions for the warm welcome. Unusually, it is not supposed to break the freezing mark here until next weekend. Meantime, it is icy on the roads and there is snow on the ground.
Mo,
You live in a city that is dangerous for me. You have Powell's Books where I am easily separated from my money, Rose's Deli where I can stuff myself, and an indoor small scale live steam venue that cannot be beat.
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Timonade
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A big from Estonia!! A little late, but better now than ever!
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steamgranny
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And another big from a slightly chilly south of france
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Kritika
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Hi Paul
A big Forum welcome from the South of Enland
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