1" Scale, 4-3/4" Gauge I-6 Class 4-4-0 by H.J. Coventry of Baltimore, MD
An 1890s-vintage "high drivered" American, designed in the late 1950s by Mr. Coventry (and "long lost" and off the market since the late 1960s), is now available again. Critical castings are available below, & more castings will be developed if there is enough interest in this design's "complete and full return".
HJ Coventry 1" scale I-6 class 4-4-0 chassis, as being built by Moe S. from Ontario Canada, from Friends Yankee Shop Models castings. It took Moe LESS THAN one year to reach this point. Are you ready to get started on YOUR 4-4-0?
The 1" scale FRIENDS YANKEE SHOP MODELS 4-4-0 being built by Moe S., seen here at about ONE YEAR under construction. Only the plumbing and the tender are left to do.
Now available:
1" scale, 4-3/4" gauge I-6 class 4-4-0 "American" by H.J. Coventry (see photos above and below).
Critical set of "Barebones Starter Package" includes: One pair 1/2-saddle slide valve cylinders, 4 spoked pilot wheels, 4 drivers, 8 tender wheels, and a complete set of photocopied blueprints. Cost $795.00 plus UPS.
Now available: Starter PLUS! Package....includes the above castings, plus the steam dome; the dome cap; the cab (left panel; left front; right panel; and right front); the pilot (cowcatcher); and the tender bed, all in aluminum. Cost $1,195.00 plus UPS.
All castings are brand new, poured in New England, USA.
More patterns to be developed subject to serious interest. If there is substantial interest in this design, the full range of castings as was available from Mr. Coventry will be developed.
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"Barebones starter package" of critical castings. $795.00 plus UPS.
Buy now with PAYPAL or your credit card...The Barebones Starter Package, $795.00plus UPS.
The Starter Plus! Package............
The Starter PLUS! Package includes all castings in the "Barebones" Package, plus the cab, the dome, the pilot (cowcatcher), and the tender bed. (Boiler shell shown for clarity only and is not included). The 5" O.D. boiler shell can be rolled from sheet, or bought from Reeves in the United Kingdom.
Now available (June 2007), and part of the Starter Plus! Package....the Pilot (cowcatcher). Finest quality casting; made of aluminum in New England USA.
The Pilot casting, as it arrives from the foundry. It casts cleanly from a brand new pattern, with only minimal cleanup required.
Buy now with PAYPAL or your credit card...The Starter PLUS! Package...$1,195.00 plus UPS.
Cylinder and wheel castings overlayed on elevation drawing.
1/2-saddle slide valve cylinders for H.J. Coventry 1" scale 4-4-0. Top quality gray iron castings made in New England, USA
Another view of the general arrangement of the engine using the components available in the Starter PLUS! Package. (Boiler tube not included...it is available from Reeves in England, or by rolling copper sheet).
Here's an example of the quality of the castings available from FRIENDS YANKEE SHOP MODELS. At left, a steam dome and dome cover as sold by Mr. H.J. Coventry in the early 1970s. This was from one of the last, if not THE last, set of 1" scale 4-4-0 castings that Mr. Coventry sold. The steam dome is the correct size, but the cap was poured from a pattern that had double shrinkage, thus the cap appears too big for the dome since, it IS! When redeveloping this design, I had a new pattern made with the correct shrinkage and machining allowance, as well as a chucking spigot to make machining easier.
1" scale H.J. Coventry 4-4-0 built by Stan Robinson. Photo by Marty Knox, used with permission. The 2 domes on this loco are custom by the builder and not from the original castings (the design calls for 1 dome from a casting, available above).
The late Stan Robinson runs his newly completed I-6 class 4-4-0 with some passengers. The "flagman" on the rear, is a very young Keith Taylor of Jefferson, Maine, USA, the very last East-Coast Secretary for the Brotherhood of Live Steamers. Photo couresy Keith Taylor. Critical castings are now available for this locomotive.
Buy your 4-4-0 castings now & get started on this long-lost classic. Your support will ensure the entire 4-4-0 design is redeveloped, and will ensure that "Classic Live Steam of Yesteryear" has a 21st Century Future. Thank you for your support.
